… the U.S. Attorney,” says Jason Kamerud, chief sheriff’s deputy in Carver County. “At some point, all of the information obtained during the investigation will become public, but I have no idea when that might happen.”
Who will truly benefit from Prince’s estate? There are many rumors as to say Pince had a will and it was destroyed or he didn’t have a will. Either way, no will has been released. And of course, you’ve got brothers, uncles, cousins and family that you’ve never seen or heard of before popping up saying that they are due to some portion of royalties of the estate.
The really only credible one is Prince’s sister, Tyka, who spoke to not only the press, but the fans as well and shared in Prince’s love for others.
Will other Prince music be released? Prince‘s new EP seems to have been pulled after the singer’s estate filed a lawsuit seeking to block it.
The surprise new EP of unreleased music was due to drop Friday April 21, 2017 to mark the one-year anniversary of Prince’s death.
However, the EP’s pre-order page has now vanished from iTunes and its title track ‘Deliverance’, which debuted on April 19th of 2017, is no longer on any streaming sites. According to TMZ, this comes as a direct result of the lawsuit.
Prince co-wrote and co-produced the EP’s six songs with Ian Boxill, who completed the tracks following his death last year. It was reported yesterday that Paisley Park and Prince’s estate have filed a joint lawsuit against Boxill, accusing him of “trying to exploit one or more songs for his personal gain at expense of the Prince estate”.
The lawsuit argues that Boxill signed a confidentiality agreement with the late star that stated all music they worked on “would remain Prince’s sole and exclusive property.” It is also claimed that Boxill agreed that he “would not use any recordings or property in any way whatsoever” and that “he would return any such recordings or property to Prince immediately upon request.”
All that to say, it may be awhile before someone other than Prince’s family or estate releases some of his never-heard-before songs.
In the meantime, we’ll just listen to the thousands of songs he has gifted us with over the years 😉
Rest well, Prince.