Pearl Jam, Noel Gallagher, Mumford And Sons, Slipknot (!), And More Musical Tributes To Prince
Photos via Getty Images, Wolfgang's VaultPrince’s sudden, shocking death has the music world (and, really, the world in general) reeling. When something of this magnitude happens, the obvious reaction is for other artists to pay tribute to the fallen idol through song. And all around the globe last night, that happened. Here are some of the best homages to Prince that we came across on the Internet over the past 24 hours.
You can read our eulogy for Prince here. You can also listen to our new Prince station on Paste Radio, featuring a variety of live tracks from the ‘80s and ‘90s.
Pearl Jam
Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher dedicated ‘Live Forever’ to Prince last night at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro. #Prince#NoelGallagher#Oasispic.twitter.com/MKHsPTxwsz
— Lemonbeats (@LemonbeatsCHNL) April 22, 2016
Corey Taylor of Slipknot
Questlove
@questlove has #findingnemo on rn in honor, in tribute, of the late the great. #PRINCE. if u don’t get it, google it pic.twitter.com/xOIJeStBcE
— Sadie L Miller (@SadieFBaby) April 22, 2016
Rihanna
Mumford and Sons
The 1975
Santa Barbara – Prince Forever pic.twitter.com/AtYaJA0LU3
— matty (@Truman_Black) April 22, 2016
Christine and the Queens
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The Avett Brothers
The Entire City of Minneapolis
This is what it sounds like when thousands of Prince faithful sing Purple Rain. @StarTribunepic.twitter.com/rqzs4qHPap
— Aaron Lavinsky (@ADLavinsky) April 22, 2016