{"id":3567,"date":"2021-06-24T10:40:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T14:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.com\/?p=3567"},"modified":"2021-06-24T10:40:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T14:40:32","slug":"new-season-official-prince-podcast-the-story-of-welcome-2-america-debuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.com\/sonymusic\/new-season-official-prince-podcast-the-story-of-welcome-2-america-debuts\/","title":{"rendered":"New Season of Official Prince Podcast, The Story of Welcome 2 America, Debuts July 22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Podcast Will Debut Never-Before-Heard\u00a0Welcome 2 America\u00a0Songs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the New Season\u2019s Preview <\/em><\/strong>Here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subscribe <\/em><\/strong>Here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York, NY \u2013 June 24, 2021 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The Prince Estate, in partnership with Legacy Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment, today announced the new season of the Official Prince Podcast,\u00a0The Story of Welcome 2 America<\/em>, which will debut Thursday, July 22. The new season explores Prince\u2019s career in 2010-2011,\u00a0as the artist recorded his prescient and political album\u00a0Welcome 2 America<\/em>\u00a0and then mysteriously archived it\u00a0and will offer listeners the first chance to hear the songs on the album ahead of its official release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The popular and award-winning Official Prince Podcast was just honored with two additional Webby Awards nominations for its 8-part series The Story of Sign O\u2019 The Times<\/em> and was both the People\u2019s Voice Winner and the Webby Winner in Podcasts, Music Arts & Culture last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted by music journalist Andrea Swensson and special guest co-hosts Shelby J. and Morris Hayes of Prince\u2019s legendary band the NPG, the four-episode season will take listeners into the studios of Paisley Park and out onto the road to learn more about this prescient and philosophical period of Prince\u2019s later-era career. The hosts will be joined by the additional musicians who performed on Welcome 2 <\/em>America\u2014Tal Wilkenfeld, Chris Coleman, Elisa Fiorillo, and Liv Warfield\u2014plus important behind-the-scenes collaborators from the era who will shed light on Prince\u2019s creative process and late-night conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to hearing the stories behind the singles \u201cWelcome 2 America\u201d and \u201cBorn 2 Die,\u201d listeners will get the opportunity to hear numerous unreleased vault tracks including \u201cSame Page, Different Book,\u201d \u201cCheck the Record,\u201d \u201c1000 Light Years From Here,\u201d \u201c1010 (Rin Tin Tin)\u201d and \u201cStand Up and B Strong\u201d for the very first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here\u00a0<\/a>to listen to the preview for\u00a0The Story of Welcome 2 America<\/em>. The first episode will be available on Thursday July 22 on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. The previously unreleased\u00a0Welcome 2 America<\/em>\u00a0album is available July 30. Preorder the album\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Prince Official Podcast:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official podcast dedicated to Prince, the singular artist and visionary. Featuring explorations of Prince’s massive discography and new discoveries from his legendary vault of unreleased recordings, each podcast episode features unforgettable anecdotes and insights from his trusted collaborators. Brought to you by The Prince Estate, which passionately presents Prince’s life and work and aims to immerse fans, old and new, in Prince’s story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About The Prince Estate:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Prince Estate passionately presents Prince’s life and work, and cultivates opportunities to further his legacy. As the singular, authoritative source on all things Prince, The Prince Estate inspires and educates fans, celebrates Prince in his totality, and stewards Prince’s legacy into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official Website: PRINCE.com<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official Store: Store.PRINCE.com<\/a> Instagram, Facebook and Twitter: @prince<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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