An auctioneer based in Los Angeles is currently holding an online sale of 95 items related to Prince. The sale, which is taking place without Prince’s endorsement or participation, includes items owned by his ex-wife Mayte Garcia and his first manager, Owen Husney. Among the most significant items are a cassette including previously unreleased recordings,…

Is Prince's notoriously antagonistic stance toward the posting of his music on the Internet an exception to the rules of the modern music industry or an example to musicians of the future?

On Friday night, Prince played the second arena show in his solo “Piano & a Microphone” concert series, enthralling the Oracle Arena in Oakland. As Zack Ruskin reports in Consequence of Sound, Prince walked a purple carpet to get to his circular platform in the center of the arena — and then rode a lighted bicycle to leave.…

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Vanity, the singer who led the Prince-formed group Vanity 6, has died of kidney failure at age 57. Active from 1981 to 1983, Vanity 6 were best-known for their Prince-penned 1982 hit “Nasty Girl.” Born Denise Matthews, the future star grew up in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Rechristened Vanity, she recorded one album with Vanity 6…

Friday night’s show at Paisley Park felt like a family reunion — even if the family’s most famous member, and the host of the gathering, kept himself discreetly tucked out of sight. (Some concertgoers did spot Prince, though I didn’t.) “We go too far back with Prince,” mused Morris Day from onstage. “Too many memories.” Thanking his host, he…

Happy Friday! Deep in January weather, we know it can be hard to fantasize about warmer weather and more exciting times — but don’t worry, we got you. Check out these five new music videos and you’re sure to be transported somewhere else. Poliça This new music video by Poliça might be reminiscent of an eerie episode of Sesame Street, but…

Hot on the heels of a “gala weekend” featuring his first-ever solo piano performances as well as a Larry Graham show and a dance party, Prince is opening the doors of Paisley Park to his onscreen arch-rivals Morris Day and the Time. Though Prince himself is not on the bill, the show represents a reunion for Prince…

When I was a kid, I didn’t dance — not at friends’ houses, not at school formals, not at weddings. I sang along with whatever I liked at the time (mostly Hall & Oates, Thriller, and random discs of the More Pure ’80s variety), but even the catchiest Janet Jackson record couldn’t get me moving…

After last night’s show featuring Larry Graham and Pho, Prince tweeted a cryptic teaser: “LOOKING4WARD 2 C-ING EVERYONE 4 THE FINAL NIGHT….WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES: PARTY TOE FUTURE.” Details — albeit scant — regarding this event have now been shared, thrice, via the Paisley Park After Dark Facebook page. A first post reads: “We get to…