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11 Artists Who Paid Tribute to Prince at Coachella
As the world continues to reel from Prince's tragic death, it would have been amiss to go about one of music's biggest festivals without honoring one of music's biggest legends. Thus, the performers at Coachella's second and final weekend kept the singer's spirit alive with a tribute-heavy lineup, whether through commemorative shout-outs or memorial covers of his biggest songs. Below, see the standout moments when Purple reigned at Coachella weekend two.
LCD Soundsystem
The band introduced their set with a video of Prince's own Coachella performance back in 2008, pictured above. (Audio recordings of the full set are now up on Soundcloud.) The footage of choice was his talked-about cover of Radiohead's "Creep." After the screening, the words "From now on, this is Prince's house" remained on the main stage, LA Times reports. LCD also performed "Controversy" as an extension of the tribute.
Usher
The R&B star appeared as a surprise guest during Major Lazer's set for upbeat covers of Prince's "I Would Die 4 U" and "1999."
Ellie Goulding
Goulding put a dramatic spin on "When Doves Cry" by slowing it down for an emotional rendition.
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