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MUSICOLOGY GOES PLATINUM: In this situation, one million shipped is a relative term.

Prince

(Jun. 1, 2004) *Prince's "Musicology" is in the hands of more than one million adoring fans, but they didn't have to buy it, though.
The newly platinum set got its status by being given away with the purchase of a ticket to the "Musicology" concert tour. The tally includes shows that have already happened, plus sales for a number of upcoming dates reports Billboard.

The "Musicology" tour has grossed more than $26 million and drawn 435,756 people to 32 shows reported to Billboard Boxscore. The tour is expected to move more than 1.2 million tickets for 90 shows before it concludes in mid-September.

Concerts West, the touring division of national promoter AEG Live, became promoter/producer of the Prince tour after the artist saw a production of Celine Dion's "A New Day ..." at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, also produced by Concerts West.

"Prince saw Celine's show, saw how we operate, and he seemed to be very impressed with that," John Meglen, Concerts West co-CEO says. "I kind of classify it as, it is his tour, and we're just providing operations, structure, and all of that, to promote the tour."

Prince went to a Celine Dion show!?!

319 said:

That's it. Im buyin no more of his albums.....lol

i really would love to see Celine's show, i saw some bits and pieces on television and i thought it looked really REALLY impressive.

dawntreader said:

Doesn't she have to perform something like 300 days a year for 6 years in this show in her contract or something? Talk about being a slave...

dawntreader said:

FINALLY something we disagree on!!!!

LOL!

Prince recorded a song 4 Celine a few years back called "With this Tear." It really is a beautiful song.

It seems as though some writers/critics who keep bringing up this point have an agenda 2 down play P's success bcuz they probably had him written off 2 some psyche ward. It's like the elections after the supreme court said that Bush was the President he was. In this case Billboard is counting the concert cd's so that means this year it's legit so get over it. Just like back in the day the NBA did'nt have a three point line but that does'nt mean that players 2day are less or more talented or that thier recoeds and accomplishments be discredited! U play by the rules and right now P is within the rules so these haters need 2 get over it!!!!!

prince in Celine early career had some major influence by writing for her and also remmber Prince had Norah Jone at the Celebration the summer before all her success hit that fall on her first cd so Prince has always had his finger on the pulse of whats Hot don't hate him for being FABULOUS and to the haters on the posts about the DVD be happy its coming out u non happy no talent no life always got to be greedy ingrates. Thank u GOOD nite

Alicia Keys was at the Celly also b4 she blew up and Macy Gray! And P used EVE b4 any other pop act. As a matter of fact he was her 1st outside of the RuffRyda family! P knows whats goin on!

Dicktroit said:

Oh dear. Go and have a lie down.

ELBOOGY said:

Of course he had a professional realtionship with Alicia Keys prior to her blowing up. She did cover How come you dont call me anymore... and she is a cinnamon girl.... Was Eve the female rapper voice on Emancipation?

319 said:

Prince was seen at a Eurythmics concert back in the '80s... and a few others that I cant think of, but would probably shock some hard core fams.....

metalorange said:

she's being paid $100 Million to perform those shows.And she gets to stay in one location,doesn't have to live out of hotels,and they bulit the concert venue especially for her.When you think about it,it's not a bad deal.

ndigo said:

No!

ELBOOGY said:

Eve was on the RAVE album on "I wanna get hot with u" and she does the rap on TGRES!