PURPLE SHADE

Internet Responds To Madonna’s Butchering Of Prince’s Greatest Hits

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The shade was real on Twitter last night as Madonna attempted to pay tribute to Prince during the Billboard Music Awards.

Related: This Prince Tribute From Jennifer Hudson And ‘Color Purple’ Cast Will Wreck You

The Queen of Pop belted out the late singer’s song “Nothing Compares 2 U” before being joined onstage by the great Stevie Wonder for a joint rendition of “Purple Rain.”

Related: If Prince Was A Homophobe, What Does That Make You?

We’ll withhold judgement on the performance and instead share with you what other folks have been saying.

Scroll down to see Twitter’s reactions to the performance…

https://twitter.com/cocainezayn/status/734578394701135873

And here’s how Madonna responded to the criticism on Instagram this morning…

Deal with It! ?????? @beautyandessexlv

A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on

This is my " I'm not your bitch don't hang your shit on me" Dance ?????????

A video posted by Madonna (@madonna) on

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