Contents of Paisley Park vault are being shopped to 3 labels for $35 million

October 13, 2016 at 3:27AM
The memorial at Paisley Park. ] (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune) leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION: At Paisley Park in Chanhassen on July 4, 2016. More than two months after Prince's untimely death at Paisley Park, what is the scene at his home and recording studio, where pilgrims flocked in the days and weeks after his death? The fences overflowed with tributes; what do they look like now?
A memorial to Prince at Paisley Park this summer. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The mysteries hidden in Prince's ballyhooed vault at Paisley Park are being shopped to three major labels with an asking price of $35 million, Billboard has reported.

Prince's estate has yet to catalog the vault's contents, but it is believed to contain thousands of hours of unreleased recordings, videos, concert footage and even movies recorded during the artist's four-decade career.

Some of the recordings could default to Warner Bros., where Prince was under contract from 1977 to the mid-90s. He later had short-term deals with various labels, including Epic, Arista and EMI. It's also unclear if the recordings being offered would include the major-label albums once their rights revert to Prince's estate.

The material is being shopped by veteran music executive Charles Koppelman and entertainment lawyer L. Londell McMillan, who were appointed by Carver County District Court to work as music advisers to Prince's estate.

Since his death on April 21, Prince has sold 1.95 million albums and 4.9 million song downloads in the United States, according to Nielsen Music.

JON BREAM

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