On 27 May, 2015, the 3rdEyeGirl YouTube account streamed three teaser videos for "new funk" by Prince coming in Summer 2015. The three videos used snippets from a song which appears to be titled Stare.
On 26 May, 2015, Baltimore was released as a single on iTunes. The single version contained additional strings and horns than the previously-streamed version.
On 23 March, 2015, Live Nation emailed Prince's email list with a note from Prince including a download link for Judith Hill's debut album Back In Time, featuring Prince as a musician and producer. The album was available as a free download for 48 hours.