Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston was known for being one of the most powerful female vocalists of the 1980s and '90s. Her talents brought her center stage at Super Bowl XXV in 1991, where she performed 'The Star-Spangled Banner' before the big game. Her rendition had an overwhelmingly positive response, but later caused controversy because of rumors she lip-synced, using pre-recorded version...

On Feb. 11, 2012, the music world lost Whitney Houston, who passed away in her hotel room from a cardiac arrest as a result of long-term cocaine usage and heart disease. A year has gone past and it feels unreal that the greatest voice in music is no longer with us...

Four statues of the late pop icon Whitney Houston were unveiled at Madame Tussauds wax museum Thursday (Feb. 7) in New York. The figures, all in Houston's likeness, mark various moments of the Grammy-winning singer's 30-year career in music and film.

After Lionel Richie's 'Can't Slow Down,' it took nine years for another R&B artist to win the Album of the Year Grammy. Whitney Houston's 'The Bodyguard' took the crown in 1994. Whitney was competing in a category full of men -- Billy Joel, Sting, R.E.M...

R&B superstars Alicia Keys, Usher, Elle Varner and Jamie Foxx were among the big winners at the 2013 NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles Friday night (Feb. 1). The annual event honors achievements by African-Americans in the fields of music, television, literature and film.

Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston's respective music careers will be celebrated in a new Las Vegas musical called 'The Man.' The fictional show will detail the rise of the late pop icons through the eyes of a manager.

One of the saddest moments in R&B came in February 2012, when the genre unexpectedly lost Whitney Houston. So it was only right to honor the late pop icon on the 'VH1 Divas' special last night. Whitney received a dance tribute fitting for a grand diva by songbirds Jordin Sparks, Melanie Fiona and Ledisi.

R&B lost two legends at the start of this year. In January, the songbird Etta James, known for her classic 'At Last,' succumbed to complications of leukemia at the age of 73. The singer, who won six Grammys over the span of her career, was portrayed by Beyonce in the 2008 'Cadillac Records.' B...