Music world unites in tribute to Whitney
<p><span word="Musicians">Musicians</span>, <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="diva">diva</span> <span word="Whitney">Whitney</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>, <span word="hailing">hailing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inspirational">inspirational</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="music">music</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="singer">singer</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="her">her</span> 1992 <span word="mega">mega</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="Always">Always</span> <span word="Love">Love</span> <span word="You">You</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> 48.</p><p><span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="LA">LA</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Grammy">Grammy</span> <span word="Awards">Awards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beverly">Beverly</span> <span word="Hilton">Hilton</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Clive">Clive</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span>, <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Arista">Arista</span> <span word="Records">Records</span>.</p><p><span word="Lieutenant">Lieutenant</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Rosen">Rosen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="singer">singer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="Paramedics">Paramedics</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bath">bath</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resuscitate">resuscitate</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pronounced">pronounced</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="at">at</span> 3:55 <span word="pm">pm</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="no">no</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="intent">intent</span>".</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="behaved">behaved</span> <span word="erratically">erratically</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rehearsal">rehearsal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Grammy">Grammy</span> <span word="awards">awards</span> <span word="party">party</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="disheveled">disheveled</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mismatched">mismatched</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dripping">dripping</span>-<span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="flailed">flailed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="frenetically">frenetically</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span>, <span word="skipped">skipped</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballroom">ballroom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="childlike">childlike</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wandered">wandered</span> <span word="aimlessly">aimlessly</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="Davis">Davis</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diva">diva</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="longtime">longtime</span> <span word="mentor">mentor</span>, <span word="went">went</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="photo">photo</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="singer">singer</span>, <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>, <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>.</p>
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