Crash begins with Kehlani Parrish tumbling through watery depths. “I’m kind of crazy,” they sing as a backing chorus trills lightly in a reflection of asphyxia. When they hit the ocean’s floor, the beat switches on “GrooveTheory” into a slow, sinuous cut, the kind that will be familiar to fans …
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A frenzied performance of “Let’s Go Crazy”? Check. A set that resembles the Minneapolis club First Avenue? Check. But a scene in which a woman is tossed into a trash bin against her will? Or saucy pickup lines? Hold the check. Early this year, plans for a stage musical based …
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The rare Prince b-side “United States of Division” has finally received an official wide release, hitting streaming services today as part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Musicology. “United States of Division” was originally released on July 4, 2004 as the “virtual b-side” to the Musicology cut, “Cinnamon …
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Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is set to produce an upcoming jukebox movie musical revolving around the music of Prince. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that the long-in-the-works project — the film was initially announced back in 2018 — has taken a step forward with Coogler on board, with his Proximity …
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Prince’s classic film Purple Rain is heading to the stage. Based on Albert Magnoli and William Blinn’s screenplay for the 1984 film, the musical will be directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, The New York Times reports. Producer Orin Wolf, who is shepherding the theatrical adaptation of a separate music industry movie, …
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When Carmen Electra landed an audition for the first Good Burger movie, which was released in 1997, she didn’t want to go through with it. While she wasn’t a stranger to being in the spotlight, Electra says it was the first feature film she was ever a part of, which …
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On Rockstar, which finally drops today, Dolly Parton challenged herself to get out of her comfort zone, focusing on singing rock & roll for the first time in her career. She wrote a few songs for the album, but the vast majority of the tracks are covers, including some surprising …
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Prince and the New Power Generation’s 1991 classic Diamonds and Pearls is getting the special reissue treatment complete with 47 unreleased tracks and over two hours of live concert footage. The reissue (in all of its various formats, available to pre-order now) will be released on Oct. 27. Two of …
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The Prince Estate has officially shared two previously unreleased recordings found in His Royal Badness’ fabled “Vault.” One is a version of “7,” a single off his 1992 “love symbol” album, that he recorded in the lower key of E-flat; and the other is the never-released “All a Share Together …
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In a case with potential implications on a wide range of creative industries, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, May 18, that Andy Warhol infringed on a photographer’s copyrights for his portraits of Prince. The court ruled 7-2 in favor of Lynn Goldsmith, whose photos of The Purple One were …
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