Prince recently released a new song via his Soundcloud page titled “HARDROCKLOVER.” The heavy rock and roll record acts as Prince’s first release since the singer dropped off “Baltimore” in early May. You can listen to Prince’s “HARDROCKLOVER” below: READ MORE ON THE URBAN DAILY Prince Throws Private Party At The White House Beyonce + Jay Z […]
Prince held a private, VIP performance with Stevie Wonder at the White House last Saturday night, according to Page Six. The two legends were celebrating African-American music month and played all my favorites: “Kiss,” “Purple Rain” and “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours.” The show was a relatively intimate gathering with 500 guests. Among the crowd were […]
The legendary Prince held a “Rally 4 Peace” concert in Baltimore in honor of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old man who died in police custody last…
After dropping a #BlackLivesMatter reference at the GRAMMY Awards, Prince is doubling down on his activism efforts in the wake of multiple unarmed black men dying during or shortly after encounters with police. Saturday, he took to Twitter and released the song “Baltimore,” in advance of his “Rally 4 Peace” concert in Baltimore, Maryland. “Does […]
The situation in Baltimore has gotten serious enough to call Prince into action. The Purple One has already recorded a not-yet released protest song for the city, and this weekend, he’s going to be performing. That’s right. Prince is returning to Baltimore in a “Rally 4 Peace” show with his band 3RDEYEGIRL. “In a spirit of healing, […]
The ever private Prince held a peace rally last weekend in Baltimore in honor of Freddie Gray. He called for all attendees to wear gray for the slain Gray, who was killed April 19. He announced it on his Twitter account last Friday. https://twitter.com/PURPLESSENCE/status/594302325327409152 There were no cameras allowed inside, but a few Instagrammers snuck a […]
In the wake of Freddie Gray’s death and the subsequent protests that have ensued, Minneapolis legend Prince is set to release a song “critical of the killing of young African-American men,” a publicist for the artist said yesterday (April 30), according to CNN. Although the record is set to be centered on the current events in Baltimore, […]
Earlier this week, thousands of LiveNation customers received a slightly odd email “from Prince” that began with the words, “Sorry 2 bother u.” The photo accompanying the message was of a little Judith Hill, the powerhouse vocalist who toured with Michael Jackson and delivered a searing performance of his hit, “Heal the World,” at his […]
Bad girl Rihanna may have just scored a track with the Baddest man in music. An insider told The Boston Herald that Rihanna’s teaming up with Prince in the studio, a major score for her upcoming album, R8: “Rihanna is so chuffed he wants to work with her and is considering rushing a performance of the track into […]
Anyone who’s watched Chappelle’s Show knows that Prince is a basketball genie, but now we have further proof that The Artist has always been a b-ball wiz. The Star Tribune found images of Prince in his Byrant Junior High uniform. The photograph shows Prince sporting number 3 and rocking a pretty phenomenal afro. And his basketball […]
The 2017 Academy Awards are just days away and this year’s nominations list is blacker than ever! Just a year after the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, the academy has made it a point to make every subsequent year as diverse as possible. This year’s nominees include greats like multiple Academy Award winner Denzel Washington, Viola Davis for Fences and […]
Kid Cudi appeared in a hilarious segment on IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang! During the segment, he talks about how the last song of a concert is often the best one because it means it’s time to go home. “Yeah, especially if it’s a band that you don’t really love and you’re there just because there’s […]
