MTV just stopped everything and put on Prince music videos

April 21, 2016

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As the world collectively mourns Prince, MTV just went back to its roots in tribute:

At 1:57pm, MTV halted its regular programming and started a marathon of Prince music videos.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 21, 2016