Free Prince CD in The News Of The World

[The One]

http://www.thedawnexperience.co.uk/images/notw.jpgTheres a full page advert today in the Sun, saying that the News Of The World are giving away a Prince CD...

[unique]

i think he is finally going to release all the music from the vaults over the next few years by giving away a different cd every day with a different newspaper. the more political songs will be given away by the times and the guardian, and the more sexual songs by the sun, the star, and the daily sport

i think it's despicable that prince is forcing the public to have to listen to his music, even though they've chosen for years not to buy any of his cds, even if they didn't know he hasn't released anything since 1992

next he will be performing live at guantanamo bay as he will know his audience can't leave the show

[unique]

it's actually a competition to win copies of purple rain and concert tickets, no cd or anything with the paper

text 61008 and say "WIN C Paul Smith, 7 Alphabet Street, MInneapolis, ABC 123" - putting your own name and address

the question is complete the title of this prince song

Purple

A - Snow

B - Clouds

C - Rain

so you text "WIN" leave a space, type "C" as your answer, then a space and then your name AND address. texts cost 25p plus standard txt costs. winners will be notified by post by 2th July

ther are thousands of cds, and 1 winner plus 12 friends see prince from a vip box on saturday 4th august

if i only had 12 friends!

[Funk]

I have entered this numerous times now, and also made my daughter and GF enter too... Trouble is, I wouldnt be able to find 12 friends who would want to go...

[unique]

I have entered this numerous times now, and also made my daughter and GF enter too... Trouble is, I wouldnt be able to find 12 friends who would want to go...

i didn't bother entering as i've already got about 4 tickets for that nite, and umpteen spares for every other nite, and they are all going to be closer than the box

i'd prolly enter and win another copy of purple rain

[Funk]

i didn't bother entering as i've already got about 4 tickets for that nite, and umpteen spares for every other nite, and they are all going to be closer than the box

i'd prolly enter and win another copy of purple rain


LOL.. I have 4 tix for that night too, and mine are probably closer too. I think I just see the word Prince Comp and feel obliged to enter... I really don need another copy of PR tho..

[unique]

Newspaper gives away Prince CDs

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/43999000/jpg/_43999478_prince_203_getty.jpg Prince is also giving away the album at his concerts

Around three million copies of Prince's new album, Planet Earth, have been given away with the Mail On Sunday. The promotion is believed to be worth about £250,000 to the musician, whose hits include Purple Rain, Raspberry Beret and Money Don't Matter 2Night.
But the giveaway has angered retailers, who called it "an insult" to high street record stores.
It also dealt a blow to Prince's record label, Sony BMG, which has shelved plans to release the album in the UK.
'Speculation business'
Planet Earth has had largely positive reviews, with The Times saying it was "too good to be so lightly sold".
The US pop star also plans to give away copies to fans attending one of his 21 concerts at London's O2 arena next month.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/43999000/jpg/_43999479_prince_300.jpg Prince has sold more than 80m records worldwide

That means it will reach many more listeners than the artist's last album, 3121, which only sold 80,000 copies in the UK.
"It's direct marketing and I don't have to be in the speculation business of the record industry which is going through a lot of tumultuous times right now," said the Minneapolis musician when asked why he was giving the CD away.
"Prince has done this because he makes most of his money these days as a performing artist," the Mail on Sunday's editor, Peter Wright, told BBC Five Live.
"He's got a fantastic series of concerts coming up at the O2 Dome and this is a way of telling people what he's doing."
Wright confirmed that the newspaper had paid Prince for the licence to produce the CD, and had paid to press and distribute it, but hoped to make money by selling extra copies of the paper and extra advertising.
'Beggars belief'
Nonetheless, the deal has sent shockwaves through the record industry, with the Entertainment Retailers Association being particularly vocal about their dissatisfaction.
Paul Quirk, co-chairman of the organisation, said the decision "beggars belief".
"The Artist formerly known as Prince should know that with behaviour like this he will soon be the Artist Formerly Available in Record Stores," said Mr Quirk, referring to a period in the 1990s when Prince famously stopped using his name in favour of a symbol.
However, music chain HMV has decided to stock Sunday's Mail, even though chief executive Simon Fox previously called the giveaway "absolutely nuts".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6899478.stm

[unique]

Prince album floods the internet

'Planet Earth' available to download



Copies of Prince (http://www.nme.com/artists/prince)'s album 'Planet Earth' have flooded the internet after it came free with a paper on Sunday (July 15).

The album is easily accessible to fans around the world, despite plans for a full commercial release in countries including the US. However, it is not being sold in record shops in the UK after a deal with distributors Sony BMG fell through after the decision to covermount the album.

'Planet Earth' was freely available to download after an estimated three million copies of the CD were distributed with the Mail On Sunday.

Hundreds of the CDs have also been put up for sale on auction site eBay.

The album is still due to be released on July 24 in the US and Canada.

A blogger who posted the full album on the web wrote: "Seeing as it was free anyway...we decided to stick it up here for anyone who didn't get it.

"This seems to be the way forward. With music being free, the artists make their money from mechandising and touring, and the digital revolution may yet be the downfall of major labels. No harm in our book!"

The move to give the CD away has angered members of the music industry.

A spokesperson for Sony BMG said: "The perception of intellectual property being 'free' is a problem we share with other business including TV, radio, film, magazine, newspapers and gaming companies among others. At present no action is being taken to remove files that I know of."

Prince (http://www.nme.com/artists/prince) is also set to give the album away to fans attending one of his 21 concerts at London's O2 Arena next month.

Prince (http://www.nme.com/artists/prince) said: "It's direct marketing and I don't have to be in the speculation business of the record industry, which is going through a lot of tumultuous times right now."

Mail On Sunday's editor Peter Wright said: "Prince (http://www.nme.com/artists/prince) has done this because he makes most of his money these days as a performing artist."

Wright confirmed that the newspaper had paid to press and distribute the album, but hoped to make money by selling extra copies of the paper and extra advertising, reports BBC News.



http://www.nme.com/news/prince/29759