{"id":26994,"date":"2025-06-06T18:53:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T18:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/prince-celebration-2025-acoustic-version-of-free-recorded-in-2008\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T18:53:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T18:53:47","slug":"prince-celebration-2025-acoustic-version-of-free-recorded-in-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/prince-celebration-2025-acoustic-version-of-free-recorded-in-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Celebration 2025 + Acoustic Version of \u2018FREE\u2019 Recorded in 2008."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prince Celebration, the annual gathering of devoted fans from around the world, returns to Paisley Park and downtown Minneapolis from June 5\u20138, 2025. This year\u2019s event will honor Prince\u2019s unparalleled musical legacy with exclusive programming that celebrates the 40th anniversaries of Around the World in a Day and The Family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In addition, NPG Records and Paisley Park Enterprises have released the acoustic version of \u2018FREE\u2019 recorded in 2008 by Prince<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Free (Acoustic Version)\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UgFQO8HZtQE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Free (Acoustic Version)\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UgFQO8HZtQE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prince Celebration 2025 will feature unreleased music and rare concert footage from Prince, as well as a historic live performance on Friday, June 6 at Paisley Park, featuring:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Morris Day &amp; The Time<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Jesse Johnson<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 The Family<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Johnny Venus<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The weekend will also include\u00a0<b>panel discussions<\/b>\u00a0with artists and collaborators who were part of these groundbreaking albums\u2014including original band members from\u00a0<i>The Family<\/i>\u00a0and artists who collaborated on the\u00a0<i>Around the World in a Day<\/i>\u00a0cover\u2014providing fans with firsthand insight into Prince\u2019s creative universe and\u00a0<i>The Vault &amp; Future Plans<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Weekend Highlights Include:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday, June 5<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Kick-off DJ Dance Party at First Avenue, featuring\u00a0<b>DJ\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Jake Rudh<\/span><\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>DJ\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Lenka Paris<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(<i>single tickets available<\/i>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Paisley Park Open House<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Explore the legendary Soundstage and NPG Music Club, with food, coffee, activations and retail shop access<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Downtown Block Party at the Prince Mural<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 A free, all-ages event from 5 PM\u20131 AM with DJs, live performances, and community celebration<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Unreleased music<\/b>,\u00a0<b>Prince in Concert<\/b>, and\u00a0<b>immersive fan experiences<\/b>\u00a0all weekend long<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Celebration, the annual gathering of devoted fans from around the world, returns to Paisley Park and downtown Minneapolis from<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - 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