Prince

Prince

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Tonight on night two of the blind audition rounds on 'The Voice,' coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera opened the show with an ode to His Royal Badness, Prince. The superstar panel of mentors performed a medley of songs by the 'Purple Rain' hitmaker, with each of them getting their own little solo spot to show off their different types of vocals.

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Before a lineup of celebrity guests that included Kesha, Jennifer Hudson, Uma Thurman and Jessica Alba, Nicki Minaj and Prince rocked the Versace for H&M fashion show at New York City's Pier 57 on Tuesday night.

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Tuesday night's Versace for H&M launch in New York just got a lot hotter, now that Nicki Minaj and Prince have signed on to the event. The fashionable artists will each perform live after the launch party, according to WWD.

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Stacy Francis is 'X Factor''s answer to Season 10 'American Idol' singer Pia Toscano in that she sticks to the room-filling, diva-like ballads. Francis has the type of powerhouse voice that could allow her to win this competition, hands down, since America loves an underdog -- and one with talent, to boot. On tonight's episode, she performed Prince's essential ballad 'Purple Rain.'

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A perfume company is enjoying the sweet smell of victory in its legal case against Prince. A New York City judge has ruled in favor of Revelations Perfume & Cosmetic and has ordered the Purple One to pay $4 million to the company because he reneged on a deal he entered into in 2006 to promote a fragrance bearing his name and likeness.

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Kanye West is all about the high-profile collabs right now, be it live or recorded. West, who is currently riding a crest of media exposure and publicity thanks to his 'Watch the Throne' project with fellow luminary Jay-Z, joined Prince on stage at Way Out West 2011 in Sweden on Friday, Aug. 12.

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Thanks to the prevalence of digital music in 2011, Prince has told the UK paper The Guardian that he detests digital music so much that he'll probably stick to performing live instead of releasing recorded music.

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Throughout Prince’s career, he has often included longer versions or remixes of his songs on 12” singles to allow for more experimentation and full-throttle jamming. On this list of the Top 10 Prince 12" Singles of All Time, we are counting down his best and most epic 12" tracks, so you can experience them for the first time, or be reminded of the purple genius that you have always loved.

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Prince has often placed his most personal, and some of his best songs as B-sides. Although these Top 10 Prince B-sides of All Time were not initially released on any Prince album, on their own or listened to as a compilation, they are classics and must-haves -- not only for a Prince fan, but also for any fan of great music. The following B-sides are listed in chronological order starting with the 1982 release of 'How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore' and closing with the 1989 release of 'I Love U in Me.' Enjoy!

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Not that it's her most pressing concern at the moment, seeing as how she just returned to rehab, but Whitney Houston has apparently been banned from attending Prince concerts by the Purple One himself.

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