2016 Billboard Music Awards - ShowLAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 22: Singer Madonna is seen on stage during the 2016 Billboard Music Awards held at the T-Mobile Arena on May 22, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by JB Lacroix/WireImage) MADONNA has defended herself amid growing criticism surrounding her tribute to PRINCE at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night. The “Material Girl” singer began her performance to her former flame, who died last month, with a touching rendition of his Nothing Compares 2 U, which became a huge global hit for Sinead O’Connor. Madonna, wearing a lavender suit and ruffled shirt like the ones Prince often performed in, was