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Still the King of Controversy

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Prince is giving away free copies of his new album "Planet Earth" in the Mail on Sunday newspaper and to fans who attend the 21 live shows he’s in London next month. The move has infuriated British retailers, and Sony/BMG is refusing to distribute "Planet Earth" in the UK. We’ll talk to Wired magazine columnist Eliot Van Buskirk about Prince’s history of often-prophetic professional decisions.

Eliot Van Buskirk's Wired column on Prince


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