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Prince was married in Hawaii on New Year’s Eve, to girlfriend Manuela Testolini. Testolini, 25, is 18 years younger than Prince (43). According to reports by KMSP-TV, Testolini-a former employee at Prince’s Paisley Park Studios-and the singer tied the knot in a small Jehovah’s Witness ceremony. When LAUNCH contacted two separate representatives of Prince, both responded with “No comment.” This is the second marriage for Prince. In February of 1996 while using the name the Artist (formerly known as Prince), Prince married then back-up dancer Mayte. Later that year, the couple’s one-week old son died after being born with a… Read more »

After making a name (or symbol) for himself by singing about Corvettes and cream, Prince will once again use his royal platform to tackle more serious subjects, namely religion and race. The Minneapolis singer hopes The Rainbow Children will be less a typical pop album and more a conversation starter, according to his spokesperson. The album – “Last December” and “The Everlasting Now” in particular – hints at Prince’s religious beliefs. The latter track, for example, asserts that, “Accurate knowledge of Christ and the Father will bring the everlasting now.” Although The Rainbow Children, which follows 1999’s Rave Un2 the… Read more »

Prince will make his next album, The Rainbow Children, exclusively available for download by members of his NPG Music Club on October 17th. The album is the follow-up to 1999’s Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic, Prince’s Arista debut after his unhappy run with Warner Bros. Prince showcased some of the new material this past Spring when he released the first song, “The Work – Pt. 1,” on Napster for download. On June 11th he launched his Prince: A Celebration birthday bash, a weeklong, guest-filled extravaganza that offered some fans the opportunity to hear some of the new tunes live, as… Read more »

Now, Aaron Carter, the younger brother of Backstreet Boy’s Nick Carter, joins this exclusive group of superstars with the debut of his own action figures from Play Along Toys, in conjunction with the August 7 release of Aaron’s new CD “Oh Aaron!” The launch of Aaron’s CD and action figure drew hundreds of teary-eyed, screaming, young fans, who lined up for hours at K-Mart’s New York City store for the opportunity to pick up Aaron’s new CD and collector dolls, catch a glimpse of pop’s newest superstar and maybe even score an autograph. The Aaron Carter figures come dressed in… Read more »

In a sudden and mysterious move, Prince has decided to shy away from the stage and cancel his current North American tour, despite already being on the road for two weeks. With his highly anticipated string of shows starting in Detroit, MI on Jun 25 as expected, the enigmatic pop star and the New Power Generation have left the fans wondering why they won’t complete the remainder of the tour. Though no official reason has been given for the cancellation, there remains hope that Prince will make up the dates later this summer.

Prince fans around the globe are expressing their outrage at a “Best of Prince” album Warner Bros. is releasing on July 31st. Upon word that a compilation CD of all previously-recorded material was being released and that Prince, the creator of the music, will make virtually no money from the album, fans flooded with their opinions. While Prince has no comment, the NPG Music Club has created an online arena where people can post their reactions: http://www.npgmusicclub.com/npgmc/newz/utellus/index.html Of course this is just one more attempt by Time Warner to ride on the coat tales of Prince’s success. -Karen Briggs What’s… Read more »

The man who once wrote “slave” across his face to protest the way Warner Bros. Records was treating him probably isn’t too happy with his ex-label’s latest move. On July 31, the Warner Catalog Group will dip its paws back into the artist’s sonic real estate by releasing The Very Best of Prince via Rhino Records. When asked for comment on the release, Prince’s publicist said the purple one was unavailable. The 17-track disc compiles songs from the 1993 discs The Hits 1 and 2, which consisted of material Prince released between 1978 and 1993 on Warner Bros., whom he… Read more »

Prince will celebrate his birthday, and the one-year anniversary of his reclaiming that name, with his annual weeklong “Prince: A Celebration,” in his hometown of Minneapolis. The festivities are scheduled to kick off on June 11th, four days after the funk-soul legend turns forty-three, with the Purple Masquerade Ball at Paisley Park. June 12th will feature performances by the Time (presumably with Morris Day) and Fonky BaldHeads. On June 13th Erykah Badu will take the stage, while Common and Alicia Keys are on tap for shows the following day. The proceedings will then move from Paisley Park to the Xcel… Read more »

It may be hard to believe, but the singer who once provoked shock waves with his X-rated lyrics has sworn off cursing and is preaching about the importance of virtue in the May edition of Gotham magazine. Prince, who is now a Jehovah’s Witness, said that “when you use those (curse) words, you call up all the anger, all the negatives times the word has been used before – you bring it toward yourself. Why would you want that?” Prince also told the magazine that teens need more God in their lives. “When I look at the violence, I wonder… Read more »

With little more than one day’s advance public notice, Prince brought his under-the-radar Hit ‘n’ Run tour to Hollywood on Friday. He may not be the commercial presence he once was, but the man (the legend) is still quite capable of tearing the roof off any joint, even the sterile Palladium – as he amply demonstrated over the course of a nearly 30-song set. “You’re about to have the best time of your life,” his Purple Badness boasted before the evening’s opening number, 1980’s disco-y “Uptown,” and then he and the latest incarnation of his NPG band delivered on that… Read more »