MUSIC NEWS - Prince has announced that the official launch of his new website, LotusFlow3r.comwill be March 24th, 2009. When the site goes live, his fans will have access to new content including digital downloads of his new studio albums LOtUSFLOW3r, MPLSoUND and Elixer, a collaboration with his new protégé Bria Valente; concert tickets; sneak peaks at upcoming events; live concert footage; exclusive imagery from past albums and other exclusive photos for an annual membership fee of $77. You can still sign up on the existing beta version of the site for email updates and for the invite.
And, on the evening of March 24th, 28th, Princewill perform at three different "secret" locations with three different bands throughout the Los Angeles area. It's a mystery, even to his musicians who are not sure of all the details. In addition, it was previously announced that Prince will play an unprecedented three nights in a row on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 25th, 26th and 27th and will return to help Leno end his reign on the late night show by performing on his next to last show on May 28th.
LotusFlow3r.com will be Prince's interactive galaxy, conceived by Prince and created by Scott Addison Clay and Anthony Malzone. It will take Prince fans into three different worlds emanating the feel of the three new albums in a high-end 3-D style design. Currently, the beta version of the site hosts new tracks “Colonized Mind” from the new LOtUSFLOW3r album, “DiscoJellyfish” from the new MPLSoUND album and “Another Boy” from Elixer with Bria. The site is scheduled to reveal new music video from each of the three albums on the launch date including “Crimson and Clover” from LOtUSFLOW3r, “Chocolate Box” from MPLSoUND and “Everytime” from Elixer. Prince also plans to give his fans access to tickets to live shows, concert footage from past performances, exclusive imagery from his past albums and other exclusive photos, exclusive information about any private or secret shows, as well as exclusive content that will only be available in the first week of the site launch and may never become available again. Fans who join the site early will also receive a boutique-quality “Founding Member” t-shirt that displays the central image from the galaxy. Over time, Prince (complete your Prince music collection) will continue to give fans more access to high-end never before photos and video content and much more.
UPDATE 3/19/09 - The three-shows hit the LA Live complex on Saturday, March 28. According to Billboard, the first concert of the evening will take place in the Nokia Theatre with a 5:30 pm openign. The other two shows are at the Conga Room (8 pm doors) and Club Nokia (11:30 pm doors). Tix are on sale begining March 22 on Ticketmaster. All are priced at $77, and each concert will have Prince performing with a different backing band.
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