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Kevin Costner honoured music executive Clive Davis, thanking him for providing guidance to pop star Whitney Houston since their collaboration on 1992's hit film 'The Bodyguard' and shepherding its hit song 'I Will Always Love You', reports 'Variety'.
Costner's speech for Davis -- delivered at the music executive's much-awaited annual pre-Grammys gala at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday evening (U.S. Pacific Time) -- touched on his long, storied career and the pair's personal relationship.
The tribute carried particular weight in the room, according to 'Variety', as Houston died on the night of Davis's pre-Grammys gala in 2012.
"Neither one of us in the end could protect your beloved Whitney, but your fingerprints on her life are clean my friend," Costner said. "You were a miracle in her life. Thank you for being her bodyguard, Clive."
Later in the evening, Jennifer Hudson also paid respects to Houston, giving a stirring performance of the singer's 'Greatest Love of All'. (IANS)
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Los Angeles, Feb. 6 (PTI/AP): Winners on Sunday in the top categories at the 65th Grammy Awards:
Best R and B Song: "CUFF IT," Beyonce
Best country album: "A Beautiful Time," Willie Nelson
Best pop vocal album: "Harry's House," Harry Styles.
Best rock album: "Patient Number 9," Ozzy Osbourne
Best rock performance: "Broken Horses," Brandi Carlile
Best rock song: "Broken Horses," Brandi Carlile
Best rap performance: "The Heart Part 5," Kendrick Lamar
Best rap song: "The Heart Part 5," Kendrick Lamar
Best melodic rap performance: "WAIT FOR U," Future featuring Drake and Tems
Best R and B album: "Black Radio III," Robert Glasper
Best R and B performance: "Hrs and Hrs," Muni Long
Best traditional R and B performance: "PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA" by Beyonc
Best progressive R and B album: "Gemini Rights," Steve Lacy
Best alternative music performance: "Chaise Longue" by Wet Leg
Best alternative music album: "Wet Leg," Wet Leg
Best audio book, narration and storytelling recording: "Finding Me," Viola Davis
Best traditional pop vocal album: "Higher," Michael Bubl
Best solo country solo performance: "Live Forever," Willie Nelson
Best country duo/group performance: "Never Wanted To Be That Girl," Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
Best country album: "'Til You Can't," Cody Johnson
Best music video: "All Too Well: The Short Film," Taylor Swift.
Producer of the year, non-classical: Jack Antonoff
Best comedy album: "The Closer," Dave Chappelle
Best musical theatre album: "Into The Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording)"
Best music film: "Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story"
Best song written for visual media: "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from "Encanto," Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best jazz vocal album: Samara Joy
Best Americana album: "In These Silent Days," Brandi Carlile
Best Americana performance: "Made Up Mind," Bonnie Raitt
Best American roots song: "Just Like That...," Bonnie Raitt
Best dance/electronic recording: "Break My Soul," Beyonc
Best metal performance: "Degradation Rules," Ozzy Osbourne featuring Tony Iommi
Best engineered, non-classical album: "Harry's House," Harry Styles
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media: "Encanto"
Best score soundtrack for visual media: "Encanto," Germaine Franco
(AP/PTI)