It has been an emotional past few days since we’ve lost musical genius, Prince. There have been so many Prince tributes floating around the blogosphere, but who I’ve been waiting to see a tribute from so far is D’Angelo. It’s no secret that D’Angelo’s musical and performance technique is influenced by Prince’s entertaining and ALWAYS funky performance style. So, it’s only right that he does a tribute. Hopefully, D’Angelo will be called to do more tributes in the future. *cough* BET *cough*.
On Tuesday’s Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, D’Angelo made an appearance and performed a special tribute to his musical hero. D’Angelo was accompanied with background vocals from Maya Rudolph and Gretchen Lieberum (together as ‘Princess‘).
Watch D'Angelo perform a special tribute to @prince on @FallonTonight at 11:35pm ET. pic.twitter.com/9JrlPGmmsN
— D'Angelo (@TheDangelo) April 26, 2016
Tonight: @chelseahandler, @EricBana67, and a super special Prince tribute from @TheDangelo with special guests! #FallonTonight
— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) April 26, 2016
No Performance On #FallonTonight has EVER moved me like this one. If you felt robbed in saying goodbye 2 a l❤️ved one. Watch #Dangelo 2nite.
— ahmir•quest• 5 letters only (@questlove) April 27, 2016
Turn to #FallonTonight right n?w. Don't say I didn't warn you ???????????????????
— ahmir•quest• 5 letters only (@questlove) April 27, 2016
Questlove warned us! Grab some tissues and watch D’Angelo get emotional while performing “Sometimes it Snows in April,” below.