Prince Set to Release Two New Albums & Play 3 L.A. Shows Next Week

Prince has a very busy week ahead. In addition to the release of two new albums, “LOtUSFLOW3R” and “MPLSoUND” on March 29, he is also performing three nights in a row on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (March 25-27). Both CDs, along with a third by new artist Bria Valente, will be available as a three disc set exclusively through Target for a price of $11.98. On March 28, Prince is scheduled to perform three full-length concerts at Los Angeles’ $2.5 billion L.A. Live sports and entertainment project, which is owned and being developed by AEG. Doors for the first show at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live will open at 5:30 p.m.; doors at the Conga Room open at 8 p.m.; and doors at Club Nokia will open at 11:30 p.m. Fans will be required to purchase separate tickets for each concert. Tickets go on sale March 22 via ticketmaster.com and lotusflow3r.com for $77 (plus additional fees). Prince is also launching a fan subscription service called Lotusflow3r.com. For $77 a year, subscribers will get an as yet not fully outlined set of content that will include exclusive music, video, lyrics, artwork and photos.billboard.com