Miguel took part in the CBS special Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince, and his performance had people talking. The star-studded special was recorded back on Jan. 28 in the Los Angeles Convention Center, a couple months before the U.S. began widespread safer at home orders. As a result, all the performers where live and in-person for a packed crowd. This included Miguel, who gave an electrifying performance of “I Would Die 4 U,” which Prince recorded with The Revolution for the 1984’s Purple Rain.
While his performance was a clear hit with the studio audience and earned praise for his vocal abilities, viewers on Twitter keyed in on two surface-level details: his outfit and dance moves. His all-white ensemble, which included gloves, raised some eyebrows, and his wild, church-ready dance moves while belting out the classic song drew a chuckle or two from those at home. Scroll through to see the outfit and movies in question, as well as what some Twitter users had to say about Miguel’s segment.
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Amazing! We need those dance moves and outfit @Miguel #GRAMMYSalutePrince pic.twitter.com/HCYiD4vyGk
— CBS (@CBS) April 22, 2020
Loving Miguel’s vocals but this all white and gloves is giving me gospel mime vibes. #grammystributetoPrince
— Nika (@EatLaughCreate) April 22, 2020
Miguel is channeling Prince. If Prince were an out of work mime.
— Somebody’s Somebody (@onlychyld) April 22, 2020
Miguel looks dancing like a church mime #princetribute pic.twitter.com/WHrMeqnWWS
— JLS (@seminole4life) April 22, 2020
come on miguel in white gloves!
— FETCH THE BOLT CUTTERS (@bxnstxvxns) April 22, 2020
Come through @Miguel with the pre-COVID gloves. #GrammySalutePrince
— Mica Powers (@Mica4Life) April 22, 2020
Miguel and his interpretive praise dance tho… #PrinceTribute
— I Punch Throats (@Ja_capitalL_esa) April 22, 2020
What in the interpretive dance hell is Miguel doing? “I Would Die 4 U” is perfect for him though! #GRAMMYSalutePrince
— The Amandalorian (@RATEDAR) April 22, 2020