Listen to Prince's New Song "RNR Affair"
This morning, iHeart Radio in Chicago premiered a new song from Prince titled “RNR Affair.” The notoriously anti-digital artist’s new 4-minute track has a throwback feel while also being catchy enough to fit into today’s pop landscape. Horns and guitars riff as he sings, “She believed in fairy tales and princes / he believed in jazz, rhythm & blues and this thing called soul.”... read more
Found in: Music, News10 of the Most Ridiculous Prince Lyrics
Beyond his distinctive image and musical talent, Prince is also known for having some pretty abstract lyrics in his songs. For the purposes of this list, let’s just assume not all of them are sexual innuendos. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWatch Odd Future's Frank Ocean Cover Prince
It’s been a big week for Frank Ocean: the physical version of his breakthrough album Channel Orange was released this Tuesday to critical and fan acclaim, and at his show at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, Calif., on Tuesday night, he played a cover of Prince’s “When You Were Mine.”... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTramps Like Us: The 12 Greatest Albums About Youth In Motion
These albums have inspired runaway dreams, or vicarious renegade ethics, but mostly they represent the viciously idealistic fantasies that have flourished in every American generation who grew up with pop music. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day10 Songs of Betrayal
In honor of the Ides of March—the day in 44 B.C. when Julius Caesar was famously sold out by his friend Marcus Junius Brutus and fatally stabbed 23 times in the Roman Senate—we've compiled a list of songs of betrayal. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 80 Best Albums of the 1980s
The 1980s might conjure up images of leg warmers, parachute pants, moonwalking, Flock of Seagulls haircuts and any number of John Hughes movies. But looking back at the decade’s best albums, those years were extremely diverse. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day11 Amazing Falsetto Vocalists
From soul and Motown to modern indie rock, the falsetto vocal technique has been in popular use throughout a variety of genres and for a variety of expressive purposes. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 25 Creepiest Songs About Love
We’ve all had one of them at some point in our lives—that person that lingers too long when shaking your hand, or that you bump into way too many times for it to be a coincidence. They’re everywhere—creeps, that is. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPrince Won't Record New Music Until Internet Piracy Under Control
Only a few months after declaring the imminent death of the Internet, Prince is out on another crusade against the worldwide web. This time the artist is refusing to record until something can be done to prevent online piracy.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Elvis Costello Cover "Purple Rain"
Even though the “Radio Radio” singer-songwriter is known to gravitate towards unexpected covers, Elvis Costello’s recent take on the Prince classic “Purple Rain,” is still pretty awesome. The singer performed the cover as part of his interactive Spectacular Spinning Songbook, which was originally staged in 1986 and features a giant wheel of 40 songs that is spun to randomly determine the setlist.... read more
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