Prince

Chelsea Rodgers / Mr.goodnight Prince

2 new singles off of Prince’s forthcoming new album, Planet Earth (Columbia Records) scheduled for release on July 24, 2007. First single, Chelsea Rodgers, is a real body-moving disco-funk cut with that classic Prince sound including the horns over a killer bassline. It features Shelby on the main vocals. The track s style is a cross between Rick James and Earth Wind & Fire. Mr. Goodnight features Prince doing his deep-style talking “rap” over organic pop/rock backing sounds. He reminisces over titles or lines from some of his catalogue of classics. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, MN) is an iconic American musician. He is best known for performing under the name Prince, though his name and identity have varied for strong personal reasons over the years. His music has spanned myriad styles; from his early material, rooted in R&B, funk, and soul, he has constantly expanded his musical palette throughout his career, absorbing many other genres including New Wave, pop, rock, blues, jazz, and hip hop. The distinctive characteristics of the early-to-mid 1980s work which brought him to super-stardom (including sparse and industrial-sounding drum machine arrangements, and the use of synthesizer riffs to serve the role traditionally occupied by horn riffs in earlier R&B, funk and soul music) became known as the Minneapolis sound, which proved heavily influential. Prince has been a remarkably prolific artist, having released several hundred songs, both under his own name and through other artists. Regarded as a perfectionist, Prince is known for being highly protective of his music. He produces, composes, arranges and performs nearly all of the songs on his albums. Many critics have dubbed him a musical genius due to the quality of his compositions and proficiency at various instruments.