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Saturday, February 11, 2017 5:00am ET by  

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Maxwell to pay tribute to Prince at pre-GRAMMYs gala

R&B sensation Maxwell will pay tribute to the late music icon Prince at Clive Davis's pre-GRAMMY Gala tonight (February 11). 

Davis told Billboard magazine: "I will confirm that Maxwell will be performing. I had the challenge of trying to decide what would be the best way to honour Prince’s memory, and having seen a video of Maxwelldoing 'Nothing Compares 2 U', I was so taken with it that I reached out to ask him to perform, and he very graciously agreed. I can’t wait to have him take over the stage, and I think we will all feel honoured that we’ve paid appropriate tribute to Prince."

Maxwell added: "I did 'Adore' and I did 'Nothing Compares 2 U' earlier in the tour because I'd always change the years (in the lyrics) to be the actual day and time he’s been gone, so it gets a little hard and a little bit depressing for me, because I knew him."

The 2017 GRAMMY Awards will be held tomorrow, February 12, at the Los Angeles Staples Centre and it will be hosted by British funnyman James Corden

Watch him in action here:

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