Adding an amiable epilogue to one of the most public contract disputes in the history of the music business, Prince and Warner Bros. Records have come to terms on a global licensing partnership.
The wide-ranging deal grants the singer ownership of his master recordings, and allows Warners to digitally remaster and reissue Prince’s albums from 1978 through the 1990s.
Financial details were not disclosed.
The announcement comes several months before the 30th anniversary of Prince’s soundtrack album, “Purple Rain,” which a press release confirmed would be the first album to get the deluxe reissue treatment, with others to follow. Prince also announced that a new studio album is “on the way.”
“Warner Bros. Records and Eye are quite pleased with the results of the negotiations and look forward to a fruitful relationship,” said Prince, with his characteristic pronoun spelling, in a statement, Fox news informs.
