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  2. Purple - Wikipedia

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    Purple has long been associated with royalty, originally because Tyrian purple dye—made from the secretions of sea snails—was extremely expensive in antiquity. Purple was the color worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial color worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire , and later by Roman Catholic bishops .

  3. Honorific nicknames in popular music - Wikipedia

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    When describing popular music artists, honorific nicknames are used, most often in the media or by fans, to indicate the significance of an artist, and are often religious, familial, or most frequently royal and aristocratic titles, used metaphorically. Honorific nicknames were used in classical music in Europe even in the early 19th century ...

  4. Music licensing - Wikipedia

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    Music licensing. Music licensing is the licensed use of copyrighted music. [1] Music licensing is intended to ensure that the owners of copyrights on musical works are compensated for certain uses of their work. A purchaser has limited rights to use the work without a separate agreement.

  5. Why ‘Purple Rain’ Led Prince to Turn His Back on the ...

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    Rather than a traditional awards-show saunter down the aisle, Prince was led to the stage in bulldozer fashion by one of those same bodyguards — the 6’8” Chick Huntsberry, who also appears ...

  6. How ‘The Color Purple’ Brought to Life Its Oscar-Contending ...

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    As one of the few original songs included in director Blitz Bazawule’s revival of “The Color Purple,” “Keep It Movin'” has already emerged as a focal point for the movie, which earned ...

  7. 'Color Purple' Broadway star LaChanze says she wants 'my ...

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    Broadway star LaChanze doesn't need Warner Bros. to love her. What she does want is 'my royalty fee' for helping write 'I'm Here' from 'The Color Purple.'

  8. Born in the purple - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, born in the purple [1] (sometimes "born to the purple") was a category of members of royal families born during the reign of their parent. This notion was later loosely expanded to include all children born of prominent or high-ranking parents. [2] The parents must be prominent at the time of the child's birth so that the child ...

  9. One of Us (Joan Osborne song) - Wikipedia

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    In 2007, the song was ranked at number 54 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s" and number ten on the network's "40 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the '90s". Composition and recording [ edit ] Regarding his experience of writing "One of Us", Eric Bazilian said, "I wrote that song one night — the quickest song I ever wrote — to impress a girl.