On Saturday, February 11th, legendary pop singer WHITNEY HOUSTON’s publicist confirmed to the Associated Press that she has passed away. According to an update from CNN, Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55pm PST at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. She was 48 years old.

There were “no obvious signs of criminal intent,” said Beverly Hills Police Lt. Mark Rosen. Medics removed her body from the hotel room early Sunday morning and an autopsy has been scheduled. But the county coroner’s office could not say when.

Her string of Billboard No. 1 hits included ‘Saving All My Love for You’, ‘How Will I Know’, ‘The Greatest Love of All’, ‘Where Do Broken Hearts Go’ and ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)’.

In 1992 she released the soundtrack to her movie The Bodyguard, one of the top ten biggest-selling albums of all time.

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More artists from the hard rock world have been hit hard by the news as her music crossed genres. Some new tributes can be read below:

SLASH: “Shattering news about Whitney. RIP.”

ALICE COOPER: “What a loss. Every single girl – every diva – was trying to be like Whitney. She was the Barbra Streisand of her music. She had the purest voice of anybody.”

MORBID ANGEL: “Deeply saddened with the news of the death of Whitney Houston….RIP..!!”

WITHIN TEMPTATION: “Sorry to hear, Whitney Houston (48) passed away. Thinking of her it brings back a lot of childhood memories.”

Anette Olzon (NIGHTWISH): “Whitney Houston dead-48 years young. It’s so tragic and for me, who has been singing Whitney’s songs in talent shows when I was a teenager and have been inspired by her way of singing, I just think its so tragic. Whitney was one of the biggest voices and the world lost someone special this weekend. So sad for her family. Rest in peace, Whitney…”

KIP WINGER: “Sad to lose such a one of a kind talent, RIP Whitney Houston.”

TRAIL OF TEARS: “RIP Whitney Houston! Another great voice has been silenced.”

GLENN HUGHES: “RIP Whitney”

ROCK STAR SUPER STAR PROJECT: “RIP, Whitney Houston, a real Superstar.”

GOD FORBID: “Another waste of talent in the ground. R.I.P. Whitney Houston.”
Source : Bravewords.com