Prince presented the first award of the night for the 2015 American Music Awards, at the ceremony held at the Microsoft Theatre, Los Angeles, on Sunday 22 November.

To the delight of Hollywood’s packed Staples Center auditorium attending the 57th ceremony of the Grammy awards, swaggering on stage to Funknroll, Prince

Prince made a surprise appearance on Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the ceremony of the 72nd Golden Globes, held in Hollywood.

Prince will receive the Icon Award at this year’s Billboard Music Awards ceremony, to be held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on 19 May. He will be playing a set.

Prince’s Dreamer has been nominated for a Grammy at its 52nd award show to be held at the Staples Centre in LA on 31 January.

In a special countdown conducted for the 1,000 issue of Entertainment Weekly’s magazine, have crowned Purple Rain the number 1 spot on their list, New Classics, listing their 100 best albums of the past 25 years (1983-2008).

Prince added a 7th Grammy Award to his trophy cabinet on 10 February for winning Best Male R&B Vocal Performance with Future Baby Mamma.

Prince made yet another appearance at the Grammy’s, this time up for 5 awards – Black Sweat in the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song categories.

Unlike getting in on the first go in the US, its second time lucky for Prince who finally got his induction into the UK’s Roll and Roll Hall of Fame,

The Black Entertainment (BET) Awards honoured the purple hero with Best R&B Male at this year’s ceremony, he said “This was unexpected, I appreciate it nonetheless”.