Prince's music catalog from 1995-2010 is now available for streaming for the first time ever

Prince's out of print music is now finally being made available in digital streaming format for the first time, including a large chunk of releases covering 1995-2010 culminating in a new Prince Anthology:1995-2010 that focuses on the highlights of the period.

Prince was a prolific musician who had released albums and singles each year. He also kept hundreds of songs under lock and key in what is known as The Vault. Since the artist's sudden passing in 2016, this music, which some believe Prince never wanted released, has been trickling out to streaming services or reissued as LPs and CDs by his estate.

Certain albums from this period which are now rare to find in any form include Musicology and Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. Thanks to streaming services, Prince's music is not only preserved, it is accessible and easy for old fans and new ones to discover. 

Source: Engadget

Prince’s music set to hit streaming service like Spotify starting Sunday

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It has been rumoured that Prince’s music will be making its way back to major music streaming services soon. And it looks like it will be happening this weekend. Representatives from the likes of Spotify, Napster, Amazon Music, and iHeartRadio have confirmed that the albums Prince released during his time with Warner Bros., including Purple Rain, The Times, and 1999, will be coming to their services.

When he was alive, Prince has been aggressive about keeping his IP heavily protected. He even pulled out his music from all online streaming services (except for Tidal back in 2015). But now that his estate owes up to US$100 million, there is a need to monetize. So, if you’ve been clamoring to listen to some of Prince’s greatest hits, your time has almost come.

Source: Ars Technica

Prince's music tipped to be returning to Spotify and other music streaming services

People have been reading between the lines, or at least between the subway posts in New York, saying that Prince's catalog will be making a comeback on popular music streaming services in time for the Grammys on February 12. Currently, Tidal has exclusive streaming rights to the Purple One's back catalog. Speculation started when Spotify started posting very coy billboards in high-foot traffic areas like the Union Square in New York. And by coy, they're just posts painted in purple with Spotify's logo on them. If there is any truth to the rumor, Prince's catalog is expected to hit Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Unlimited, Deezer, and Pandora.

Source: CNET + Billboard

Prince’s Paisley Park launches Social Media accounts

The Purple Rain room from Paisley Park - Photo courtesy of TodayBremer Trust, the special administrator for the Prince estate, announced today that new Paisley Park social media accounts will be launched on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for millions of Prince fans around the world, as Paisley Park prepares to open for its first day of public tours today, October 6.

The Facebook page Facebook.com/OfficialPaisleyPark, the Twitter account @PaisleyPark, and the Instagram account Instagram.com/OfficialPaisleyPark will be the online hub for fans worldwide, enabling fans to honor and celebrate Prince by sharing their memories, photos and videos. Fan artwork will have its own dedicated digital hub called “The Fence,” located on the Official Paisley Park Facebook page as a Facebook tab, which will showcase and memorialize extraordinary art created and shared by fans around the world. Fans can go to Facebook.com/OfficialPaisleyPark starting today to submit their own original artwork and to see artwork and tributes created by fans and admirers of one of the greatest and most beloved artists of all time.

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