Usher’s underwhelming Grammys tribute to Prince was severely lacking in purple

The 2020 Grammy Awards paid tribute to the Prince with an underwhelming performance fronted by Usher.

Joined by Prince’s former bandleader Sheila E on percussion and avant-pop musician FKA Twigs, Usher started the medley with a tepid version of "Little Red Corvette.” Eschewing Prince’s signature purple costuming and gender-bending insignia for an inexplicably shiny powder blue suit and cross necklace, Usher couldn’t have looked further from the unconventional pop icon he was there to pay tribute to.