Prince (artist)

Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, known as from 1993-2000) is a popular and influential singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. His music has spanned myriad styles including funk, pop, rock, R&B/soul, and hip hop, and is regarded as the definition of "The Minneapolis Sound".

Musicology: 2004 to present

In March 2004, Prince was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with some performances of some of his greatest hit singles. In April 2004, he released Musicology, which shot to the Top 5 of the album charts in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Australia, and several other countries. He also embarked on one of the highest grossing tours ever, in which he won top draw (more than 1.47 million)according to Billboard. He was second only to Madonna in gross sales (nearly $90 million) according to that same publication. Pollstar named him both the top draw and top grossing concert Artist in America that same year. With $87.4 million, Prince was the No. 1 tour of 2004. The Purple One played 96 marathon shows at an average ticket price of $61. http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewnews.pl?NewsID=3746&HL=Prince Musicology went on to win two Grammys for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. http://www.grammy.com/awards/search/index.aspx

Related Topics:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Musicology - Grammy

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In December 2004, Prince was chosen by Rolling Stone magazine's readers as the best male performer and most welcome comeback. During that same month, Prince was named #5 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart. http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-p/prince_main.htm

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In February 2005, Rolling Stone magazine published the list of top money makers of 2004; Prince was on top with estimated net earnings of $56.5 million http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/6959138/prince?pageid=rs.Home&pageregion=single2&rnd=1108664307344&has-player=false

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In March 2005, Prince won a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album (Musicology). Prince was also honored with the Vanguard Award at the ceremony. http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-p/prince_main.htm

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In April 2005, Prince was featured playing guitar, along with En Vogue singing backing vocals, on Stevie Wonder's first new single in years, "So What The Fuss". The single debuted at #13 on the Billboard Adult R&B chart.http://www.stevie-wonder.com/sowhatthefuss.html The unprecedented success sparked rumours of an appearance or duet at the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia in which Stevie Wonder was the final act. This did not materialize however.

Related Topics:
En Vogue - Stevie Wonder - Live 8

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In July of the same year, the Prince-penned Vanity 6 hit "Nasty Girl", became a huge club hit across Europe. Covered by Brooklyn-born Inaya Day, the single reached #9 on the UK charts.

Related Topics:
Vanity 6 - Inaya Day

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina "SST" and "Brand New Orleans" were recorded early Friday morning, September 2, at Prince's Paisley Park Studios in Minneapolis and released through his NPG Music Club the following day. Prince played all the instruments and sang all vocals. Sony Records will release "SST" on CD October 25.

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