The world’s biggest music label Universal has struck a deal to release much of the late musician Prince’s private archive. Universal said the deal gave it exclusive licensing rights to Prince’s “highly anticipated trove of unreleased works”. It has also acquired the rights to 25 albums that Prince released through NPG Records, the label that … Read more
The likely heirs of pop star Prince’s estate are split between two lawyers who vied in court on Thursday to represent their interests in managing his legacy – a political activist turned cable news commentator and a recording industry insider. Both men – CNN contributor and onetime White House adviser Van Jones, and a show … Read more
When it comes to the deaths of musical icons, 2016 may be the worst year ever. Sunday’s startling death of pop singer George Michael caps 12 wretched months in which we’ve already said goodbye to David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Prince, Merle Haggard and Leonard Cohen, to name just a quintet of hugely popular and influential … Read more
NPG says Roc Nation has also been improperly using pictures of Prince and related artwork. Prince’s estate is suing Jay Z’s entertainment company for copyright infringement. Prince’s companies NPG Records and NPG Music Publishing say the Jay Z multimedia company, Roc Nation, is streaming dozens of Prince songs through the Tidal music service even though … Read more