The diva is fighting back!

Fifty artists recently recorded Prince covers in honor of his 50th Birthday this past June 7th.

Unfortunately for them, everyone's getting sued!

But the funny part is, they're being sued by Prince himself.

Yup!

Prince's attorneys are demanding that all copies of the tribute album be destroyed immediately.

In Norway, Shockadelica has reached No. 8 on the album charts. It's also received several popular reviews by the Norwegian Press.

So, what's the problem?

By law, it's legal to sell cover songs of someone else's material. You're just required to pay about a 10 cent licensing fee per song.

Norway's C+C Records has distributed 5,000 of the box sets since the beginning of the month. They've also given digital versions.

However, they say no one has made any money from the project.

So they claim they didn't think they owed Prince any money.

Just maybe a free copy?

Christer Falck, owner of C+C Records, said he contacted Prince's people to try and send a set to Prince and that's where the legal issues began.

Though luckily for them, with all the attention the lawsuit will bring, we bet they'll be selling a lot more than 5,000 albums.

Now you'll be able to pay Prince….AND your lawyer!

[Image via WENN.]

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Prince is a legend and a consummate performer. He also don't come cheap!

Yesterday, we told you the exciting news that his Purple Highness will be performing at the Coachella Music Festival near Palm Springs later this month, and now we're told how and why his appearance came into fruition.

"Prince was a late late addition to the line-up," a source tells us. "The promoters added him to try and sell more tickets and make up for a less than stellar - in comparison to years past - roster of performers."

And, it cost them mucho dinero to get the tiny dynamo to perform at Coachella.

How much???

"He was paid close to $4 million," our source reveals exclusively to PerezHilton.com.

Dayum! That is MAYJAH money.

He'll be worth every penny, though!

Update:

A source close to Prince has corrected us.

He got paid MORE than $4 million!

"The exact amount Prince is getting paid for his Coachella performance is $4.8 million," says our well-connected insider.

Coño!!!!!!

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Exciting news music lovers!

It was confirmed Wednesday that Prince will be performing at the Coachella music festival near Palm Springs later this month.

Good!

The rest of the lineup is pretty sucky!

Prince will take the stage Saturday, April 26th.

We can hear the doves cry already!

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Hollywood sighed with relief when the Writer's Strike ended… just in time for the Oscars!

The show will go on, but as we previously reported, Vanity Fair's big daddy of all Oscar parties will NOT.

The strike also resulted in other casualties: the People magazine party and the bash that 'young' Hollywood always looks forward to, the late night soiree of uber-manager Rick Yorn and super agent Patrick Whitesell have also been cancelled.

Outside of the Governor's Ball, the no-brainer first stop of the Oscar night party circuit, what's a celeb to do?

Well, her Madgesty has stepped up to the plate and put together a 'last minute' party with the help of her manager, Guy Oseary, and pal Demi Moore.

The party will reportedly take place in the Westside hills (we're guessing Brentwood?). A few hundred people have been invited. Someone who's seen the guest list said, "Everybody's on it. It gives the A-list Vanity Fair crowd someplace to go to. It will probably be pared down to where it's 85% talent, not a lot of suits."

Hope Madge and Demi will have all the servers screened for the hepatitis A virus!

It's also been reported that Prince is hosting an Oscar's bash at his new Benedict Canyon home. According to a source, the RSVP list supposedly includes, "Kate and Tom, Will Smith, Salma and Penelope."

Thank goodness music's royalty is stepping up in this time of need!

[Image via WENN]

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Holy shit! Not since Alysa Milano went sue-happy has a bunch of fans revolted against their object of devotion.

Prince fans are angry.

They claim that the pop star and his lawyers are threatening fan sites and trying to get money from them through fear and intimidation.

In an unparalleled move, three of the largest Prince fansites have started a new site, Prince Fans United, and they are taking their frustration public.

Here is the eye-opening press release they just sent out!

"November 5, 2007

PRINCE FANS FIGHT BACK AGAINST ATTACKS

In an extraordinary, but not unfamiliar move, the rock legend Prince is using an army of lawyers to launch attacks on his own fans.

Several of the largest web communities dedicated to the artist have received notices to cease and desist all use of photographs, images, lyrics, album covers and anything linked to Prince's likeness.

It is our opinion that these threats are not made in an attempt to enforce valid copyright as Prince alleges in his threats, rather we believe they are attempts to stifle all critical commentary about Prince. We strongly believe that such actions are in violation of the freedom of speech and should not be allowed. Prince claims that fansites are not allowed to present any artwork with Prince's likeness, to the extreme that he has demanded removal of fan's own photographs of their Prince inspired tattoos and their vehicles displaying Prince inspired license plates.

Prince's representatives have requested that the fansites provide them with "substantive details of the means by which you [the fansites] propose to compensate our clients [Paisley Park Enterprises, NPG Records and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)] for damages…"

The owners of the three largest fansites supporting Prince: www.housequake.com, www.princefams.com and www.prince.org have come together to fight back to what amounts to an injustice to the fansites and the very fans who have supported Prince's career, many since the very beginning nearly thirty years ago.

It is their hope that Prince will reconsider his position and allow these fansites to continue their existence without constant threats from Prince and his attorneys. Should this not be possible, the fansites are fully prepared to defend their position in the proper court of law, as well as fully prosecute any claims to which they are justly entitled.

The owners of housequake.com, princefams.com and prince.org acknowledge that, while Prince is entitled to control of his copyrights, it should be within the law. The law clearly provides for displaying of images of a celebrity's likeness for newsworthy events or matters that are considered to be public interest. All three websites feel that the photographs and/or likeness displayed on their websites clearly fall within the public interest category. Additionally, the use of photographs is legal based on the fair use doctrine, i.e. the displaying of album cover art, or the collage headers created by website members using a variety of different photographs.

For housequake.com: Aaron A. Sikkink and Gavin McLaughlin
For princefams.com: Endre Adolfsen and Jonathan Nice
For prince.org: Ben Margolin

For more information, please contact the Prince Fans United Group spokesperson:
Gavin McLaughlin at: pfu@housequake.com."

Fight the power!!!

[Photo via Getty Images.]

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Prince played his last (of many) London show's on Friday night and he brought along a very special guest for his post-concert gig (that's how he rolls) at the O2 Arena's Indigo venue.

Amy Winehouse opened the aftershow with Love is A Losing Game while Prince played guitar.

His Purple Majesty told the crowd to look after Wino as "you've got something special."

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Prince was like any of the other A-list guests at the Matthew Williamson fashion show in London on Wednesday….until the end.

All of a sudden, his purple majesty whipped out a microphone and started singing directly from his seat, to the pleasant shock of all the guests.

Next thing you know, his bitches come out, a microphone stand shows up and Prince jams out for a few songs.

Rock 'n' roll!

[Photo by Gareth Cattermole via Getty Images.]

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Prince is planning to sue YouTube because he's upset that they users are uploading his videos on the site without his permission.

Ughh!

You make music videos because you want people to see them, right????

"YouTube … are clearly able (to) filter porn and pedophile material but appear to choose not to filter out the unauthorized music and film content which is core to their business success," a statement released on his behalf said.

Don't do it, your purple one!

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Prince has begun his string of shows in London, and Queen is making some outlandish demands.

Who's crazier: him or Streisand????

Love them both!

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