WHITNEY HOUSTON COVERS ESSENCES MAGAZINE

Essence Magazine will be paying tribute to the late singer putting Whitney Houston on it's April cover.

When she burst onto the scene in 1985, her self-titled album sold 10 million copies in the U.S. alone. With her second album, Whitney, she became the first woman to enter the Billboard album charts at number one.

Whether singing sophisticated pop ballads or soul-stirring gospel, her songs moved us to dance and to tears. Her unparalleled talent influenced an entire generation of young performers: Mariah. Beyoncé. Christina. Alicia. To millions she was pop royalty. But to those who knew her and loved her, she was the girl from Newark who was blessed with one of the greatest musical instruments of our time.

FUNERAL HOME OWNER DENIES LEAKING WHITNEY HOUSTON PHOTO

New Jersey funeral home owner has denied leaking photos of Whitney Houston to the Enquire magazine while the late singer laid in her coffin.

WHITNEY HOUSTON CHEERED ON MADONNA DURING HALFTIME PERFORMANCE

Whitney Houston watched her fellow pop icon Madonna perform a week before her death and the fallen icon danced along and shouted out Madonna's nickname "Madge".

GLEE STAR AMBER RILEY TRIBUTE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON

Glee paid tribute to Whitney Houston last night on it's valentine day show with star Amber Riley singing Houston's biggest hit "I Will Always Love You" at the end. Riley who recently meet Houston for the first time Thursday said.

“I just met her Thursday. I was really nervous. We were at Kelly Price’s pre-Grammy party, and I was battling if I wanted to go over there because she is such an icon and such an inspiration to me. And I went over and I thanked her for letting us use her music and entrusting it with us on Glee. And she said, ‘What show are you on, baby?’ And I said Glee. And she said you’re welcome. And she rubbed my hand and said ‘God bless you.’”

BRANDY AND MONICA REMEMBER WHITNEY HOUSTON

Brandy and Monica were on set for their new single "It All Belongs to Me" and both spoke about their idol Whitney Houston's recent passing. Monica also spoke on the note Whitney gave her during their recent run in last week in Los Angeles.

JANET JACKSON TALKS WHITNEY HOUSTON

Janet Jackson stopped by Anderson Cooper today to discuss the lost of fellow icon Whitney Houston. Giving advice to Bobbi Kristina, speaking on how much a moving performer Whitney was and how they built a friendship over the years. Check it out...

CHAKA KHAN SAYS PRE GRAMMY PARTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AND TALKS WHITNEY HOUSTON'S DEATH

Friend and big sister Chaka Khan stopped by CNN's Piers Morgan show last night and disagrees that Whitney Houston would have not wanted the show to go on after a friend would have died. Chaka Khan was supposed to perform with Jennifer Hudson Sunday night in honor of Whitney at the Grammy's but cancelled at the last minute due to respect for the Houston family.

Also, Whitney's body was flown to New Jersey on Tyler Perry's private jet yesterday. Her funeral will be held in New Jersey at the Prudential Center.

WENDY WILLIAMS TEARS UP ABOUT WHITNEY HOUSTON

As talk shows across the world mourned the tragic death of Whitney Houston. One of her fans, talk show host Wendy Williams took time to honor the late singer today on her talk show and broke down about her own struggles with drugs and wanting the chance the meet the icon.

JENNIFER HUDSON SINGS TRIBUTE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON

Jennifer Hudson sang "I Will Always Love You" last night on the Grammy's paying tribute to her idol Whitney Houston who passed away Saturday at the tender age of 48.


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WHITNEY HOUSTON DEAD AT 48

Icon and legend Whitney Houston has passed away at the age of 48...REST IN PEACE WHITNEY.

Whitney Houston died this afternoon ... a rep for the singer told the Associated Press.

Our sources tell us a member of Whitney's entourage found her in her room at the Beverly Hilton hotel ... and called hotel security -- who then dialed 911. When paramedics arrived Houston was found unresponsive.

We're told police arrived to the scene within minutes and fire was already there on an unrelated call. According to our sources, paramedics performed CPR but it did not work and she was pronounced dead at 3:55 PM.

Our sources say there were no obvious signs of foul play, but BH PD detectives have begun a full investigation. We're told she was ID'ed by family and friends.