Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson will pay a fitting tribute to Whitney Houston at the Grammys tonight.
Houston, who died on Saturday at the age of 48, was a six-time Grammy Award winner.
Grammy executive producer Ken Ehrlich announced that Hudson will be a part of the dedication that will air during the show tonight, the Hollywood Reporter said.
Houston was found dead at the Beverly Hilton here at 4pm, a few hours ahead of the traditional pre-Grammys dinner in the same hotel.
"Our plan at this point, I've asked Jennifer Hudson to come. We're really, at this point talking about what she's going to do, but it will be something respectful," Ehrlich said.
He added that he had already gone through the script for the telecast and made some changes.
"There are some shifts we wanted to make script-wise that probably make it a little more appropriate to what's happened. It's not going to be a full-blown tribute, to me that feels like it's too early, it's too fresh at this moment," he said.
The R&B singer was found dead at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday at 3:55 pm.
Emergency crews called to the scene tried to resuscitate her in the hotel room on fourth floor.
At a press conference, Police Lt Mark Rosen added that there were "no obvious signs of criminal intent" and that the cause of death was being investigated.
She was due to make an appearance at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala.
Over the span of her career, Houston sold more than 170 million albums, singles and videos, and won two Emmy, six Grammys, and 30 Billboard Music Awards.
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