2012 Grammy Awards Recap

Let's take a look back at the big winners of 2012.

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Jennifer Hudson - With the untimely death of one of her musical idols still fresh in her mind, Jennifer Hudson went out and thrilled the crowd at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Much like she did at the 2010 BET Honors, Jennifer Hudson delivered a hair-raising rendition of  “I’ll Always Love You” for the late, great Whitney Houston.  (Photo: Lester Cohen/WireImage)
Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt - Two of today’s singing stars, Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt came together to perform a moving tribute to late soul music icon Etta James. The duo performed the James classic “Sunday Kind of Love.” (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Adele - British chanteuse Adele accepts the Best Pop Solo performance award for her international power ballad “Someone Like You.” (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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The Year We Bid Farewell to Nippy - On the week leading up to the 2012 Grammy telecast, the world tragically lost legendary music artist Whitney Houston. On short notice, the Grammy Awards show producers were left with little time to put together an appropriate tribute to the late singer. They pulled it off quite elegantly with a tribute worthy of the singer's incredible talent. While this was also the year Adele swept the awards with her record-breaking album 21, it was still the year we lost another one of the greats. – Jon Reyes & BET Staff  (Photo: John Shearer/WireImage)

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