Beyonce and the Dixie
Chicks covered his songs during their recent concerts and Madonna sang Nothing
Compares 2 U and Purple Rain with Stevie Wonder at May's Billboard Music
Awards.
An official tribute concert
for Prince will be held in October in his hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Performers will be
announced soon and tickets are expected to go on sale next month for the 13
October event, the singer's family said.
Prince was found dead on 21
April from an accidental overdose and since then many artists have paid musical
tributes to his life and work.
Prince's family said they
have been "moved by the tremendous love and support of Prince's friends
and fans around the world".
In a statement, his
brothers and sisters said: "We are excited for the opportunity to bring
everyone together for the official family celebration of Prince's life, music
and legacy, and there is no better place to do it than his home town of
Minneapolis.
"We are honoured by
the artists who will pay tribute and grateful to those that have worked so hard
to make this celebration possible."
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