I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS SAW IT OR NOT, BUT LAST NIGHT ON ACCESS HOLLYWOOD I WALKED IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, I DON'T KNOW IF PRINCE WAS AT ONE OF HIS SHOWS/AFTER SHOWS, A CHARITY OR WHAT, BUT HE WAS UP ON STAGE AND SOMEBODY MUST HAVE ASKED HIM ABOUT BEYONCE AND HE SAID SOMETHING LIKE SHE REALLY DOES CARE ABOUT MUSIC AND THEN HE STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS SENTENCE AND PULLS OUT A HANKERCHIEF AND EITHER HE WAS SERIOUS OR JUST KIDDING, BUT STARTS ACTING EMOTIONAL LIKE HE WAS ABOUT TO CRY JUST TALKING ABOUT HER AND THE CROWD GOES WILD. IF ANYBODY KNOWS WHERE THAT BRIEF CLIP CAME FROM, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND LET ME KNOW WHEN AND WHERE THEY WILL PLAY IT AGAIN. ACCESS HOLLYWOOD AND ET NEVER TALK ABOUT PRINCE SO THIS WAS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED, SO I COULDN'T HAVE MY VCR SET UP.

Very sure it was from yesterdays Press conference.

he said this yesterday at a press party at El Ray (?) in L.A

MashedPotatoKid said:

Dammit! I need to get my hands on this press conference!

THANK YOU GUYS FOR ANSWERING MY RESPONSE. I WITH THE LAST PERSON WHO RESPONDED. DAMMIT! I'D LIKE TO GET MY HANDS ON THAT CONFERENCE TOO. IF ANYONE KNOWS MORE DETAILS ON WHAT HE SAID BESIDES BEYONCE PLEASE LET ME KNOW. ANOTHER I WANT TO ADD IS I HOPE THAT NOW SINCE PRINCE AND BEYONCE DID THE GRAMMIES TOGETHER THAT EVERYTIME SOMEONE TALKS TO HER OR PRINCE THAT THEY DON'T KEEP BRINGING THE OTHER UP EVERYTIME. I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE SICKENING LIKE BEN AND JEN.

GUY'S I KNOW YOU ARE SICK OF ME, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO ASK WHEN PRINCE PULLED OUT HIS HANKERCHIEF I COULDN'T TELL IF HE WAS BOUT TO CRY, WAS SWEATING ON BEYONCE LIKE HE HAD AN ATTRACTION TO HER JUST TALKING ABOUT HER OR WAS UP TO USUAL SELF: JUST TRYING TO THROUGH THE PRESS OFF, IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO DO THAT THEN HE CAN. WHAT ELSE DID HE DISCUSS. I WANT FULL DETAILS.
THANK YOU

I think you should turn that CAPS LOCK off.

I'm thinking that most entertainment show, like ET and Extra, will cover the press conference on tonights shows. Here's hopin'...

I ASKED FOR AN ANSWER TO WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT PREVIOUSLY, TODAY I FEEL LIKE USING THE CAPS LOCK, WHEN I WANT TO USE small caps, I WILL DO THAT. I DIDN'T ASK YOU THAT!!

(((( http://www.mtv.com/news/a...ince.jhtml ))))


Prince Announces Tour, Gets Friendly With Major Labels
02.24.2004


Prince at his press conference on Tuesday
Photo: MTV News
"I'm going to ask all [the major labels] to release [my album] at once. That might seem a little bit crazy, but I'm going to ask them." — Prince


LOS ANGELES — Looks like Prince's performance at the Grammys was a sign o' things to come.

The singer announced his first proper nationwide tour in six years on Tuesday (February 24) at a press conference that featured the singer and his New Power Generation band offering a sneak peek at what to expect from the shows, which will supposedly be the last time he performs some of his greatest hits live.

Prince opened the Grammys with a show-stealing medley featuring Beyoncé (see "Beyonce Sings Twice, Christina Plays Nice, Outkast Cool As Ice On Grammy Stage"), performing "Purple Rain," "Baby I'm a Star" and "Let's Go Crazy."

"Our last tour was based on the music from [2001's] The Rainbow Children, and this time we got a really tight band, and what I wanted to do was hear them play some of my early music," Prince told the hundreds of journalists and fan club members jammed into the El Rey Theatre. "It's older music but it's going to be played in a newer way.

"I'll bring them back out and show you what I'm talking about," he added, minutes before the band returned for "Kiss," "Sign 'O' the Times" and other favorites.

The Musicology Tour, which opens March 29 in Los Angeles, will feature Prince performing in the round to accommodate more concertgoers. So far only dates through June 12 in Bossier City, Louisiana, have been announced, although the tour will also hit Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle and more. "We're going to go around the world and probably back again," Prince said.

The artist formerly known as the Artist also revealed he has recorded a new album, titled Musicology, which he hopes to release later in year in a rather unconventional manner.

"I've been talking to all the major labels to help with promotion and distribution, the notion being that the pie, the market share, should be shared by all," Prince said. "So I'm going to ask all of them to release it at once. That might seem a little bit crazy, but I'm going to ask them."

Prince, who once famously called himself a slave to Warner Bros., has not released an album on a major label since the mid-'90s. He's met with several so far and said he would be open to teaming with one for Musicology if not all the companies are interested.

"The distribution situation is going to be handled by the group of individuals that are most hyped about pushing the project," he said. "We spend a lot of time on the music and we take great care in doing the best that we can. It gets frustrating sometimes when you take five, six months out of your life and give it to somebody to mess up in two weeks."

Musicology, which features a single of the same name (Prince performed it Tuesday), will also be available on a new download system Prince is developing, with songs for 99 cents, or 77 cents for fan club members. He's also working on a way to give the album for free to fans who purchase concert tickets, "the thinking behind that being the people who buy concert tickets have been with me for over 20 years," he said. "So it's just my way of saying thanks."

Prince also noted several upcoming performances, including Thursday on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," March 3 on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Memorial Day at the Tiger Jam for the Tiger Woods Foundation and July 2 at the Essence Festival.

The singer is also opening the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony next month (see "George Harrison, Prince, John Mellencamp Among 2004 Rock Hall Nominees"), and while Beyoncé isn't on that bill, he said he'd love to perform with her again.

"She seems to have a relationship with the music ... which means that she does it naturally, like really naturally. After one rehearsal we played one of her tunes with my band, because usually she sings with tracks and I wanted to hear her sing with a live band, and it was," Prince said, pausing to take out a handkerchief and act like he was wiping away tears, "you don't even want to know. It was good."

Prince tour dates, according to his publicist:
3/29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
3/31 - Phoenix, AZ @ Glendale Arena
4/2 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
4/6 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center
4/7 - Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center
4/8 - Ames, IA @ Hilton Coliseum
4/10 - Champaign, IL @ Assembly Hall
4/12 - Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco Fieldhouse
4/13 - Cincinnati, OH @ U.S. Bank Arena
4/14 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mellon Arena
4/16 - Columbus, OH @ Value City Arena at the Schottenstein Center
4/17 - Cleveland, OH @ Gund Arena
4/18 - State College, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center
4/21 - Columbia, SC @ Colonial Center
4/22 - Knoxville, TN @ Thompson-Boling Arena
4/23 - Raleigh, NC @ RBC Center
4/25 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Office Depot Center
4/26 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
4/27 - Jacksonville, FL @ Veterans Memorial Arena
4/29 - Birmingham, AL @ BJCC Coliseum
4/30 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
5/1 - Biloxi, MS @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum
5/4 - Kansas City, MO @ Kemper Arena
5/5 - St. Louis, MO @ Savvis Center
5/6 - Nashville, TN @ Gaylord Entertainment Center
6/12 - Bossier City, LA @ Century Tel Center




—Corey Moss

smm said:

I feel like using small caps today (BIGBAND)
To Funkydiva: Thank you so much for that info and he's even coming to my town, so thanks for the complete 4-11.

To: Universaluv or whoever you are: You're probably more fucked up in the head than I am why you tryin to be funny!!!

smm said:

smm said:

You Are Welcome smm..... Glad I could Help!

I taped both and didn't see it. Maybe tonite's show. Clip of Prince on MTV twice. Once for the press conference another the OSCARS.

I just want to say that I apologize ONLY to you people who answered my topic with intellegence. I created a topic and simply wanted an answer, then somebody just had to correct me. The whole reason of having this website is to have a discussion and people can answer it they way they want freely. We all should have the privilege to do things our way instead of doing what everyone else is doing. I can be a nice person till somebody pisses me off, but there is always gonna be "somebody" that's gonna try you and see how far they can go with you. I want to thank everyone for answering my topic except for the ones that was trying to be smart.

I never would have thought to look on mtv.com for that info. I thought that was really nice and honorable what Prince said about Beyonce and I'm glad Beyonce feels mutually about him. I am really excited about this Rock and Roll Hall of Fame thing and his new tour and as I said in the past I really would like 2004 to be Prince's year for his lifetime achievements (EX: MTV icon, BET Hall of Fame) stuff like that, as well. Prince I'm so proud of you.

With nothin' but love...