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Whitney Houston’s death looms over Grammys

LOS ANGELES, Feb 13 — As little as 24 hours ago, all ears at the Grammy Awards were expected to tune in to the sound of soul singer Adele, who was predicted to be the top winner on music’s big night.

Then Whitney Houston died.

Houston’s unexplained death in a Beverly Hills hotel room on the eve of the industry’s top honours shocked the music ... Read More
Chick Corea with his awards for Best Improvised Jazz Solo and Best Jazz Instrumental Album (“Forever”) at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, February 12, 2012. — Reuters pic
Chick Corea with his awards for Best Improvised Jazz Solo and Best Jazz Instrumental Album (“Forever”) at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, February 12, 2012. — Reuters pic Read More

Plus-size models get ‘Bare’ at NY’s Fashion Week

NEW YORK, Feb 13 — In the middle of New York Fashion Week, typically filled with skinny models in slender garments, it was a celebration of the full figured and fabulous when lingerie maker Bare ... Read More

Family, fans mourn Whitney Houston with tears, prayers

LOS ANGELES, Feb 13 — From the New Jersey church where Whitney Houston’s singing career first took flight to the Beverly Hills hotel where her life abruptly ended, family and fans of the pop diva ... Read More

Whitney Houston: A brilliant and tragic life

LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 — Whitney Houston, who was found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel room yesterday, rose from a gospel church choir in New Jersey to become one of the best-selling and most-admired female ... Read More

Grammy party turns to tribute for late Whitney Houston

LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 — Music producer Clive Davis's pre-Grammy party is typically one of the most fun-filled highlights of the week leading to the music industry's top awards, but this year's event quickly ... Read More

Whitney Houston found dead in California hotel, age 48

LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 — Whitney Houston, whose soaring voice lifted her to the top of the pop music world but whose personal decline was fueled by years of drug use, died yesterday afternoon in a Beverly ... Read More

Whitney Houston joins other stars who died tragically

BEVERLY HILLS, Feb 11 — Whitney Houston, whose soaring voice lifted her to the top of the pop music world but whose personal decline was fuelled by decades of drug use, died on Saturday in a Beverly Hills ... Read More

Friends and peers react to news of Whitney Houston’s death

LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 — Singer and actress Whitney Houston, winner of six Grammy Awards and best known for her hit “I Will Always Love You,” was found dead at a Beverly Hills hotel today at the age of ... Read More

Award-winning singer Whitney Houston dies at age 48

LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 — Singer and actress Whitney Houston, winner of six Grammy Awards including record of the year for “I Will Always Love You” and album of the year for “The Bodyguard,” has died at age ... Read More

Key facts about Whitney Houston, dead at 48

LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 — Whitney Houston, regarded as one of the world’s best singers, died yesterday in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 48, on the eve of the Grammy Awards, the music industry’s ... Read More

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