During Super Bowl Half Time Show, Justin Timberlake Turns Minneapolis Purple To Pay Tribute To The "Purple Rain" Singer Prince

By Samantha in Entertainment On 5th February 2018
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#1 Paying Tribute To Prince

In the late singer's honor, Justin Timberlake put up a grand show and turned Minneapolis purple during the Super-Bowl halftime. Timberlake sang a duet of I Would Die 4 U alongside a projection of the iconic pop legend. The show ended with a projection of Prince's infamous shadow taken during the Super Bowl in 2007 and in the end Minneapolis was turned purple in the singer's honor.

#2 It Backfired

But apparently, the fans were not quite happy with the show that was put on by Timberlake and claimed that if Prince was alive he would not have approved it. Some fans even claimed that Timberlake did this show to take advantage of the late singer's name even though the two artists never got along well.

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#3 Show Faced Sound Issues

Timberlake performed on a melodious medley and craftily merged his most famous hits with new tracks, however, the "mirrors" singer was not able to successfully grasp the attention of the audience and lacked the gasp-inducing spectacle of recent years. The show itself faced some sound issues, with Timberlake's audio at times less prominent than his backing singers, even appearing to cut out for brief periods.

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#4 Fans Openly Criticised Timberlake On Twitter

As the half-time show came to end, fans and audience members took to Twitter to criticize Timberlake for putting up the show in poor taste. Film producer, Adam Best wrote, "The Prince tribute would’ve been cool... except Prince specifically said he didn’t want that, right?"

One disappointed fan wrote, "Even in death, Prince continues to be misunderstood."

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#5 A lot Of People Know Prince Wouldn't Approve

Director Victoria Mahoney agreeing with Best said, "If you ever shared two words with Prince. Or heard him speak. Or watch him play. You would understand the base of your bones - them deciding to use his hologram at the Super Bowl - would've busted his heart to pieces."

Columnist Jamele Hill tweeted, "Problem is, a lot of people down with Prince know he wouldn’t approve."

#6 Fans Were Disappointed Over Absence Of NSYNC Cameo

Fans including Demi Lovato were disappointed with the absence of NSYNC cameo. Lovato tweeted, "But NSYNC..." Justin Bieber also tweeted over the performance and praised Timberlake for his on-point performance, "Loved this performance. So much prep for a performance like this, memorization, hits, choreography, while not running out of breath and singing in tune. You are a natural born performer."