I wonder if Rihanna will do Controversy. "People call me rude..." could segue right into her song Rude Boy. She could dedicate the song to the original Rude Boy.

PS - Remember when she was wearing her hair short and she kinda looked like him?

rogifan said:

SomeSoldier said:

I suspect a line up of Rihanna, Bruno Mars and The Weeknd is not going to be very popular here, but I'd be very happy with it. We already had the 'propper' tribute with the BET Awards, time for a popular one...

All of these tributes basically ignore Prince the rocker. Where's Lenny Kravitz giving us a kick ass version of When You Were Mine?

Thank you.

Rihanna has about as much in common with Prince as I have in common with Vladimir Putin.

I used to be under the spell to watch through these award shows, just to see if he will make an appearance or perform. Now it's bittersweet to know that spell has been broken and no longer care for grammys and others. Same goes for these tributes, unfortunately I don't give a hoot who performs and how great they do it.

"Can't nobody do it like Prince do"

Rihanna will do Prince justice. She's got respect for him and "Kiss It Better" is a clear homage to his work.

Aside from Rih, Bruno, and The Weeknd, I'd REALLY like to see Miguel and Lenny Kravitz do something too. Bring some of the Paisley Park legends like Sheila, Sheena, or Jill along too.

RodeoSchro said:

Rihanna has about as much in common with Prince as I have in common with Vladimir Putin.

Stevie Nicks singing Stand Back.

those three will sell a lot pof Prince records if done right..No one wants to see yet another Stevie Wonder et al doing a Prince tribute..Leave it to the youngins

luvgirl said:

Anything's got to be better than the Madonna 'tribute'. Sure, it brought tears to my eyes, but it just wasn't enough. Prince deserved more. I will definately be watching the Grammy's. I hope that some of the winners dedicate their win to our Prince!

lavie said:

I am really tired of these "tributes" to Prince because nobody can really do the man justice, let's be honest here and the names they've listed for this Grammys tribute so far are lackluster with maybe the exception of Bruno Mars who is always entertaining to watch perform IMHO.

Sheila E, D'Angelo, & Bilal gave excellent tributes as well as everyone at the last years BET awards. I'm NOT tired of the tributes. There hasn't been enough and I'm still pissed that the VMAS didn't acknowledge Prince and David Bowie. I don't care if you think VMA'S are relevant or not. They SHOULD'VE honored the artists that were pillars to their success back in the day.

It's not really about they measure up to Prince or if they are worthy of performing his music. It's about other artists showing their respect and gratitude to Prince's music by honoring him.

Taking the Stage - Celebrating the opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture is on TV right now. Prince would have been on that gig no doubt.

TurnItUp said:

206Michelle said:

luvgirl said:

Great, looking forward to seeing him honored.

RodeoSchro said:

Rihanna has about as much in common with Prince as I have in common with Vladimir Putin.

Ro-DAY-oh! You crack me up!

The only tribute that I've enjoyed was the one Sheila put together. Not none of the others came close and I still haven't seen a decent tribute to Bowie.

dandan said:

It's not really about they measure up to Prince or if they are worthy of performing his music. It's about other artists showing their respect and gratitude to Prince's music by honoring him.

Agreed!

Tributes, tribute bands, awards ceremonies, cover versions and god knows what else.
Please enjoy life without me as I will enjoy life without you.
I think Prince probably feels the same.
The tribute industry is, like, in the end, the worst thing about people dying.

It's the tributes while alive that counted.

dandan said:

It's not really about they measure up to Prince or if they are worthy of performing his music. It's about other artists showing their respect and gratitude to Prince's music by honoring him.

And when some of the hottest artists today pay tribute to Prince, I hope that it will inspire some younger fans to become more interested in Prince's music. Artists like Rihanna, The Weeknd, and Bruno Mars know that they are sitting on the shoulders of giants like Prince, Madonna, Michael Jackson, etc. It's good to see them pay tribute to the giants, in this case Prince.

XSX said:

Tributes, tribute bands, awards ceremonies, cover versions and god knows what else.
Please enjoy life without me as I will enjoy life without you.
I think Prince probably feels the same.
The tribute industry is, like, in the end, the worst thing about people dying.

It's the tributes while alive that counted.

And fortunately, Prince received plenty of tributes while he was alive. He was a giant in the music industry and he knew it.

2olskool4u said:

Bruno aint shit, why's everyone shining his arse? Or am I the only person who dislikes his unoriginal 'copy cat' music. Who is it this week? He's been MJ, the Time, Sugerhill Gang, fuck knows who else

I like him cuz he's a brilliant performer and he performs LIVE. Unlike a certain diva that's been around for almost 27 years and just because her voice is gone she thinks she doesn't have to do anything but look like a damn fool on stage. Oh yeah, that's right it was the shows fault, not hers!

paxandlux said:

vernon reed could "do" prince the rocker. lenny would be good for the 3EG stuff if they even include it.

Let's face it. Prince was far too multi-demensional for the general public to understand much less appreciate! Perhaps the Grammys should take another approach. They would have to package something for public consumption , therefore why not honor ONE demension of the artist? I agree with Prince the rocker. Whoever they get to respresent (and they better be damed good!) would play some of his hard rock goodies. He SHOULD be represented in the same realm as Hendrix as far as guitar goes and the Grammys would be a great platform for that.

And while I'm ranting, can the media stop calling him a pop artist????? It is dismissive of his genius and talent. Rant over!!

These tributes are irrelevant. They've become formalities at this point. The youth centered pop oriented audience knows diddley squat about Prince. And that's fine.

2olskool4u said:

Bruno aint shit, why's everyone shining his arse? Or am I the only person who dislikes his unoriginal 'copy cat' music. Who is it this week? He's been MJ, the Time, Sugerhill Gang, fuck knows who else