{"id":2383032,"date":"2026-04-21T15:53:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2383032"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:53:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:53:43","slug":"new-prince-single-with-this-tear-released-on-10th-anniversary-of-death-ahead-of-vault-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-prince-single-with-this-tear-released-on-10th-anniversary-of-death-ahead-of-vault-project\/","title":{"rendered":"New Prince single &#8216;With This Tear&#8217; released on 10th anniversary of death ahead of vault project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A new <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/prince\">Prince<\/a> single has been released to mark the 10th anniversary of the iconic artist\u2019s death. Listen to \u2018With This Tear\u2019 below.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/prince-96-1205144\">The singer-songwriter passed away exactly a decade ago<\/a> today, on April 21, 2016, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/prince-8-1192450\">of an accidental\u00a0fentanyl overdose<\/a>. He was 57 years old.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018With This Tear\u2019 has been shared from Prince\u2019s extensive musical vault via his label NPG Records and Sony Music Entertainment\u2019s Legacy Recordings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecorded in 1991 at Paisley Park and newly mixed by Chris James, this track finds Prince in full command, writing, producing, and performing every note,\u201d a description reads on Prince\u2019s official social media channels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLater recorded and released by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/celine-dion\">C\u00e9line Dion<\/a>, the song now returns in its original form.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James, a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/grammys\">Grammy<\/a>-nominated engineer\/producer, is a longtime Prince collaborator who has also worked with the likes of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/frank-ocean\">Frank Ocean<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/miguel\">Miguel<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/janelle-monae\">Janelle Mon\u00e1e<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prince - With This Tear\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OVvEfey2bmg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXXy6MUj2rp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As aforementioned, Dion\u2019s version of the emotional piano ballad appeared on her 1992 self-titled album \u2013 her second English-language record.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to Prince\u2019s rendition finally landing on streaming platforms, the Canadian singer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/celinedion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>: \u201c\u2018With This Tear\u2019 was a gift from Prince that I will always treasure. I have carried this song with me for so many years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo now hear his version, shared for the very first time, feels truly special. Celine xx\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Prince\u2019s estate, \u2018With This Tear\u2019 marks \u201cthe beginning of a number of unreleased Prince recordings scheduled for release this year, as part of a never-before-released Prince album project\u201d. Further details are not yet known.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Prince\u2019s legendary Paisley Park studios outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is hosting a tribute event, dubbed \u2018A Day 2 Reflect. A Night 2 Remember\u2019. \u201cWe look forward to gathering with you to celebrate Prince\u2019s spirit, music, and the love that continues to bring us together,\u201d a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXSCb-SDLLl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> reads.<\/p>\n<p>The late artist\u2019s estate is staging another celebration in June, including a special live show featuring Prince\u2019s former band members. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/chaka-khan\">Chaka Khan<\/a>, Morris Day, Tevin Campbell, Sounds Of Blackness, Cassandra O\u2019Neal and Bobby Z are also among the participating acts. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/events.leapevents.com\/tickets\/prince-celebration-2026-js559jq#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find more information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/guns-n-roses-grace-jones-and-prince-estate-refused-music-in-melania-doc-3931660\">Prince\u2019s estate refused to allow his music to be used in the new <em>Melania<\/em> documentary<\/a>. Producer Marc Beckman explained that a \u201clawyer that manages the estate\u201d had got in touch, saying: \u201cPrince would never want his song associated with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/blogs\/nme-blogs\/best-prince-songs-9053\">You can revisit <em>NME<\/em>\u2018s rundown of the best Prince songs ever here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Prince single has been released to mark the 10th anniversary of the iconic artist\u2019s death. Listen to \u2018With This Tear\u2019 below. The singer-songwriter passed away exactly a decade ago today, on April 21, 2016, of an accidental\u00a0fentanyl overdose. He was 57 years old. \u2018With This Tear\u2019 has been shared from Prince\u2019s extensive musical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2383033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[21940,21939],"class_list":["post-2383032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-pop","tag-rock"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/New-Prince-single-With-This-Tear-released-on-10th-anniversary.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2383032"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383034,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383032\/revisions\/2383034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2383032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2383032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2383032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}