good chance of winning because the judges know he will also be inducted in the rock n roll hall of fame ...

EvilWhiteMale said:

I'd hate to say it, but if Prince's nod gets any media attention it will be in one sentence like "And eighties oddity Prince was nomminated for his instrumental album that nobody has heard of.". Something to that effect. It's not a bad record. "East" is the jam!

funkbible said:

Britney Spears has a Christmas album out? Excuse me...I have to run out and get it.

I have 2 albums on the list!

A record for the grammys

N.E.W.S and Mambo Sinuendo both top notch!

But the american music machine does not forget arse kickers or cuban lovers...so its Kenny G

I just love America...joking.

Aerogram said:

Well good, maybe it will wake him the fuck up.
[This message was edited Sat Dec 6 11:13:36 PST 2003 by J0eyC0c0]

DavidBlue said:

I don't even think the general public knows SOTT let alone remember it.

Temptation said:

- I am not a hater, I like the album and I hope it wins the Grammy, but I dont think it´s such a great album. The compositions aren´t so strong (talking about melody and harmony) and it doesn´t point to new directions (like Miles Davis´ Bitches Brew did. It´s mostly a kick ass jam played by a very tight band with a great musician commanding it. I hope it wins.

People People!

Prince is recognised and the world knows more about Prince than Purple Rain...He did have success after Purple Rain!

Remember...Kiss, Rasberry Beret, Pop Life...Remember Sign O' Times, with hot singles: U Got The Look, the title track and Housequake...

hmmm how soon we forget: Alphabet Street and The #1 Batman Soundtrack, that was all over the radio for months...and how about those highly rated arsenio hall shows...featuring the Diamonds and Pearls album...with # 1 hits 'Cream' and Mtv's Ass-out Pants version of 'Gett Off'... Prince is well recognised beyong the Purple Years...not to mention...his outrageous name change in 1993, and the Hits: 7 and My name is Prince...which were all over MTV and VH1...Plus Top 40 radio...and countless jokes regarding Prince's career moves from The Squiggle to The Symbol man...and we can't soon forget how he shocked us all at the 1995 Vh1 Fashion awards with Mayte...singing 'Pussy Control' which was a big Club hit for the suburbians...hmmm am I done yet???
NO!!!

The Most Beautiful Girl in the world, a huge seller for PRINCE/The Artist...Miss USA pagent...commercials and constant rotation on Pop Radio...and we still incorporate Purple Rain with the occassional listener... I know non-fans who have witnessed all of this and actually owns a copy of 'Emancipation' Thanx to Oprah and Rosie O'Donnell!

and how about that Jam Of The Year concert which ticket prices ranged from 19.99 to 85.00, I do believe everybody and their mommas were there.

And we can't forget about the Big Flop of Rave on MTV!!!
But will never forget that Blue Body Suite and Pigtails of Braids in his hair...
Prince is still known...even if its not by his music in 2003...but atleast, their are ppl who know 'The Rainbow Children' was his last record.I'm even surprised that alot of ppl that I've met who don' t like Prince or follow him, have heard the Greates Romance, atleast once on radio and TRL when it was premiered!

Because it was played for a brief period!

Even on MTV, I taped it each time it was shown on Mtv and VH1 NEW VIDEOS! at that time!

Prince still has our attention.
Don't be stupid

undulatingacrobat said:

Much love, Prince...This is great news about NEWS. Prince should definitely when this one.

I am so embarrassed that my favorite artist is in a category with Kenny G. and Jim Brickman. I am fucking old.

NPD313 said:

Psycho

J0eyC0c0 said:

Well... at least you appear to believe he's not completely dead as an artist.

Some of you guys have such weird opinions on how "forgotten" Prince is ,and when someone comments quite correctly on the number of hits he's had they get called Psycho.Prince did continue to have hits well into the mid-1990s, he's also appeared on a lot of TV programmes which were seen by people , the vast majority of whom wouldnt have been Prince fans .His name-change got considerable publicity (and yes ridicule) but any publicity would still be keeping him in the public eye.(When Terence Trent D'Arby changed his name I had no idea until someone commented on it on prince.org,because whatever your opinions on his music ,TTD was no longer famous enough for it to be worth mentioning in the news). Prince's music has been covered by various well-respected and very high profile artists since 1995 also .Just because people have stopped buying his albums en masse does not mean he's suddenly been erased from their memories .If Prince was such a non-entity then his Jehovahs witness door-stepping escapade wouldnt have been covered by half as many news companies worldwide as it was.
Prince is an icon people , he wasn't and never will be forgotten , however much some of you would like us to think it.The fact that he's gonna be inducted into the Rock and roll hall of fame first time speaks volumes about his importance in the music world in the last 25 years , regardless of the waffle you haters spout.

moonshine said:

I saw Vanilla Ice on two shows this eveing. I guess being an unforgotten icon isn't that big of a deal.


I'm just being difficult, but the truth is this Grammy nomination doesn't really mean much at all. It's in a cateory that nobody cares aboout.
[This message was edited Sat Dec 6 22:12:46 PST 2003 by lovemachine]

The NEWS was great but PRINCE WILL NOT WIN THE GRAMMY OR ANY OTHER GRAMMY EVER AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE STUNT HE PULLED AT THE GRAMMY'S IN FEB 1985. This is also why Sign of the TIMES lost out to U2's The Joshua Tree for Album of the Year in '87.

Can any-one else hear Prince grunt in tracks 2 and 3?

chrisslope9 said:

What stunt was that? Who is holding a grudge over something that happened 18 years ago? Ridiculous. Prince stole the show in '85 - No one was hotter than him at the peak of the Purple rain era.

Prince has been jobbed out of several Grammys so I doubt that he would even care at this point.However, the nomination itself at this point in his career has to be viewed as special and is probably to recogize him for becoming a member of the Rock Hall of Fame.

One thing that the "Haters" seem to forget is the music biz is Mind Control 101.Whatever they want you to hear is what you will hear.Whatever you like is because they want you to like it.Prince fell out of favor with these jokers 10 years ago.Thus,his music is not being HEARD.If he is still making good music and no one hears it is the music good? Very few people know that Prince and others are out there because they are conditioned to listen or watch whoever is the flavor of the month.

IMO Rave would've been a hit album if Clive Davis was not banished from Arista.Prince hated Davis until he realized what happened over there.

Who is this joke that calls himself LoveMachine? Your more like the HateMachine. hey baldy stop TRYING so hard to BE cool and with that attitude and that look you ain't gettin' NO love. i apologize, like yourself i'm just being difficult. hey are you a member of the Funky Bald Heads? LOL

NPD313 said:

I had nearly erased all traces of that ridiculous outfit from my memory. I think most fans would rather try to forget -- it was Prince's least convincing look.

The grammies don't mean shit, they're just about who sales the most...I really hope Prince won't show up. It's simply not worth it.

moonshine said:

I have to agree with you totally Moonshine. I think that you have to realize that there are people on this site that really do hate Prince so no matter what he does they will spread hate and anger towards him. I mean for people to act as though he has had no successful musical output throughout the 90's is just ignorant. For them Prince stopped making music after Purple Rain and all his music after that they just don't like (and that is assuming that they even liked that work!) him or his music. Yes Prince is still a major icon and artist who refuses to 'play ball' with the industry and even his fans. History will judge him as an artist not just a pop star and that is why he has had little trouble aging and playing to the strength of his age as oppossed to being a 40 something that is still acting and writing songs as though he were 15 or 16. That is brilliance that most of us at prince.org or npgmusicclub (if you are a member) are drawn too! I say let the haters hate let them call us psycho. History will have a harsher term for them...fool. Not for not liking some Prince music because we all have songs by him that we don't care for. But for dismissing an artistic life that is complex and daring and inspiring to any artist or one who apreciates art.
Peace

lovemachine said:[quote]

NPD313 said:

That's fucked up to say about a dude because he's kicking the truth.

The mainstream (ages 18-45) certainly is aware of Prince's moves after Purple Rain. I don't know one person in that age group who never heard of "D&P", "Insatiable", "UGOTTHE LOOK", "TGRES" or the "the Most Beautiful Girl"

To say that about the dude is wrong and "psycho". F-ckin -ss Hole. What a Jerk

oh congrads Prince and good luck. Even if it's not televised it will still be great publicity.

Is anybody on this site old enough to remember what happened the last time Prince Accepted a Grammy?
Hints: 1985, Bob Denver, Large man named Chick. The Grammy people DO HOLD GRUDGES. In fact, most people do. Sometimes outwardly and sometimes subconsciously. Prince acted like a first class jerk in the 80s and he has been paying the price ever since.

chrisslope9 said:

Hello,
Can you explain how Prince acted like a jerk by brining his entourage on stage with him? Hell everybody does that now. His performance was first rate even with the mic hitting him in the mouth and all and it was a pretty cool night for him. I just don't get how you think that would be enough to black ball him for future Grammys. Of course you are just arguing the obvious the man hasn't won a Grammy since then so maybe there is some validity to your theory. But seriously if they are that petty that they would let that prevent them from recognizing his work then fuck em I say. Still I hope you aren't in agreement with that cause I really don't see as how that was so painfully evil or bad. Honestly who's feelings did he hurt. Now the whole 'We Are The World' Quincy Jones debacle is another story. I will say this though I still defend Prince for not singning along with everyone because I think if he did he felt he would be a hypocrite. He didn't sing the song in 85 but released a single and video for the album and he recieved massive shit for that. So why sing it in 95 or whatever and seem as though he were backtracking himself. I agree with that myself if this were a politician we would say he has conviction and character. Anyway just my thoughts on this matter.
Peace

You can not have the man who is presenting you with the award ATTACKED. It's not cool. Especially when the man you are having ATTACKED is four foot tall Bob Denver!!!

Someone probably already asked and someone else probably already answered this question, but I don't have time to read all the comments so here goes: Isn't One Nite Alone Live eligible for a grammy nomination? While I congratulate Prince on the nomination for N.E.W.S., ONA Live seems far more worthy.
Oh well, it's his first nomination in years, so I ain't gonna complain.

This is great news. I he wins, this CD will probably sell some 50-100 thousand extra copies, which might change his mind to make one fine rock-pop-funk record to put him on the map once again.

it might be possible.