2010 July10: 20Ten Era

Hot Summer is the fifth song of the tenth posthumous album Welcome 2 America released in 2021 (the first full previously‑unreleased studio album of Prince material). The track premiered on Minnesota public radio station 89.3 The Current’s website on June 7, 2010, Prince’s 52nd birthday. July 22, 2021 – Hot Summer is made available to stream and download as a preview track from the forthcoming Welcome 2 America album. Hot Summer was released as the A‑side of a 7" vinyl single

July 24, 2011 – Andy Allo’s Facebook page streams Andy Allo and Prince’s version of Amy Winehouse’s track Love Is A Losing Game, less than 24 hours after Winehouse’s passing. Love Is A Losing Game is a cover version of the song written and originally performed by Amy Winehouse, which first appeared on her 2006 album Back To Black, and was released as a single in 2007. A version by Andy Allo and Prince, seemingly recorded acoustically in one take (similar to their streamed ver

On Jul 15, 2011, a newly recorded acoustic rehearsal version of Guitar by Prince and Andy Allo was streamed on Allo’s Facebook page. The track features Prince giving musical direction to Allo, with the meta‑data crediting the artist as Prince/Allo and listing an unknown album title, The L/C. The embedded artwork also credits Prince/Allo, showing Prince lifting Allo’s guitar. BACKGROUND Guitar is the second track from Prince’s 32nd album Planet Earth. A week before the album’s

The July 24, 2010 edition of The Times Saturday Review features an in-depth profile titled “At home with Prince”, offering a rare glimpse into Prince’s world during his 20Ten era. Publication: The Times Saturday Review Date: July 24, 2010 Country: United Kingdom Location: London Section: Arts & Ideas / Saturday Magazine Feature THE STORY This extensive feature includes a striking portrait of Prince alongside a detailed interview and profile. It explores his life, music, and p

20Ten is the 35th full‑length studio album by Prince. It was initially released on 10 July 2010 as a covermount with Belgian newspapers Het Nieuwsblad & de Gentenaar and the British newspaper Daily Mirror (sold in a different edition as the Daily Record in Scotland), following the UK and Ireland distribution model of Planet Earth. German music magazine Rolling Stone also carried the CD with their issue released on 22 July 2010, as did the French paper Courrier International (

The Daily Mirror offers readers a free CD of Prince’s brand new album 20Ten as a special promotional giveaway bundled with the newspaper. Publication: Daily Mirror Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010 Country: United Kingdom Location: London, England Section: Promotional poster / In-store newsagents display THE STORY A vibrant, full-color promotional poster advertises that a free CD of Prince’s latest album is included inside the Daily Mirror newspaper that day. The eye-catching des

20Ten is Prince’s 35th studio album, a vibrant, funk-rock driven release issued as a free covermount with several European newspapers — continuing the innovative distribution strategy he pioneered with Planet Earth. RELEASE DETAILS Artist: Prince Label: NPG Records Format: CD (newspaper covermount) Catalogue: UP20TEN001 (promo) Country: Europe (primarily Belgium & UK) Released: 10 July 2010 (Belgium & UK newspapers) / 22 July 2010 (Germany & France) Genre: Rock, Funk, Soul Le