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The official Prince thread; 1958-2016
Topic Started: Apr 18 2014, 08:29 PM (1,102 Views)
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Prince Gains His Catalog in Landmark Deal With Warner Bros.; New Album Coming

The legendary artist returns to Warner Bros. Records, will re-release "Purple Rain" and "other planned projects"

Prince has returned to Warner Bros. Records after 18 years with a deal that will see him regain ownership of his catalog. His classic Warner albums like "Dirty Mind," "Controversy" and "1999" will continue to be licensed through Warner Bros as part of a new global agreement.

As part of the deal, Prince's classic "Purple Rain" album will be re-released in a remastered deluxe version in time for the 30th anniversary of the album and movie. Other planned re-issue projects will follow and Prince will issue a new album too, although it is unclear if that title is a part of the deal.

"A brand-new studio album is on the way and both Warner Bros Records and Eye (sic) are quite pleased with the results of the negotiations and look forward to a fruitful working relationship," Prince said in a statement

Prince famously had a highly publicized and turbulent split from Warner Bros. in 1996 when he called himself a slave to the label, changed his name to a symbol, and condemned the way the major label system worked.

This deal marks a new era as the ability to terminate master recording copyright after 35 years was granted in the Copyright Revision Act of 1976 and became effective in 1978, the year that Prince's debut album came out.

Prince albums have scanned 18.5 million units in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan's inception in 1991; albums issued by Warner Bros. Records have sold 14.3 million units, Billboard calculates based on SoundScan's data.

As 2013 loomed, record label executives and artists managers said that they were unsure how copyright terminations and ownership reversions would play out as they expected a precedent-setting court case to decide whether the "work-for-hire" clause in standard recording contracts could successfully be challenged by artists. Works created under work-for-hire contracts are not eligible for copyright reversion. But privately some label executives have also said that in some instances the wiser course might be to negotiate the reversions and retain control of issuing artists' catalog eligible for copyright terminations.

In cutting what appears to be a landmark deal, Prince has chosen to remain with the label that was the subject of his ire back in the 1990's avoiding a risky and costly legal battle and still regains ownership of his catalog.

Financial terms and length of the licensing deal were not disclosed; nor does the announcement make clear on whether the artist is gaining ownership of his catalog all at once; or more likely as each album becomes eligible for copyright termination.

The Warner Music Group decline to provide further comment on the details of the deal. But Warner Bros. Records chairman and CEO Cameron Strang said in a statement: "Everyone at Warner Bros Records is delighted to be working with Prince once again: he is one of the world's biggest stars and a truly unique talent. We are also very excited about the release of new and re-mastered music from one of his greatest masterpieces."

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6062423/prince-deal-with-warner-bros-new-album-coming
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New Prince and Janet albums finally coming AND Prince remasters? What a day! Now if Warners could properly remaster Madonna's catalog.
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Apr 18 2014, 08:43 PM
Now if Warners could properly remaster Madonna's catalog.
When her next album tanks, perhaps she'll re-sign with Warners too.
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I just salivate at the idea of a remastered Like A Prayer with demos and b-sides. All of her albums, really.
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Apr 18 2014, 08:46 PM
I just salivate at the idea of a remastered Like A Prayer with demos and b-sides. All of her albums, really.
Totally! The remasters of her first three albums sounded great, but the package as a whole was sorely lacking. They need to do it properly. Lots of 80s artists have already had stunning remasters, but not her. It's a fucking joke.
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What ever happened to the promised Purple Rain remaster? The 30 year anniversary passed in June.

*sigh*
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did he ever approve of such a release, though? would an egomaniac like him really want to draw attention to a 30 year old album when he's still creating music?
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It seems unlikely indeed, but back in April...

"Everyone at Warner Bros. Records is delighted to be working with Prince once again: he is one of the world's biggest stars and a truly unique talent" Warner Bros. Chairman and CEO Cameron Strang said in a statement. "We are also very excited about the release of new and remastered music from one of his greatest masterpieces."

There's no way Warners would have made that statement unless he had already agreed to it. Maybe he's thrown another strop since though. :sadalexz:
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So...he died today.

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RIP

I was not expecting that. Michael Jackson and Prince both gone. Only Madonna left of the three icons from the 1980s, all born in 1958. What did he die of?
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I'm totally heartbroken by his sudden loss. I remember back in the 80s when it was so cooler to be a fan of his over mj. He, mj and Madonna really were the undeniable holy trinity of the pop landscape back then. While never a hardcore fan of his (though I love lots of his music and own quite many of his albums, mostly those released before the mid 90s) I do have fond memories of being a child / teenager and feeling absolutely mesmerized when one of his videos popped onto mtv. He was a unique talent, an amazing pop star and I feel even just a tiny part of my youth passed away along with him today. The king and prince have left us, may the queen stay around for many many years to come *listens to love song*
Edited by FuckBuddy, Apr 21 2016, 11:35 PM.
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Apr 21 2016, 09:47 PM
RIP

I was not expecting that. Michael Jackson and Prince both gone. Only Madonna left of the three icons from the 1980s, all born in 1958. What did he die of?
well a couple of days ago he was released with a case of pneumonia
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Apr 21 2016, 09:47 PM
What did he die of?
MediaTakeOut.com just received word that a VERY popular African-American celebrity - who has recently been in the news - now has what is being described as AIDS. Obviously since we are not able to 100% confirm the story - we're going to leave it as a Blind Item. We want to make it clear we are NOT talking about Magic Johnson. This report REALLY hurt our heart. According to a person EXTREMELY CLOSE to the situation, the celebrity, who is known for having a very EXTREME sexual past reportedly contracted the illness sometime in the 1990s. He kept the illness quiet but began taking his medication RELIGIOUSLY up until about two years ago. Here's what we're told by a VERY trusted entertainment insider: "[The celebrity] believed that he was cured, and he had some crazy [religious] people who told him that God cured him. So he stopped taking his medication and the sickness came back. Now doctors say he's dying, and there is nothing anyone can do about it." We're told that the celebrity is expected to get sicker and sicker, and eventually pass. It can happen as soon as the summer. Very sad news
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Apr 22 2016, 12:08 AM
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Apr 21 2016, 09:47 PM
What did he die of?
MediaTakeOut.com just received word that a VERY popular African-American celebrity - who has recently been in the news - now has what is being described as AIDS. Obviously since we are not able to 100% confirm the story - we're going to leave it as a Blind Item. We want to make it clear we are NOT talking about Magic Johnson. This report REALLY hurt our heart. According to a person EXTREMELY CLOSE to the situation, the celebrity, who is known for having a very EXTREME sexual past reportedly contracted the illness sometime in the 1990s. He kept the illness quiet but began taking his medication RELIGIOUSLY up until about two years ago. Here's what we're told by a VERY trusted entertainment insider: "[The celebrity] believed that he was cured, and he had some crazy [religious] people who told him that God cured him. So he stopped taking his medication and the sickness came back. Now doctors say he's dying, and there is nothing anyone can do about it." We're told that the celebrity is expected to get sicker and sicker, and eventually pass. It can happen as soon as the summer. Very sad news
did they run this story before or after his emergency landing a couple of days ago ? and btw tmz is saying the emergengency landing happened because he overdosed on some pain meds and got a "SAVE SHOT"
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I have no idea when these rumors started surfacing. Not too long ago I guess, yet probably before the airplane landing. Anyway, we're gonna find out soon enough.
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Yep, the rumblings are that he contracted HIV but refused or stopped getting treatment because of his Jehovah's Witness religious beliefs. He has looked incredibly frail almost all the time over the past couple years, and then there was the incident a few days ago.

Really sad to think about, if all that turns out to be true then it means the reclusive religious nutter world he built around himself ultimately destroyed him.
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I love his music, mostly the 80s stuff and he was one of the most iconic stars out there. Too bad he was also a homophobe and religious nutjob...
Edited by Pera, Apr 22 2016, 12:52 PM.
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Apr 22 2016, 12:52 PM
I love his music, mostly the 80s stuff and he was one of the most iconic stars out there. Too bad he was also a homophobe and religious nutjob...
Indeed. Though I love a lot of the 80s stuff and then certain songs after.

I have to say, articles about his death have redefined history rewriting hyperbole. SPIN literally published an article about how his music never fell off and his career never declined. And how you could say he was the greatest recording artist ever in every metric, including music videos. Umm, yeah. No.
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Sad that another 80's icon has died. I must confess he fell off my radar after the 80''s. Certainly the most outrageous jehovah witness I've ever seen. RIP.
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Was he really homophobic? Sad to hear.
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