Home • Celebrity Star Gazing: 7.2.12 Star Gazing: 7.2.12 By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020 01 Back In The Game D’Angelo performs onstage during the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. 02 Sunday’s Best Yolanda Adams arrives at the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. 03 High Notes Monica pays tribute to the late Whitney Houston during the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. 04 A Mother’s Love Cissy Houston performs a tribute to her late daughter Whitney Houston during the 2012 BET Award in Los Angeles. 05 Backstage Access ESSENCE Music Festival performer Estelle poses backstage after her performance at an Independence Day concert and fireworks display in Brooklyn. Steve Mack/Getty Images 06 Patriotic Performance Jordin Sparks sings the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Mark Sullivan/WireImage 07 Turning It Out Usher performs onstage during the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. 08 Great Performance ESSENCE Music Festival artist Melanie Fiona performs onstage during the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. 09 Red Carpet Ready Vanessa Williams attends the 25th anniversary ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards in Beverly Hills. Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic 10 Every Woman Chaka Khan performs a tribute to Whitney Houston onstage during the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. 11 A Moving Moment Mariah Carey pays tribute to Whitney Houston onstage during the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. 12 Awesome Performance Brandy Norwood pays tribute to the late Whitney Houston during the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. 13 Best Dressed Letoya Luckett arrives at the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. 14 Eye Candy ESSENCE Music Festival artist Tank with Ginuwine and Tyrese arrive at the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. 15 Looking Good Marsha ESSENCE Music Festival artist Marsha Ambrosius arrives at the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. 16 Rocking It Rihanna performs on stage during day 1 of the Kollen Festival at Holmenkollen in Oslo, Norway. Ragnar Singsaas/Redferns via Getty Images 17 1363173 18 1363163