01.52 Adele could also get a close run for her money from Foo Fighters who picked up four awards in the pre-show and are up for another two in the main event. 01.38 A fourth Grammy for Kanye West with best rap performance for 'Otis'. Big night for him. 01.35 Bonnie Raitt and Alicia Keys pay tribute to R&B star Etta James performing her song 'A Sunday Kind of Love' 01.30 Big performances from Bruno Mars and from Chris Brown. Could Bruno yet beat Adele? 01.20 The first Grammy of the prime-time show, best solo performance, goes to Adele for 'Someone Like You.' She says: I shouldn't start getting emotional already. I'd like to thank Dan Wilson, who I wrote this song with. My life changed when I wrote this song and being that this is a vocal award, I should thank my doctors, I suppose, who brought my voice back. 01.16 Giving Lady Gaga a run for her money in the fashion stakes are Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie in an orange see-through lace ensemble and up-and-coming Russian-born singer Sasha Gradiva in a soft pink mermaid dress with machine gun sleeve. 01.10 Bruce Springsteen kicks off the show followed by host for the evening is LL Cool J who stars with a prayer as stars including Lady Gaga bow their heads in silence. He tells the star-studded audience: There is no way around this.We've had a death in the family. A clip of Houston singing 'I Will Always Love You' is played followed by LL Cool J saying: Whitney, we will always love you. 01.04 A poignant moment before the televised section of the ceremony came when Mitch and Janis Winehouse, parents of late singer Amy Winehouse, accepted the award for best pop duo or group performance. It was for Amy and Tony Bennett. Mr Winehouse said: We shouldn't be here. Our darling daughter should be here. Long live Whitney Houston. Long live Amy Winehouse and long live Etta James. There's a beautiful girl band up there. 01.02 Looking ahead there will be awards in a total of more than 75 categories. With six nominations Adele is second only to rapper Kanye West, who received seven nods. But he was shut out of the top categories, paving the way for Adele to be the night's big winner, or surprise loser. In the category of best album, her '21' faces rockers Foo Fighters for 'Wasting Light," Lady Gaga with 'Born This Way,' Bruno Mars and his 'Doo-Wops & Hooligans,' and Rihanna with 'Loud. Adele also figures prominently among nominees for record of the year where 'Rolling in the Deep' squares off against rockers Bon Iver and 'Holocene,' Bruno Mars for 'Grenade,' Mumford & Sons with 'The Cave,' and Katy Perry for 'Firework.' 00.51 Adele looks fantastic as she arrives on the red carpet in a black dress which commentators are describing as 'classic'. Take that Karl Lagerfeld. Adele poses on the red carpet JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images 00.42 Pop superstar Rihanna has arrived on the red carpet and looks to have outdone Katy Perry in the dress stakes. She's gone for a plunging neckline and blonde hair. The photographers have gone mad so looks like it'll be her on the front pages. 00.31 R&B Singer El DeBarge looked devastated on the red carpet and said he didn't really want to be there. I wanted to lie in bed all day and grieve but my fans wanted me to be here. Whitney Houston is the diva of divas, the queen in her own right. I love her so much Iﾒm going to miss her. 00.20 The Telegraph's Nick Allen reports on the atmosphere at the main pre-Grammy Awards Beverly Hilton Hotel last night: