Tyka Nelson: Prince"s Sister Accepts AMA Honor on His Behalf

Prince"s sister Tyka Nelson took the stage at the American Music Awards with a message inspired by her brother, the late music legend.

"Prince defied the odds," the icon’s sister said in emotional speech.

“A black teen from Minneapolis with a goal to electrify the world."

"He had the courage to be different. With his vision [and] God-given talent, he is still one of the world’s most respected and loved artists.”

Prince died in April of this year. Nelson, 56, accepted her brother"s posthumous Top Album trophy for his 1984 smash Purple Rain.

"He told me he wanted to be known as the world’s most prolific songwriter. And with 984 titles to his credit and counting," she said.

"He has done just that."

Nelson, a former singer herself, then ended her speech on a moving note, delivering a quote inspired fittingly "in the words of Prince." 

""With love, honor and respect for every living thing in the universe, separation ceases, and we all become one being, singing one song."" 

She said she and their siblings Sharon Nelson, Norrine Nelson, John R. Nelson, Alfred Jackson and Omarr Baker will cherish the award.

“On behalf of Prince – our wonderful friend, teacher and brother – I humbly accept this award. We … will keep this for you at Paisley Park."

"Until we see you again."

"This is for you.” 

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Tyka Nelson, Sister of Prince, Confirms: My Brother Had No Will

Prince may or may not have been broke when he passed away last Thursday.

But this much has now been made clear: the legendary singer did not possess a will and testament at the time of his death.

As a result, family members are now scrambling to get the artist’s estate in order.

On Tuesday morning, Prince’s sister, Tyka Nelson, filed an emergency petition for the appointment of a special administrator, based on Minnesota court documents obtained by People Magazine.

States one document, which was filed in Carver County:

“I do not know of the existence of a Will and have no reason to believe that the Decedent executed testamentary documents in any form.”

This obviously makes things very complicated for someone who earned millions upon millions of dollars over the course of his career.

One major question now is just who will manage and supervise Prince’s business interests.

Nelson has officially requested the appointment of Bremer Bank for this role; he handled the late star’s personal and business finances for many years.

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This legal petition also lists the singer’s other heirs, which include his half-brother John Nelson… half-sister Norrine Nelson… half-sister Sharon Nelson… half-brother Alfred Jackson… and half-brother Omar Baker.

It would fall to Bank to track down these relatives and try to determine what they are owed.

Reports have indicated that Tyka Nelson may inherit the bulk of her brother’s estate.

With so much money at stake, things may unfortunately get ugly between members of Prince’s family.

“I would be really surprised if there weren’t objections and contests in court. There’s a lot of money involved,” predicted estate expert and lawyer Jeffrey P. Scott to People.

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The cause of death remains unknown in this sad case.

Prince fell unconscious insider his Minnesota home on April 21 and was pronounced dead very soon after authorities arrived on the scene.

Tributes to the singer, via social media or live performances, continue to this day.

He left quite a mark on both the entertainment world and the world in general.

Prince: $800 Million Estate Left To Sister Tyka Nelson?

It’s alleged that he had no will when he died on April 21st.

Now, the entirety of Prince’s estate (reportedly valued at $ 800,000,00) may very well go to just one fully biological sibling, younger sister Tyka Nelson.

According to Celebrity Dirty Laundry, that figure will likely increase from posthumous music and merchandise sales.

Not only that, but Prince owned the master recordings of his work, an enormous fortune estimated at $ 500,00,000.

Because of the size of the catalog, the singer’s estate could release one album per year for the next 100 years, according to a 2015 documentary, Hunting For Prince’s Vault.

Page Six, however, claims that the amount left behind is only $ 300,000,000.

Reuters spoke with celebrity attorney Dan Streisand who believes Prince had to have created some sort of will to indicate his last wishes, given how large his estate was.

“Hopefully, Prince executed a trust and indicated his intentions, both with respect to who his trustee would be and how he would want the estate to be disposed of,” Streisand told Reuters. 

“Prince was an incredibly smart person, he had great legal representation . . .

“So I would suspect that somebody along the way said, ‘Look, we’ve got to get you to execute some documents.’ ”

Though Prince does have living half-siblings, CDL‘s report claims that Minnesota law will only allow the estate to go to the deceased’s “parents, grandparents and siblings,” though the half-siblings can contest this.

Prince was married twice, and has no living children or parents.

The singer was found unresponsive at his Minnesota home on the morning of April 21st.  

His cause of death has yet to be determined publicly.

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