A rare Prince song comes to streaming: the secrets of Magnificient

Prince was one of the greatest figures in the history of music. An artist who stood out as a musician, singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actor and pioneer in the rights and freedoms of artists.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of his album Musicology, the remembered musician’s record label released “Magnificent.” This is a rare song from 2004 that was previously released as a “virtual B-side” to the title track and which was the lead single.

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This material has never been on streaming services before and this release marks the first time Prince fans around the world will have access to this rare recording. The song’s streaming debut follows the release of “United States Of Division,” another rare B-side from the Musicology era.

The details of “Magnificent”

It was composed and recorded entirely by Prince himself, the song is a sensual love song, highlighted by layers of digital percussion and a well-fronted synth arrangement.

“In the time it took for others / to say your name / We became magnificent,” Prince sings over funky accompaniment, like an anonymous lover. According to a statement, this material has been unreleased to Prince fans for 20 years, the masters of the recording were found in Prince’s legendary vault.

These two songs celebrate the 20th anniversary of the historic Musicology Live 2004 tour, a notable series of shows in which the star distributed copies of her Musicology album to thousands of concertgoers along the tour route.

At the artist’s request, the tour featured reasonable ticket prices that encouraged fans young and old to attend the shows. This grassroots approach to album marketing profoundly changed the way the music industry viewed live performances and once again cemented Prince’s status as one of modern music’s great creative visionaries.

Musicology won two Grammy Awards, as well as being certified double platinum by the RIAA in 2005. The album arrived at the peak of Prince’s resurgence in the early 2000s, virtually coinciding with his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. , where he performed his now-iconic guitar solo in a stellar rendition of the Beatles classic, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”

He also performed a duet with Beyoncé weeks earlier during that year’s Grammy Awards ceremony, while Musicology’s US tour was the highest-grossing of his career and one of the most successful of the year, performing to over 1.4 million. of fans.

From June 20-24, Prince fans will come together once again to celebrate Prince’s enduring legacy at Celebration 2024. Located at Prince’s Paisley Park complex in Minneapolis, the event will feature music, celebrity panels, exclusive images of concerts, multiple activations in downtown Minneapolis, and a tour of newly curated Paisley Park.

Celebration 2024 will also give fans the opportunity to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Prince’s seminal 1984 classic, Purple Rain, as well as the 20th anniversary of Musicology.

Prince’s successful career

Born Prince Rogers Nelson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he released his debut album For You in 1978 and became one of the most successful artists of all time, selling more than 150 million albums.

Throughout her 40-year career, her work has received critical acclaim as well as official recognition of her achievements, including seven Grammy Awards, seven Brit Awards, six American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, one Grammy President’s Merit Award, a Billboard Icon Award, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award (for Best Original Score for the film Purple Rain).

Their albums, 1999 (1982), Purple Rain (1984) and Sign O’ The Times (1987) frequently appear in rankings of the best albums of all time. He was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the UK Music Hall of Fame, and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, and was inducted two times on the Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame.

Prince was a leader in philanthropy, donating privately and without fanfare to countless charities and causes he championed, and a pioneer in fashion, art, music, and virtually all forms of entertainment. He died on April 21, 2016 from an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Chanhassen home. He was 57 years old.