Jennifer Hudson, Chaka Khan To Honor Whitney Houston Tonight at The Grammys

History meets present and future tonight, and they'll together say "thank you" and "goodbye" to recording legend Whitney Houston

In light of the 48-year-old Houston's sudden death Saturday at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel, soul and R&B legend Chaka Khan will join Oscar-winner, "American Idol" runner-up and current R&B star Jennifer Hudson in a special moment during tonight's live Grammy Awards broadcast. Houston herself was a six-time honoree, including winning Record of the Year and Outstanding Female Pop Vocal Performance of the Year for 1992's cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" - now, considered an iconic Houston performance.

"It's too fresh in everyone's memory to do more at this time, but we would be remiss if we didn't recognize Whitney's remarkable contribution to music fans in general, and in particular her close ties with the Grammy telecast and her Grammy wins and nominations over the years," executive producer Ken Ehrlich announced on CNN, according to an MTV.com report. Recording Academy President and CEO Neil Portnow announced the tribute during a pre-Grammy party last night organized originally by long-time Houston friend and mentor Clive Davis.

It was the very party Houston had been set to attend Saturday evening. Davis reportedly excused himself from attending to be with friends privately after learning Houston had been found dead by her bodyguard.

"I'm speechless. I'm in shock right now . . . Just pray for her and the family," tweeted Khan after hearing the news. Houston had a beloved hit with a vibrant cover of Khan's "I'm Every Woman."

Neither Portnow nor Ehrlich discussed other changes that may be made during the telecast.

Los Angeles police have not yet discussed a cause of death, though foul play has been ruled out. Though Houston struggled publicly with sobriety as far back as the late 1990s and entered a third rehabilitation stint in 2011, no illegal drugs were found with her body.

Friday night, Houston was joined on stage at an event by friend and former collaborator Kelly Price, where she briefly sang "Yes, Jesus Loves Me" - what might now be the last notes the legendary Houston sang publicly can be watched right here.