Los Angeles: The Grammys got under way on Monday, with the Recording Academy trying to focus on music's biggest night after of the death of one of music's biggest names - Whitney Houston.
Houston died on the eve of the Grammys at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where she was preparing to attend a pre-Grammy party. Her death cast a huge shadow over the event, and after Bruce Springsteen opened the show, host LL Cool J said, "There is no way around this. We've had a death in our family."
The actor-rapper then said a prayer for Houston as stars like Lady Gaga and Miranda Lambert bowed their heads in silence.
Then, LL Cool J introduced a clip of a glowing Houston singing one of her best-known songs, "I Will Always Love You."
LL Cool J then said: "Whitney, we will always love you."
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