Prince has signed a landmark record deal
with Warner Bros.
The singer's contract is expected to
include an album of new material, and it comes 18 years after he left the label
amid much controversy. He famously rushed the release of five
albums in a span of two years beginning in 1994 in order to be free of his
contractual obligation to Warner Bros. He also went by The Artist Formerly
Known as Prince for a time as a form of protest.
Prince's new deal with Warner Bros will
also see his influential album Purple Rain receive a deluxe edition in honour
of its 30th anniversary this year.
He also regains control of his back
catalogue of LPs that were originally recorded for Warner Bros.
"A brand-new studio album is on the
way and both Warner Bros Records and Eye are quite pleased with the
results of the negotiations and look forward to a fruitful working
relationship," the musician said in a statement to Billboard. Prince has increased his public profile
over the last several months, holding a string of concerts in London and making
a special appearance at the Brit Awards.
He also took part in a one-night takeover
of The Arsenio Hall Show earlier in the spring.
2 comments:
So he won't be walking round with "slave" written on his forehead this time around? He is completely crazy, that man. Jx
After George Michael signed back to Sony, I guess anything can happen! But I must admit, I never thought Prince would sing back to Warner. I guess it mostly because of his back catalog, since signing back gives him some control of his WB albums again...
In any case, I am thrilled that a deluxe version of Purple Rain is coming out!
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