Prince's award winning online fan community, the NPG Music Club, which was one of the first online music ventures to seemingly score both creative and commercial successes, and which allowed Prince to communicate with and sell music to his fans without a recording contract, is on hold. A notice on the Club's website says its operations are on "hiatus" while it reviews its future.
Their statement reads: "In its current form, there is a feeling that the NPGMC has gone as far as it can go. Has the time come to once again make a leap of faith and begin anew? These are questions we in the NPG need to answer. In doing so, we have decided to put the club on hiatus until further notice."
There's no official word from Prince's people as to what, if anything, is planned for the service - nor what will happen to those who bought 'life membership'.