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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 »

No Doubt are writing songs at a fever pitch for their next CD. The album, which the band hopes to release in October, will feature collaborations with Prince, Dr. Dre, the Neptunes, Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart, and Sly and Robbie. “We’ve never written with other people,” Gwen Stefani says. “We wanted to get in a room and see what kind of cultural collisions happened. I want this record to be short, simple, fun and danceable.” Building on an existing track produced by Dr. Dre, the band wrote “Wicked Day” spontaneously in the studio. Another song – the Dave Stewart-produced “Underneath It… Read more »

Rock legend Prince plans to premiere a new song on Napster on Friday, becoming one of the best-known artists to embrace the controversial Internet song-swapping service as a means of promotion. Prince, whose hits include “When Doves Cry,” “1999” and “Cream,” said Monday that Napster users will be able to copy and share his new song “The Work – Pt. 1” free of charge and will be offered a link to the performer’s music subscription service. The song is slated to be released later this year on Prince’s forthcoming album “The Rainbow Children.” Earlier this year, Dave Matthews, whose hits… Read more »