Madonna Set To Honor Prince At Billboard Music Awards Prince’s death is still sending shockwaves through the music industry, and tributes are no doubt sure to follow for the rest of the year as artists inspired by him (read: just about everyone who came along after 1979) seek to honor their fallen idol . Now, one of the larger gatherings of industry heavy hitters, The Billboard Awards, have announced who they’ve tapped to pay tribute to The Purple One , and their choice may shock you just a bit. Via Billboard : The Queen of Pop will pay homage to another member of music royalty, Prince, at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. Organizers today announced Madonna’s participation in what promises to be one of the highlights of this year’s BBMAs. The legendary pop singer will pay tribute to her good friend and fellow artist, who unexpectedly passed away April 21 at the age of 57. Details on her tribute to the late music great remain a closely-guarded secret. This year’s ceremony will air live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Sunday, May 22 from TMobile Arena in Las Vegas. It’ll be hosted by BBMA vet Ludacris and first-time host Ciara and produced by dick clark productions. Hey, Madonna knew Prince well in real life, and we’re sure respected and admired him just as much as the rest of his industry peers. We just pictured a tribute from some folks more obviously inspired/impacted by his style? It will be interesting to see how she handles this position… Splash / WENN
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Wait…What? Madonna Tapped To Perform Prince Tribute At Billboard Music Awards
