ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, following the day’s announcement that Sinead O’Connor died at the age of 56, P!nk paid tribute to the Irish singer and songwriter during her Summer Carnival tour.
The show was her first U.S. date and while usually heavily choreographed, the artist paused the show to bring Brandi Carlile onstage to perform “Nothing Compares 2 U.” Originally written by Prince for his side project the Family and featured on the band’s self-titled 1985 debut album, O’Connor shot to fame with her rendition of the song in 1990. Her vocal style would influence singers such as Sarah McLachlan and Alanis Morissette, who said O’Connor’s music was “really moving for me, and very inspiring, before I wrote Jagged Little Pill.”
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