It’s Whitney Houston’s Grammy — Adele is best solo pop performer

Who would have thought of it? The 54th Grammys kicked off with the Boss, Bruce Springsteen, walking onto stage with a performance of We take care of our own from his upcoming new album, Wrecking Ball. And then there was two-time Grammy winner, LL Cool, who walked onto the stage at the J. Staples Center, Los Angeles — and we knew it was a Whitney Houston night. On music’s biggest night, LL Cool says a short prayer for Whitney Houston, who he calls ‘a mother, a daughter’ and takes the audience back in time to a performance by Whitney Houston  — I will always love you — from a previous Grammy. [caption id=“attachment_210904” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Singer Adele accepts her award for ‘Best Pop Solo Performance’ for Someone Like You. Reuters”]  [/caption] We will always love you, says LL Cool. Bruno Mars also performs an pays a tribute to Houston. Bonnie Raitt and Alicia Keys present the first Grammy of the evening, that of the Best Pop Solo performance, even as they pay tribute to Etta James — who passed away earlier this year — by performing A Sunday Kind Of Love. And the Best Pop Solo performance goes to Someone like you by Adele. Watch Adele’s video of Someone like You here: Chris Brown also performs. And the Best Rap Artist award goes to Kanye West and Jay-Z for Otis, but they’re not there to receive award. Watch their award-winning song here.