Prince’s New EP Pulled From iTunes After Lawsuit

A judge has reportedly ruled in favor of the estate, who filed a lawsuit against the producer behind the EP
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Yesterday, RMA (Rogue Music Alliance) shared “Deliverance,” the title track from a forthcoming Prince EP which was put together by engineer and collaborator George Ian Boxill and completed after his death. Paisley Park and Prince’s estate have sued Boxill to prevent the EP’s release. The new EP has now disappeared from iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, and Amazon. According to TMZ, the EP’s removal is a direct result of the lawsuit. A federal judge has reportedly ruled in favor of the Prince estate, and Boxill has allegedly been ordered to turn over the recordings to the estate. Earlier today, a press release claimed that the EP had hit No. 1 on iTunes’ album pre-order chart. The EP is still available to pre-order on the project’s website, PrinceRogersNelson.com. Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for the Deliverance EP for comment. Update (04/20, 4:58 p.m.): RMA has announced the EP’s title track will continue to be sold on their website, since the court has technically not blocked sales of the single.

According to the lawsuit, Boxill had allegedly signed a confidentiality agreement that stated all of his work with Prince “would remain Prince’s sole and exclusive property.” The lawsuit states that the EP could damage the interests of the estate and Paisley Park “permanently and irreparably.” Deliverance was scheduled to be released this Friday.