--- description: The world is mourning the death Prince, who passed away at the age of 57 at his Paisley Park estate in Minnesota. title: Celebrities Pay Tribute to Prince Following His Death image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2fb162f9fbf3e87e/6988903cab6d7729f36a960e/prince-dead.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Celebrities Pay Tribute to Prince Following His Death  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 21, 2016 5:52 PM CUT  Recording artist Prince speaks onstage during The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the STAPLES Center on February 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Recording artist Prince speaks onstage during The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the STAPLES Center on February 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.Kevin Winter/WireImage  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 21, 2016 5:52 PM CUT The world is mourning the death of pop icon Prince, who passed away at the age of 57 at his Paisley Park estate in Minnesota after battling the flu for several weeks. The “Purple Rain” singer was well known for his four-decade long music career, and tributes from fans began pouring in from across the globe after the news was confirmed on Thursday. **Read More:** [Prince, Icon of Pop Music, Dies at 57](http://time.com/4303558/prince-dead-died-death-paisley-park/?xid=homepage "undefined") Many celebrities took to social media to express their sorrow over the loss of The Purple One. > [](https://twitter.com/SamuelLJackson/status/723197867800813569) > [](https://twitter.com/katyperry/status/723197982481375232) > [](https://twitter.com/Lin%5FManuel/status/723196077353127941) > [](https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/723206972439322624) > [](https://twitter.com/RWitherspoon/status/723210657034698756) > [](https://twitter.com/TheRock/status/723205420525989889) > [](https://twitter.com/shondarhimes/status/723196629415645185) > [](https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/723202754659946496) > [](https://twitter.com/PattyArquette/status/723202740134932482) > [](https://twitter.com/MarioLopezExtra/status/723199669686259712) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4303561/prince-dead-celebrity-tributes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4303561/prince-dead-celebrity-tributes/"},"headline":"Celebrities Pay Tribute to Prince Following His Death","datePublished":"2016-04-21T17:52:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:31:45.514Z","description":"The singer passed away after a bout with the flu","url":"https://time.com/4303561/prince-dead-celebrity-tributes/","keywords":["celebrities","Newsfeed","Prince"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2fb162f9fbf3e87e/6988903cab6d7729f36a960e/prince-dead.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2fb162f9fbf3e87e/6988903cab6d7729f36a960e/prince-dead.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Show","caption":"Recording artist Prince speaks onstage during The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the STAPLES Center on February 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.","creditText":"Kevin Winter/WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4303561/prince-dead-celebrity-tributes/","name":"Celebrities Pay Tribute to Prince Following His Death"}}]}] ```