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Reply #30 posted 04/04/14 6:17pm

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BobGeorge909 said:

errant said:

Ummmm.... Prince licensed his songs.... to himself?

WTF does this even mean? And how is it news?

He gave gontrolnof licensing to a third party for large, famous portions of the catalogue. The degree of leeway they have to make licensing decisions is likely limited, not of free reign status, but at least is isn't Prince doing it. Prince is emotionally invested in many of these tunes and has avoided many lucrative deals that flop on his desk due to this emotional investment and desire to keep his 'chirren unbastardized'

With a third party having more control, soundtrack deals(which have been minimal), video games(which prince avoided like the Ebola virus) and probably samples in pop music and commercials(only little red corvette and hot thing... Other acts have multitudes of tunes in commercials...commercials equal exposure) as well...also helping to make the decisions of where and how new music is to be released(a la FALLINLUV2NITE) instead of prince doing all of that himself as well as making music. Music is likely to start flowing faster. For the services...npgpublishing operators get a cut.


I'm no publishing contract lawyer, but from what I've read this seems to be the boulevard taken.

Some reports make it sound third party...some make it sound in-house and under more of princes control...I'm am confused now like many others.
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A 3rd party that just happens to be called NPG Music Publishing?? Um, ok. LOL
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Reply #31 posted 04/04/14 6:17pm

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No need to get the remasters... Warner already gave us the masters... they are called LPs and Tapes mr.green

thedance said:

OK..... and I don't get "the point":

Are we finally talking about some re-masters will be released, the old albums...

----> If not then, what's all this about????

(Please forgive, I am a non-english native....)

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Reply #32 posted 04/04/14 6:44pm

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Not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, it will be nice to hear more of his work in new media but I don't want him to do anything with the stuff we love but he no longer wants to be associated with. sad

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Reply #33 posted 04/04/14 7:09pm

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His songs will be in the next

GTA.


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Reply #34 posted 04/04/14 7:31pm

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Reply #35 posted 04/04/14 7:37pm

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We may still get the remasters. Only problem is he will probably change them. I really don't want to hear Purple Rain being Darlin Nikkiless or Dirty Mind Headless. Thats probably what he will do though if the remasters ever materialize.

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Reply #36 posted 04/04/14 8:53pm

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trax said:

We may still get the remasters. Only problem is he will probably change them. I really don't want to hear Purple Rain being Darlin Nikkiless or Dirty Mind Headless. Thats probably what he will do though if the remasters ever materialize.


No!! That would be sacrilege, he wouldn't really do that, would he??

"NPG Music Publishing is now actively seeking placement for some of Prince's songs in film, television, video games and the commercial realm."
Interesting..

I found this interesting too, assuming it will only be certain songs that would be allowed to be used.
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Reply #37 posted 04/04/14 9:04pm

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thedance said:


Are we finally talking about some re-masters will be released, the old albums...

I for one hope and pray this is ONE of the things that happens.

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Reply #38 posted 04/04/14 9:05pm

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Eye new it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Reply #39 posted 04/04/14 9:11pm

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Isnt this GOOD news???? Why are people acting like it isnt?
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Reply #40 posted 04/04/14 9:28pm

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Don't listen 2 them!! It is GROUNDBREAKING!!!

eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #41 posted 04/04/14 9:39pm

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If he could, i think the removal of all existing WB cd stock and itunes uploads (also radio/streaming services) would be a good move and then re-introduce remasters one by one and create a buzz for them.

If Prince announced tomorrow that he is re-recording his Purple Rain album and releasing it in August no one would care and no one would buy it.

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Reply #42 posted 04/04/14 10:26pm

KCOOLMUZIQ

friend2001 said:

Dandroppedadime said:

If he could, i think the removal of all existing WB cd stock and itunes uploads (also radio/streaming services) would be a good move and then re-introduce remasters one by one and create a buzz for them.

If Prince announced tomorrow that he is re-recording his Purple Rain album and releasing it in August no one would care and no one would buy it.

Speak 4 Urself!!!

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Reply #43 posted 04/04/14 10:48pm

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friend2001 said:

Dandroppedadime said:

If he could, i think the removal of all existing WB cd stock and itunes uploads (also radio/streaming services) would be a good move and then re-introduce remasters one by one and create a buzz for them.

If Prince announced tomorrow that he is re-recording his Purple Rain album and releasing it in August no one would care and no one would buy it.

It would be in the top 10 if not the number one spot on the top 100 billboard chart.

Purple Rain through out the last 29 years has sold on average of 100, 000 (minimum)

copies a year world wide.

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Reply #44 posted 04/05/14 12:03am

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Man who can't run record company starts publishing company.

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Yeah, I don't see how this won't end in tears.

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Reply #45 posted 04/05/14 12:06am

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BobGeorge909 said:

It means well princes music will be licensed far more often...

Pssht, don't count on it. No doubt P will have a ridiculously inflated idea of what kind of money he can demand -- I bet that's why he left Universal Music.

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Reply #46 posted 04/05/14 12:09am

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BobGeorge909 said:

Prince is emotionally invested in many of these tunes and has avoided many lucrative deals that flop on his desk due to this emotional investment and desire to keep his 'chirren unbastardized'

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Pur-lease. Dude would love to "pimp his children", but nobody's paying enough (and those that are willing are not worthy).

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Reply #47 posted 04/05/14 12:12am

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kewlschool said:

friend2001 said:

If Prince announced tomorrow that he is re-recording his Purple Rain album and releasing it in August no one would care and no one would buy it.

It would be in the top 10 if not the number one spot on the top 100 billboard chart.

Purple Rain through out the last 29 years has sold on average of 100, 000 (minimum)

copies a year world wide.

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If only we had some kind of previous example, let's say a "1999 Remaster". I wonder if that would have been a massive hit, or perhaps not since the people only care about the ORIGINAL VERSION.

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Also, for the love of Jebus, can everyone please READ what is said and not babble on about remasters WHICH HAS GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH MUSIC PUBLISHING.

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Reply #48 posted 04/05/14 1:34am

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We're getting remasters. eek

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Reply #49 posted 04/05/14 3:28am

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does this not just mean there's even less chance of remasters/re-releases now?

or is he just cutting out a few middlemen?

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Reply #50 posted 04/05/14 4:56am

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Don't listen 2 them!! It is GROUNDBREAKING!!!

exactly!

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Reply #51 posted 04/05/14 5:35am

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This is fantastic news.
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Reply #52 posted 04/05/14 5:46am

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Don't listen 2 them!! It is GROUNDBREAKING!!!

No its not. lol

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Reply #53 posted 04/05/14 6:04am

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lezama said:


"NPG Music Publishing is now actively seeking placement for some of Prince's songs in film, television, video games and the commercial realm."



Interesting..





Interresting ONLY 4 Prince = $$$$$....not for fans !!!


100% yeahthat actively seeking placement in movies etc....about turn n principals. Everything stinks of milking the $ recently. Still nearly 40 years to sell out ain't bad
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Reply #54 posted 04/05/14 6:09am

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eek

WOW.

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Reply #55 posted 04/05/14 6:20am

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This is fantastic news.

Pkease elaborate. A lot of people here obviously don't understand what this means. You seem to know more.

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Reply #56 posted 04/05/14 6:26am

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Whatever. So he gets to control this amazing catalog, so he can distribute to a new audience that will only know him as the weird little guy with a bad fro that is obsessed with Pancakes and Ping Pong. hmm rolleyes

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Reply #57 posted 04/05/14 7:00am

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All I see here is that Prince is gonna be able to make money off the catalogue without giving fans (and music history in general) what they want: proper-sounding remasters of the classic albums.

Sure, he can pimp out Cream, Kiss, and Raspberry Beret, maybe even make a bag of money. But the deeper cuts are just gonna get buried further under the dirt.

I hope that, like Bart says, no one coughs up the kind of dough that P's asking for. Then maybe he can finally wake up and give his catalogue the respect it deserves...

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Reply #58 posted 04/05/14 7:10am

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Militant said:

This is fantastic news.

I concur. I am a little confused though; but he ownes NPG Publishing? Whatever, I am happy for him. This will be great exposure for him and a money making machine. I wonder if this news will benefit YouTube viewers.

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Reply #59 posted 04/05/14 7:44am

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Don't listen 2 them!! It is GROUNDBREAKING!!!


Its as groundbreaking as deciding to close your bank account and keep your money under the bed.

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