Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress. She rose to international fame after the release of her debut album, Whitney Houston, in 1985. As one of the best-selling musicians of all time, Houston received numerous awards throughout her lifetime, including two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards and 28 Guinness World Records, including one for being the most honored female singer of all time. She died in 2012 at age 48 of an accidental drowning with heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors.
hitney Houston speaks during her Lifetime Achievement Tribute, Winnie Harlow attends CFDA Fashion Awards 2024
Winnie Harlow Responds to Blowback for Whitney Houston-Inspired Halloween Costume and Impersonation
By Michelle Lee
Calum Scott
How Calum Scott Landed a Posthumous Whitney Houston Collaboration for His New Album Avenoir (Exclusive)
By Ilana Kaplan
Bebe and Cece Winans
BeBe and CeCe Winans Get Candid About Sibling Spats, Advice They Gave Whitney Houston and Their Faith (Exclusive)
By Janine Rubenstein
Jennifer Hudson attends The Whitney Houston 40th Anniversary In Music And Entertainment Gala at St Regis Hotel on August 09, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia
Jennifer Hudson Says Whitney Houston's 'Legacy Will Always Live on' During Medley Performance at Legacy of Love Gala
By Daniela Avila and Elissa Rosen
Singers Ray-J and Whitney Houston attends the Hopkins vs. Calzaghe "Battle of The Planet" in The PH Ring at The Thomas & Mack Center on April 19, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ray J Breaks Silence About Whitney Houston’s Death and Shuts Down Rumors of His Involvement
By Kimberlee Speakman
Carvin Winans
Carvin Winans on His New Gospel Album, Family's Legacy and Working with Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston (Exclusive)
By David Chiu
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins Breaks Down His Hits: Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber and More (Exclusive)
By Brenton Blanchet
Clive Davis attends the 2025 Apollo Theater Spring Benefit at The Apollo Stages at The Victoria on June 04, 2025 in New York City.; Aretha Franklin performs onstage during the "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives" Premiere Concert during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival at Radio City Music Hall on April 19, 2017 in New York City
Clive Davis Recalls Aretha Franklin Asking Him 'Could I Have Hits Again?' at Nearly 40
By Raven Brunner
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Wyclef Jean Recalls Being Scared to Tell Whitney Houston She Was 'Flat' While Recording: 'I Could Hear a Needle Drop'
By Marina Watts and David Chiu
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Whitney Houston's Estate Announces ‘The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration’ Fall North American Tour (Exclusive)
By Marina Watts
Rapper Notorious B.I.G. AKA Biggie Smalls (Christopher Wallace) receives Billboard Music Award on December 6, 1995 at The Coliseum in New York City.
The Notorious B.I.G. Allegedly Apologized for Xscape Diss Before Death, Says Tiny Harris
By Ilana Kaplan
Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston standing together, Costner holding a glass, Houston holding a folder, scene from *The Bodyguard*.
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Director to Helm Remake of The Bodyguard: Report
By Angel Saunders
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Comedian Bert Kreischer Shares the Unexpected Way Whitney Houston Helped His Family (Exclusive)
By Stephanie Wenger
Whitney Houston and her father and mother John Houston and Cissy Houston.
All About Whitney Houston’s Parents, John and Cissy Houston (and How She Wished She Could Have 'Saved' Her Daughter)
By Ilana Frost
Whitney Houston accepts the Winner of International - Favorite Artist Award onstage at the 2009 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California
Whitney Houston's Death: The Details Behind Her Sudden Passing 13 Years Ago
By Jacqueline Weiss
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Whitney Houston's 3 Siblings: All About the Late Singer’s Brothers — And How They’re Keeping Her Memory Alive Today
By Ilana Frost
Bobbi Kristina Brown attends 'The Houstons: On Our Own' series premiere party at the Tribeca Grand Hotel on Oct. 22, 2012, in New York City.
Bobbi Kristina Brown Was Found Unconscious 10 Years Ago Today. Revisiting Her Tragic Death at Age 22 — and Its Eerie Similarities to Mom Whitney Houston's Passing
By Jordana Comiter
Singer Whitney Houston, actor Kevin Costner and wife Cindy Costner attend The Bodyguard Hollywood Premiere on November 23, 1992 at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.
Kevin Costner Says He’s ‘Lucky’ to Get Another Birthday as He Recalls Whitney Houston Friendship: ‘We Lost Such a Light’
By Gil Macias
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Singer Whitney Houston is seen performing on stage during the 2004 World Music Awards at the Thomas and Mack Center on September 15, 2004
Whitney Houston's Former Bodyguard Says He Was Once Tempted to 'Give Up Everything' for the Singer
By Toria Sheffield
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Jenna Bush Hager Says Mom Laura Bush Took Her to The Bodyguard When She Just 11 (Yes, the Secret Service Was There)
By Kimberlee Speakman
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Snoop Dogg Eliminates The Voice Contestant Who Performed '1 of the Hardest Songs You Could Ever Give Somebody to Sing'
By Marina Watts
Whitney Houston attends The Grammy Awards on March 2, 1988 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, BeBe Winans attends the Black Theatre Coalition Inaugural "Building The Change" Gala at The Rainbow Room on February 12, 2024 in New York City
Whitney Houston 'Felt Caged Because of Her Success,' BeBe Winans Says: She 'Had Such a Big Heart' (Exclusive)
By Nicholas Rice and Nathan Vinson
Jennifer Hudson Channels Whitney Houston's Queen of the Night for Talk Show's Halloween Episode.
Jennifer Hudson Channels Whitney Houston's Queen of the Night for Talk Show's Halloween Episode (Exclusive) 
By Dave Quinn
Cropped shot of an affectionate young newlywed couple dancing alongside their guests on their wedding day
This Whitney Houston Hit Is the Number 1 Song Played at Weddings
By Kimberlee Speakman
Singers Whitney Houston and her mother, Cissy Houston, with cousin, singer Dionne Warwick during a Grammy Award related party on February 24, 1987.
Dionne Warwick Is 'Deeply Saddened' By the Death of Aunt Cissy Houston: 'She Is in a Much Better Place'
By Rachel DeSantis
Whitney Houston and her mother Cissy Houston in 1987
Cissy Houston on the Heartbreak of Outliving Daughter Whitney Houston: 'Still Wonder If I Could Have Saved Her Somehow'
By Daniela Avila and Liz McNeil
Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston's Family 'Devastated' by Her Death: 'She Lived a Long, Blessed Life' (Exclusive Source)
By Ilana Kaplan and Janine Rubenstein
Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston, Mother of Whitney Houston and Grammy-Winning Singer, Dies at 91
By Daniela Avila, Rachel DeSantis, and Elizabeth Rosner
Bobby Brown and Cissy Houston in 1998
Bobby Brown Pays Tribute to Late Former Mother-in-Law Cissy Houston: 'May She Rest in Peace and Power' (Exclusive)
By Ilana Kaplan and Janine Rubenstein
Cissy Houston poses for a studio portrait in 1977 in the United States.
Cissy Houston's Life in Photos
By Brendan Le
Jennifer Hudson performs at the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special at LA Center Studios in Los Angeles, California. Whitney Houston performs during the 21st American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Ca., Feb. 7, 1994. Houston won a total of eight awards at the presentation.
Jennifer Hudson Reimagines Whitney Houston's 1994 American Music Awards Look for Tribute Performance
By Michelle Lee
Whitney Houston performing at The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)
Whitney Houston's Iconic South African Performance Is Coming to Theaters for Its 30th Anniversary
By Ilana Kaplan
Whitney Houston, daughter Bobbi Kristina, and husband Bobby Brown arrive at Tavern On the Green in NYC for Bobby's 25th Birthday party on February 4, 1994
Remembering Bobbi Kristina Brown's Life in Photos
By Kate Hogan
Taylor Swift attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California., American singer and actress Whitney Houston (1963-2012), wearing a pink dress with a pink fur stole, attends the 42nd Annual Grammy Award
Taylor Swift's TTPD Breaks a Billboard 200 Albums Chart Record Previously Held by Whitney Houston
By Njera Perkins
Whitney Houston 30th Anniversary South Africa
Whitney Houston Legacy Foundation to Hold 3rd Annual Gala to Celebrate Late Icon's Historical Visit to South Africa
By Njera Perkins
BRANDY NORWOOD, WHITNEY HOUSTON, CINDERELLA, 1997
How Brandy Is Continuing Whitney Houston's Legacy with Cinderella Role in Descendants (Exclusive)
By Kelsie Gibson
Bernadette Peters' Life in Pictures
The Cast of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella: Where Are They Now?
By Kelsie Gibson
Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher arrive at the 20th Annual Hollywood Film Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 6, 2016 in Los Angeles, California
Eddie Murphy's Dating History: From Whitney Houston to Paige Butcher
By Stephanie Kaloi
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Kevin Costner Agreed to Speak at Whitney Houston's Memorial After a Call from 'Broken' Dionne Warwick (Exclusive)
By Elizabeth Leonard
Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston
Denzel Washington Recalls Working with Whitney Houston on The Preacher's Wife: 'I Wanted to Protect Her'
By Charmaine Patterson and Nathan Vinson
Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston The Bodyguard
Kevin Costner Says He Was Whitney Houston's 'Imaginary Bodyguard': 'I Basically Embraced It'
By Charna Flam
Performing live from Hollywood in front of judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, the Top 14 take on songs from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees as America votes.
American Idol's Julia Gagnon Earns Standing Ovation with Rendition of Whitney Houston's 'Run to You'
By Brenton Blanchet
Bobby Brown with wife Alicia Etheredge attend the 3rd annual "Celebration Of Serenity" Gala at Porter Valley Country Club on October 16, 2022 in Northridge, California.
Bobby Brown Reveals Sweet Reason He and His Wife ‘Do a Lot of Hugging and Kissing’ in Front of Their Kids (Exclusive)
By Janine Rubenstein
Bobby Brown Says Late Daughter Bobbi Kristina, Shared With Whitney Houston, Is ‘Always Present’ via: our exclusive with him last night at the “A World of Good Gala."
Bobby Brown Says Bobbi Kristina and Bobby Jr. Still Visit Him in His Dreams Years After Their Deaths (Exclusive)
By Janine Rubenstein
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Remembering Whitney Houston's Remarkable Life in Photos
By People Staff
Clive Davis & Whitney Houston at the Private House in Los Angeles, California
Clive Davis Opens Up About the Music He and Whitney Houston Were Working on Before Her Death
By Sadie Bell
Jeff Tweedy, Dolly Parton
Wilco's Jeff Tweedy Says Dolly Parton Shouldn't Have Written 'I Will Always Love You': 'That Song Is Dead to Me'
By Jack Irvin
WHITNEY HOUSTON, COURTNEY B. VANCE, THE PREACHER'S WIFE
Why Courtney B. Vance Didn’t Attend Whitney Houston’s Funeral Even Though She Meant ‘So Much’ to Him (Exclusive)
By Jack Smart
Barry Williams DWTS
DWTS: Whitney Houston Night Delivers the First Perfect Score of the Season — and a Shirt-Ripping Salsa!
By Joelle Goldstein
Miley Cyrus (L) and Dolly Parton attend MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Dolly Parton at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 8, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
Dolly Parton Wanted to Cover Miley Cyrus' 'Wrecking Ball' Since It 'Hit' Her Like Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You'
By Ilana Kaplan
Bobby Brown Says Late Daughter Bobbi Kristina, Shared With Whitney Houston, Is ‘Always Present’ via: our exclusive with him last night at the “A World of Good Gala."
Bobby Brown Says Bobbi Kristina, His Late Daughter with Whitney Houston, Is 'Always Present' (Exclusive)
By Alex Cramer and Kimberlee Speakman
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 09: A view of the venue at the Whitney Houston Legacy Foundation of Love Gala at The St. Regis Atlanta on August 09, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Whitney Houston Legacy Foundation)
Whitney Houston's Friends and Family Celebrate What Would've Been Her 60th Birthday at Legacy of Love Gala (Exclusive)
By Elissa Rosen
Whitney Houston at Madison Square Garden in her first concert appearance here since the fall of 1985
Whitney Houston Recalled Conversations with Aretha Franklin, Early Modeling Days in 1985: From the Archives
By Mary Shaughnessy
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Tearful Bobbi Kristina Takes the Stage at Billboard Music Awards
By Michelle Tauber
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The Best Coordinated Looks in the History of Met Gala Couples
By Zoey Lyttle
Jordin Sparks at the 2023 MusiCares Persons Of The Year Gala held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
Jordin Sparks Says She Feels 'Empowered' by Husband Dana Isaiah and 'Inspired' by Whitney Houston
By Jack Irvin
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Kerry Washington Steps Out in a Dress Worn by Whitney Houston in the 1990s: 'Incredibly Special'
By Brenton Blanchet
Whitney Houston at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 32nd Annual Awards at The Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York City on June 14, 2001
Whitney Houston's New Gospel Album 'I Go to the Rock' Will Feature 6 Previously Unreleased Songs
By Brenton Blanchet
Naomi Ackie in TRISTAR pictures I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY
See How Naomi Ackie Mastered Whitney Houston's Voice and Movements for 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'
By Benjamin VanHoose
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Kevin Costner (L) and Clive Davis attend the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons Honoring Julie Greenwald & Craig Kallman at The Beverly Hilton on February 04, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Kevin Costner Calls Clive Davis Whitney Houston's 'Bodyguard': 'You Were a Miracle in Her Life'
By Rachel DeSantis and Brenton Blanchet
Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's Daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown
All About Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's Daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown
By Skyler Caruso
Naomi Ackie
Everything to Know About Naomi Ackie, the Star of 'Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody'
By Kelsie Gibson
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Is Naomi Ackie Singing in 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' ? Here's What to Know
By Kelsie Gibson
All About Robyn Crawford, Whitney Houston's Best Friend and Former Love Interest
All About Robyn Crawford, Whitney Houston's Best Friend and Former Love Interest
By Skyler Caruso
Naomi Ackie and Clive Davis 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody' film premiere, New York, USA - 13 Dec 2022
Whitney Houston Biopic Will 'Answer All the Questions' About Late Singer, Clive Davis Says
By Benjamin VanHoose
Naomi Ackie attends Sony Pictures UK Gala Screening of WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY at Ham Yard Hotel London on December 19, 2022 in London, England. In Cinemas From Boxing Day.
Naomi Ackie on What Whitney Houston Would Think of New Biopic: 'She Might Have Loads of Notes'
By Benjamin VanHoose
Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown attend the TJ Martell Foundation dinner on September 14, 1995 in New York City, New York
Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's Relationship: A Look Back
By Nicole Briese