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Whitney Houston honored at Soul Train Awards
Nov. 26, 2012, 12:15 PM EST
WENN
Whitney Houston was posthumously honored at the Soul Train Awards on Sunday
night for her performance in movie "Sparkle." The singer, who was found dead in
the bathroom of a Los Angeles hotel room in February, teamed up with Jordin
Sparks for the film, and their rendition of "Celebrate" landed them the Best
Gospel/Inspirational Performance at the annual awards celebration.
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Taking to her Twitter page, Sparks told fans, "So happy that 'Celebrate' won
Best Gospel/Inspirational Performance at the BET Soul Train Awards!! First of
many Mama Whitney!! Miss you." New Edition landed the Lifetime Achievement
Award, and performed a set of their hits. Accepting the award, Houston's former
husband, Bobby Brown, said, "I wanna thank my brothers for sticking by me at all
times. I wanna thank all of you for always having my back no matter what I've
been through in my life. I'm still standing on my feet."
Beyoncé
was a double winner at the ceremony in Las Vegas -- she landed Best Dance
Performance for "Love on Top," and was also named the Best R&B/Soul Female
Artist, while Miguel landed the male equivalent. Kanye West's "Mercy," which
also features Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz, won the Best Hip-Hop Song of the
Year honor, "Stay" by Tyrese was heralded as Song of the Year, and Album of the
Year went to Frank Ocean's "Channel Orange."
The evening, which also featured a performance from Stevie Wonder, included a
tribute to Soul Train creator Don Cornelius, who died earlier this year, and his
son Tony took to the stage to pay tribute to his father. He told the audience,
"The magnitude of creative genius can spawn a movement that lasts a lifetime,
and that movement was, and is, 'Soul Train.' My father saw ... something that
could spiritually connect everyone in the world. Uplifting our minds, our bodies
and our spirits -- Don Cornelius was responsible for that. He danced his own
dance."
