Madonna // NOTHING COMPARES 2 U & PURPLE RAIN @Billboard Awards 2016 // Dan·K Remaster // 4K

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Madonna and Stevie Wonder perform "NC2U" & "Purple Rain" [05.22.2016]
From the 2016 Billboard Music Awards' tribute to Prince Rogers Nelson [1958·2016]
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𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥. 𝘕𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥.
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘠𝘛 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘐 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥.
𝘕𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.
𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦·𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵.

[marmavit]

Madonna is the only one still alive of the mega-super-pop stars of the 80's

[grazmsp]

I still think shes the greatest artist to ever graced this earth, there’s something so amazing about her vocals, they are imperfect, which makes it so perfect. She sings with such an incredible emotion. Saw her about a year ago in Stockholm, Sweden during celebration tour along with 50k other fans. Best concert I’ve ever went to

[JeffreyShapiro-iy]

A memorable performance by Madonna to honor Prince and Sinead O'Connor

[marysmoonwalker]

Beautiful tribute by Madonna ❤ R.I.P. Prince

[LanceRaymundo]

For this particular generation, it was a Trinity : MJ, Prince and Madonna. So it was fitting that she gave this Tribute!

[kristianberg]

Why do people always go after madonna’s vocals? I mean, for Christ’s sake, give this woman credit, she went from singing lucky star to the score to Evita!! Does she ever get due credit for her immense vocal growth? Nope, they keep trying to insult her legacy. Madonna was I’m sure, quite emotional and nervous and think she did a beautiful & heartfelt tribute to her friend.

[shockalockabocka]

People keep questioning why Madonna. On her Like a Prayer album, which is considered a legendary concept album, Prince played electric guitar and vocally backed her on a couple, very experimental for the time, songs. She reached one of her many creative peaks, and no one was doing what she was doing, and Prince helped push her there.

[michellesdairies]

I've got goosebumps. True Madonna style. She made the songs her own.

[Dpageantbuff]

That performance is iconic! The queen paying tribute to the Prince! Such a heartfelt performance!

[claudio]

You can say all you want about Madonna, she’s probably not vocally talented as others but the the emotion she gives when she signs live and her charisma are unmatched. The only one left of a legendary pop trio. Love her ❤️

[dezraj]

I loved her outfit for this performance. Really inspired by Prince. ❤️

[Elena-erzp]

this makes me cry. when I was a little girl, MJ, Prince and Madonna were my whole world. Now two of them are gone and the last living one of them is singing a tribute to one. It’s too too sad. 😢😢😢

[Merboy]

I never understood why there are folks out there saying that her vocals were "horrible". I thought they were emotional and raw. Very heartfelt. They added so much depth to the tribute. She sounded good. I don't think its fair to compare Prince's version, Sinead's version to Madonna's. They were all different and sung by 3 completely different singers. With different ranges, styles and voices.

[anonamouse.p]

Five Years later, the emotion MADONNA & STEVIE WONDER bring to this Tribute brings tears to my eyes, that is the gift of great Artists vs those with 'technically' better Vocals. They would not do justice to PRINCE's memory.

[Yensid]

A beautiful tribute to a titan from two titans. Unforgettable.
"Welcome to the dawn."

[jo-lynnsexpressions]

This is the first time I'm seeing this on 2022. Prince has been my overall leading man since I was a teenager. Very emotional 6 years he's gone now and I'm still part of Prince Purple Rain. Forever and and day 💜!
And Madonna never disappoints.

[Kiwibloke]

Madge at her best singing a ballad with true emotion, her best genre

[bobbyc]

Such a beautiful and touching tribute. Prince and Madonna are two of the most iconic artists of the 80s

[jonl]

just a friend paying respect to another friend - beautiful

[seanpdc]

A heartfelt tribute. I broke up with my partner right before this live performance. It means a lot to me, and it's extremely emotional.
Those of you who are criticizing the vocals - if Sinead did this performance, you'd be complaining that she wasn't 'big enough' or something else. Give it a rest :)