terrig said:

kchammond said:

OMG! YEEEEESSSSS! I saw Sheila with that glittery purple guitar; I thought that's the one they held up... I'M SO GLAD I'M MISTAKEN!! This is BEAUTIFUL! EXRAORDINARY! I LOVED the cloud guitars.

Mayte & Sheila holding up that guitar just gives me closure and a sad kind of joy. I needed this - them - you guys and am so very grateful to have had this ride with Prince in my lifetime.

Thank you so much purple people.

We are so very very lucky.

A blessing to have had this exquisitely gifted man with us.

CROWNS1 said:

So Tracy Ellis Ross just said it's not going to be a tribute as in a segment, but it's going to be scattered throughout the evening. That means as soon as they make you cry and you get over it, they will make you cry again.

You called it. Bilal, Jennifer Hudson, and Sheila E. really came through with tributes worthy of the man himself. Also, Questlove had the drums and keys on point for both Erykah Badu and Bilal's performances.

terrig said:

kchammond said:

OMG! YEEEEESSSSS! I saw Sheila with that glittery purple guitar; I thought that's the one they held up... I'M SO GLAD I'M MISTAKEN!! This is BEAUTIFUL! EXRAORDINARY! I LOVED the cloud guitars.

Mayte & Sheila holding up that guitar just gives me closure and a sad kind of joy. I needed this - them - you guys and am so very grateful to have had this ride with Prince in my lifetime.

Thank you so much purple people.

We are so very very lucky.

I totally agree about this giving me closure. I think the whole Sheila E./Mayte/Jerome performance gave me closure! And the pointing upwards... We all know where he went, but to see it in unified motion, and by the friends that Prince loved and cherished most, that was a spectacular statement! As for the guitar itself... I wonder if it was meant to be an offering to him, or a symbol that will be burnt in our minds for the rest of our lives. Or maybe both. Regardless, Sheila & co.'s whole performance was OUTSTANDING.

GhostChick said:

babynoz said:

terrig said:

I finally saw Janelle! She is so adorable and stayed in her range and killed it with her cute self. I wish she had a fuller voice but I love her to death. She lost it at the end and had me sobbing again.

Bless her little heart, Prince thought very highly of her.

Jhud also said during the backstage segment that Prince used to tell her to use her voice to take people to church so she was just following his advice.

I'm so glad you posted this! I didn't know how she was connected to him. No doubt, she has a KILLER voice, I remember that from Idol. But I love that Prince spoke to her about her voice in this way!

kchammond said:

terrig said:

Mayte & Sheila holding up that guitar just gives me closure and a sad kind of joy. I needed this - them - you guys and am so very grateful to have had this ride with Prince in my lifetime.

Thank you so much purple people.

We are so very very lucky.

I totally agree about this giving me closure. I think the whole Sheila E./Mayte/Jerome performance gave me closure! And the pointing upwards... We all know where he went, but to see it in unified motion, and by the friends that Prince loved and cherished most, that was a spectacular statement! As for the guitar itself... I wonder if it was meant to be an offering to him, or a symbol that will be burnt in our minds for the rest of our lives. Or maybe both. Regardless, Sheila & co.'s whole performance was OUTSTANDING.

Such a powerful moment. I am thankful for it.

jumanji2016 said:

GhostChick said:

I saw Mani in the audience too

Do you remember which part it was during?

Her and Eric on the carpet.

jumanji2016 said:

GhostChick said:

I saw Mani in the audience too

Do you remember which part it was during?

Right around the part right before she starts "Let's Work".

CROWNS1 said:

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These photos bring me to tears. I think this is what i've been missing these past 2 months. Not closure, but just for someone to acknowledge him. This was it. This gesture right here. My eyes will be puffy until morning after all this crying.

Just got to watch the rest of what I missed after my third livestream cut out. All I can say is WOW. What a great tribute. Two songs would not have done justice to a man who could and did release a couple albums a year, and BET recognized that. Fantastic. Really glad that Mayte got to be involved too!

Silverball said:

CROWNS1 said:

So Tracy Ellis Ross just said it's not going to be a tribute as in a segment, but it's going to be scattered throughout the evening. That means as soon as they make you cry and you get over it, they will make you cry again.

You called it. Bilal, Jennifer Hudson, and Sheila E. really came through with tributes worthy of the man himself. Also, Questlove had the drums and keys on point for both Erykah Badu and Bilal's performances.

Bilal wasn't playing. I mean he was on the floor, spent...like in the movie

GhostChick said:

leslievette said:

morningsong said:

CalhounSq said:

mannnn, I was gonna wait until tomorrow to watch but y'all got me wanting to see it NOW! glad BET didn't dissappoint, that would have been awful. Ugh, I know I'm gonna cry!

YOU MUST SEE IT!!!!

Just reading what you guys are writing brought me to tears a bit! I know it's gonna be emotional, but I feel like I have to watch Sheila 'nem tonight. That pic of them holding up his guitar brings hella FEELS FUCK, this man is gone Omg, here I go... WATER WORKS!

lezama said:

babynoz said:

Oops! Who was that?

I'm thinking it must've been Marva, with a new hairstyle.

Lynn Mabry

nisibee said:

GhostChick said:

redaddict said:

rogifan said:

Anyone have video links to these performances? Of course they're not on YouTube and anything that goes up there I'm sure will be taken down right away.

reply #783 on page 27 of this thread.

Fodder said:

rogifan said:

Anyone have video links to these performances? Of course they're not on YouTube and anything that goes up there I'm sure will be taken down right away.

reply #783 on page 27 of this thread.

http://www.bet.com/video/...ibute.html

jumanji2016 said:

redaddict said:

I haven't been able to see the show yet but this picture alone has made the tears come back. So so beautiful. Love him, love them...love you beautiful purple people 💜💜💜

The way Mayte has her arm wrapped Sheila.

I noticed when she held her tight. Man, this is so unreal. I think Mayte did it for me, especially. Her presence was really special. Didn't he once say something along of the lines of "There's no use in playing if Mayte's not up there dancing" or something like that? I know he would have wanted her up there, despite how things ended. Kudos to Sheila for making this incredible.

loveandkindness said:

loveandkindness said:

Am I the only one offended by mama Tina's comment re smelling the flowers while they are still here and appreciating the living artists ...as if we don't?I mean really??? Imagine if her daughter Beyoncé had passed ya think she would be saying that? This was a Prince tribute...

I'm so glad someone brought this up. Her comment irritated the hell out of me. Like, I get it. She has a point. But that is not what tonight was about.

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