122-486: Desert Diamond Arena (originally Glendale Arena and formerly Jobing.com Arena and Gila River Arena ) is an indoor entertainment arena located in Glendale, Arizona , which anchors the 223-acre, $ 1 billion Westgate Entertainment District . Located about 12.5 miles (20.1 km) northwest of downtown Phoenix , the arena was built east of Arizona Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) and on the north side of West Maryland Avenue at
244-502: A greatest hits compilation with the three-disc The Hits/The B-Sides in 1993. The first two discs were also sold separately as The Hits 1 and The Hits 2 . The collection features the majority of Prince's hit singles (with the exception of "Batdance" and other songs that appeared on the Batman soundtrack), and several previously hard-to-find recordings, including B-sides from across Prince's career and previously unreleased tracks such as
366-604: A 5–4 comeback win against the Nashville Predators. After the season, the Coyotes moved their home games to Mullett Arena at Arizona State University , where they played for the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons. Two years after their move, it was discovered through a report in April 2024 that the team management did not bother to collect their belongings bearing the Coyotes branding, including Shane Doan 's jersey retirement banner. It
488-420: A better way of access from Phoenix to Glendale and ending in the town of Peoria by building an 18-mile-long (29 km) diagonal road which he named Grand Avenue. In 1891, Burgess Hadsell worked with Murphy to bring 70 Brethren and River Brethren families to Glendale to form a temperance colony. Soon settlers, attracted by the town's ban on alcoholic beverages, continued to arrive. In 1895, Murphy platted
610-622: A brass section known as the Hornheads to go along with Levi Seacer (taking over on guitar), Rosie Gaines , Michael Bland , and the Game Boyz. With significant input from his band members, Diamonds and Pearls was released on October 1, 1991. Reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200 album chart, Diamonds and Pearls saw four hit singles released in the United States. " Gett Off " peaked at No. 21 on
732-521: A competitive rivalry which lasted for many years. The song " Delirious " also placed in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. " International Lover " earned Prince his first Grammy Award nomination at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards . During this period Prince referred to his band as the Revolution . The band's name was also printed, in reverse, on the cover of 1999 inside the letter "I" of
854-729: A cost of $ 220 million. Owned by the City of Glendale and managed by ASM Global , Desert Diamond Arena is currently home to the Indoor Football League 's Arizona Rattlers (since 2024) and was home to the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Arizona Coyotes from 2003 until 2022. Since then it hosts concerts and other entertainment acts throughout the year. Desert Diamond Arena has a seating capacity of 17,125 for ice hockey , 18,300 for basketball and about 19,000 for concert events. The arena has 3,075 club seats and 87 luxury suites. After
976-685: A defense. When released in September 1995, The Gold Experience reached the top 10 of the Billboard 200. The album was not in print for a long period due to a plagiarism case relating to "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", but the album was released on streaming with Prince’s catalog in 2018, and reissued on CD and vinyl in 2022. Chaos and Disorder , released in 1996, was Prince's final album of new material for Warner Bros., as well as one of his least commercially successful releases. Free of any further contractual obligations to Warner Bros., Prince attempted
1098-642: A demo tape with producer Chris Moon, in Moon's Minneapolis studio. Unable to secure a recording contract, Moon brought the tape to Owen Husney, a Minneapolis businessman, who signed Prince, age 19, to a management contract, and helped him create a demo at Sound 80 Studios in Minneapolis (with producer/engineer David Z). The demo recording, along with a press kit produced at Husney's ad agency, resulted in interest from several record companies, including Warner Bros. Records , A&M Records , and Columbia Records . With
1220-474: A five-CD collection of unreleased material, in 1998. The distribution of this album was disorderly, with some fans pre-ordering the album on his website up to a year before it was shipped; these pre-orders were delivered months after the record had gone on sale in retail stores. The retail edition has only four discs, as it is missing the Kamasutra disc. There are also two different packaging editions for retail; one
1342-513: A landfill, water treatment plant, sewage plants, libraries, parks, public safety facilities, an airport, a city hall and a civic center. Arrowhead Towne Center opened in 1993, and the surrounding neighborhood, Arrowhead Ranch , made the area a hotspot for housing and shopping. The completion of Loop 101 throughout Glendale opened the city to the rest of the Valley. In recent decades, the city has begun major investment into tourism. The establishment of
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#17328528356711464-432: A major comeback later that year with the release of Emancipation , a 36-song, 3-CD set (each disc was exactly 60 minutes long). The album was released via his own NPG Records with distribution through EMI . To publish his songs on Emancipation , Prince did not use Controversy Music – ASCAP , which he had used for all his records since 1981, but rather used Emancipated Music Inc. – ASCAP . Emancipation
1586-630: A mass mailing of floppy disks with a custom font. At this time, Prince was often referred to as "the Artist Formerly Known as Prince" or "the Artist". In 1994, Prince began to release albums in quick succession as a means of releasing himself from his contractual obligations to Warner Bros. He also began appearing with the word "slave" written on his face. He believed Warner Bros. was intent on limiting his artistic freedom by insisting he release albums more sporadically. He also blamed Warner Bros. for
1708-414: A name which stuck throughout his childhood. Prince said he was "born epileptic " and had seizures when he was young. He stated, "My mother told me one day I walked in to her and said, 'Mom, I'm not going to be sick anymore,' and she said, 'Why?' and I said, 'Because an angel told me so. ' " Prince's younger sister, Tyka , was born on May 18, 1960. Both siblings developed a keen interest in music, which
1830-569: A one-album agreement with Columbia. The album rose as high as the top five on some international charts (including the US, UK, Germany, and Australia). The US chart success was assisted by the CDs being included as part of the concert ticket purchase, thereby qualifying each CD (as chart rules then stood) to count toward US chart placement. Three months later, Spin named him the greatest frontman of all time. That same year, Rolling Stone magazine named Prince as
1952-564: A practice he continued until the Emancipation album in 1996. Controversy also marked the introduction of Prince's use of abbreviated spelling , such as writing the words you as U , to as 2 , and for as 4 ; by 2002, MTV News noted that "[n]ow all of his titles, liner notes, and Web postings are written in his own shorthand spelling, as seen on 1999's Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic , which featured 'Hot Wit U. ' " In 1981, Prince formed
2074-526: A press conference, he stated that after being freed from undesirable relationships associated with the name "Prince", he would revert to using his real name. Nevertheless, Prince continued to use the symbol as a logo and on album artwork and to play a Love Symbol–shaped guitar. For several years following the release of Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic , Prince primarily released new music through his Internet subscription service, NPGOnlineLtd.com, which later became NPGMusicClub.com. Albums from this period are Rave In2
2196-525: A reference to masturbation), she founded the Parents Music Resource Center . The center advocated the mandatory use of a warning label (" Parental Advisory : Explicit Lyrics") on the covers of records that have been judged to contain language or lyrical content unsuitable for minors . The recording industry later voluntarily complied with this request. In 1985, Prince announced that he would discontinue live performances and music videos after
2318-554: A renewal for Glendale, with cotton prices rising throughout the period. Cotton continues to be a source of economic prosperity in Glendale with many farms still along the Loop 101 , despite many farmers switching to more profitable crops. A high demand for food, also kept farmers busy. Numerous farms and orchards were established and thrived through the early 1900s. World War II brought the birth of Thunderbird Field to train civilian pilots for
2440-403: A side project band called The Time . The band released four albums between 1981 and 1990, with Prince writing and performing most of the instrumentation and backing vocals (sometimes credited under the pseudonyms "Jamie Starr" or "The Starr Company"), with lead vocals by Morris Day . In late 1982, Prince released a double album, 1999 , which sold over four million copies. The title track
2562-529: A spiritual opposite to the dark The Black Album . Every song is a solo effort by Prince, except "Eye No", which was recorded with his backing band at the time. Lovesexy reached No. 11 on the Billboard 200 and No. 5 on the R&;B albums chart. The lead single, " Alphabet St. ", peaked at No. 8 on the Hot 100 and No. 3 on the R&B chart; it sold 750,000 copies. Prince again took his post-Revolution backing band (minus
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#17328528356712684-521: A ten-year, $ 30 million contract established in October 2006. The Coyotes terminated their agreement with Jobing.com and immediately announced a new nine-year naming and sponsorship deal on August 13, 2014, with Gila River Casinos — a group of tribal casinos that are controlled by the Gila River Indian Community . Former Coyotes President/CEO and Alternate Governor Anthony LeBlanc described
2806-413: A trio of his own hits during the ceremony, Prince also participated in a tribute to fellow inductee George Harrison in a rendering of Harrison's " While My Guitar Gently Weeps ", playing a two-minute guitar solo that ended the song. He also performed the song " Red House " as "Purple House" on the album Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix . In April 2004, Prince released Musicology through
2928-477: Is a Pre-K-8 Catholic school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in Glendale. Arrowhead Christian Academy is a K-12 Christian school associated with Northwest Valley Baptist Church in Glendale. The city of Glendale has a roughly average percentage of households without a car. In 2015, 8.4 percent of Glendale households lacked a car, and increased slightly to 9 percent in 2016. The national average
3050-550: Is a four-disc sized jewel case with a white cover and the Love Symbol in a colored circle while the other contains all four discs in a round translucent snap jewel case. The discs are the same, as is the CD jacket. The Newpower Soul album was released three months later. His collaborations on Chaka Khan 's Come 2 My House and Larry Graham 's GCS2000 , both released on the NPG label around
3172-629: Is just across the border from Glendale in west Phoenix. Midwestern University is a graduate college of medicine located in Glendale. Many school districts serve the city of Glendale. The following school districts serve the city: Grace Lutheran School is a Pre-K-8 Christian school of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) in Glendale. New Gains Academy is a grade 5-12 Microschool in Glendale. with academics, business entrepreneurship, piano, voice, dance and art programs. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School
3294-463: Is located here. Glendale was temporarily renamed as Swift City on March 17 and 18, 2023, as per the mayor and the city council's proclamation, to celebrate the opening concerts of the Eras Tour , the sixth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift , at State Farm Stadium. The Westgate Entertainment District, a mixed-use complex in the city, additionally put up welcoming messages, with
3416-457: Is ranked 8th in Rolling Stone ' s "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" ; it is also included on the list of Time magazine's All-Time 100 Albums. The album also produced two of Prince's first three Grammy Awards earned at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards —Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. In 1984, pop artist Andy Warhol created
3538-576: The Billboard Hot 100 . The song " Just as Long as We're Together " reached No. 91 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. In 1979, Prince created a band with André Cymone on bass, Dez Dickerson on guitar, Gayle Chapman and Doctor Fink on keyboards, and Bobby Z. on drums. Their first show was at the Capri Theater on January 5, 1979. Warner Bros. executives attended the show but decided that Prince and
3660-581: The 2003–04 NHL season . The National Lacrosse League 's Arizona Sting hosted the first sporting event in the arena, a 16–12 2004 NLL season opening victory against the Vancouver Ravens on December 26, 2003. The next evening, the Phoenix Coyotes hosted their first game before a standing room-only crowd of 19,052 ending in a 3–3 tie against the Nashville Predators . Their first win in Glendale
3782-488: The 2020 census , Glendale had a population of 248,325. In the late 1800s the area that is now Glendale was all desert. William John Murphy , a native of New Hartford, New York , who resided in the town of Flagstaff in what was then the territory of Arizona , was in charge of building the 40-mile-long (64 km) Arizona Canal from Granite Reef to New River for the Arizona Canal Company. In 1885, he completed
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3904-498: The 46th Annual Grammy Awards with Beyoncé . In a performance that opened the show, they performed a medley of "Purple Rain", "Let's Go Crazy", " Baby I'm a Star ", and Beyoncé's " Crazy in Love ". The following month, Prince was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . The award was presented to him by Alicia Keys along with Big Boi and André 3000 of OutKast . As well as performing
4026-579: The Academy Award for Best Original Song Score whilst the movie grossed $ 70.3 million worldwide, against its $ 7.2 million budget and publications. Critics have regarded Purple Rain as one of the greatest musical films . After disbanding the Revolution, Prince released the album Sign o' the Times (1987), widely hailed by critics as the greatest work of his career . In the midst of a contractual dispute with Warner Bros . in 1993, he changed his stage name to
4148-511: The Air Canada Centre later that same season, America West Arena became the smallest NHL venue. When the Coyotes were sold to a partnership led by Phoenix real estate developer Steve Ellman, they committed to build a new arena in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. A lease agreement was signed with the City of Glendale in 2001, construction began on April 3, 2002, and the arena opened midway through
4270-412: The Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts. The single " The Arms of Orion ", with Sheena Easton, charted at No. 36, and " Partyman " (also featuring the vocals of Prince's then-girlfriend, nicknamed Anna Fantastic ) charted at No. 18 on the Hot 100 and at No. 5 on the R&B chart, while the love ballad " Scandalous! " went to No. 5 on the R&B chart. Prince had to sign away all publishing rights to
4392-576: The For You album notes, Prince wrote, produced, arranged, composed, and played all 27 instruments on the recording, except for the song " Soft and Wet ", whose lyrics were co-written by Moon. The cost of recording the album was twice Prince's initial advance. Prince used the Prince's Music Co. to publish his songs. In the United States, "Soft and Wet" reached No. 12 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 92 on
4514-527: The Indoor Football League . In 2009, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball began to share the new Camelback Ranch-Glendale spring training complex and stadium in Glendale owned and operated by the City of Glendale. There are a number of higher education campuses in Glendale. Glendale Community College and Glendale Community College North, just across
4636-487: The NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four , WrestleMania XXVI and International Champions Cup soccer to Glendale. Designed by architect Peter Eisenman, the stadium was featured on The History Channel TV series, Modern Marvels because of its roll-out natural grass field. Desert Diamond Arena (formerly Glendale Arena, then Jobing.com Arena and Gila River Arena) and Westgate City Center is adjacent to State Farm Stadium, and
4758-711: The One Nite Alone...Tour . The 3-CD box set also includes a disc of "aftershow" music entitled It Ain't Over! . During this time, Prince sought to engage more effectively with his fan base via the NPG Music Club , pre-concert sound checks, and at yearly "celebrations" at Paisley Park, his music studios. Fans were invited into the studio for tours, interviews, discussions and music-listening sessions. Some of these fan discussions were filmed for an unreleased documentary , directed by Kevin Smith . On February 8, 2004, Prince appeared at
4880-535: The Westgate Entertainment District , housing Desert Diamond Arena , and State Farm Stadium in the early 2000s made Glendale a destination for locals and visitors. Construction of the VAI Resort and Mattel Adventure Park , scheduled to open in 2025, will continue to grow Glendale’s tourism economy creating hundreds of new jobs and proving more than a thousand new hotel rooms for the city. In 2024,
5002-513: The Winnipeg Jets relocated to Phoenix in 1996, they spent their first 7+ seasons playing at America West Arena (AWA) as the Phoenix Coyotes. AWA had been designed as the new home of the NBA's Phoenix Suns only four years earlier, so it had to be quickly retrofitted for hockey. The arena floor was barely large enough to fit an NHL regulation size hockey rink and some seats on the upper level hung over
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5124-687: The best-selling music artists of all time . His awards include the Grammy President's Merit Award , the American Music Awards for Achievement and of Merit , the Billboard Icon Award , an Academy Award , and a Golden Globe Award . He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2016, and
5246-497: The census of 2010, there were 226,710 people, 79,114 households, and 54,721 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,929.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,517.2/km ). There were 79,667 housing units at an average density of 1,430.7 per square mile (552.4/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 75.54% White , 6% Black or African American , 1.7% Native American , 3.9% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 16.95% from other races , and 4.0% from two or more races. 35.5% of
5368-662: The traveling family-oriented shows Radio City Christmas Spectacular , Sesame Street Live , the Harlem Globetrotters and Cirque du Soleil . Since 2005, the arena has hosted the Arizona state high school basketball, volleyball, wrestling and cheerleading tournaments in an event called "February Frenzy," resulting from a formal agreement between the City of Glendale and the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA). The highest grossing event in venue history
5490-490: The Army. In late 1940, a few Hollywood actors and businessmen, headed by Leland Hayward , approached the Army to establish a primary flight training school. This group chose the site of Thunderbird Field primarily because of its abundance of space, excellent weather, and good visibility. While this field was being built in 1941, the Army was busy working on a larger base for $ 4.5 million, Luke Field (now Luke Air Force Base). This base
5612-581: The Bodyguards (Jerome, Wally Safford, and Greg Brooks) for the Sign o' the Times Tour . The Sign o' the Times tour was a success overseas, with Warner Bros. and Prince's managers wanting to bring it to the US to promote sales of the album. Prince balked at a full US tour, as he was ready to produce a new album. As a compromise, the last two nights of the tour were filmed for release in movie theaters. The film quality
5734-547: The Bodyguards) on a three-leg, 84-show Lovesexy World Tour; although the shows were well-received by huge crowds, they failed to make a net profit due to the expensive sets and props. In 1989, Prince appeared on Madonna 's studio album Like a Prayer , co-writing and singing the duet "Love Song" and playing electric guitar (uncredited) on the songs " Like a Prayer ", " Keep It Together ", and "Act of Contrition". He also began work on several musical projects, including Rave Unto
5856-628: The Cherry Moon after Prince's death and declared it a cult classic , comparing it to films such as 8½ , Casablanca and It Happened One Night . In 1986, Prince began a series of live performances called the Hit n Run – Parade Tour . After the tour, Prince disbanded the Revolution and fired Wendy & Lisa . Brown Mark quit the band; keyboardist Doctor Fink remained. Prince recruited new band members Miko Weaver on guitar, Atlanta Bliss on trumpet, and Eric Leeds on saxophone. Before disbanding
5978-721: The City of Glendale. State Farm Stadium has been the home field of the Arizona Cardinals in the National Football League since 2006, and the annual Fiesta Bowl college football game since 2007. Both the Cardinals and bowl game moved from Sun Devil Stadium on the Arizona State University campus in Tempe . Since opening, the facility has hosted three Super Bowls , three college football national championship games,
6100-415: The Hot 100 and No. 6 on the R&B charts, followed by " Cream ", which gave Prince his fifth US No. 1 single. The title track " Diamonds and Pearls " became the album's third single, reaching No. 3 on the Hot 100 and the top spot on the R&B charts. " Money Don't Matter 2 Night " peaked at No. 23 and No. 14 on the Hot 100 and R&B charts respectively. In 1992, Prince released his 14th studio album ,
6222-501: The Hot 100. The follow-up single, " If I Was Your Girlfriend ", charted at No. 67 on the Hot 100 but went to No. 12 on R&B chart. The third single, a duet with Sheena Easton , " U Got the Look ", charted at No. 2 on the Hot 100 and No. 11 on the R&B chart, and the final single, " I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man ", finished at No. 10 on Hot 100 and No. 14 on the R&B chart. It
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#17328528356716344-479: The Hot Soul Singles chart. Prince performed both these songs on January 26, 1980, on American Bandstand . On this album, Prince used Ecnirp Music – BMI . In 1980, Prince released the album Dirty Mind , which contained sexually explicit material, including the title song, "Head", and the song "Sister", and was described by Stephen Thomas Erlewine as a "stunning, audacious amalgam of funk, new wave , R&B, and pop, fueled by grinningly salacious sex and
6466-474: The Joy Fantastic (2001), The Rainbow Children (2001), One Nite Alone... (2002), Xpectation (2003), C-Note (2004), The Chocolate Invasion (2004) and The Slaughterhouse (2004). In 2001, Warner Bros. released a second compilation album, The Very Best of Prince , containing most of his commercially successful singles from the eighties. In 2002, Prince released his first live album, One Nite Alone... Live! , which features performances from
6588-451: The Joy Fantastic and early drafts of his Graffiti Bridge film, but both were put on hold when he was asked by Batman (1989) director Tim Burton to record several songs for the upcoming live-action adaptation. Prince went into the studio and produced an entire nine-track album that Warner Bros. released on June 20, 1989. Batman peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 4.3 million copies. The single " Batdance " topped
6710-908: The Machine , Billie Eilish , Kenny Chesney , Mötley Crüe , Justin Timberlake , Katy Perry , The Eagles , Taylor Swift , The Weeknd , Harry Styles , Celine Dion , Coldplay , Eric Church , Justin Bieber , Kendrick Lamar , Ed Sheeran , Shawn Mendes , Sam Smith , Bon Jovi , Khalid , Madonna , Pearl Jam , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Usher , John Mayer , Tim McGraw , Faith Hill , The Killers , and For King & Country . Desert Diamond Arena events in recent years included UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje , UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 , Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva , Nitro Circus Live , WWE SmackDown , Stars on Ice , 2021 Gold Over America Tour , Street League Skateboarding , and WEC 53 . The arena has hosted
6832-588: The PBR's Arizona Ridge Riders during the PBR Team Series season held from the summer to autumn. The Arizona Rattlers announced that they would be moving to Desert Diamond Arena in 2024, after using the arena as a temporary home previously. This gives the arena their first tenant after the Arizona Coyotes had left in 2022. The arena was initially named Jobing.com Arena after a Phoenix-based employment website under
6954-410: The Revolution, Prince was working on two separate projects, the Revolution album Dream Factory and a solo effort, Camille . Unlike the three previous band albums, Dream Factory included input from the band members and featured songs with lead vocals by Wendy & Lisa. The Camille project saw Prince create a new androgynous persona primarily singing in a sped-up, female-sounding voice. With
7076-500: The Revolution-recorded "Power Fantastic" and a live recording of " Nothing Compares 2 U " with Rosie Gaines. Two new songs, " Pink Cashmere " and " Peach ", were chosen as promotional singles. In 1993, in rebellion against Warner Bros., which refused to release Prince's enormous backlog of music at a steady pace, Prince formally adopted the "Love Symbol" as his stage name. To use the symbol in print media, Warner Bros. organized
7198-449: The US ($ 199 million in 2023 dollars ). Songs from the film were hits on pop charts around the world; " When Doves Cry " and " Let's Go Crazy " reached No. 1, and the title track reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. At one point in 1984, Prince simultaneously had the No. 1 album, single, and film in the US; it was the first time a singer had achieved this feat. The Purple Rain album
7320-545: The Year 2000 , was broadcast on December 31, 1999, and consisted of footage from the December 17 and 18 concerts of his 1999 tour. The concert featured appearances by guest musicians, including Lenny Kravitz , George Clinton , Jimmy Russell, and The Time. It was released to home video the following year. On May 16, 2000, Prince stopped using the Love Symbol as his name, since his publishing contract with Warner/Chappell had expired. In
7442-544: The album Controversy . He played several dates in support of it, as the first of three opening acts for the Rolling Stones , on their US tour . In Los Angeles, Prince, who appeared in a trench coat and black bikini briefs, was forced off the stage after just three songs by audience members throwing trash at him. He began 1982 with a small tour of college towns where he was the headlining act. The songs on Controversy were published by Controversy Music – ASCAP ,
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#17328528356717564-534: The arena as Desert Diamond Arena . Glendale, Arizona Glendale ( / ˈ ɡ l ɛ n d eɪ l / ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona , United States. Located about nine miles northwest of the state capital Phoenix , Glendale is known for State Farm Stadium , which is the home of the Arizona Cardinals football team. The city also contains the Arrowhead Towne Center shopping mall. As of
7686-500: The audience that had purchased his previous album. Prince got his way, but "My Name Is Prince" reached No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 23 on the R&B chart. The follow-up single, " Sexy MF ", charted at No. 66 on the Hot 100 and No. 76 on the R&B chart. "7" reached No. 7. The album, later referred to as Love Symbol , peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and went on to sell 2.8 million copies worldwide. After failed attempts in 1990 and 1991, Warner Bros. released
7808-439: The band 94 East with Marcy Ingvoldstad and Kristie Lazenberry, hiring André Cymone and Prince to record tracks. Willie wrote the songs, and Prince contributed guitar tracks, and Prince and Willie co-wrote the 94 East song, "Just Another Sucker". The band recorded tracks which later became the album Minneapolis Genius – The Historic 1977 Recordings . In 1976, shortly after graduating from Central High School, Prince created
7930-435: The band needed more time to develop his music. In October 1979, Prince released the album Prince , which was No. 4 on the Billboard Top R&B/Black Albums charts and No. 22 on the Billboard 200 , and went platinum . It contained two R&B hits: " Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? " and " I Wanna Be Your Lover ", which sold over a million copies, and reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 for two weeks on
8052-399: The boards. That obstructed the views for up to 3,000 spectators. As a result, before the team's second season in Phoenix, its hockey seating capacity was reduced from 18,000+ seats to 16,210 — then the second-smallest capacity in the NHL. After the Colorado Avalanche moved from McNichols Sports Arena into the Pepsi Center in 1999 and the Toronto Maple Leafs from Maple Leaf Gardens into
8174-414: The border in northwestern Phoenix, are members of the Maricopa County Community College District . Arizona State University ’s Thunderbird School of Global Management was founded in Glendale at Thunderbird Field after World War II and recently relocated its campus to the downtown location of ASU after joining the university as an independent unit dedicated to international business education. West campus
8296-572: The canal, which would bring water to the desert land. Murphy was deep in debt, since he had agreed to be paid in Arizona Canal Company stock and bonds and land instead of cash. In 1887, Murphy formed the Arizona Improvement Company. His objective was to sell the land and water rights south of the canal. Murphy raised capital from out of state sources in order to meet payroll and construction expenses. Murphy decided to refer to this land as "Glendale". In order to develop and interest potential investors and settlers in this new town, Murphy decided to provide
8418-426: The city called on the Department of Defense to lobby for Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs to veto bipartisan legislation to increase housing supply in Arizona. Ryan Lee, the city’s intergovernmental-programs director, confirmed to The Atlantic that he was behind the move. State Representative Analise Ortiz , whose district includes parts of Glendale, criticized the city for going behind legislators' back to lobby against
8540-407: The desire to shock". Recorded in Prince's studio, this album was certified gold , and the single " Uptown " reached No. 5 on the Billboard Dance chart and No. 5 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Prince was also the opening act for Rick James ' 1980 Fire It Up tour. In February 1981, Prince made his first appearance on Saturday Night Live , performing "Partyup". In October 1981, Prince released
8662-425: The dismissal of the Revolution, Prince consolidated material from both shelved albums, along with some new songs, into a three-LP album to be titled Crystal Ball . Warner Bros. forced Prince to trim the triple album to a double album, and Sign o' the Times was released on March 31, 1987. The album peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The first single, " Sign o' the Times ", charted at No. 3 on
8784-670: The family's finances. After a brief period of living with his father, who bought him his first guitar, Prince moved into the basement of the Anderson family, a neighbor, after his father threw him out. He befriended the Andersons' son, Andre, who later collaborated with Prince and became known as André Cymone . Prince attended Minneapolis' Bryant Junior High and then Central High School , where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He played on Central's junior varsity basketball team, and continued to play basketball for fun as an adult. He
8906-476: The help of Husney, Prince signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. The record company agreed to give Prince creative control for three albums and retain his publishing rights. Husney and Prince then left Minneapolis and moved to Sausalito, California , where Prince's first album, For You , was recorded at Record Plant Studios. The album was mixed in Los Angeles and released on April 7, 1978. According to
9028-465: The highest-earning musician in the world, with an annual income of $ 56.5 million, largely due to his Musicology Tour , which Pollstar named as the top concert draw among musicians in the US. He played 96 concerts; the average ticket price for a show was US$ 61 (equivalent to $ 98 in 2023). Musicology went on to receive two Grammy wins, for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for " Call My Name " and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for
9150-514: The influential albums Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981), and 1999 (1982). His sixth album, Purple Rain (1984), was recorded with his new backing band the Revolution and was also the soundtrack to the film of the same name , in which he starred. The album garnered continued success for Prince and was a major commercial achievement, spending six consecutive months atop the US Billboard 200 chart. The soundtrack also won Prince
9272-549: The instruments on his recordings. His music incorporated a wide variety of styles, including funk , R&B , rock , new wave , soul , synth-pop , pop , jazz , blues , and hip hop . Prince produced his albums himself, pioneering the Minneapolis sound . Born and raised in Minneapolis , Prince signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records at the age of 19, soon releasing the studio albums For You (1978) and Prince (1979). He went on to achieve critical success with
9394-559: The legislation, "This is not the way we typically go about creating policy." According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 65.1 square miles (169 km ), of which 0.4 square miles (1.0 km ), or 0.63%, is water. The New River and Agua Fria River flow southward through the western extremities of the city. Glendale has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh) typical of Southern Arizona , with very hot and dry summers and mild winters. As of
9516-577: The local restaurants offering Swift-themed menu items. State Farm also hosted the Super Bowl LVII halftime show , headlined by Barbadian singer Rihanna , shortly before the tour. Glendale is the site of two major sports venues: State Farm Stadium and Desert Diamond Arena . Both venues are part of the Glendale Sports and Entertainment District development plan, meant to spur growth in the sparsely inhabited Yucca district. Both venues are owned by
9638-571: The movie, which also featured Kristin Scott Thomas . Although the Parade album went platinum and sold two million copies, the film Under the Cherry Moon received a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (tied with Howard the Duck ), and Prince received Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Director, Worst Actor, and Worst Original Song (for the song "Love or Money"). Some critics later re-evaluated Under
9760-466: The new agreement as the "most significant deal" made by the team under its new IceArizona ownership. With it, the Gila River community became the first federally recognized Native American tribe to hold a naming rights deal with a venue for one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada . On August 23, 2022, the arena reached an agreement with Desert Diamond Casino to rename
9882-580: The north and easily receive building materials. The construction and commercial applications of the Beet Sugar Factory in 1906 also contributed to the growth of Glendale. Though the operations of the factory only lasted until 1913, it played an important role in the increase of immigrant and migrant settlers in the city. Several other businesses were founded around this time such as Glendale Ice Company, Pacific Creamery Company, Glendale Milling Company, and Southwest Flour and Feed. World War I ushered in
10004-427: The original town site and amended the plat to include a town park and some business lots. It was bounded by Lamar Road on the south, 55th Avenue on the east, Myrtle Avenue on the north, and 59th Avenue on the west. The construction of a railroad from Prescott to Phoenix was made possible with an exchange of the right-of-way made by Murphy along Grand Avenue. The railroad allowed Glendale settlers to transport goods to
10126-614: The painting Orange Prince (1984) . Andy Warhol was fascinated by Prince and ultimately created a total of twelve unique paintings of him in different colorways, all of which were kept in Warhol's personal collection. Four of these paintings are now in the collection of The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. In November 1984, Vanity Fair published Warhol's portrait to accompany the article Purple Fame by Tristan Fox, and claimed that Warhol's silkscreen image of Prince with its pop colors captured
10248-533: The poor commercial performance of Love Symbol , claiming they had marketed it insufficiently. It was out of these developments that the aborted The Black Album was officially released, seven years after its initial recording. The "new" release was already in wide circulation as a bootleg . Warner Bros. then succumbed to Prince's wishes to release an album of new material, Come . Prince pushed to have his next album, The Gold Experience , released simultaneously with Love Symbol– era material. Warner Bros. allowed
10370-435: The population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 79,114 households, out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
10492-540: The project. Released on August 20, 1990, the album reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and R&B albums chart. The single " Thieves in the Temple " reached No. 6 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on the R&B chart; " Round and Round " placed at No. 12 on the US charts and No. 2 on the R&B charts. The song featured the teenage Tevin Campbell (who also had a role in the film) on lead vocals. The film, released on November 20, 1990,
10614-447: The recording artist "at the height of his powers". The Vanity Fair article was one of the first global media pieces written as a critical appreciation of the musician, which coincided with the start of the 98-date Purple Rain Tour . After Tipper Gore heard her 11-year-old daughter Karenna listening to Prince's song " Darling Nikki " (which gained wide notoriety for its sexual lyrics and
10736-412: The release of his next album. His subsequent recording, Around the World in a Day (1985), held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for three weeks. From that album, the single " Raspberry Beret " reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and " Pop Life " reached No. 7. In 1986, his album Parade reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the R&B charts. The first single, " Kiss ", with
10858-533: The same time as Newpower Soul , were promoted by live appearances on Vibe with Sinbad and the NBC Today show's Summer Concert Series. In 1999, Prince once again signed with a major label, Arista Records , to release a new record, Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic . A few months earlier, Warner Bros. had also released The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale , a collection of unreleased material recorded by Prince throughout his career. The pay-per-view concert, Rave Un2
10980-462: The second to feature the New Power Generation. It bore only an unpronounceable symbol on the cover (later copyrighted as "Love Symbol #2") as its title; the symbol was explained as being a combination of the symbols for male (♂) and female (♀). Warner Bros. wanted " 7 " to be the first single, but Prince fought to release " My Name Is Prince ", as he believed its "hip-hoppery" would appeal to
11102-519: The single " The Most Beautiful Girl in the World " to be released via a small, independent distributor, Bellmark Records , in February 1994. The release reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 in many other countries, but it did not prove to be a model for subsequent releases. Warner Bros. still resisted releasing The Gold Experience , fearing poor sales and citing " market saturation " as
11224-477: The son of jazz singer Mattie Della (née Shaw) and pianist and songwriter John Lewis Nelson . All four of his grandparents were from Louisiana . His grand-aunt was the black nationalist Mittie Maude Lena Gordon , who established the Peace Movement of Ethiopia and advocated emigration to West Africa in response to American white supremacy . The jazz drummer Louis Hayes was his paternal cousin. Prince
11346-466: The songs "Bob George" and "Dead on It". Prince was set to release the album with a monochromatic black cover with only the catalog number printed, but after 500,000 copies had been pressed, Prince had a spiritual epiphany that the album was evil and had it recalled. It was later released by Warner Bros. as a limited edition album in 1994. Prince went back in the studio for eight weeks and recorded Lovesexy . Released on May 10, 1988, Lovesexy serves as
11468-461: The songs on the album to Warner Bros. as part of the deal to do the soundtrack. In 1990, Prince went back on tour with a revamped band for his back-to-basics Nude Tour. With the departures of Boni Boyer, Sheila E., the Horns, and Cat, Prince brought in keyboardist Rosie Gaines , drummer Michael Bland , and dancing trio the Game Boyz ( Tony M. , Kirky J., and Damon Dickson). The European and Japanese tour
11590-404: The time, said about the strike, "I think they should get a better education too cause, um, and I think they should get some more money cause they work, they be working extra hours for us and all that stuff." While he never identifies himself in the interview, it was confirmed to be him through interviews with a historian in Minneapolis who is also a fan of Prince, as well as by a former classmate who
11712-569: The unpronounceable symbol [REDACTED] (known to fans as the "Love Symbol") and was often referred to as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (or TAFKAP ) or simply The Artist . After moving to Arista Records in 1998, Prince reverted to his original name in 2000. Over the next decade, six of his albums entered the U.S. top 10 charts. In April 2016, at the age of 57, Prince died after accidentally overdosing on fentanyl at his Paisley Park home and recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota . He
11834-471: The video choreographed by Louis Falco , reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. (The song was originally written for a side project called Mazarati .) In the same year, the song " Manic Monday ", written by Prince and recorded by the Bangles , reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 chart. The album Parade served as the soundtrack for Prince's second film, Under the Cherry Moon (1986). Prince directed and starred in
11956-426: The word "Prince". The band consisted of Lisa Coleman and Doctor Fink on keyboards, Bobby Z. on drums, Brown Mark on bass, and Dez Dickerson on guitar. Jill Jones , a backing singer, was also part of the lineup for the 1999 album and tour. Following the 1999 Tour, Dickerson left the group for religious reasons. In the book Possessed: The Rise and Fall of Prince (2003), author Alex Hahn says that Dickerson
12078-587: Was UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 on June 12, 2021, with 17,208 guests in attendance and $ 4,281,800 in revenue. The arena was the temporary home of the Arizona Rattlers arena/indoor football team when their home arena, the Footprint Center , was unavailable due to other events. It hosted the Arena Football League 's ArenaBowl XXIX in 2016, the Indoor Football League 's playoffs in 2019 and
12200-445: Was $ 45,015, and the median income for a family was $ 51,162. Males had a median income of $ 35,901 versus $ 27,736 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,124. About 8.8% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over. Source: AZCentral.com Glendale is noted for its retail sales of antiques. The Arrowhead Towne Center mall
12322-401: Was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.33. In the city, 30.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 10.8% was from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. The median income for a household in the city
12444-458: Was 8.7 percent in 2016. Glendale averaged 1.72 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8. Glendale Municipal Airport serves the city but it does not offer commercial air services. The closest commercial airport is Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport , located about 30 minutes away by car. Glendale has two sister cities: Prince (musician) Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016)
12566-507: Was a box-office flop, grossing $ 4.2 million. After the release of the film and album, the last remaining members of the Revolution, Miko Weaver, and Doctor Fink, left Prince's band. 1991 began with a performance in Rock in Rio II and marked the debut of Prince's new band, the New Power Generation . With guitarist Miko Weaver and long-time keyboardist Doctor Fink gone, Prince added bass player Sonny T. , Tommy Barbarella on keyboards, and
12688-454: Was a financial success with a short, greatest hits setlist. As the year progressed, Prince finished production on his fourth film, Graffiti Bridge (1990), and the 1990 album Graffiti Bridge . Initially, Warner Bros. was reluctant to fund the film, but with Prince's assurances it would be a sequel to Purple Rain as well as the involvement of the original members of the Time, the studio greenlit
12810-601: Was a member of Prince's first band. The video is one of very few videos of Prince from that stage of his life. Prince wrote his first song, "Funk Machine", on his father's piano when he was seven years old. His parents divorced when he was 10. His mother remarried Hayward Baker, with whom she had a son named Omarr; Prince had a fraught relationship with Omarr, to the extent that it caused him to repeatedly switch homes, sometimes living with his father and sometimes with his mother and stepfather. Baker took Prince to see James Brown in concert, and Prince credited Baker with improving
12932-418: Was a prolific musician who released 39 albums during his life, with a vast array of unreleased material left in a custom-built bank vault underneath his home after his death, including fully completed albums and over 50 finished music videos. Numerous posthumous collections of his previously unheard work have been issued by his estate. Prince has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, ranking him among
13054-428: Was a protest against nuclear proliferation and became Prince's first top 10 hit in countries outside the US. Prince's " Little Red Corvette " was one of the first two videos by black artists (along with Michael Jackson 's " Billie Jean ") played in heavy rotation on MTV , which had been perceived as against "black music" until CBS President Walter Yetnikoff threatened to pull all CBS videos. Prince and Jackson had
13176-421: Was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor. The recipient of numerous awards and nominations , he is regarded as one of history's greatest musicians. He was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona; his wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams; and his skill as a multi-instrumentalist, often preferring to play all or most of
13298-536: Was certified Platinum by the RIAA . It is the first Prince record featuring covers of other artists' songs: Joan Osborne 's top ten hit song of 1995 " One of Us "; " Betcha by Golly Wow! " (written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed ); " I Can't Make You Love Me " (written by James Allen Shamblin II and Michael Barry Reid); and " La-La (Means I Love You) " (written by Thom Bell and William Hart ). Prince released Crystal Ball ,
13420-477: Was deemed subpar, and reshoots were performed at Prince's Paisley Park studios. The film Sign o' the Times was released on November 20, 1987. The film got better reviews than Under the Cherry Moon , but its box-office receipts were minimal, and it quickly left theaters. The next album intended for release was The Black Album . More instrumental and funk- and R&B-themed than recent releases, The Black Album also saw Prince experiment with hip hop on
13542-480: Was encouraged by their father. His parents were both members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church , an evangelical denomination. In 2022, during a Minneapolis teachers' strike, Minneapolis-St. Paul news station WCCO-TV was researching a previous teacher's strike in April 1970 and accidentally uncovered an interview they had done with Prince about that 1970 strike. Prince, who was 11 years old at
13664-483: Was inducted twice into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame in 2022. Estimates of the complete number of songs written by Prince range anywhere from 500 to well over 1,000. Some of these songs were made popular after being covered by other musicians, including " Nothing Compares 2 U " by Sinéad O'Connor and " Manic Monday " by the Bangles . Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis on June 7, 1958,
13786-524: Was limited to several pop and R&B hits, music videos and occasional TV performances. This resulted in the hit film Purple Rain (1984), which starred Prince and was loosely autobiographical, and the eponymous studio album , which was also the soundtrack to the film. The Purple Rain album sold more than 13 million copies in the US and spent 24 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The film won Prince an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score and grossed over $ 68 million in
13908-461: Was named after his father's most popular stage name, Prince Rogers, which his father used while performing with Prince's mother in a jazz group called the Prince Rogers Trio. In 1991, Prince's father told A Current Affair that he named his son "Prince" because he wanted Prince "to do everything I wanted to do". Prince was not fond of his name and wanted people to instead call him "Skipper",
14030-479: Was named for the first pilot to receive a Medal of Honor, Lt. Frank Luke Jr. Thunderbird Field would later become the Thunderbird American Graduate School for International Management. The military and college presence, as well as the increase in population (nearly doubling between 1950 and 1960), sparked a need for utilities, parks, schools and streets. Over the next 40 years, the city added
14152-526: Was named the top album of the year by the Pazz & Jop critics' poll and sold 3.2 million copies. In Europe, it performed well, and Prince promoted the album overseas with a lengthy tour. Putting together a new backing band from the remnants of the Revolution, Prince added bassist Levi Seacer Jr. , keyboardist Boni Boyer, and dancer/choreographer Cat Glover to go with new drummer Sheila E and holdovers Miko Weaver, Doctor Fink, Eric Leeds, Atlanta Bliss, and
14274-464: Was on December 31, 2003, with a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings . On August 19, 2021, the city of Glendale chose not to renew its contract with the team after the 2021–22 season , putting the franchise's future in Arizona into question. The Coyotes announced they would be seeking to build a new venue in Tempe in response. The final Coyotes home game at the arena was played April 29, 2022,
14396-509: Was recovered by an arena worker, who gave it to Doan when the word surfaced days after the Coyotes' final NHL game. Desert Diamond Arena has hosted numerous concerts and events since opening in December 2003. A string of concerts in the arena’s inaugural year included performances by Prince , Rod Stewart , Toby Keith , Britney Spears , and Usher . Since then, other acts performing there included U2 , RBD , Elton John , The Rolling Stones , Paul McCartney , Bruce Springsteen , Rage Against
14518-442: Was reluctant to sign a three-year contract and wanted to pursue other musical ventures. Dickerson was replaced by Coleman's friend Wendy Melvoin . At first, the band was used sparsely in the studio, but this gradually changed during 1983. According to his former manager Bob Cavallo , in the early 1980s Prince required his management to obtain a deal for him to star in a major motion picture, even though his exposure at that point
14640-525: Was scheduled to host the team's IFL home season in 2020 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona . Prior to the 2018–19 season, the Coyotes purchased and installed the center-hung scoreboard that was formerly used by the defunct The Palace of Auburn Hills . The arena was a regular stop for the Professional Bull Riders (PBR)'s Premier Series for several years. Since 2022, it has become the home of
14762-658: Was the home of the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). It was also the home of the now defunct Arizona Sting of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The inaugural Street League Skateboarding event was held in the summer of 2010 in Glendale at the Gila River Arena. This street skateboarding competition returns to Glendale annually. Currently, the arena hosts the Arizona Rattlers of
14884-713: Was trained in classical ballet at the Minnesota Dance Theatre through the Urban Arts Program of Minneapolis Public Schools , Prince became an advocate for dancers, and used his wealth to save the failing Joffrey Ballet in Chicago during the 1990s. He met songwriter and producer Jimmy Jam in 1973 and impressed Jam with his musical talent, early mastery of a wide range of instruments, and work ethic. In 1975, Pepe Willie (the husband of Prince's cousin Shauntel), formed
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