They is whoever is calling themselves his estate. He didn't leave any of his family in charge of his estate.
Before he passed he had already had the music rights he fought all those years for revert back to him. He had already established an exclusive working relationship with Tidal for the release of his music. He was not trying to go back into the old industry pipeline to get content out. When he died his "estate" as established by the law in absence of one then voided his Tidal exclusive dealings.
Don't fall for this cash grab bullshyt. It's foul as hell. He is being pimped from the grave.
Maybe PRINCE had a good reason for NOT letting his family in charge of his estate
you would like to have somebody well versed in BUSINESS AFFAIRS dealing with an international brand to be in that position...
just because somebody is BLOOD don't mean they will have your best intrests at hand or even have the know how ...
and keep in mind ...."one's man DEATH is everybody's affiar"........
so it was gonna be "pimped" regardless.....PRINCE was not only creating ART...but he created a BRAND that already had corporate ties
and keep in mind JUST TWO YEARS PRIOR TO HIS DEATH....PRINCE had CHOSE TO RESIGN A DEAL WITH WARNER BROS RECORDS to release a New album as well as the rerelease of a newly mastered PURPLE RAIN lp.....
yes prince didn't want to go back to the old "industry pipeline" rigors again of being in a subordinate space....but it's evident he just wanted MORE LEVERAGE with Warner Bros and the industry (streaming services..licensers) as a true partner ...because HE realize it was this same industry that enabled him to become a global icon as well.........it's more convuluted than you think
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Prince re-signs deal with Warner Bros. Records after 18 year split
Prince re-signs deal with Warner Bros. Records after 18 year split
After writing the word 'slave' on his face to protest the contract he once had with the label, the singer has inked a new deal, promising a new album and a digitally remastered deluxe edition of his classic album Purple Rain
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Prince: back with Warner Bros after nearly two decades
Prince will return to Warner Bros. Records for the first time in 18 years. The singer re-joins the label after a split that previously lead him to write the word ‘slave’ on his face and change his name to an unpronounceable symbol in an attempt to
disrupt his contract.
According to a press release, the new deal will provide Prince with the rights to the master recordings of his classic albums in “an exclusive global licensing partnership that covers every album released from 1978 into the ‘90s”.
Prince left the label in 1996 after a long waged a war with the music industry convention in the name of artists' rights. His dramatic decision to change his name to an unpronounceable symbol came about as a gambit to escape his contract with Warner and win back his mastertapes.
As part of the new deal, a digitally remastered deluxe edition of Prince’s classic album Purple Rain will be released to mark its 30th anniversary. Further re-releases are expected to follow, as well as a new studio album with Prince’s current band 3RDEYEGIRL, reportedly entitled Plectrum Electrum.
Prince stated: "A brand-new studio album is on the way and both
Warner BrosRecords and Eye [sic] are quite pleased with the results of the negotiations and look forward to a fruitful working relationship.”
"Everyone at Warner Bros. Records is delighted to be working with Prince once again: he is one of the world's biggest stars and a truly unique talent,” said Warner Bros. Chairman and CEO Cameron Strang. “We are also very excited about the release of new and remastered music from one of his greatest masterpieces."
Universal has a licensing deal as well as royalty venture in place with YouTube and Spotify....
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Y'all could have did it on your own without THEIR help!!!
