Janelle Monaé was one of a handful of current artists that Prince co-signed enthusiastically. When the man she knew as her mentor passed away in April, Monae expressed her shock and grief. She channeled that admiration into an incredible medley performance during the 2016 BET Awards.

In an all-white lace ensemble, Monae performed "Delirious," "Kiss," "Pop Life" and "I Would Die 4 U."

Janelle even gave us a peek of her buns in a flash back to Prince's outfit at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards.

Janelle hit a series of emotional notes and her love for the icon shone through.

Work Janelle!

Host Anthony Anderson wore a similar outfit and the two posed for a picture.

YES, WE ARE ASS OUT. @JanelleMonae #BETawards pic.twitter.com/0jOg0kYi3t

— Anthony Anderson (@anthonyanderson) June 27, 2016

Watch the performance below.

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Beyoncé's attendance at the BET Awards, or lack thereof, has become a bit of a meme in recent years. The shady narrative goes that Beyoncé is too big of a star to show up the network's biggest outing every year.

But Beyoncé certainly shut down all that talk with her incredible performance of "Freedom" that opened the show. With her cadre of dances, she sang and splashed across the stage. The song is liberation anthem and she brought along Kendrick Lamar to perform his verse with a few added lines.

Together they took the song to a new level.













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It looks like we're going to be seeing much more of Miss Jackon. Janet released her new single last week and will soon embark on a highly anticipated comeback tour.