#CDE3121 Prince Virtual Symposium

Join us on November 13–15, 2026 (Friday–Sunday) for #CDE3121, a Prince *VIRTUAL* symposium, as we continue to commemorate ten years since Prince’s passing, while celebrating the 30th anniversaries of both Chaos and Disorder and Emancipation (1996), as well as the 20th anniversary of 3121 (2006).

We don't talk about these three albums as much as we should.

• Chaos and Disorder captures the end of Prince’s major-label era, fulfilling his final obligation to Warner Bros.
• Emancipation is his declaration of independence, celebrating freedom with his first released triple album, created on his own terms.
• Ten years later, 3121 is his vindication. Prince continues to evolve as a free agent, expanding the possibilities of independence across his creative and business endeavors while proving that his independence works commercially, too.

Together, these three albums trace a critical arc in Prince’s career: the end of one era, the declaration of independence that followed, and the evidence, a decade later, of what that freedom made possible.

There are so many lessons to be learned and relearned about creative control, artistic vision, and sheer genius and creativity.

Let's come together to give these albums the attention they deserve and explore what they still have to teach us because we need these lessons now more than ever.