Last night, Jennifer Hudson graced the Grammys stage to pay tribute to Whitney Houston by singing a two-minute version of the iconic hit “I Will Always Love You” while standing under a portrait of Whitney. The rendition was a little modest compared to J Hud’s past performances of the song with her avoiding the most anticipated part, ‘And I…. ‘ altogether.
Although the performance left a lot to be desired for some, the Grammys wanted to keep the performance ‘eloquent and understated’ out of respect for Whitney. And Considering that she had passed just the day before, and there was little time to pull the tribute together, It was fitting to keep it simple…
Watch the performance below.
