Prince Fans, Prepare for the Deluge
Nice as it is to see people let go of long-held grudges, this was actually less surprising than it might have been. Exactly two weeks earlier, a different press release announced that Prince had gained control of his publishing. (“How ‘bout them publishing rights? What a laugh,” he sang on 1996’s “White Mansion.” “I don’t know Bo but I do know math.”) Not only does Prince now administrate his songbook via his own NPG Music Publishing, the latter “is now actively seeking placement for some of Prince’s best-loved songs in film, television, video games and the commercial realm.”
In short, we are likely in for a blitz. Frankly, it’s about time. Prince’s music hasn’t necessarily gone anywhere, but in an era when even Interpol receives a deluxe, bonus-laden reissue, his are almost the only recordings in their league not to have been given at least a brush-up. And just to be clear about which league that is, for prolificacy, popularity, range, and sustained quality, the only pop catalog to come near Prince’s ’80s work belongs to the Beatles.
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