In fact, the symbol meant so much to him that he continued to use it long after he changed his stage name back to Prince… which he did in 2000 when his contract with Warner Bros. finally expired.

The symbol, originally a combination of the common gender symbols for male and female, previously had appeared in slightly different form in the artwork of several Prince albums, first on “1999 ...

Today marks exactly 25 years since pop star Prince changed his name to an abstract symbol.. Infuriated by a long-running contract dispute with his record label, Warner Brothers, Prince reached the ...

When Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol, it was treated as nothing more than a bizarre stunt. But some say it reveals more about his legacy as a business innovator.

The Love Symbol is what Prince changed his name to in 1993. It combines the ancient symbols of male and female together. The symbol was used at the time to stymie Warner Bros., his then record label.