By SheelaR

I don’t generally write about famous people in a way that speaks to any level of endearment. However, Prince is different. He was a musical genius. It is not often that we see that level of genius in the music industry. His discography is riddled with timeless classics that will be enjoyed for decades to come. My first foray in the purple magic, was the iconic ‘Purple Rain.’ I was just a babe when it was released, but when I heard it many years later in ballet class…I became an instant and lifelong fan. I don’t know that there are many people in the world that doesn’t know that song. If you don’t know him or his music, you’re missing out on greatness. Which brings me to this…

Tributes

Unfortunately, every award show related musical tribute or biography (authorized & unauthorized) that I’ve seen in the last five years, have been utter and complete shite. Instead of stacking the biographies and tributes with the best person for the job, we often get the flavor of the month. Often times, they vocally challenged. A couple examples of this would be the Whitney Houston and Aaliyah – made for television movies, and Lady Gaga’s tribute to David Bowie. Each time, I wanted to hit my television with a baseball bat, toss it out of the window, and jump out of the window behind it. They were that bad… We must not let this happen to our Purple Majesty.

We don’t want the likes of Drake, Jazmine Sullivan, Ciara, Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj, or Fetty Wap…paying any type of tribute to our beloved Prince Rogers Nelson. I could actually add about another 100 names, but I don’t know them…I just know I don’t like their music, and they have no talent to speak of. Now… With the help of some of my dearest friends and fellow Prince fans..we’ve come of with a list of acceptable performers. On this list: Lenny, Kravitz, D’Angelo, Miguel, Janelle Monae, Bruno Mars, and Maxwell.