Whitney Houston Tribute Had Jordin Sparks Feeling The ‘Pressure’

This year’s Billboard Music Awards definitely packed a punch with explosive live performances

In the midst of the upbeat displays, however, there were also two poignant performances in honor of music legends Whitney Houston and Donna Summer, performed by Jordin Sparks and John Legend and Natasha Bedingfield, respectively.

When MTV News caught up with Sparks on the white carpet ahead of her portion of the tribute, the “American Idol” champ revealed that she had put her heart and soul into preparing her rendition of Houston’s iconic version of “I Will Always Love You.”

“I put myself completely, 100 percent onstage every time I perform,” Sparks said of giving “everything” for her Houston tribute. “It’s just very special. I feel very honored to be able to honor Whitney in this way and to sing one of her songs. I’ve actually never performed this song before ever. It’s one of the songs I’ve always been like, ‘Leave that alone,’ so it’s nerve-racking for me,” she admitted. “It’s a lot of pressure I’m putting on myself, because I want to do it amazingly, but at the same time, whatever happens, I just want to be able to speak through the music.”

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