The world lost pop royalty last week with the sudden passing of Prince at age 57. Prince, The Artist, or the "Love Symbol" as his enigmatic emblem was sometimes called, was as prolific on stage as he was in the recording studio. In 2007, he gave 21 performances at London's O2 Arena as part of his Earth Tour, extended from 15 engagements after the first round of tickets sold out in minutes. Photographer Randee St. Nicholas captured Prince in action and behind-the-scenes, and in 2008 Atria released 21 Nights, a coffee-table book with these photos and poetry written by Prince. The book also included an exclusive CD, Indigo Nights, featuring live, after-show sessions recorded at the nearby Indigo club.
Just a month before his death, Prince and publisher Spiegel & Grau announced that a memoir, tentatively titled The Beautiful Ones, would be published in 2017. So far, the publisher has not commented on the fate of the book. --Tobias Mutter
