The Art of Prince - this Friday!

This Friday, the San Francisco Art Exchange will display Anthony Malzone's art of Prince. To get on the list, either call 800.344.9633 or send an email to info@sfae.com and you will be put on the guest list.

The exhibition will start at 5p.m. and will end a 8p.m. During this time Prince music will be spinned by Dave Paul and Jeff Harris.

So far all prints are being sold at $1,000 limited to 100 and members of Prince's website will have a 15% discount. Members of Lotusflow3r.com should have received their coupon code through e-mail by now.

Check out the entire collection here.

In other Prince news, the 2010 Grammy nominations have been announced and our funky man is on the list!

Prince is nominated for a 2010 Grammy in the category of Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song "Dreamer" from his album LotusFlow3r.

The other nominees are:

Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
Bob Dylan
Track from: Together Through Life
[Columbia]

Change In The Weather
John Fogerty
Track from: The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
[Verve Forecast]

Working On A Dream
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: Working On A Dream
[Columbia]

Fork In The Road
Neil Young
Track from: Fork In The Road
[Reprise]

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on "GRAMMY Sunday," Jan. 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

Watch Prince perform Dreamer here! It's fabulous, here's to keeping our fingers crossed for Prince!

Prince - Paisley Park Concert this Saturday

Minneapolis, it's your turn again to be graced by musical genius, Prince. Saturday night at 11PM, fans will have the pleasure to see him live. Admission (at the door) is $40, if you are a member of lotusflow3r.com tickets are sold at $31.21 per ticket.

Love 4 One Another charities will be hosting a coat drive before the show. Please bring new/gently used coats, gloves, and scarves to help those around Purpletown who could use a little warmth. They are also accepting canned and boxed goods and bottled water. (Drfunkenberry).

Enjoy Minneapolis, you sure are in for a treat!

Prince Video Performance in Paris + Radio Interview!

Prince has made quite a few performances in Paris this past week, here's another one. Click here to watch the musical genius perform the below songs.

Dance 4 Me
No More Candy 4 U
1999
I Feel 4 U (Intro)
Controversy (All Day, All Night chant)

Prince also made an appearance at the NRJ Radio station, listen to the interview in the below video:

Prince Interview with French Press

On Monday he met a small group of journalists, including AFP, in a chic Paris hotel. Following are excerpts from the hour-long chat. (Yahoo)

WATCH A VIDEO OF THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW HERE!

Q: Why did you choose the Grand Palais?

A : When I did "21 nights" in London, the sound of the audience was so powerful that I needed something better and bigger. And when I saw the Chanel fashion show (last week) and Karl (Lagerfeld) came out and there was this roar that came up, I was jealous.

Q: You fell in love with the Grand Palais. Do you fall in love often?

A: I needed some place to stay and that was the best that you could do, so...

Q: What did you think about yesterday's shows?

A: They were my favourite so far. I always try to outdo the different shows that I've done.

Q: Can you define the pleasure of being on stage and making music?

A: I was telling a friend of mine recently that it feels like I'm in a dream and I don't like to go to sleep anymore, because the dream is never as good as real life.

Q: What did you think about the crowd last night?

A: Amazing. It is actually indescribable, that much love. They were very respectful. We asked that no one used camera phones and they honoured that request, unlike Americans who are so obsessed with technology. We don't like to have our concert filmed that way because it sounds so bad and then you give all the footage to somebody like YouTube who is run by Universal Publishing, and some of those same lawyers.

Q: What about your time in Paris? Does the city bring you inspiration?

A: It's a very erotic town, so it's very inspirational.

Q: Do you like French food?

A: No.

Q: When you sing "Dance For Me", are you thinking about somebody special?

A: Yes. I was looking in the mirror when I wrote it.

Q: You struggled a lot for you artistic freedom and now it seems you are totally free. How does it feel?

A: These are the days I was looking forward to. It's hard to sleep because the options are so numerous. It was worth the fight, it was worth the struggle. I advise every artist to go through it if they can. The cream rises to the top anyway. A real free music doesn't mean that you don't pay for it, it just means there are no authoritarian figures telling you what you're supposed to do with it.

Q: Is the Internet opening new doors for you?

A: It's a tool. It's not a means to an end. My concerts have always been dear to me and it's almost a shame I got so good at making records because the media is dying now, so until something new happens and we get some laws and restrictions to how the media is used and the revenue is shared, then I'll just stick with the live stuff and every once in a while I'll do records.

Q: Are you a happy man today?

A: Very happy. More happy than ever actually.

Q: If you changed your name again today, what would you change it for?

A: I like this name. I think it fits.

Q: If you were to write the definition of funky in a dictionary, what would the definition be?

A: If you can describe it, you ain't funky.

Q: Are there any questions you want us to ask you?

A: Ask me about God. We need him. We all do.

Prince - Le Grand Palais Video, Pictures, Radio Review

Prince is receiving lots of positive reviews from his concerts performed yesterday in Paris. Some fans waited over 25 years to see him live!

Prince arrived directly in the palace with his car and parked there, the man knows how to make an entrance. Later on during one of his concerts he said:

"Do you like my house? I'm kidding, I'm just a visitor in your house, you should be proud to have such a beautiful city".

At the end of the second concert, fans called him back three times, came back and threw his guitar.

Watch a clip of one of Prince concerts last night at the Grand Palais in Paris.


Setlist Of 1st All Day/All Night Concert In Paris:

1999
I Feel For You
Controversy
Sexy Dancer/ Le Freak
Y U Wanna Treat Me So Bad ?
Take Me With U
Anotherloverholenyohead
Guitar
Raspberry Beret
Girl *
All Day, All Night *
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man *
The 1 U Wanna C *
Sometimes It Snows In April *
Mountains
Everyday People
I Want To Take U Higher
Long Train Runnin'
Play That Funky Music
Partyman
Shake Your Body To The Ground
What Have You Done For Me Lately?
Uptown
Let's Work
Cool
Kiss
All The Critics Love U In Paris
All Day, All Night
Cream
U Got The Look

* Acoustic performances.

The Band:
Prince (vox, guitar)
Cora Coleman-Dunham (drums)
Josh Dunham (bass)
Morris Hayes (keyboards)
Shelby J (vox)
Liv Warfield (vox)

Guests:
Frederic Yonnet (harmonica)
Cassandra O' Neal (keyboards)


ALL DAY ALL NIGHT PARIS CONCERT #2 PLAYLIST:

OPENING CHANT : ALL DAY ALL NIGHT (Band enters stage chanting)

1999 INTRO
EYE FEEL FOR YOU
CONTROVERSY
SEXY DANCER
LE FREAK
CONTROVERSY (REPRISE)
Y YOU WANNA TREAT ME SO BAD ?
TAKE ME WITH U
ANOTHERLOVERHOLEINYOHEAD
GUITAR
RASPBERRY BERRET

ACOUSTIC GUITAR SOLO :

ALL DAY ALL NIGHT
EYE COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF UR MAN
THE ONE YOU WANNA C
SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL

BAND RETURNS :

MOUNTAINS
SHAKE UR BODY DOWN (Bring guests on stage 2 dance)
EVERYDAY PEOPLE
I WANNA TAKE U HIGHER
LONG TRAIN
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC
ALL THE CRITICS LOVE U IN (PARIS)

BAND LEAVES STAGE

ENCORE :

DANCE 4 ME
NO MORE CANDY 4 U

(BAND LEAVES STAGE)

ENCORE : PURPLE RAIN
(BAND ENTERS SECTION BY SECTION)

If you understand French, here's a French radio talk show which plays some of the music Prince played last night, click here and here! Prince is having an exclusive mini concert at RTL.fr, which they will put on the air in a couple of days. The concert was scheduled for today. (if you need any translation, feel free to contact me).

Prince - Monteux Jazz Festival Peach

Here's a clip from Prince's Montreux Jazz Festival concert, which took place last July in Switzerland. Everyone's still hoping for a DVD to be released sometime in the future. In this video, Prince performs "Peach", which is a favorite of many fans.

Prince - Attends Fashion Shows + Plans 2 Concerts

This week, Prince and lovely Bria Valente graced the fashion shows of Galliano, Chanel, and Fendi to name a few. Both looked stunning and were definitely the talk of the town.

Attending fashion shows is not the only thing Prince will be doing while his stay in Paris. He will also do a last minute planned double show Sunday night at the Grand Palais, titled "All Day/All Night".The concerts are to be held at 5 p.m. (1500 GMT) and 10 p.m. (2000 GMT).

According to a source "Prince is very enthusiastic about the concerts" and particularly likes the Grand Palais exhibition hall.

Tickets can be puchased here from EUR99 to EUR149.

Prince - Dance 4 Me Official Release in Europe

Prince is set to release his latest 3-set album "Lotusflow3r, MPLSound, and Elixer" in France under exclusive license of Because Music for France.

"Dance 4 Me" is the single selected to promote the 3 albums and can already be heard on the radio waves and clubs.

Prince has always had a great fan base in Europe, releasing the 3 set album in France is definitely a wise marketing choice.

Listen to "Dance 4 Me"

The track is supa fly, funky, a real Minnesota sound!

Prince - Adds 2 Montreux Jazz Festival Videos To Lotusflow3r.com

Prince has release two magnificent videos from his Montreux Jazz Festival concerts on his official website lotusflow3r.com.

"Little Red Corvette" and "When I Lay May Hands On You" are the two gems Prince decided to release to his audiance of devoted fans. Anyone subscribe to lotusflow3r.com can see these amazing videos as much as they want, if you haven't bought your subscription yet do it now!

Many fans including myself are hoping that a DVD will be released of his Montreux Jazz Festival concerts. Prince is a master at delivering the unexpected, therefore it will be interesting the see what will come next.

Prince Montreux Jazz Festival Reviews, Pictures, Videos

"Montreux, thank you," Prince said, as he blew a kiss to the crowd before kicking off an encore with "Insatiable."

Prince closed the Montreux Jazz Festival with two amazing shows! He's receiving a lot of praise by organizers, fans, and critics!

Claude Nobs, founder of the festival in its 43rd annual edition, told fans cheering in vain for a second encore: "The jazz set he created here tonight has never been performed elsewhere."

"This was a very different show," said Patrick O'Keeffe, from Ireland. "He rarely plays with just three band members, normally it is much bigger band with brass and horns and sax."

FIRST CONCERT SET LIST:

When I lay my hands on u
Little red corvette
Somewhere here on earth
When the lights go down
Willing and able
I love u but I don't trust u anymore
She spoke 2 me
Love like jazz
All this love

1st encore:
Empty room
Elixer
In a large room with no light

2nd encore:
Insatiable
Scandalous
The Beautiful Ones
Nothing Compares 2 U

the band was:
John Blackwell
Rhonda Smith
Renato Neto

4 the encores: as above plus Mr Hayes


SECOND CONCERT SET LIST:

When I Lay My Hands On U
Stratus / That's It
John Blackwell solo
All Shook Up
Peach
Spanish Castle Magic
When U Were Mine
Little Red Corvette
Somewhere Here On Earth
She Spoke 2 Me
I Love U But I Don't Trust U Anymore Love Like Jazz
All The Critics Love U In Montreux / Housequake

Encore:

In A Large Room With No Light
Purple Rain

Exclusive Prince Song on Montreux Jazz Fest Site!

As previously reported, Prince is going to perform tomorrow night 2 shows at the Montreux Jazz Festival. For this occasion, he has released exclusively on the Jazz Festivals's site a song never previously released. It's titled "In a Large Room With No Light" and is available here.

"In a Large Room With No Light" is a groovy mix of soul, jazz and funk, whose melodic structure mounts to a guitar solo climax." (Montreux Jazz Festival Site).

The song is a great preview to what those lucky 7000 ticket holders will see!

Prince 2 Shows 1 Nite - Montreux Jazz Festival!

"The Montreux Jazz Festival is going to be a little bit more funky this year as a musical genius is planning on taking the stage not once, but twice." (Montreux Jazz Festival)

The organizers of the Montreux festival have officially announced it Prince will be performing at the Montreux Jazz festival this year! Lucy Prince fans will have the pleasure of seeing him twice in one night on July 18th.

Tickets will go on sale today at the following hours: at 2pm (local time Switzerland), 1pm (London time), 8am (New York time), 5am (Los Angeles time).


Ticket prices: Main floor :CHF 195.-
(indicative price : US$ 177.-, € 130.-)
Seated balcony : CHF 480.-
(indicative price US$ 430.-, € 320.-)

Points of sale: http://www.montreuxjazz.com/

TicketCorner (Manor, Coop City, La Poste, Gare CFF), Fnac.

The Apollo's 75th Anniversary - Prince, Mariah, and More

Prince made a surprise appearance at Monday’s 75th Anniversary of Harlem’s iconic Apollo Theater !

Prince and Mariah Carey were among the stars who helped the Apollo Theater celebrate its 75th anniversary Monday night with a fundraising concert and induction ceremony for Quincy Jones and Patti LaBelle, who became part of the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame.

Anita Baker and The O'Jays performed for the star-studded crowd, and Bill Cosby and wife Camille were presented with the Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis Arts & Humanitarian Award.

Happy Birthday Prince

Today is Prince's birthday, and although he doesn't celebrate it due to his beliefs, we still here at Music2Nite are greatful for all of the music this genius, legend, and innovator has done for the past 51 years!

Lots of love, appreciation, and respect from Music2Nite!

Prince - Jay Leno's Last Musical Guest

For his last music guest on the "Tonight Show", Jay Leno invited Prince to perform. The set was beautifully decorated, like a jazz club. Miss Bria Valente seemed to be sitting at the background, among other onlookers. Prince performed the exquisite ballad "Somewhere Here On Earth". During the performance, Prince sketched something which he handed over to Jay. It said: "Jay Leno is the best even Paul Schaeffer knows".

Prince and Bria Valente in Paris

Prince and Bria Valente were spotted this week in Paris, shopping at Emanuel Ungaro and enjoying treats at La Maison du Chocolat. They also enjoyed a Lenny Kravitz concert while being there. Prince is currently promoting his new 3-set album "Lotusflow3r", "MPLSound", and Bria's "Elixer".

The couple are already back in the states, where Prince is getting ready to perform on Jay Leno's last show (May 28th).

In other Prince news, "The Undertaker" is now available on www.lotusflow3r.com, so if you haven't signed up yet, now's the time to do it!

Check out some pictures of Prince and Bria Valente below.