Charity Initiative for Hurricane Katrina Relief On September 5, 2005, Prince swiftly released the stand-alone single "S.S.T." as a digital download on the NPG Music Club within 24 hours of its recording, with "Brand New Orleans" available as streaming audio, both aimed at supporting the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. All proceeds from the single were donated to aid victims of the devastating storm that struck the Gulf Coast in late August 2005. Two days later, on September 7,

A Post-9/11 Funk Protest The single was released in multiple formats. On September 28 (US) November 8, 2004, UK and European CD single came out featuring four tracks: "Cinnamon Girl" (Album version), "Dear Mr. Man" (live at Webster Hall), "United States of Division" (previously only available as a download), and an MPEG video of the "Dear Mr. Man" performance. Two weeks later, a similar single was released, excluding the video. In November of that year, Prince's NPG Music Clu

Prince's "Empty Room" (live version) was released as a members-only download from the NPG Music Club January 4th 2003. The same version was later included on the download album C-Note First recorded (with The Revolution ) in August 1985 and inspired by an argument with Susannah Melvoin Prince re-recorded the song at Paisley Park in March of 1992 but a studio version of this beautifully haunting track has never been released The clip used here is from the Montreux Jazz Festiva

Prince's "Mellow" was made available as a free download for a limited time to America Online members January 14, 2002. "Mellow" is the seventh track on Prince’s 24th album, "The Rainbow Children," marking his first album after returning to the name Prince. On January 14, 2002, the track was made available as a free download for AOL members on AOL.com. In 2002, a live version appeared as the fifth track on the first disc of Prince’s inaugural live album, "One Nite Alone... Liv