Prince Covers Rihanna's "Rude Boy" @ Oakland Concert

 

Prince and his backup singers Shelby J., Liv Warfield, and Elisa Dease covered Rihanna's song "Rude Boy" last Monday. Before I heard it I thought, oh no a Rihanna song, why? I just have to be completely honest here, I don't dig her or her music at all. When I heard Shelby J's amazing voice sing it along with Prince on the guitar and Sheila E on the drums I found myself humming along on "Rude Boy". Wow what a difference, it just became a different song for me! Prince just let Shelby J do her thing, and she sure did! It's also great to see that the security staff got down on it too, how fun! Watch it below and let me know what you think.

UPDATE: THE BELOW VIDEO WAS REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE, CHECK IT OUT HERE.

Sheila E. Releases Now & Forever with The E Family

We are very excited to announce the NEW E Family cd “Now & Forever” will be sold exclusively through The E Family website starting Thursday, February 10th.  (The-E-Family.com)

This special 13 track collection encompasses a rich range of musical influences, ranging from latin, hip hop and jazz, and features special guest artists Earth Wind & Fire, Gloria Estefan, Joss Stone, Israel Houghton, Rafael Saadiq, George Duke and Damon Castillo.

As an EXTRA BONUS, the “Now & Forever” CD package will contain a special promotional code that will enable CD purchasers to download a behind-the-scenes DVD featurette from The E Family website. Song lyrics and credits will also be available for download exclusively through the official website.

TRACK LISTING:

1. I Take It Back (featuring Gloria Estefan)
2. I Like It
3. Nothing Without You
4. The Other Half of Me (featuring Joss Stone with Raphael Saadiq and George Duke)
5. Do What It Do
6. Peace and Joy (featuring Earth Wind & Fire)
7. Praise His Name
8. Nina
9. All Around (featuring Israel Houghton)
10. It’s Gonna Make You Dance
11. “The J”
12. Get Out of My Way (featuring Damon Castillo)
13. Live Percussion Jam

Watch an amazing performance of The E Family below!

Stevie Wonder Kicks Off European Tour - Prince and Sheila E. Join Him!

Stevie Wonder started his European tour in Paris at the Palais omnisports by celebrating his 50 year long career in the music industry!

This music genius released his first album "The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie" when he was only 11 years old and since then has continued to impress people worldwide.

Accompanied with his orchestra, he managed the voe the crowed to popular songs such as "My Cherie Amour", "Free", "You are the sunshine of my life", and there also was another special surprise... Prince and Sheila E. accompanied Stevie Wonder while he was singing "Superstition". What a great way to start off his European tour and celebrating his 50 year anniversary of music! Congrats Stevie, you're awesome!

Sheila E. and DJ Rashida at the Conga Room!

Sheila E. & DJ Rashida were really turning up the heat at the Conga Room on Dec. 26th.

Prince was also present, and his longtime friend Sheila E. made a guest appearance on stage, joining DJ Rashida. She sang “The Glamourous Life” and several other songs.

The atmosphere of the Conga Room was totally 80s, according to Dr. Funkenberry "You would thought it was 1984".

C.O.E.D to perform on "The Next Great American Band"

Prince's official website 3121 has announced that C.O.E.D (Chronicles Of Every Diva) would perform on "The Next Great American Band" on December 21st. C.O.E.D features Sheila E., Cassandra O’Neal, Kat Dyson and Rhonda Smith. The Goo Goo Dolls featuring John Rzeznik, Cora Dunham (drums) and Gail Johnson (keys) will also appear.

Here's a video of C.O.E.D to get you in the mood, enjoy!

I saw Sheila E. live this summer in London at the O2 and at the Indigo, she was phenomenal!