Lionel Richie, 50 Cent, Oprah lead Twitter tributes for Prince

Tributes have been pouring in for the late American artiste, Prince, who died on Thursday aged 57 at his Paisley Park home and studio, Minnesota.

He was found unresponsive and later declared dead.

The outpouring of love and emotion for the iconic artist has been led by the likes of Lionel Richie, Oprah Winfrey and so many other notable musical artistes.

Trending on twitter with 4.87M tweets as at the time of filing this report, below are some of the tributes:

I can’t believe it, I’m in total shock. So many wonderful memories,
I will miss him. #Prince

— Lionel Richie (@LionelRichie) April 21, 2016

R.I.P. PRINCE :Pop life, what’s the matter with your clothes, pop life, did you put it all in your nose. pic.twitter.com/zXVCssd217

— 50cent (@50cent) April 21, 2016

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

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— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) April 21, 2016

Y do v scream at each other…this is wot it sounds like when doves cry.Memories entwined in his songs. RIP Purple 1 formerly known as Prince

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 21, 2016

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Prince the doves really are crying now. Listening to your music. Remembering you. #RIPPrince

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— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) April 21, 2016

Rest easy, legend! #Prince pic.twitter.com/Q6Ca5m988J

— Soundcity Africa (@SOUNDCITYtv) April 21, 2016

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Thank you for everything????#Icon your music will never die.
Rest in peace #Prince ????#Legend pic.twitter.com/ZUJKOXAg97

— Jerome Boateng (@JB17Official) April 21, 2016

Finding it so hard to believe that the legendary, charismatic, pioneer is dead. Few artists could do what he did. #Prince lives on.

— Tolu Adeleru Balogun (@tolulopeab) April 21, 2016

JAH LOVE #Legends Michael Jackson, Prince & James Brown ???? https://t.co/AsUGEQVGYN

— ROHAN MARLEY (@Romarley) April 21, 2016

A sad loss of a true legend! RIP @prince

— Adewale (@adewale) April 21, 2016

Stunned by news of Prince’s death at age 57. So many of his songs the soundtrack to my youth. Very sad day. #RIP #Prince

— Isha Sesay (@IshaSesayCNN) April 21, 2016

To the man I named my son after RIP to the great Prince

— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) April 21, 2016

R. I. P to the King Prince thank u for inspiring me to be a Musician First and using this tool to heal people

— Wyclef Jean (@wyclef) April 21, 2016

Prince was the greatest live performer I ever saw.
A musical genius ablaze with astounding, sexually charged energy. Loved him. RIP

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 21, 2016