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…

Paisley Park is a like a black hole for time. If you forgot your watch at home, with no cell phones allowed, time moves at its own pace, leaving you unsure of the hour – much like a casino, minus the liquor and cigarette smoke. Last night, the never-ending kaleidoscope projections added to the surreal…

It wasn’t the wrenching version “Nothing Compares 2 U.” It wasn’t the gleeful sing-along to “Raspberry Beret,” or the Joni Mitchell cover, or the sheer thrill of hearing “Black Sweat” sung over swirling piano. No, the most surprising part of Prince’s “Piano and a Microphone” performance at Paisley Park wasn’t even a song at all — it was…

With advance tickets for two intimate “Piano & a Microphone” shows on Thursday night sold out, Prince has just announced a Friday night show in what he’s now calling a “gala weekend” — and announced the release of additional walk-up tickets for Thursday’s shows. Funk legend Larry Graham — known for playing with Sly and…

In recent days on Twitter, Prince has been dropping teasing mentions of something happening on Jan. 21. Now, his plans have been revealed: he’s hosting a “gala event” at Paisley Park, with “music” promised — apparently a preview of his postponed Piano & a Microphone tour. Prince’s Piano & a Microphone tour — with Prince…

When Prince titled his last album Hit N Run: Phase One, fans were left wondering if and when Phase Two would arrive. The answer turned out to be: on Saturday, exclusively on Tidal. Hit N Run: Phase Two contains a dozen tracks, beginning with the topical song “Baltimore.” The album contains three other previously released tracks, a few songs that have…

“Prince is so mysterious,” says Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes. “He’ll summon you, and you’ll go meet him, and you don’t know what to talk about, and you’re just trying not to freak out.” Howard tells Rolling Stone it took Prince only 15 minutes to learn the band’s song “Gimme All Your Love,” which he took a solo…