We can be fierce, we can be uncompromising, we can be experimental, Questlove said.
We can listen to all the songs he left us.
He was very generous in that regard.
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Madonna then took the stage as the arena turned purple.
Together they sang and swayed as the crowd waved their hands, adorned with purple light-up bracelets.
Shortly after theannouncementthat Madonna would honor Prince at the Billboard Music Awards, fans protested.
On Thursday, Billboard Music Awards producer Mark Bracco defended the decision to enlist Madonna for the event.
