The World Of Music Reacts To The Death Of Legendary Singer Prince

21 April 2016, 19:08 | Updated: 4 December 2017, 11:10

The enigmatic singer and songwriter Prince has died at the age of 57. Tributes have flooded in by the thousands all with nothing but love for the 'Purple Rain' star.

He's undoubtedly one of the biggest musicians in the world with hundreds of millions of record sales under his belt. So when the news of Prince's passing filtered into the news late on Thursday afternoon, it was no surprise that a HUGE number of tributes flooded Twitter in honour of the singer.

R.I.P. Prince x pic.twitter.com/Nub3WyBDab

— Capital (@CapitalOfficial) April 21, 2016

Here are just a few of the thousands of tweets dedicated to the legend.

Katy Perry

And just like that...the world lost a lot of magic Rest in peace Prince! Thanks for giving us so much...

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) April 21, 2016

Justin Timberlake

Numb. Stunned. This can't be real.

— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) April 21, 2016

Charlie Puth

A culture pushing icon and creative genius. Rest in peace Prince. pic.twitter.com/vPWCGipU95

— Charlie Puth (@charlieputh) April 21, 2016

Fifth Harmony

Rest easy, legend #RIPPrince

— Fifth Harmony (@FifthHarmony) April 21, 2016

Cara Delevingne

Please no! Some one please tell me it isn't true #PRINCEWILLNEVERDIE

— Cara Delevingne (@Caradelevingne) April 21, 2016

Nick Jonas

One of my biggest inspirations. A true icon. You will be missed. Sad sad news today... #RIPPrince

— Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) April 21, 2016

Rita Ora

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— Rita Ora (@RitaOra) April 21, 2016

Marvin Humes

Saw Prince many times live..his 21 date o2 run remains as one of the best live shows I've ever seen. True musical genius & incomparable RIP

— Marvin Humes (@MarvinHumes) April 21, 2016

Demi Lovato

Omg..... RIP Prince....

— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) April 21, 2016

Missy Elliott

This is so heartbreaking I had this Prince pic drawn on my wall years ago because his music inspired so many R.I.P pic.twitter.com/60msa6hm3I

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) April 21, 2016

Rachel Platten

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life. You made such an impact @prince #ripprince

— Rachel Platten (@RachelPlatten) April 21, 2016