Nelson accepted Prince’s posthumous High Album trophy for his 1984 smash Purple Rain on the 2016 AMAs in Los Angeles.
Throughout her emotional speech, she stated: “Prince defied the percentages.
“A black teen from Minneapolis with a objective to impress the world, he had the braveness to be totally different.
“Together with his imaginative and prescient (and) God-given expertise, he’s nonetheless one of many world’s most revered and beloved artists.”
She continued: “What he instructed me was that he needed to be generally known as the world’s most prolific songwriter.
“And with 984 titles to his credit score and counting, he has completed simply that
“Within the phrases of Prince: ‘With love, honor and respect for each residing factor within the universe, separation ceases, and all of us turn into one being, singing one tune.'”