In light of the passing of the legendary Whitney Houston, Jennifer Hudson paid tribute to the late singer with a rendition of her signature song “I Will Always Love You.”
Just months after having a surgery on her throat for a vocal hemmorage, Adele made a triumphant return at the 2012 Grammy Awards.
Not only did she walk away with 6 awards in a single night (ties with Beyonce for most received by a female artist in one night) but she blew viewers away and received a standing ovation for her first major performance post surgery.
Organizers of the Dubai Mall arranged for their beautiful fountain to synchronize to the late Whitney Houston’s signature song “And I Will Always Love You” over the weekend.
The World lost one of its greatest voices yesterday.
If you are over the age of 18 or if you are young with a good knowledge in music history, then you know of Whitney Houston not for the tabloid stories about her personal life, not for her appearance on ex-husband Bobby Brown’s reality show, and not for her more recent performances, but for the talent that she was blessed with and shared with the world.
You know her for songs like “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” “The Greatest Love of All” “How Will I Know” “It’s Not Right, But It’s Ok” “Your Love Is My Love” and “Saving All My Love.” You know her for her movies “The Preachers Wife” “Waiting to Exhale” the TV version of “Cinderella” and “The Bodyguard.” You know her for her rendition of The National Anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl, which then became a #1 single.
You know her for her timeless hit “And I Will Always Love You” and you know that no one will ever be able to sing it the way she did. You know that is her signature song.
You know that her voice was one of a kind, and it could never be imitated nor duplicated.
Born in Newark, NJ, Whitney Houston got her roots singing Gospel with her mother Cissy Houston. After a career in modeling, Houston was introduced to Clive Davis, and the rest is undisputed music history. Her album Whitney made her the first female artist in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200. She is the only artist to have seven consecutive #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. She received over 400 career awards, including 6 Grammy awards, 2 Emmy Awards, 22 American Music Awards, 30 Billboard Awards, and many many more.
Houston was found dead in her room in the Beverly Hills Hotel yesterday afternoon. The cause of death is still unknown.
While Houston had a tumultuous personal life that was heavily documented and scrutinized in the public eye, there is no denying her talent and the legacy she has left in music.
Because at the end of the day, we will always know, remember, and celebrate that voice.
The much anticipated new single from Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. is finally here!
Check out the video for “Give Me All Your Luvin’” above!
The song is… ehhhh (it will probably grow on me)… but the video is super cute (except for when she pretends to breastfeed a doll… that’s a little awkward.)