BET Awards Aims to Outdo Madonna with Prince Tribute Lineup Featuring Shelia E., The Roots, Janelle Monae, D’Angelo & More [Video]

BY: Denver Sean

Published 9 years ago

The BET Awards promised to deliver a Prince tribute everyone will be satisfied with after Madonna’s controversial tribute at the Billboard Music Awards — and from the looks of this lineup they just might pull it off!

This morning, the network announced that Prince will be honored at the 2016 BET Awards on Sunday, June 26th, with a special live performance by Sheila E., The Roots, D’Angelo, Janelle Monae and others.

@SheilaEdrummer, @JanelleMonae, @theroots and @TheDangelo are only a few … #BETAwards #CelebratePrince #PrinceDay pic.twitter.com/J90SI14imS

— BET (@BET) June 7, 2016

This is an amazing start. Who else would you like to see take the stage in honor of The Purple One?

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BET Awards Aims to Outdo Madonna with Prince Tribute Lineup Featuring Shelia E., The Roots, Janelle Monae, D’Angelo & More [Video]

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