Prince No Longer Slave 2 WBR
Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol and scribbled “slave” on his face during a dispute with Warner Bros. Records over rights to music he recorded on the label.
Photo: Courtesy of Purple PR
O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK
The Purple One has long been emancipated from WBR, but now he’s got the rights to the music back in a deal announced April 18.
The agreement ends years of battle, stemming from Prince’s 1978 to mid-1990s reign, during which he recorded key projects like Purple Rain, 1999 and Around the World in a Day.
Financial terms weren’t disclosed, but WBR announced Prince would release “previously unheard material” from his tenure at the label and a 30th-anniversary edition of Purple Rain will be released this summer.
For his part, Prince said in a statement the he’s “pleased with the results of the negotiations” and that he’s working on new music apart from Warner Bros.
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