On March 21, 2006, Prince released his 31st album, 3121. To celebrate, Prince announced a free show at Tower Records on the Sunset Strip through his NPG Music Club, and performed just after midnight for 500 lucky attendees. "Fans waiting to buy copies of Prince’s highly anticipated new album, #3121, were greeted early Tuesday with something even better — a surprise performance by Prince himself," the Today Show reported. At the midnight show Prince performed a few of his classic hits, including

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