BET Awards 2012: Mariah Carey, Cissy Houston, Brandy Pay Tribute to Whitney Houston. Monica, Houston's brother Gary and Chaka Khan also were among those who took part in the segment.

The 2012 BET Awards, hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, contained powerful performances and lots of comedy. ... Mariah Carey, Monica and Brandy was the high point of the evening.

Brandy, heavily influenced by Houston, ... Matt Sayles/Invision/AP Host Samuel L. Jackson, right, and Spike Lee appear on stage at the BET Awards on Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Star power at 2012 BET Awards Star power at 2012 ... BET filled that void. Monica and Brandy — the two divas whom Houston groomed over the years — gave show-stopping performances before ...

Last night (July 1) at the 2012 BET Awards, female singers and rappers strutted their stuff at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.Entertainers like Brandy, Monica, Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Michelle ...

BET Awards 2012 sees Houston tributes, rampant obscenities. July 2, 2012 / 12:06 PM EDT / AP (AP) With all the star power at the BET Awards — Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nicki ...

Jay-Z, Kanye West, Beyonce and Chris Brown were among the big winners at the 2012 BET Awards, each taking home two nods Sunday night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Jay-Z and West — aka ...

Whitney Houston was remembered at the BET Awards 2012 in last night's ceremony. Monica took the stage to perform 'I Love The Lord', while Brandy followed with a performance of 'I'm Your Baby ...