andace Springs sat down at the piano at Capitol Studios and sang an impassioned rendition of Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” Stunned by her arrangement and performance, Blue Note Records President Don Was offered her a record deal on the spot, after hearing only one song. The legendary artist Prince heard her cover of the Sam Smith song “Stay With Me” online and asked her to perform at Paisley Park on the weekend celebrating the 30 year anniversary of Purple Rain. It was that same inherent soulfulness that had originally caught the attention of Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers at SRP, the production team that discovered and signed pop powerhouse Rihanna.