YES!!! Great news and a nice little tip on what its gonna sound like! FUNK!!! That should make whole lotta orgers extremely happy! Bring it on P!

Now just need a couple snippets of a few songs!

John is definitely recording with Prince again, as confirmed by this article from yesterday's Columbia, SC newspaper, "The State" --

DRUM MAESTRO:John Blackwell is a drummer who can’t be ignored. His acrobatic playing is dynamic and visually stimulating. Blackwell, a Keenan High School graduate who tours with Prince, among others, will host a drum clinic Sunday at Patriot Hall Performing Arts Center in Sumter.

I talked to Blackwell on Saturday afternoon, shortly after he got off a plane in L.A. He was on his way to record with Prince, but he wouldn’t — read: couldn’t — divulge any information.

“I don’t know, but I can’t talk about it even if I did,” he said. “I’d have to ask permission. When you work with Prince, the name of the game is keep your mouth shut.”

Blackwell, who also has played with Cameo, Patti LaBelle and Justin Timberlake, will also discuss his career during the clinic. He would like to see more drummers come out of the state.

“It’s a matter of them having a positive attitude and the motivation,” he said.
The best part of the two-hour drum clinic: It’s free.

“He’s really making himself available to the community,” said Booth Chilcutt, executive director of Sumter County Cultural Commission, which is hosting the clinic. “We’re really impressed that he wants to do that.”

Besides jamming with Prince, Blackwell is working on a jazz CD.

“I always played for different artists,” he said. “At the same time, I want to have my own band.”
The center is 135 Haynsworth St., Sumter. (803) 436-2260

4 me the thing that is goin 2 b almost as interesting as the new music, is HOW P is goin 2 'release' it !?
hasn't he said that no artist can make money from commercialy releasing cd's? and that the internet is a black hole ?
mayb a co-ordinated worldwide sunday newspaper give-away ? he got a million dollars from the the mail on sunday 4 planet earth, who i would imagine would b on the phone 2 him for a start, as even tho' they release a cd free nearly evry weekend they get NOWHERE near the sales figures they got with Planet Earth.
a million dollars from the uk, france, germany, holland, 2 million from japan and the usa, etc, etc. that buys a lot of ear bling and sparkly canes people !!
(of course if he would rather distribute the music free with concert tickets, then that would b fine with me, another 21 nights ? HELL YES !)

alexandernevermind1999 said:

Me thinks John B means Prince has a new band or supergroup in the wings....oh i think he's gonna hurt us with some funk/rock Sh*t...oh lawd...stand back 3 CD box set coming our way with solo artist and co-labs...

Wow, more Prince hyperbole about future music. As if every pending release and possible release over the last umpteen years hasn't been heralded as a soon to be masterpiece. Unfortunately once it's released, it's a cd filled with retreads and religious zealotry.

Someone nailed it earlier: get ready for tired 80's synths with naive Ronnie Talk To Russia politics.

So happy that Prince will release new music.

Please baby jesus let it b true!

Wall said:

Threads like this deserve optimism, maybe after your umpteen years of disappointments, u should call it a day and go.

I love how keeps the buzz going by making an announcement about an announcement...

funkteer said:

hopefully he's done touring with Timberlake...blech! That surprised me

This will be more garbage. How many thread have we seen like this??? If he was bringing in Bobby Z then I would be excited.

Hope this is true, new Prince tracks that Rock will b 2 cool

toots said:

Yep

Marrk said:

Threads like this deserve rationalism. This latest blog that's 'breaking' Prince news is on par with those atrocious posts that were on 3121. I'm guessing the same sychophant is writing it.

I love how Prince's music was once so innovative but now he's finally come to realize the only thing he has left to offer is retreads of sounds he did OVER twenty years ago. Of course, wasn't even Rave supposed to be a return to that sound? Hilarious.

Controversy Part II. Great Prince, IF this was 1982 and not 2009. When all else fails, just mention the word Linn and watch the fams drool.

luv4u said:

thank you and ...

Hi luv

toots said:

Hi toots

John Blackwell =

I still firmly believe that Dr.Funkberry needs to change the name of that site. That page don't have one ounce of funk on there

until it's in my hads or hear about a locked in street date, i'll wait

Milty said:

Yup, they did.

bboy87 said:

NuPwr319 said:

Wall said:

Thats exactly what im sayin! Been there dont need to go back. Again.

serpan99 said:

yes, you're so right, he was truly amazing! love him!

Well I'm excited to know that there's new music on the horizon. I'm in dire need of a Prince fix and to know that there is something new coming, I'm ready NOW! Bring it home to us Prince!

bboy87 said:

So Prince ain't funky huh?

toots said:

Well...what about HEARING the new music

Prince has consistently delivered new music on a fairly regular basis. Why are we doubting him now?