During last night’s 54th Grammy Awards there were several moving tributes to singer Whitney Houston that included a heartfelt opening prayer by show host L.L. Cool J.
LL said, “There’s no way around this. We’ve had a death in our family, and so at least for me – for me – the only thing that feels right is to begin with a prayer for a woman we loved, for our fallen sister, Whitney Houston.”
“Whitney, we will always love you,” he continued. “And we’ll remember you the best way we know how – with a song.”
Jennifer Hudson sang I Will Always Love You on a darkened stage with a photo of Whitney on the big screen behind her. The brave and emotional rendition received a standing ovation from the crowd.
We have been covering the sudden death of Houston, who was discovered dead in the bathtub of her Beverly Hill suite several hours before she was to have attended a pre-Grammy bash thrown annually by her mentor Clive Davis.
View Hudson’s tribute below:
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