Questlove Defends Madonna's Prince Tribute at Billboard Music Awards
The Madonna-led Prince tribute was among the highlights at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards, with the singer performing "Nothing Compares 2 U" before Stevie Wonder joined her onstage for "Purple Rain." It was a moving, elegant and – compared to the Grammys' David Bowie tribute – simple homage to the late singer, but not everyone...
Rolling Stone — Madonna paid tribute to Prince during the Billboard Music Awards Sunday night, covering "Nothing Compares 2 U" before bringing Stevie Wonder onstage for a moving renditio... more info
Rolling Stone — The Madonna-led Prince tribute was among the highlights at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards, with the singer performing "Nothing Compares 2 U" before Stevie Wonder j... more info
MSN Music — Madonna performs "Nothing Compares 2 U" and "Purple Rain" with Stevie Wonder during the tribute to late artist Prince at the BBMAs. more info
Stereogum — Madonna paid tribute to her friend and collaborator Prince to close out tonight’s Billboard Music Awards. Questlove introduced the singer, who made her entrance on a hu... more info
Guardian Music — Madonna and Stevie Wonder pay tribute to Prince at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Madonna sits on a purple velvet throne and sings Nothing Compares ... more info
411 Mania — Madonna performed a tribute to Prince during the Billboard Music Awards last night, covering “Nothing Compares 2 U” and “Purple Rain”. It seemed as though[.......... more info
Guardian Music — Tonight Show bandleader and Roots drummer Questlove defends singer’s performance, writing on Twitter that ‘the Purple Standard is hard boots to fill’M... more info
Mercury News, California — Madonna will pay tribute to Prince, who died last month; Kesha will now sing live Sunday after her performance was initially canceled by her former mentor; and Celine Dio... more info
Reuters — (Reuters) - The 2016 Billboard Music Awards were expected to deliver a note of melancholy along with the celebration on Sunday as Madonna pays tribute to Prince and Celin... more info
TMZ — Madonna and Prince had a heated feud over the one song they ever recorded together, and the showdown involved one of Madonna's divorces ... according to Prince's ex-gf An... more info
Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Madonna kicked off the tribute with a version of "Nothing Compares 2 U," which Prince wrote and Sinead O'Connor recorded. more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Two icons celebrated a fallen peer at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday when Madonna and Stevie Wonder paid tribute to Prince with versions of "Nothing Compares ... more info
E! Online — The power of Prince was felt by all in and around Las Vegas Sunday night.
During the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, Madonna was given the honor of paying tribute to the l... more info
The Mirror — Madonna and Stevie Wonder honoured the legendary singer with a moving rendition of Nothing Compares 2 U and Purple Rain - but not everyone thought it a fitting tribute more info
Mjsbigblog — VIDEO: Watch Madonna and Stevie Wonder pay tribute to the legendary music icon Prince on the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.
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Chorus.fm — Madonna and Stevie Wonder paid tribute to Prince at the Billboard Music Awards last night. You’ll find their performance of “Purple Rain” below.
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L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Two icons celebrated a fallen peer at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday when Madonna and Stevie Wonder paid tribute to Prince with versions of "Nothing Compares ... more info
E! Online — How do you pay proper homage in seven to 10 minutes to a prolific artist who fit in no one box, had a style all his own, who churned out music for almost 40 years and had... more info
The Mirror —
Madonna and Stevie Wonder honoured the music icon with a rendition of Nothing Compares 2 U and Purple Rain - but it didn't go down well
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