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“He said ‘Look, I want you to take all those albums and destroy them'”: Why did Prince abruptly retract his new album days before release in 1987?

A record allegedly driven by supernatural forces, Prince swiftly disowned the stark funk of the Black Album - but what caused him to pivot so dramatically?

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“He said ‘Look, I want you to take all those albums and destroy them and I’ll pay for whatever cost was incurred in manufacturing.’ And he actually paid us out of his royalties”: What made Prince abruptly pull his new album days before release in 1987?

A record allegedly driven by supernatural forces, Prince swiftly disowned the stark funk of the Black Album - but what caused him to pivot so dramatically?

MusicRadar

‘New Jack City’ screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper dead aged 66

With tributes hailing him for defying 1980s and ’90s culture, it’s emerged ‘New Jack City’ screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper has died aged 66.

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Maze’s Frankie Beverly united Black America with his everyman brilliance

The funk and soul singer, who has died aged 77, was part of Black family life in the US while being a cult sensation in the UK – and his smooth but never slick music rightly endures

The Guardian - UK

Thriller 40: release date, trailer and everything we know about the special event

Thriller 40 celebrates Michael Jackson’s legendary album. The special event features fellow pop stars and more as they discuss the impact of the project.

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'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' turns 30: How the album pays homage to hip-hop's mythical and martial arts origins

2023 marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop culture and the 30th anniversary of the Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).

The Conversation

Mike Sielski: Sixers guard Mac McClung’s slam-dunking rise to celebrity shows the evolution of basketball

WILMINGTON, Del. — All of them came to see him, all of them.

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Willie Mays celebrated at West Coast premiere of forthcoming HBO documentary

SAN FRANCISCO — In over 30 years of filmmaking, Nelson George has been to a lot of movie premieres.

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Movie review: ‘Sidney’ celebrates the legendary Poitier

He was the first Black male Academy Award winner. He was the first Black male movie star. For many white people, children included, he was the first Black male actor they loved. It is at first surprising to see Sidney Poitier talk about himself in an existing interview in Reginald…

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