Timberlake appeared on NBC’s The Tonight Show after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots, and he explained how the tribute to Prince came out. “It’s a moment for me, if I’m being quite honest, because he’s always been the pinnacle of musicianship for me. And when we decided that, like, the serendipity and synergy that we would be in Minneapolis, and that, you know, he’s such a special thing here, aside from what he is all over the world, um, I just felt I wanted to do something for this city and something for him that, uh, would just be the ultimate homage to what I consider the GOAT [Greatest of All Time] of musicians,” Timberlake said. “And also, I’m not gonna lie to you guys because Questlove is the encyclopedia on music, but also, like, I feel like a gatekeeper on Prince, so if I got the thumbs up from Quest, I’m good.”
 

Questlove gave him two thumbs up and said the tribute was “dope.”

As part of the performance, Timberlake “turned the city purple,” Jimmy Fallon noted.

Timberlake couldn’t stop geeking out over the technological aspects that went into his tribute. “I mean, you have to understand: We got the actual real vocal stems from ‘I Would Die 4 U.’ The actual recording! And then we got uncut footage of him performance of it in Purple Rain. Somehow, some way, by the grace of—probably Prince looking down on us—it synced up. It was like this crazy serendipitous moment…I just wanted to use the opportunity to do something special for this city,” he said, “but most of all, for my favorite musician of all time.”

This article originally appeared on E News.

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During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Manuela Testolini revealed that she is building a school to honor the “Purple Rain” singer.

The entrepreneur and long-time philanthropist was married to Prince for five years dating back in the early 2000s. She told the entertainment news source that she was already planning a building a school in his honor, and that she recently dropped the news to him.

“I just reached out to [Prince] a few days ago to let him know that I was building a school in his honor,” she told ET. “My heart aches that the school will now be built in his memory.”

Testolini’s foundation In a Perfect World works with REACH (Rural Education and Community Harmony) to build schools for underserved communities around the world. So far, the organizations have built 19 schools in countries including Haiti and Nepal.

She revealed that there isn’t a set date to break ground, but it will be decided soon.

“Prince and I had a magical journey together and I loved him immensely,” said Testolini in her interview. “I knew him as a husband, friend and fierce philanthropist. Philanthropy brought us together and it was Prince that encouraged me to start my own charity over 10 years ago.”

As previously reported by Good Celebrity, Prince passed away in his Minneapolis, MN home on April 21. He was 57 years old.

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His publicist Yvette Noel-Schure confirmed the news to the media and said, “It is with profound sadness that I am confirming that the legendary, iconic performer Prince Rogers Nelson has died at his Paisley Park residence this morning at the age of 57. There are no further details as to the cause of death at this time.”

“The singer — full name Prince Rogers Nelson — had a medical emergency on April 15th that forced his private jet to make an emergency landing in Illinois. But he appeared at a concert the next day to assure his fans he was okay. His people told TMZ he was battling the flu,” the publication reported.

News of the “Purple Rain” singer’s death obviously shocked his fans and the music industry. Tributes poured in over social media as fellow celebrities shared their thoughts and prayers to remember Prince.

Check out the stars’ tributes below:

Jennifer Hudson and her fellow Broadway castmates of “The Color Purple” paid tribute to Prince with a beautiful rendition of “Purple Rain.”

The Broadway cast of “Hamilton” took time to dance to “Let’s Go Crazy.” Plus, the star and creator of the show, Lin-Manuel Miranda, tweeted, “Step away from your computer. Walk around, blast some Prince. It’s the only thing that has saved my day, it may save yours.”

Justin Timberlake

It was Raspberry Beret. I was 4 years old. Yes, 4. I remember that I instantly loved it. “Mommy, who is that singing?” Seems weird but it’s true. More than a “once in a lifetime” artist… Just a ONCE IN FOREVER ARTIST. I’m still in shock as I write this and I feel this overwhelming grief. But, we should all turn away from that and HONOR this musician that changed all of our lives, our perspectives, our feeling, our whole being. From another planet? Probably. Royalty, for sure. Us worthy..? Laughable. They say don’t meet your idols… That they let you down. But, some of my greatest, funniest (yes, he was hilarious), and most prolific encounters and conversations about music came from the moments that I spent with him. It would be silly to say that he has inspired our music… It’s beyond that. He’s somewhere within every song I’ve ever written. I am sad, but I will smile when I think of every second that I had the fortune of being in his company. We have lost our greatest living musician. But his music will never die. Prince, NOTHING COMPARES… #RIPPrince

A photo posted by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on Apr 21, 2016 at 11:04am PDT

Nile Rodgers:

#RIP our dearly beloved #Prince. Tears and love on our tour bus. @CHICorg @nilerodgers I’ll never forget my brother. We’ve had #good times — Nile Rodgers (@nilerodgers) April 21, 2016

Katy Perry:

And just like that…the world lost a lot of magic Rest in peace Prince! Thanks for giving us so much…

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) April 21, 2016

Apollo Theatre:

IN HONOR OF THE BEAUTIFUL ONE • #PRINCE • NOTHING COMPARES 2 U • 1958-2016 pic.twitter.com/utJvwpbryN — Apollo Theater (@ApolloTheater) April 21, 2016

Minnesota Twins:

Fitting that it’s raining in Minneapolis today. pic.twitter.com/s5KFurDhHi

— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 21, 2016

Oprah Winfrey:

Prince the doves really are crying now. Listening to your music. Remembering you. #RIPPrince — Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) April 21, 2016

Ellen DeGeneres:

Prince was brilliant and larger than life. What a sad day.

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 21, 2016

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