Adele paid tribute to Prince, but not with a cover

She opted to play his music video for "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" instead.
Adele paid tribute to Prince, but not with a cover
Adele  kicks off her North American tour in St. Paul, Minnesota. Credit: Getty Images for BT PR

In the months since Prince's sudden death at 57, performers left and right have been paying tribute to the Purple One in song.

Beyoncé chose "The Beautiful Ones" and Beck went with "Raspberry Beret," but Adele opted to not sing anything at all. 

When she kicked off the North American leg of her world tour on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minnesota -- not far from Prince's Paisley Park home and recording studio -- she instead played his music video for “The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" in full, according to Entertainment Weekly


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“I did consider covering a song," Adele said. "But then I was, like, ‘Fuck it, it’s Prince!”

See video of the tribute below: 



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