Monie is currently Curator In Chief of SHEmovement.com the worldwide portal for all things Women in Hip Hop related covering all elements of Hip Hop culture from a woman's perspective. She produced and chose producers for this album and as a result, it featured production and collaborations with L.A. Reid and Babyface, Luther Vandross and Stevie Wonder. [76][77] The success of the tours during 198687 and her two studio albums ranked Houston No. Kevin Costner Toasts To Whitney Houston In Speech, Thanks Clive Davis For Being "Her Bodyguard" "You were a miracle in her life," he said at the 2023 Pre-Grammy Gala. An image montage of Houston and important black figures who died in 2011 was followed by video footage from the 1994 ceremony, which depicted her accepting two Image Awards for outstanding female artist and entertainer of the year. [48] By the time Houston's third US single, "How Will I Know", was released, the colorful video clip, directed by Brian Grant, was immediately added to MTV's playlist, instantly gaining heavy rotation on the channel after just a couple weeks and introducing Houston to the MTV audience. Much of Whitney's early life influenced her interest in music thanks to the singing career of her mother Cissy Houston. lva3461. But leading up to her accidental drowning, Whitney had battled addiction . [255], In January 2010, Houston was nominated for two NAACP Image Awards, one for Best Female Artist and one for Best Music Video. Best Known For: Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress whose first four albums, released between 1985 and 1992 . The legendary singer died at the age of 48 on February 11, 2012. 2021, 7:00 AM. Her elder brother, Michael, was a songwriter, and her elder maternal half-brother is former basketball player and singer Gary Garland. Michael admitted that he feels extremely guilty about his sisters death, but says he didnt quite realize just how dangerous drugs could be when he started getting high with Whitney. Next to it was a poster of her mom Cissy. [310], Houston topped the list of Google searches in 2012, both globally and in the United States, according to Google's Annual Zeitgeist most-popular searches list. [173], In 1996, Houston starred in the holiday comedy The Preacher's Wife, with Denzel Washington. Her 2002 studio album, Just Whitney, received mixed reviews. Aretha Franklin said, "It's so stunning and unbelievable. Jackson and Madonna built worldviews around their voices; Ms. Houston's voice was the worldview. April 14, 2021, 6:10 PM PDT / Source: TODAY. [399] As of 2023, she was ranked as one of the best-selling artists in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America with 61 million certified albums sold. Bobby Brown is opening up on the latest episode of "Red Table Talk" on Facebook Watch about the drug-related deaths of his . [242] Houston admitted on the show to having used drugs with Brown during their marriage; she said Brown had "laced marijuana with rock cocaine". Houston began singing in the church choir at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark at age five, where she also learned to play the piano. A bonus track from the album's Japanese edition, "Higher Love", was remixed by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo and released posthumously in 2019 to commercial success. She performed the song "I Look to You" on the German television show Wetten, dass..?. [6] Her mother, Emily "Cissy" Houston (ne Drinkard), was a gospel singer who was part of The Drinkard Singers and who later joined the Gospelaires, a popular session vocal group whose name eventually changed to The Sweet Inspirations. Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. When news broke back in 2012 that Whitney Houston had died due to a drug overdose, many people speculated that it was Bobby Brown who introduced her to narcotics. [332], In 2019, Houston and Kygo's version of "Higher Love" was released as a single. In December 1996, a spokesperson for Houston confirmed that she had suffered a miscarriage.[179]. El DeBarge's mother, Etterlene "Mama D" DeBarge, told a very eery story about the time that our beloved Whitney Houston apparently reached out to El DeBarge asking him to help her just two days prior to her untimely passing in February 2012. [416], Since Houston's sudden death in 2012, her life, career and death have been the subject of many documentaries and specials. [346], On December 16, 2022, RCA released the soundtrack album to Houston's featured film biopic, titled, I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined), to every digital download platform all over the world. Copyright 2023 Interactive One, LLC. After the success of her Moment of Truth world tour in 1987, she became the highest earning black woman of the year, and third highest overall behind Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy.. Nicknamed "The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with over 200 million records sold worldwide.In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked her second on their list of the greatest singers of all time. Through her father, she is a great-great-granddaughter of Jeremiah Burke Sanderson, an American abolitionist and advocate for the civil and educational rights of black Americans. The cause of death was deemed "accidental drowning, heart disease and cocaine use.". During the primetime special, she spoke about her drug use and marriage, among other topics. Her voice opened doors all over the world for every female artist who came after her. However, some black critics believed she was "selling out". Michael Houston told Winfrey that he was the first person Whitney ever did drugs with, not the singer's ex-husband Bobby Brown. [7][8] Cissy recorded several albums with the group on their own, in addition to singing background for musicians such as Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Presley,[9] and earned a Grammy Award nomination for the song, "Sweet Inspiration". She further stated that Bobby Brown had never hit her, but acknowledged that she had hit him. 2,021 53. EVEN 10 years after Whitney Houston's shocking death, her legacy has been marred by similar tragedies that have affected those closest to the musical legend. [138] During Christmas week of 1992, the soundtrack sold over a million copies within a week, becoming the first album to achieve that feat under Nielsen SoundScan system. [385] Houston won a record 11 Billboard Music Awards at its fourth ceremony in 1993. Houston later embarked on a world tour, entitled the Nothing but Love World Tour. '"[291], Sharon Osbourne condemned the Davis party, declaring: "I think it was disgraceful that the party went on. The legacy of Whitney Houston is a complicated one. In February 1983, Gerry Griffith, an A&R representative from Arista Records, saw Houston performing with her mother at the Sweetwaters nightclub in Manhattan. The death of Nick Gordon at the age of 30 brings to a conclusion one of Hollywood's most drama-filled tales, which saw not only the loss Whitney Houston, but also cast her daughter as an heir to . [88], With the success of her first two albums, Houston became an international crossover superstar, appealing to all demographics. 1", Whitney Houston Albums and Singles Chart History|Billboard, Whitney Houston Albums Chart History|Billboard, "Sneak Peek: Whitney Houston's New Duet With R. Kelly 'I Look to You' (Audio)", "I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU: THE BEST OF WHITNEY HOUSTON", Houston's first live album, "Whitney Houston Live" makes impressive debuts at No. [125] Rolling Stone described it as "nothing more than pleasant, tasteful and urbane". [13] Both of Houston's parents were African-American. She sang live, but the microphone was turned off. Houston's father, John, who died in 2003, was also listed, as was Bobby Brown. But in 2015, Brown died after months in a medically induced coma. After a six-year break from recording, Houston returned to the top of the Billboard 200 chart with her final studio album, I Look to You (2009). [350] Jon Caramanica, another music critic of The New York Times, called Houston "R&B's great modernizer", adding "slowly but surely reconciling the ambition and praise of the church with the movements and needs of the body and the glow of the mainstream". Information about your device and internet connection, like your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Yahoo websites and apps. Entertainment Weekly reported that Brown, 53, and his . [239] Despite the perceived train-wreck nature of the show, the series gave Bravo its highest ratings in its time slot and continued Houston's successful forays into film and television. Her husband, Gary Houston, is Whitney Houston's own brother. She is the first and only black artist to have three Diamond-certified albums. which marks the 10-year anniversary of her death, on February 11, 2012. . Five years earlier, in 1996, Houston became the second recipient of the BET Walk of Fame and was, at 32, the youngest to receive that honor. Most recently, the singer's mother, Cissy Houston, has been . Heres what we know. Whitney Houston's daughter died as a result of immersion in water and drug intoxication, medical records show. The lawsuit claims that the How Will I Know hitmaker failed to pay the company for such management, which resulted in them suing her for $100 million. If she was less influential than they were in the years since, it was only because her gift was so rare, so impossible to mimic. She is also a prominent television personality. Bobby has run afoul of the law multiple times, and has several arrests on his record. Skinner filed a breach of contract lawsuit and sued for $100million (but lost), stating that Houston owed the company previously unpaid compensation for helping to negotiate her $100million contract with Arista Records and for sorting out legal matters. She became one of the first women of color to appear on the cover of a fashion magazine when she appeared on the cover of Seventeen. Houston produced the latter's soundtrack, which became the bestselling gospel album of all time. [237], In December 2003, Brown was charged with battery following an altercation during which he threatened to beat Houston and then assaulted her. Houston made her acting debut with the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard (1992), which became the tenth highest-grossing film to that date despite receiving poor reviews for its screenplay and lead performances. An open bottle of champagne and a spoon containing a "white crystal like substance"along with a rolled-up piece of white paper werespotted near her body, according to the coroner's report. [63] Following Houston's success, doors were opened for other African-American women such as Janet Jackson and Anita Baker. Aug 25, 2021. AP/Courtesy of Allison Michael Orenstein . Houston died in 2012 at 48 after drowning in a bathtub. . [414] Her participation at the 1988 Freedomfest performance in London (for a then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela) grabbed the attention of other musicians and the media.[415]. and said of Houston: "When I first heard her, I called Clive Davis and said, 'You finally found the greatest singer I've ever heard in my life. [235][236], In late 2003, Houston released her first Christmas album One Wish: The Holiday Album, with a collection of traditional holiday songs. The free concert took place at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia in front of 3,500 servicemen and women. [404] In October 2019, Houston was announced as a 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee, one of nine first-time nominees and 16 total. Bobby, 53, has long suffered from addiction to pot and alcohol. [418] The film was directed by Nick Broomfield. [219], In December 2002, Houston released her fifth studio album, Just Whitney. It was reported that the company also negotiated her contract renewal with Arista Records in 2001, which resulted in a $100 million deal for the singer. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. With the same complexity as someone who has mastered the violin or the piano, Whitney mastered the use of her voice. Whitney also gained insight into the media world as her father, John Russell Houston, was an . In the film, Houston portrays Sparks's "not-so encouraging" mother. Certainly all three have their devotees and detractors, but their presence has been inescapable." I thought it was so wrong. [395][396][397] She is the top-selling female R&B artist of the 20th century. Bobby Brown said he was "scared to death" to marry Whitney Houston 30 years ago, but his current wife talked him out of his pre-wedding jitters. "Spielberg Dethrones Oprah As Highest-Paid Entertainer", "If Ella Fitzgerald is the queen of jazz, Billie Holiday first lady of the blues and Aretha Franklin the queen of soul, then who is the queen of pop? Whitney Houston's Brother Goes to Heaven. [347] The soundtrack includes reimagined remixes of some of Houston's classics and several newly discovered songs such as Houston's cover of CeCe Winans' "Don't Cry" (labeled as "Don't Cry for Me" on Houston's soundtrack) at the Commitment to Life AIDS benefit concert in Los Angeles in January 1994, remixed by house producer Sam Feldt. The half-brother of Bobby's child with Whitney Houston, Bobbi - who passed away in 2015 at 22 - was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday, sources told TMZ. AllMusic noted her contribution to the success of black artists on the pop scene. [39] Houston first recorded a duet with Teddy Pendergrass, "Hold Me", which appeared on his gold album, Love Language. In the 1990s, it would seem to be a three-way tie between Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion. . [160] Portions of Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa were broadcast live on HBO with funds of the concerts being donated to various charities in South Africa. The film was directed by Houston's Waiting to Exhale co-star Angela Bassett, and Houston was portrayed by model Yaya DaCosta. I love my dad, and I knew he was sickly. She went from 868,000 views in the week prior to her death to 40,200,000 views in the week following her death, a 45-fold increase.[321]. The performance aired on January 30, 2011. When the singer died in February 2012, Bobbi was named as the sole beneficiary of her mother's estate. Houston became the first woman in music history to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart and the first artist to enter the albums chart at number one in both the US and UK, while also hitting number one or top ten in dozens of other countries around the world. 071 "50 Greatest Women of the Video Era", "Who Will Come Out On Top Of VH1's 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time? [119] However, controversy arose as some felt Houston's face had been intentionally left out of the film's advertising to hide the film's interracial relationship. She was so looking forward to tonight even though she wasn't scheduled to perform. On February 11, the Grammy winning singer was found facedown in her bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She renewed her contract for $100million to release six new albums, for which she would also earn royalties. It was so much press, and the media was following me around, I couldnt grieve in privacy, Houston told Oprah. Since leaving Hot 97,Monie went on to do morning radio with Hip Hop radio personality Ed Lover at Power 1051 also in NY. The curse extends to beyond the immediate family, as Bobbi Kristina's boyfriend Nick died of a heroin overdose on January 1, 2020. It offered medical assistance to sick and homeless children, fought to prevent child abuse, taught children to read, created inner-city parks and playgrounds and granted college scholarships, including one to the Juilliard School. It stated that she paved the way for Mariah Carey's chart-topping vocal gymnastics. I'm not ashamed of it. 27, UK No. At the 1986 Grammy Awards, Houston was nominated for three awards, including Album of the Year. Pat Houston is better known for being the late pop sensation Whitney Houston's manager and her sister-in-law. You can change your choices at any time by visiting your privacy controls. [219], In May 2000, Houston's longtime executive assistant and friend, Robyn Crawford, resigned from Houston's management company. During a recent episode of "Red Table Talk," the singer opened up about some of the tragedies he's experienced over the years. She was 48 years old and on the precipice of . Gary Houston Reveals How His Family Is Coping After Whitney Houston's Death. Recorded and mixed in only six weeks, it featured production from Rodney Jerkins, Wyclef Jean and Missy Elliott. The soundtrack for The Bodyguard won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and remains the bestselling soundtrack album of all time. [286] Toxicology results revealed additional drugs in her system: diphenhydramine (Benadryl), alprazolam (Xanax), cannabis, and cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril). Following the success, she renewed her contract with Arista for $100million, one of the biggest recording deals of all time. Houston's mainstream appeal allowed audiences to look past the interracial nature of her character's relationship with Costner's character. Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, died at a hospice on 26 July, six months after she was . He did not cancel a scheduled performance, and within hours of his ex-wife's sudden death, an audience in Mississippi watched as Brown blew kisses skyward, tearfully saying: "I love you, Whitney. Noting of her influence as a gay icon, during the middle of her tour to promote the My Love Is Your Love album in June 1999, Whitney gave a surprise performance at the 13th Annual New York City Lesbian & Gay Pride Dance, titled Dance 13: The Last Dance of the Century,[416] at one of the city's West Side piers. Whitney was just 48 when she passed away in 2012. Like us on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TheSunUSand follow us from our main Twitter account at@TheSunUS, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Houston was to play Dandridge, the first African-American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Forming allegiances with the likes of De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest and Queen Latifah, which were all solidified by recording a song with each of the mentioned, Monie sealed her place as the British Hip Hop Ambassador, with the spitfire rap flow. Later that year, Houston sang background on mother Cissy's solo album, Think It Over, with the title track later reaching the top 5 of the Billboard disco chart. After the show, Davis and Houston announced plans to go into the studio to work on her new album. She just says she's getting old.". Fe. [42] The Hollywood Reporter said that the show was "undoubtedly the most disgusting and execrable series ever to ooze its way onto television". [ ] But perhaps what Houston nailed best was moderation." Then, Gary opens up about how their mother, Cissy Houston, is doing after the death of her only daughter. [352] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Houston as the second greatest singer of all time, stating, "The standard-bearer for R&B vocals, Whitney Houston possessed a soprano that was as powerful as it was tender. [31], Houston became a fashion model after she was discovered by a photographer who filmed her and her mother during a performance for the United Negro College Fund at Carnegie Hall. She and Houston died in separate drug-related deaths. I don't have to mask my emotion in front of a room full of so many dear friends. Whitney Houston was known for her close-knit relationships with her family and friends. [373][374][375] She is also recognized as one of the most influential R&B artists in history. I don't want to be in a hotel room when there's someone you admire who's tragically lost their life four floors up. [98][99][100][101] Dan Klores, a spokesman for Houston, said: "This is not a Milli Vanilli thing. [48] Eventually, Houston's video for "Saving All My Love" was featured in light rotation after the song had become a huge pop hit, with Houston stating that the channel "had no choice but to play [the video]I love it when they have no choice". The medical examiners office said it was unclear if Bobbis death was accidental or intentional. [194], In 2002, Houston became embroiled in a legal dispute with John Houston Enterprise. [394] Houston's entrance into the music industry is considered one of the 25 musical milestones of the last 25 years, according to USA Today in 2007. [257] Houston also performed the song "I Look to You" on the 2011 BET Celebration of Gospel, with gospeljazz singer Kim Burrell, held at the Staples Center, Los Angeles. Her inheritance was placed in trust to be released in increments until she turned 30. The 28-year-old Brown was the stepson of the late Whitney Houston and half brother of Bobbi Kristina Brown, who died in 2015. She sounds really good, really strong. [217], Shortly thereafter, Houston was scheduled to perform at the Academy Awards, but was fired from the event by musical director and longtime friend Burt Bacharach. [120] The New York Times stated that she lacked chemistry with Costner. Gordon's death comes three years after he was found liable in the death of Brown the daughter of the late Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown and was ordered to pay millions of . [199] In November 1999, Houston was named Top-selling R&B Female Artist of the Century with certified US sales of 51 million copies at the time and The Bodyguard Soundtrack was named the Top-selling Soundtrack Album of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). But Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's 2007 divorce nullified his claim to her estate. According to USA Today, Houston's $20 million estate was left to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, but after Whitney's only child died in 2015, the estate went to Cissy and Whitney's two . Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55pm PST. We don't do that. Whitney Houston was found dead in a hotel bathtub in 2012 at the age of 48. People were trying to get money from him. [29][28][30] Following Houston's rise to fame, rumors began speculating that Houston and Crawford were lovers, which the two denied to the press during a 1987 interview for Time magazine. We would go and visit them for Christmas and/or New Years. In his book The Big Show: High Times and Dirty Dealings Backstage at the Academy Awards, author Steve Pond revealed that "Houston's voice was shaky, she seemed distracted and jittery and her attitude was casual, almost defiant"; though she was supposed to perform "Over the Rainbow", she would sing a different song during rehearsals. The manner of death was listed as an accident.. Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd conducted the interview. The late Michael K. WilliamsWilliams sealed his status as one . 25) featured Faith Evans and Kelly Price, received a 1999 MTV VMA nomination for Best R&B Video,[191] and number one on the US R&B chart for seven weeks; "It's Not Right but It's Okay" (US No. [188] It had a funkier and edgier sound than past releases and saw Houston handling urban dance, hip hop, mid-tempo R&B, reggae, torch songs and ballads all with great dexterity. Nick and a guest were at the home when she was found unconscious. [406] In March 2020, the Library of Congress announced that Houston's 1992 single "I Will Always Love You" had been added to its National Recording Registry, a list of "aural treasures worthy of preservation" due to their "cultural, historical and aesthetic importance" in the American soundscape. I was paying the bills. [123] Despite the Razzie, however, Houston was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in the film, losing the award to Angela Bassett for her role as Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It and also received several MTV Movie Award nominations, winning Best Song from a Movie for "I Will Always Love You" and was nominated for Best Breakthrough Performance. Aretha Franklin was listed on the program and was expected to sing, but was unable to attend the service. In January 2015, she was tragically found unconscious in a bath in her home. Whitney Houston's estate was left to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown. But Bobbi caused controversy when she announced her engagement to Nick Gordon - a man she previously considered her big brother. WTLC Featured Video. Joined Jan 3, 2011 Messages 91 Reactions 156 1 Alleybux 192,468 Feb 6, 2021 #1 Didn't see this posted yet . [116], Having always been a touring artist, Houston spent most of 2004 touring and performing in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Russia. She won her second Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". [258], In May 2011, Houston enrolled in a rehabilitation center again, citing drug and alcohol problems. Houston recorded and co-produced, with Mervyn Warren, the film's accompanying gospel soundtrack. [19] Houston was raised a Baptist but admitted to being exposed to the Pentecostal church as well. It was beyond disturbing, seeing my daughter's face cut out like that." [312] The song mentions Houston's name in the opening lyrics, "I'm sorry, I'm not the most pretty, I'll never ever sing like Whitney", before going on to sample some of Houston's lyrics from "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" in the chorus. [354], Elysa Gardner of the Los Angeles Times in her review for The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack highly praised Houston's vocal ability, commenting, "She is first and foremost a pop diva at that, the best one we have. I wasn't happy by that point in time. Rolling Stone said Houston was singing "with a bite in her voice"[196] and The Village Voice called it "Whitney's sharpest and most satisfying so far". Whitney has been certified Diamond in the US for shipments of over ten million copies[69] and has sold a total of 20 million copies worldwide. [233] The album debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart and it had the highest first week sales of any album Houston had ever released. [247]) Houston also told Winfrey that Brown had been emotionally abusive during their marriage and had even spat on her on one occasion. He said, "Event organizers believed Hudson an Academy Award-winning actress and Grammy Award-winning artist could perform a respectful musical tribute to Houston." Despite this reception, "Million Dollar Bill" jumped to its peak from 14 to number 5 (her first UK top 5 for over a decade). [413], Houston declined to perform in apartheid-era South Africa in the 1980s. Some fans reportedly walked out of her concerts. [270][271] That same day, she made her last public performance when she joined Kelly Price on stage in Hollywood, California, and sang "Jesus Loves Me". A month after news of the lawsuit made headlines in October 2002, Houston told Diana Sawyer in an interview that she still loved her father despite their legal dispute. [421], Lifetime released the documentary Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All in 2021, which The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called "less an expos and more a loving tribute to these two women".[422]. "Jackson was a hugely talented icon, certainly, but he will be as well remembered (probably more so) for his presentational skills, his dazzling dance moves, as for his musical innovations. 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