Recording Academy's Salute To Prince To Air In April

SANTA MONICA, CA — The Recording Academy announced Wednesday their all-star salute to Prince will be broadcast at 9 p.m. on April 21. "Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince" will air on CBS and will also be streamed on CBS All Access.

The tribute, which was filmed Jan. 28 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, is hosted by comedian/actress Maya Rudolph, who also performs with her Prince cover band, Princess.

John Legend, Beck, Morris Day and the Time, Prince's band the Revolution, Sheila E., Common, Gary Clark Jr., Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Juanes, Chris Martin, Mavis Staples, St. Vincent, Usher and Earth, Wind and Fire are also performing in the tribute.

Usher and Sheila E. performed a tribute to Prince during January's Grammy Awards ceremony at Staples Center, and the tribute was filmed two days later.

Also appearing on the special will be Fred Armisen, Naomi Campbell, Misty Copeland, FKA Twigs and Jimmy Jam.

Prince, who died in April 2016, earned 38 Grammy nominations in his career, winning seven, including one for his seminal album "Purple Rain." He received the Recording Academy's President's Merit Award in 1985, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and received an Icon Award at the Billboard Music Awards in 2013.

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