Prince has been nominated for two Soul Music Awards at the upcoming American Music Awards: Most Popular Soul Male Vocalist and Soul Album of the Year for 1999. Meanwhile, he is in Los Angeles shooting additional scenes for his film Purple Rain. Publication: Minneapolis Star and Tribune Date: Sunday, January 8, 1984 Country: United States Section: Entertainment news brief THE STORY The item reports Prince’s double nomination at the Dick Clark-produced American Music Awards (to

A substantial, intellectually engaged feature review in LA Weekly by Steve Erickson examining Prince’s Controversy album as a provocative blend of eroticism, social commentary, politics, and funk, positioning it as a bold (if imperfect) artistic statement from the rising Minneapolis star. Publication: LA Weekly Date: Thursday, December 24, 1981 Country: United States Section / Pages: Music (p. 28) Title: Prince’s “Controversy” This Year’s Come-On THE STORY Steve Erickson anal