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The sad news of legendary singer-guitarist Prince passing away at Paisley Park has left the world in mourning. Celebrities like Jennifer Hudson, The Game and others have paid tribute the late musician. On Thursday (April 21), Rihanna remembered the late music icon during her ‘Anti’ World Tour stop in Calgary, Canada.
“Today is a very sad day in music,” RiRi told the crowd packing the venue when introducing the song. “Sad day to music lovers, musicians, fans, all of the world lost one of the greatest legends… Prince. We’ll miss you. A lot of us have started making music and listening to music because of Prince.”
“Right now I just want to honor him, me and my crew, and you guys. Let’s shine some light to heaven for Prince,” she added before starting to sing the hit on the purple-lit stage while accompanied by some backing vocalists.
Rihanna wasn’t the only singer who has paid musical tribute to Prince following his death at the age of 57. In Columbia, South Carolina also on Thursday night, Pearl Jam honored the iconic musician with their cover of his hit “Purple Rain”.
“The shocking news of the day was losing an incredible musician,” frontman Eddie Vedder said. “All of us on this stage can tell you: That guy loved music so damn much. He never stopped playing, never stopped writing, never stopped recording, never stopped creating.”
“People know him from the ways he looked, and the different ways he looked, and different things he said – a lot of incredible things to remember him by. But I gotta tell you, and you just saw some great guitar playing. Prince was probably the greatest guitar player we’ve ever seen,” he added.
Agencies/Canadajournal
