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Many of Prince fans took to social media to voice their opinion about Madonna’s tribute performance at the 2016 Bill Board Music Awards. What are your thoughts?

Via Huffington Post

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through Madonna’s much-hyped performance honoring Prince at the Billboard Music Awards.

Many were unhappy with the singer’s tribute to Prince Rogers Nelson on Sunday night, which featured Stevie Wonder and a lot of purple. Prior to the show, fansstarted a Change.org petition to stop the “Material Girl” from performing.

After the tribute, Twitter attacked Madonna for her lackluster showing, and BET made sure people knew its tribute to the “Purple Rain” singer would be much better.

BET tweeted out a link to their own Prince tribute, with a video that showed the words, “Yeah, we saw that. Don’t worry. We Got You.”
https://twitter.com/BET/status/734584199546589184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Madonna didn’t seem too bothered, sharing a series of photos after the awards show.

Anyone who wants to do a tribute to Prince is welcome to. Whatever your age Gender or skin Color. If you loved him and he inspired you then show it!!!! I love Prince 4 ever 💜☔️👑🙏🏻 @beautyandessexlv

A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on May 23, 2016 at 7:22am PDT

An Epic Moment for Me to sing in honor of Prince with Stevie Wonder☔️💜☔️💜🙏🏻. #luckiestgirlintheworld

A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on May 22, 2016 at 9:13pm PDT

Questlove, who introduced the duo’s performance, later took to Twitter to defend Madonna’s tribute.

because of P's well known love for the *poof* vanishing act. A lot of us are left feeling incomplete in the act of saying goodbye.

— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016

For starters it's hard to accept him no longer being here. & in the upcoming award season for '17 there will be a gang of tributes

— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016

Naturally there will be folded arms & shade thrown because the Purple Standard is hard boots to fill & a lot of us don't wanna come 2 grips

— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016

And EVERYBODY wants and deserves a chance to say goodbye in their own way. But remember: there will be AMAs, SoulTrain, NAACP, mtv, GRAMMYS

— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016

And a gazillion other tributes. But the point is let's not get ugly w playing the "Prince would and wouldn't approve" game.

— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016