Tyka's speech was absolutely beautiful; it had me in tears!! She held-up pretty well, until the end. What she said here really touched me: "In the words of Prince, ‘With love, honor, and respect for every living thing in the universe, separation ceases, and we all become one being, singing one song.’

.

I was like, here we go again!! It got me so emotional!!

.

Well-done, Tyka!!

Latin said:

A year ago, Prince was at the American Music Awards and was given a standing ovation. It's so sad that he is now gone...

.

Yea, I know. All the award shows just won't be the same anymore without Prince up on stage.

Identity said:

feeluupp said:

Appolonia posted on twitter he does win and she was upset she wasn't invited...

Too bad she felt snubbed. In my estimation, she ruined "Take Me With You" and she's a wooden actress. Move on, Apples.

.

Wow!

Cold

There is a lot of difference of opinion regarding Apollonia and The Revolution not being chosen to accept the award for Purple Rain, in honor of Prince. I think Apollonia & The Revolution should have been given an invitation -- I think they should have been invited, and at least asked to go up on stage to support Tyka.

.

I think in this particular case, with the recent passing of Prince, it was only appropriate to have a family member accept this award.

.

It was the "right" thing to do, imo.

.

.

.

[Edited 11/21/16 11:24am]

[Edited 11/21/16 11:25am]

[Edited 11/21/16 12:19pm]

rogifan said:

Noodled24 said:

^ That's not really the point. It's the people on the record that are being awarded. Without them there may not have been a Purple Rain. I'm not sure what Tyka contributed to the album... other than having a famous sibling.

Apparently not or they would have been invited. Let's face it, right or wrong, when people think of Purple Rain (album, movie) they think of Prince, not The Revolution. Ha, just as I'm typing this I got a message on my phone that says Tyka's speech is trending on YouTube.

Maybe.. although even putting aside the fact the album is credited to Prince & The Revolution; It's hard to deny one of the central themes and, ultimately the climax of the movie. Is Prince agreeing to play the W&L composed (in the script) "Purple Rain".

Noodled24 said:

Clearly, if an award is being given for a record, and people who were actually involved with making that record are still alive, (they are) then they should be present to collect the award. Tyka didn't even have a cameo in the film.

In the big picture people are FAR more familiar with Appolonia than Tyka. Apples was in the movie after all. I'd be willing to bet money that until Prince passed barely anyone knew who Tyka was.

[Edited 11/21/16 8:10am]

Any time you want to stop shoveling shade in Tyka's direction would be just fine with us. SHE was the one invited, doesn't matter who's more recognizable or not but there's no need to beat the issue to death Please have some respect for his sister, no doubt you've never spoken one word to her directly. If you've got such a beef about how things were done, go to the American Music Awards website or Facebook page and let them know. They made the decision.

Mumio said:

Noodled24 said:

Clearly, if an award is being given for a record, and people who were actually involved with making that record are still alive, (they are) then they should be present to collect the award. Tyka didn't even have a cameo in the film.

In the big picture people are FAR more familiar with Appolonia than Tyka. Apples was in the movie after all. I'd be willing to bet money that until Prince passed barely anyone knew who Tyka was.

[Edited 11/21/16 8:10am]

Any time you want to stop shoveling shade in Tyka's direction would be just fine with us. SHE was the one invited, doesn't matter who's more recognizable or not but there's no need to beat the issue to death Please have some respect for his sister, no doubt you've never spoken one word to her directly. If you've got such a beef about how things were done, go to the American Music Awards website or Facebook page and let them know. They made the decision.

.

Mumio: I agree. And like I said, having Tyka accept the award on Prince's behalf was the right thing to do. It would have been nice if Apollonia & The Revolution were there, but what can you do?

.

Prince passed away, so having his Sister accept the award was absolutely the right thing to do. I'm shocked that some people have an issue with that, but oh well....

Noodled24 said:

BrownMark posted on Instagram that it would have been nice to perform at the AMAs this year. Here's the thing, most of the audience at this show is young. They probably don't even know who the Revolution is. There's no way the band would have been given a slot to perform. Should they all have been invited to accept the award? Probably but I'm guessing the show producers didn't give it much thought assuming most people in the audience wouldn't know Revolution band members but know Prince.

https://www.instagram.com...Da9x1giAo/

cloveringold85 said:

rogifan said:

Noodled24 said:

BrownMark posted on Instagram that it would have been nice to perform at the AMAs this year. Here's the thing, most of the audience at this show is young. They probably don't even know who the Revolution is. There's no way the band would have been given a slot to perform. Should they all have been invited to accept the award? Probably but I'm guessing the show producers didn't give it much thought assuming most people in the audience wouldn't know Revolution band members but know Prince. https://www.instagram.com...Da9x1giAo/ cloveringold85 said:

There is a lot of difference of opinion regarding Apollonia and The Revolution not being chosen to accept the award for Purple Rain, in honor of Prince. I think Apollonia & The Revolution should have been given an invitation -- I think they should have been invited, and at least asked to go up on stage to support Tyka.

.

I think in this particular case, with the recent passing of Prince, it was only appropriate to have a family member accept this award.

.

It was the "right" thing to do, imo.

[Edited 11/21/16 11:24am]

[Edited 11/21/16 11:25am]

[Edited 11/21/16 12:19pm]

I agree it would have been nice for the band to be there. But I don't think it was an intentional diss. The audience for this show probably doesn't even know who the Revolution was. They certainly weren't going to perform. But the audience would know Prince so have his sister accept the award and be done wit it. Tyka could have mentioned the band but I'll cut her some slack as public speaking is not her thing and she was clearly emotional at the end.

Yea....Her speech was more about Prince's legacy, rather than the Purple Rain soundtrack. I think what she said need to be said. It would have been nice if she made some acknowledgement to The Revolution/Apollonia and those involved with the movie--but perhaps time would not allow for that. I think she was on-point.

Noodled24 said:

Mumio said:

Noodled24 said:

Clearly, if an award is being given for a record, and people who were actually involved with making that record are still alive, (they are) then they should be present to collect the award. Tyka didn't even have a cameo in the film.

In the big picture people are FAR more familiar with Appolonia than Tyka. Apples was in the movie after all. I'd be willing to bet money that until Prince passed barely anyone knew who Tyka was.

[Edited 11/21/16 8:10am]

Any time you want to stop shoveling shade in Tyka's direction would be just fine with us. SHE was the one invited, doesn't matter who's more recognizable or not but there's no need to beat the issue to death Please have some respect for his sister, no doubt you've never spoken one word to her directly. If you've got such a beef about how things were done, go to the American Music Awards website or Facebook page and let them know. They made the decision.

Thank you....

Sick of the constant, uncalled for Tyka bashing. I'm pretty sure that the only people who had a problem with her accepting are org fammies. Normal ordinary people are not whining about this.

Prince won for "Top Soundtrack" for Purple Rain, not for the movie itself. Just wanted to add that.

cloveringold85 said:

Prince won for "Top Soundtrack" for Purple Rain, not for the movie itself. Just wanted to add that.

cloveringold85 said:

To think that Prince was at the AMAs just last year, and now he's gone; just makes me so incredibly sad.

.

.

[Edited 11/21/16 14:56pm]

HerecomethePurpleYoda said:

precioux said:

And it was his last appearance on television cloveringold85 said:To think that Prince was at the AMAs just last year, and now he's gone; just makes me so incredibly sad. . .

[Edited 11/21/16 14:56pm]

.

rogifan said:

^^ He actually looks pretty good in that photo. Did we ever figure out why he had a guitar strapped on?

.

No. Still haven't figured that one out, yet. Prince didn't perform last year, so maybe he just felt like having his guitar with him that night as an accessory?

PrplGem said:

To please everyone maybe they could have had them all accept the award, with tyka standing in on Prince's behalf. It wouldn't be the first time there was a crowd of ppl accepting an award. Either way his sister had privilege to be there on her brothers behalf. Imo 💜☔

.

It's still up on YouTube:

.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxZaqFCUCqU

cloveringold85 said:

Kara said:

The only reason the album was nominated and won was because Prince died, not because of anything The Revolution or Apollonia (puh-lease) did. It was only appropriate in these circumstances that Prince's next-of-kin accept the award.

.

Yes, Prince died, thus Purple Rain sales soared.

.

But, you seem to suggest that the soundtrack's success had nothing to do with The Revolution, and I have to disagree, if that is what you are saying. They were Prince's band members during Purple Rain era.

.

Tyka accepted the award, and it was beautiful. Let's not pick apart Apollonia or The Revolution; they don't deserve that.

Kara said:

cloveringold85 said:

.

No. Still haven't figured that one out, yet. Prince didn't perform last year, so maybe he just felt like having his guitar with him that night as an accessory?

It was the AMAs - a fluff show. Prince was probably the only person in the room who could play the guitar. That was the point he was making.

.

.

Rogifan was was asking if any of us knew why he was wearing a guitar that night. This topic has come up before here. Like I said, I think Prince just felt like wearing a guitar that night (my response to Rogifan).

.

We all know that award shows are "fluff".

I think people are making too much of this. Tyka was the right person and she did a beautiful job.

The fact is that when PR originally won the award they were there onstage with Prince AND they performed, so I don't know what the problem is other than people being petty.

cloveringold85 said:

Kara said:

cloveringold85 said:

.

Yes, Prince died, thus Purple Rain sales soared.

.

But, you seem to suggest that the soundtrack's success had nothing to do with The Revolution, and I have to disagree, if that is what you are saying. They were Prince's band members during Purple Rain era.

.

Tyka accepted the award, and it was beautiful. Let's not pick apart Apollonia or The Revolution; they don't deserve that.

The album won a bunch of AMAs the first time around in 1985, and The Revolution accepted then. That was appropriate. This year is about Prince.

.

Yes, and that is what I said in my original post.