This included helping her straighten out the legal issue surrounding her 2000 drug bust in Hawaii. In a 1993 interview with Rolling Stone, Houston remarked that "people know who Whitney Houston is I'm black. She was 48 years old and on the precipice of . "[416] Before hitting the stage, Houston was asked by MTV veejay John Norris why she decided to attend the event, Houston replied, "we're all God's children, honey". You can also catch Monie DJing on the road at an array of events from corporate to Metro City Nightlife in a city near you. The legendary singer died at the age of 48 on February 11, 2012. '"[249], Houston released her new album, I Look to You, in August 2009. In September 2004, she gave a surprise performance at the World Music Awards in a tribute to long-time friend Clive Davis. In May 2003, Houston placed at number three on VH1's list of "50 Greatest Women of the Video Era". 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. [282] Houston was buried on February 19, 2012, in Fairview Cemetery, in Westfield, New Jersey, next to her father, John Russell Houston, who had died in 2003. [319], The single "I Will Always Love You" returned to the Billboard Hot 100 after almost twenty years, peaking at number three and becoming a posthumous top-ten single for Houston, the first one since 2001. "Forbes Names Jackson as the Best-Paid Star 5 Women, 3 Boxers on List of 40 Celebrities". Houston appeared as a guest mentor on The X Factor in the United Kingdom. The young lady had to stand uncowed in the locker room of macho rock. [125] Rolling Stone described it as "nothing more than pleasant, tasteful and urbane". At the 1986 Grammy Awards, Houston was nominated for three awards, including Album of the Year. 1. Houston's remake of Sparkle was filmed in late 2011 over two months[263] and was released by TriStar Pictures. Celebrity Alley - Celebrity News and Gossip. which marks the 10-year anniversary of her death, on February 11, 2012. . [217], In August 2001, Houston signed one of the biggest record deals in music history, with Arista/BMG. Whitney Houston: As I Am: Directed by Finlay Bald. Aug 25, 2021. Blair, Tom. When it came to her estate, Houston left it to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina. "[300], Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of the 54th Grammy Awards, announced that Jennifer Hudson would perform a tribute to Houston at the February 12, 2012, ceremony. [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. . The 6 days of rioting left 26 people dead and many injured. She was 14 when her parents divorced and Whitney gained custody. NEWARK, NEW JERSEY: Whitney Houston continues to shine years after her death. She was one of the first black women to appear on the cover of Seventeen after becoming a teen model in 1981. [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. [24] Throughout her childhood and early career, Houston was influenced by her mother, cousins Dionne and Dee Dee and singers such as Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight and Roberta Flack. We don't do crack. A few days later, The Bodyguard stars father called for her to settle the case in a televised plea from his hospital bed. It peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart[95] and reached the top ten in several countries. [373][374][375] She is also recognized as one of the most influential R&B artists in history. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. [362] However, during the world tour that followed the release of I Look to You, "YouTube videos surfaced, showing [Houston's] voice cracking, seemingly unable to hold the notes she was known for". [137], The soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 chart and remained there for 20 non-consecutive weeks, the longest tenure by any Arista album on the chart in the Nielsen SoundScan era (tied for tenth overall by any label) and became one of the fastest selling albums ever. [219], In May 2000, Houston's longtime executive assistant and friend, Robyn Crawford, resigned from Houston's management company. Houston is also credited as an executive producer of the film. Being a woman of many talents, the singer also found success in acting. Her inheritance was placed in trust to be released in increments until she turned 30. Gender: Female. Though he originally wanted Houston to record the entire album, she declined. [214][215] Charges against her were later dropped,[216] but rumors of drug usage by Houston and Brown would continue to surface. In Whitney's 1982 bedroom, she had a photo of her cousin Dionne Warwick on the wall. "[3] Mariah Carey stated, "She [Whitney] has a really rich, strong mid-belt that very few people have. [283], On March 22, 2012, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office reported that Houston's death was caused by drowning and the "effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use". [47] The funk-oriented "Thinking About You" was released as the promo single only to R&B-oriented radio stations and dance clubs all over the country, resulting in the song reaching number 10 on the Hot Black Singles chart and number 24 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in December 1985. I don't have to mask my emotion in front of a room full of so many dear friends. [384], Houston won numerous accolades, including 2 Emmy Awards, 8 Grammy Awards (including two Grammy Hall of Fame honors), 14 World Music Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards (31 Billboard awards in all) and 22 American Music Awards. [393], Houston's debut album is listed as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine[61] and is on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Definitive 200 list. This follows reports that the 84-year-old family matriarch . [22] After attending Franklin Elementary School (now the Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts), Houston was transferred to an all-girls Catholic school, Mount Saint Dominic Academy at nearby Caldwell, in her sixth grade year where she eventually graduated from in 1981 at 17. The jazzy ballad "Saving All My Love for You" was released next and it would become Houston's first number one single in both the US and the UK. The legacy of Whitney Houston is a complicated one. This is standard procedure at these events. It could not be determined if Bobbi Kristina Brown's death was accidental or intentional. She renewed her contract for $100million to release six new albums, for which she would also earn royalties. She's the kind of woman that would've said 'Stop everything! The performance was poorly received by the British media and was described as "weird" and "ungracious".[251]. The lyrical themes in her recordings are mainly about love, social, religious and feminism. But Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's 2007 divorce nullified his claim to her estate. That was my own. [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). [200] She also won The Artist of the Decade, Female award for extraordinary artistic contributions during the 1990s at the 14th Soul Train Music Awards and an MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B. I'm not interested in being in that environment and I think when you grieve someone, you do it privately, you do it with people who understand you. However, some black critics believed she was "selling out". [109], Later in 1991, Houston put together her Welcome Home Heroes concert with HBO for the soldiers fighting in the Persian Gulf War and their families. "[350], Lauren Everitt from BBC News commented on melisma used in Houston's recording and its influence. In 2001, Houston was the first artist to be given a BET Lifetime Achievement Award. "[2], Matthew Perpetua of Rolling Stone also acknowledged Houston's vocal prowess, enumerating ten performances, including "How Will I Know" at the 1986 MTV VMAs and "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 1991 Super Bowl. The estate also claimed that Nick gave Bobbi a toxic cocktail that caused her to pass out, resulting in her death. [14] Through her mother, Houston was a first cousin of singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick as well as a distant cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price. As of February 2023, Houston's net worth when she died in 2012 was $20 million. 4, UK No. [385] Houston won a record 11 Billboard Music Awards at its fourth ceremony in 1993. [141][142][143] The album was certified 18 platinum in the US alone,[144] with worldwide sales of 45 million copies. [78] She was the highest-earning African-American woman overall, highest-earning musician and the third highest entertainer after Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy. AllMusic noted her contribution to the success of black artists on the pop scene. [372] The New York Times stated that "Houston was a major catalyst for a movement within black music that recognized the continuity of soul, pop, jazz and gospel vocal traditions". It is the first documentary authorized by Houston's estate. This is someone who was singing backup for her mom when she was 14 years old at nightclubs across the country. 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. Since its release, it has spent more than 100 weeks on the Billboard 200, making it one of the longest-charting compilations in chart history,[328] the fourth by a woman after H.E.R., Madonna and Carrie Underwood. [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. Reviews were mixed. [5] However, her personal problems began to overshadow her career. A single titled "One Wish (for Christmas)" reached the Top 20 on the Adult Contemporary chart and the album was certified gold in the US. She was the owner of a yellow gold Rolex lady watch, which was designed with gold and diamond. The San Francisco Chronicle said Houston "is rather angelic herself, displaying a divine talent for being virtuous and flirtatious at the same time" and she "exudes gentle yet spirited warmth, especially when praising the Lord in her gorgeous singing voice". The special raised over $300,000 for the Children's Defense Fund. Gordon's death comes nearly five years after Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, was found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub in January 2015 . In addition to all of this, Monie Love is now the career mom with a total of four children ranging in age from 23,17,11 with the youngest coming in at 6yrs old. [97][105][106] Her rendition was critically acclaimed and is considered the benchmark for singers;[101][107] VH1 listed the performance as one of the greatest moments that rocked TV. [20] By age eleven, she began performing as a soloist for the junior gospel choir, performing the hymn, "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah". [194], In 2002, Houston became embroiled in a legal dispute with John Houston Enterprise. [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. The tour lasted into December, ending in Hawaii. '"[361] After Houston's death, Catona asserted that Houston's voice reached "'about 75 to 80 percent'" of its former capacity after he had worked with her. AP/Courtesy of Allison Michael Orenstein . [ ] She was a phenomenon waiting to happen, a canny tapping of the listener's yen for a return to the musical middle. An official biopic movie of Houston, titled I Wanna Dance with Somebody, was released in theaters on December 23, 2022. I was paying the bills. [245] Houston also acknowledged to Oprah that her drug use had continued after rehabilitation and that at one point, her mother obtained a court order and the assistance of law enforcement to press her into receiving further drug treatment. [114][115][116] On March 4, 1993, Houston gave birth to their daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown (March 4, 1993 July 26, 2015),[117] the couple's only child. Houston ended 1986 as the top artist of the year while her debut album topped the Billboard Year-End chart, making her the first woman to earn that distinction. According to MTV News, the suit says that the singer hired her father and his business partner in 2000 to represent her in several personal and professional matters. [164][165][166] The film is also notable for its portrayal of black women as strong middle class citizens rather than as stereotypes. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. 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. However, the dynamic with her father, John Russell Houston, was a bit complicated. [306] New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said that all New Jersey state flags would be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, February 21, to honor Houston. The soul strutter had to seduce a music audience that anointed few black artists with superstardom. in, Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 19:49, one of the bestselling music artists of all time, early relationship included sexual activity, Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me), commercial single and video of the performance, Sammy Davis, Jr. Award as Entertainer of the Year, Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa, Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album, The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album. [250] The album's first two singles were the title track "I Look to You" and "Million Dollar Bill". She also began performing on late-night television talk shows, which were not usually accessible to non-established black acts. You can hear 'The Icon' Monie Love every Saturday 6pm on Sirius XM radio with her show Ladies First that is now approaching it's 7th year running on the satellite network. Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd conducted the interview. She was someone more to be admired, like a museum piece, than to be emulated. [398] Houston had also sold more physical singles than any other female solo artist in history. Davis spoke about Houston's death at the evening's start: By now you have all learned of the unspeakably tragic news of our beloved Whitney's passing. 2021, 7:00 AM. All Rights Reserved. [110] The show gave HBO its highest ratings ever. #whitney #whitneyhouston #whitneyhoustonbrother [232] Houston did, however, admit to using alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and pills; she also acknowledged that her mother had urged her to seek help regarding her drug use. Crack is wack. The show provided a view of the domestic goings-on in the Brown household. [412] Following the terrorist attacks in 2001, Houston re-released "The Star-Spangled Banner" to support the New York Firefighters 9/11 Disaster Relief Fund and the New York Fraternal Order of Police. 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. [410], Houston donated all of the earnings from her 1991 Super Bowl XXV performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" sales to Gulf War servicemen and their families. Now it has been revealed that her estate has signed a series of mega commercial . Bobby Brown opened up about blaming Nick Gordon for the deaths of Whitney Houston and daughter Bobbi Kristina, and his own regrets, on the latest Red Table Talk. 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