Prince news: Grammy Salute airs on CBS next month; new date for next batch of reissues

"Let's Go Crazy: The GRAMMY Salute To Prince" will be broadcast Tuesday, April 21 (9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streaming on CBS All Access. The tribute concert is hosted by comedian Maya Rudolph, who will also perform with her Prince cover band Princess. Filmed Jan. 28, the special will air on the four-year anniversary of the superstar’s passing.

An all-star lineup will perform hits from Prince's catalog, including Beck, Gary Clark Jr., Common, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Juanes, John Legend, Chris Martin, Miguel, Morris Day And The Time, Princess, Sheila E., St. Vincent, Mavis Staples, the Revolution, and Usher, with special appearances by Fred Armisen, Naomi Campbell, Misty Copeland, FKA Twigs and Jimmy Jam. Sheila E., Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis are the co-musical directors of the special.

In related news:

The Prince Estate and Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment, are rescheduling the release of the next batch of titles in the comprehensive Prince reissue program, originally slated for April 17 to Friday, May 29. If any fan has already ordered these titles, those pre-orders will be honored at the later date.

Pre-order titles here: https://Prince.lnk.to/2001-2002

Besides the physical releases, The Prince Estate will continue to add videos from the 2003 home video release Prince Live at The Aladdin Las Vegas and other live performances to the growing Prince Live Playlist.

Watch Prince Live here: https://Prince.lnk.to/PrinceLive

As previously announced, the new batch of reissues from 2001-2002 includes two studio albums released six months apart—2001's The Rainbow Children and 2002's One Nite Alone... – plus Prince's first official live albums from the tour that occurred in between those two releases. One Nite Alone…, the 4 LP set One Nite Alone…Live! and the double LP One Nite Alone: The Aftershow…It Ain't Over! will each get their first-ever vinyl release in limited-edition purple, while sought-after title The Rainbow Children will be available on CD for the first time in decades and on a crystal-clear double LP with limited-edition custom rainbow slipmat.

The five disc collection Up All Nite with Prince: The One Nite Alone Collection will make the CDs for these sought-after releases widely available for the first time. Combined in a slipcase with a 48-page bound book, One Nite Alone… and the two live albums are packaged with the long-out-of-print bonus DVD Prince Live at The Aladdin Las Vegas. Prince.