If you're a fan of soulful music and ladies with powerful voices - and why on earth shouldn't you be? - then the past year has been quite tragic, what with the untimely deaths of Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse.
This has been recognised by the organisers of the Brit awards, and they have readjusted timings at the ceremony so that tributes can be paid to both Amy, who died last July, and Whitney, who passed away earlier this month.
A source told the Metro: "Whitney and Amy are two of the biggest female stars in the history of music. Both have mead their mark on stage at the Brits in the past."
They added: "Something would feel missing if both their legacies weren't remembered at the show."
We totally agree. And we don't think we're alone - Amy's father Mitch is sure to be glad to hear it. He was recently upset with the Grammy Award ceremony because though there were tributes to Whitney, Amy only received a posthumous award for her duet with Tony Bennett on Body and Soul.
At the time, cabbie-turned-jazz singer Mitch tweeted: "I am a little disappointed that apart from the award Amy wasn't mentioned. Apart from that, it went well."
Amy was last at the Brit awards in 2008, when she sang Valerie alongside Mark Ronson, and Whitney was last there in 1999 when she sang It's Not Right, But It's Okay.
As dark as it might be, we're looking forward to seeing these two late, great singers be given tributes. Are you excited about the Brit awards?