Bruno, Adele, Kelly & more perform at Grammy's + Jennifer Hudson's Whitney tribute

Tonight at the 54th Grammy Awards, the show featured new hit makers, legends, duets and a touching tribute   as the best artists of the year all took the stage throughout the night. From solo performances by Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift and more, to a Kelly Clarkson and Jason Aldean duet, to The Beach Boys reuniting on stage, to an emotional tribute to Whitney Houston sung by Jennifer Hudson, watch the highlighting performances below:

Bruno Mars performs "Runaway":

Kelly Clarkson and Jason Aldean perform "Don't You Wanna Stay?":


Maroon 5 and The Band Perry perform Beach Boys tributes before the Beach Boys
themselves perform together:


Taylor Swift performs "Mean":

Credit to YardieGoals

Adele takes the stage for the first time post vocal surgery and performs "Rolling In The Deep":

Credit to SoulToMakeARecord

Jennifer Hudson performs a touching and emotional tribute to the late Whitney Houston,
performing her classic "I Will Always Love You":

Credit to YardieGoals

Whitney Houston dies at 48

It was confirmed last night that Whitney Houston had passed away at the age of 48. The cause is still unknown at this time.

Whitney was slated to perform at the Grammy Awards tonight, but Jennifer Hudson and Chaka Kan will be performing a tribute to the singer.

The news spread fast on twitter when 'R.I.P. Whitney Houston' became a worldwide trending topic, which is still at the #1 spot this afternoon. Numerous celebrities took to the social media site to tweet their shock and condolences. Clay Aiken tweets, "RIP Whitney Houston. The soundtrack of so many lives. I’m sure Heaven reverberates 2nite with the sound of ur voice. It always was angelic."



"When CD’s first came out, my brother bought Whitneys’ “I’m Your Baby Tonight” album. Very vivid memories. It was one of the first CDs that ever graced our household." shares Chris Daughtry.

"I’m speechless. Such sad news about Whitney Houston.." tweets Lea Michelle while Katherine McPhee says, “Wow…I just heard about my idol Whitney Houston. So shocked and saddened by the news. Send prayers out to her family.”

"Oh Whitney.. Thanks for all my junior high dances... Bottom line, we lost yet another talent far before their time. And a daughter lost a mother. Sad." tweeted Bradford Anderson of Port Chuck.

"Whitney Houston you will be missed. #legend" tweeted Nick Jonas, while David Archuleta dedicated his recording session yesterday to Whitney.

Many singers refer to Whitney as their 'idol', such as Demi Lovato and Syesha Mercado. "This can't be true... One of my idols gone?? No. This is so unbelievably sad... #RIPWhitneyHouston" tweets Demi while Syesha shares, "R.I.P. To my Idol Whitney Houston. My heart hurts. You are my inspiration. We love you!"

"What is even more shocking to me regarding the death of #Whitney is that only this Wednesday she responded positively to mentoring on #Idol" tweeted Nigel Lithgoe. Houston was also set to star in the upcoming movie Sparkle, alongside American Idol winner Jordin Sparks.

The world is still shocked and saddened by this incredible loss in music and in the world. be sure to tune into the Grammy's tonight for the Whitney Houston tribute and remember the gift she gave to the music world

Adele sings live for the first time post surgery

After undergoing throat surgery back in November and taking months to recover, Adele sang live in public for the first time during her 60 Minutes interview - and she sounds better than ever! Watch the clip below:



The 60 Minutes interview airs on CBS before the Grammy's, where Adele will be performing and is nominated for six awards.

Kelly Clarkson to perform at Grammy Awards & Super Bowl

Kelly Clarkson seems to be everywhere these days. After her performances last week on Saturday Night Live, it's just been announced that Kelly will be performing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl, and is among the great artists to be performing at this year's Grammy Awards.

The Super Bowl will air on NBC on February 5 and the Grammy's will air on CBS on February 12.