Thursday, April 20, 2017

Prince Turns Into Frog

The other day Rolling Stone magazine reported that a new Prince EP would be released. Turns out, the man who was releasing it, didn't get permission from Prince's estate. Now it's a giant mess. From today's RAMP newsletter...

Last night, TMZ and other sources reported a federal judge had granted the Estate's request for a restraining order -- which means the Deliverance EP will NOT be released tomorrow. George Boxill has been ordered to turn over all recordings to the Estate. The restraining order will expire on May 3, unless the court extends it. There will be a hearing before then to address the matter. However... The order does not address the fact the album had already been pre-ordered by millions of Prince fans. At press time, Deliverance had disappeared from iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play and Amazon. And the beat goes on...