New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The Recording Academy, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and CBS will celebrate 38-time GRAMMY nominee and seven-time GRAMMY winner
Prince with a special broadcast of "Let's Go Crazy: The GRAMMY Salute To Prince" to be broadcast Tuesday, April 21 (9:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streaming on CBS All Access. The tribute concert is hosted by comedian Maya Rudolph, who will also perform with her
Prince cover band Princess. Filmed January 28th, the special will air on the four-year anniversary of the superstar's passing.
An all-star lineup will perform hits from Prince's renowned catalog, including Beck, Gary Clark Jr., Common, Earth, Wind & Fire, Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Juanes, John Legend, Chris Martin, Miguel, Morris Day And The Time, Princess,
Sheila E., St. Vincent, Mavis Staples, the Revolution, and Usher, with special appearances by Fred Armisen, Naomi Campbell, Misty Copeland, FKA Twigs and Jimmy Jam.
"Let's Go Crazy: The GRAMMY Salute To Prince" is produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC, with the cooperation of The
Prince Estate. Ken Ehrlich is executive producer, Ron Basile, Chantel Sausedo and Rac Clark are producers and
David Wild is the writer/producer. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and
Sheila E. are the co-musical directors of the special. To learn more about Prince, visit Prince.com and follow @Prince on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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