radici27 said:

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.

I agree.I really don't care about any of these tributes.

They would look foolish to not tribute Prince. Prince is one of the legendary pioneers of music. Whether kids knows about Prince or not, he deserves to be honored for his musical contribution, impact, influence and legendary legacy. We lost so many icons and legends last year and I hope the Grammys acknowledges all of them respectfully.

musicfan77 said:

Prince deserves every honor bestowed upon him.

Damn right.

0uterageous said:

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"

I agree with you.

After the well done BET tribute I gave up on ever seeing P honoured in a fitting manner that'll satisfy me...The fact of the matter is that no matter how well thought out or well intentioned or respectful, for me, any tribute will always seem incomplete because...4/21/16.

Every tribute feels like a bandage being ripped from the wound that's trying to heal.

I hope the Grammys and whomever else tries to honour P does well, but I can't feel any sadder if they don't.

Mumio said:

Prince was very much a Stevie Wonder fan and they were friends. That's why Stevie was in that tribute. Thinking about it now- Stevie Wonder is another musician who can play all the instruments on his albums, too, just like Prince did.

rogifan said:

I just hope whatever it is, if it's one person or several, it's done from the heart and some thought was actually put into it. And no Purple Rain please. It's obvious the Billboard tribute was pulled together at the last minute. And why they added Stevie Wonder made no sense considering the audience there is much younger. A lot of the teenyboppers there were probably saying Stevie who? Just dumb.

kingricefan said:

I just hope that they don't do a 'Las Vegas-style' quick musical greatest hits medley. Wouldn't it be beautiful if they got a full orchestra and choir to sing Still Would Stand All Time? Oh, the magic!!!

rogifan said:

kingricefan said:

Prince was very much a Stevie Wonder fan and they were friends. That's why Stevie was in that tribute. Thinking about it now- Stevie Wonder is another musician who can play all the instruments on his albums, too, just like Prince did.

Seems to me though Stevie would have been a better fit for the Grammys. And who knows maybe he will do a performance there.

LBrent said:

kingricefan said:

kingricefan said:

I just hope that they don't do a 'Las Vegas-style' quick musical greatest hits medley. Wouldn't it be beautiful if they got a full orchestra and choir to sing Still Would Stand All Time? Oh, the magic!!!

is a really great idea.

I'm gonna copyright it so if they use it they gotta $$$ me!!!

purplepoppy said:

kingricefan said:

I just hope that they don't do a 'Las Vegas-style' quick musical greatest hits medley. Wouldn't it be beautiful if they got a full orchestra and choir to sing Still Would Stand All Time? Oh, the magic!!!

is a really great idea.

SoulAlive said:

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

SoulAlive said:

LBrent said:

I agree with you.

After the well done BET tribute I gave up on ever seeing P honoured in a fitting manner that'll satisfy me...The fact of the matter is that no matter how well thought out or well intentioned or respectful, for me, any tribute will always seem incomplete because...4/21/16.

Every tribute feels like a bandage being ripped from the wound that's trying to heal.

I feel the same way.Plus,I just don't get excited at the thought of other people singing Prince's songs.Their intentions are good,but no thanks

Yup. Me 2.

Since he won't be there, I won't be watching.

Recording Academy just announced that Bruno Mars will perform a new song from his new album.

There's still hope he would partake in the Prince tribute. I hope so. (Rihanna did that back in 2013, she performed Stay, and she did the Bob Marley tribute with Sting and Bruno).

And guys seriously Bruno is the most professional performer in the industry right now and NO ONE comes close. I don't care if he's not on Prince or MJ's level... but the guy tears down the roof everytime he's on stage. America knows it, the industry knows it. He's the shit.

I'm sure the Grammy producers have asked him to curate the tribute just like NFL did with Coldplay (and they eventually had to ask him to even perform).

I will most definitely record the show.

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?

Co Sign that...

Im okay with Bruno,the Weeknd and Rihanna..

Oh nooooo...... Rihanna..............???

daKotaGeNesis said:

Mumio said:

This, but I'd like to see him there doing something Prince. Was he ever involved in any of the musical tributes? I can not remember seeing anything he performed at.

In all fairness and sincerities, he loved jazz music.🎹🎷🎶 So I would go from there. I would love to see a jazz version tribute of one of his songs. Since it is, "The Grammys", it should be a platform for them to honor music of all types.🎼 In all fairness of him being a real rocker,🎸you might also look into tributing the song he has done with Sheryl Crow? Remember that song? I'm sure you all did since you all claim to be incredibly knowledgeable of every song he has ever produced! 😇 There are tons of songs (other than Purple Rain and the known romantic songs he has performed no one knows he has written) that I would love hearing them perform. Let's make sure when something gets done, it is at least done in a fair manner! ☺ None of the songs from the "Crystal Ball" album has ever been performed in a tribute. It is like all they tribute are the songs THEY remember. No matter what age group you are in, everyone should be aware that Prince was a heavily remarkable force as a musician in the industry who molded, shaped and influenced tons of incredible talent we currently see! This is why it is essential to tribute songs hardly anyone has heard. If you really intend to reach an audience and capture their attention on a musician who was a huge inspiration to others in the industry, I would start by tributing a few songs from every album no one has been exposed to. Then, as a musician, I would put my own spin on the original song and use my own style to perform it. This is how songs that was only exposed to solid fans have gotten popular among people who have never been exposed to this artist's albums. Start with a brief commentary of working with Prince and a brief description of his career and charity work as well. Let us know what he has done to influence YOU! Also, I would love to extend my congratulations to all the nominees and artists who will perform as they all worked incredibly hard to create wonderful songs on their albums. [Edited 1/23/17 3:40am]

so many YES,S from me

laurarichardson said:

rogifan said:

No more purple rain, please. Besides anyone else doing the guitar solo would be just wrong.

--I actually think Jesse Johnson should be in this for the guitar part.

oooo that would be EPIC! Jesse is one of very few guitarist that I think could nail a Prince guitar solo with little effort! The man is a beast on the guitar! hmmm maybe since Morris and the guys didn't see fit to include Jesse with their collabing with Bruno, then the Grammy's could of just offered Jesse his own spot!..

MsNancy said:

Really really new to this. Apologize in advance. And computer challenged on top of that. But I think the best tribute would be various video clips of his performances. Nobody can do it like Prince. So magical. So missed right now. Peace love prince.

i AGREE...

rogifan said:

One thing none of these tributes have been able to do is showcase what a phenomenal musician Prince was. I've been listening to more and more live stuff I can get my hands on since his passing and there weren't many better when it came to live performances. Heck even Elton John said Prince was the greatest live performer he'd ever seen. My fear is this tribute will be 5 minutes of Bruno Mars doing a funk number with Morris Day and some horns and that's it. That would be depressing. I want some motherf'er on stage belting out Dreamer and giving us a blistering guitar solo. Where's that tribute?

Agree. But sadly, Prince is not available and there is no replacement. Stevie Wonder is Godhead. Teenyboppers need to find out if they don't know. When we were kids we worshipped Ray Charles for the same reason. Every performance is a gift.

purplepoppy said:

rogifan said:

purplepoppy said:

Agree. But sadly, Prince is not available and there is no replacement. Stevie Wonder is Godhead. Teenyboppers need to find out if they don't know. When we were kids we worshipped Ray Charles for the same reason. Every performance is a gift.

I think the Grammys could make an effort. Not one tribute yet has focused on Prince the musician/guitar player extraordinaire. What would Bruno Mars even sing with Morris Day? This is a Prince tribute, not The Time tribute.

They will probably both do part of a time song together and perhaps parts of 2 other Prince songs. The Time know how to play Prince music the right way, thus the perfect backup band for Bruno.