I'm not making a judgment here...just sharing something I just saw online and thought was rather crazy. My gut tells me that this is a "hell has frozen over" situation, but stranger things have happened. What follows is from the NEW YORK POST.

Keith/Kacey


'IDOL' STRATEGY

April 2, 2006 -- NOTORIOUSLY shy Prince is willing to do anything to keep his album "3121" at the top of the Billboard charts. Industry insiders say Prince is worried that his record, which recently debuted at No. 1, might drop off the charts next week. So his record company convinced him to go on "American Idol" to boost sales as Barry Manilow did earlier this year. "It wasn't easy though," said one source, "because Prince apparently hates the show and has never even watched it." A rep for Prince didn't return calls.

http://www.prince.org/msg/7/183850

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