Prince was honored tonight at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas and rightfully so.
First up, Questlove took the stage and delivered a short speech for his late friend who passed away last month, in the following words: “I want to take a moment to remember the great Prince Rogers Nelson,” said The Roots drummer before asking for a moment of silence. “It can be a moment of silence, but inside our heads, it should be anything but silent.”
Madonna then hit the stage to perform the legendary artist’s song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in a purple attire and was shortly joined by Stevie Wonder as a surprise guest. The two belted out ‘Purple Rain’ in an emotional performance which you can watch below.
A big section of social media did not like the tribute and BET was quick to throw some shade at Billboard:
https://twitter.com/BET/status/734584199546589184
And here’s RiRi dabbing to ‘Purple Rain’: