Glam Slam Escape: Digital

Released on March 22, 2005, Stevie Wonder’s “So What The Fuss” features Prince on guitar, marking a standout collaboration between two musical legends.

On March 29, 2004, Prince issued a landmark wave of digital releases through the NPG Music Club, coinciding with the early days of his Musicology Tour. This date marked the first time a major cluster of his 2001–2004 independent‑era recordings became officially available for download in a single coordinated drop, reflecting Prince’s pioneering embrace of online distribution years ahead of the industry curve.

The album — his twenty‑eighth studio release — was given to all concertgoers throughout the North American tour (March 27 to September 9, 2004), a pioneering ticket‑bundling strategy that later prompted Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan to revise their chart rules. Physical editions followed in April 2004, issued by NPG Records and distributed by Columbia Records, marking Prince’s first major‑label partnership in five years.

Released as a free NPG Music Club mp3 on March 22, 2002, “Silicon” originated in the late 1999–2000 Paisley Park sessions and later appeared in edited form on The Slaughterhouse.

A multimedia‑rich digital drop from March 22, 2001, Edition #2 expanded the NPG Music Club with exclusive live tracks, rare segues, and the second full Ahdio Show broadcast — a defining moment in Prince’s early online era.

Released on 18 February 2001, NPG Music Club Edition #1 introduced Prince’s subscription‑based digital platform with exclusive audio, video, and the debut of NPG Ahdio Show #1.