The BET Awards — or ‘The Prince Tribute Show’ — featured emotional and energetic performances from Sheila E., Stevie Wonder and Jennifer Hudson honouring the Purple One, along with political statements on issues ranging from racial injustice to the U.S. presidential election.
Sheila E., jamming on the drums and guitar, singing and dancing without shoes, closed the three-hour-plus show at the Microsoft theatre in Los Angeles with "Let's Work," "A Love Bizarre," "The Glamorous Life," "America" and more. She was joined by "Purple Rain" actor Jerome Benton and Prince's ex-wife, Mayte Garcia, who danced alongside the background dancers throughout the set. They ended by raising a purple guitar in the air as the audience cheered them on.
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