SHORT TAKES : Prince to Get Achievement Award
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Singer-songwriter Prince will be honored during the American Music Awards presentations this month with a special Award of Achievement for his contributions to music.
A tribute to Prince will occur during the Jan. 22 ABC-TV awards show from the Shrine Auditorium. Prince, 30, is the second Award of Achievement recipient. Michael Jackson got it last year.
An inscription on Prince’s trophy said the musician “through his writing and performing, his recordings and motion pictures and his discovery and support of new musical stars, has been a major influence on the look and sounds of the 1980s.”
Prince is perhaps best known for his “Purple Rain” album and motion picture, as well as music for the film “Batman.”
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