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Sheila E Announces Biopic About Her ‘Beautiful’ Relationship With Prince

Sheila E. is making a biopic about her longtime relationship with Prince. On Friday, the famed percussionist announced Girl Meets Boy in a brief Facebook post that reads: “Coming soon…Sheila E. to release ‘Girl Meets Boy’, a film telling the beautiful story of her time with Prince. Stay Tuned.” Coming soon…Sheila E. to release “Girl Meets […]

January 24, 2021
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SPIN’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide

COVID-19 brought the concert industry to a screeching halt in 2020. But all that disposable income music fans generally spend on concert tickets and tour merch has been redirected to the retail front: supporting artists and labels by shopping online during quarantine. And this holiday season brings an overwhelming amount of worthy box sets, books, […]

December 13, 2020
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The Most Influential Artists: #2 Prince

As part of our 35th anniversary, we’re naming the most influential artists of the past 35 years. Today, we’re at #2. From Minneapolis, Minnesota, here is Prince. CREDIT: Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Prince Rogers Nelson’s kingdom was a soulful, revolutionary world without boundaries. His lust for sex and sultry guitar licks birthed a sound […]

December 5, 2020
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Prince Estate Drops ‘Forever In My Life (Early Vocal Studio Run-Through)’

Over the past few weeks, Prince’s estate has steadily released a slew of unheard tracks from the prolific artist’s vault. The songs will be on the upcoming Sign O’ the Times box set and today, they shared “Forever In My Life (Early Vocal Studio Run-Through).” The track, which was recorded on Aug. 8, 1986 at Prince’s Galpin Boulevard […]

August 27, 2020
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Prince’s Estate Shares Unreleased ‘Witness 4 the Prosecution (Version 2)’

Prince’s estate will release a massive Sign O’ the Times box set later this year, and have been releasing a steady stream of unreleased tracks from the Purple One’s vault. While the cuts have been culled from numerous sources, today, they issued one from the Sign O’ the Times era. “Witness 4 the Prosecution (Version 2)” was recorded at […]

August 13, 2020
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Hear Prince’s Previously Unreleased Song ‘Cosmic Day’

The Prince Estate went into the vault for another previously unreleased song, “Cosmic Day.” The track was recorded on November 15, 1986, at Sunset Sound, Studio 3, with engineers Susan Rogers and Coke Johnson. “While the song had floated among ardent collectors as a small snippet, the full version reveals Prince at his most psychedelic,” reads […]

August 6, 2020
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