Houston gets posthumous boost
<p><span word="Whitney">Whitney</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="mortem">mortem</span> <span word="boost">boost</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enriched">enriched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pop">Pop</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span>, <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midst">midst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="revival">revival</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> 48 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</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="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Grammys">Grammys</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coroner">coroner</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="completes">completes</span> <span word="toxicology">toxicology</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outpouring">outpouring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grief">grief</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="soaring">soaring</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="upbeat">upbeat</span> <span word="personality">personality</span> - <span word="Houston">Houston</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="propelled">propelled</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="recordings">recordings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="charts">charts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="iTunes">iTunes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span>.<span word="com">com</span>. <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Tweets">Tweets</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="died">died</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="albums">albums</span> <span word="skyrocketed">skyrocketed</span>. <span word="Weekly">Weekly</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 60 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="to">to</span> 101,000, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Nielsen">Nielsen</span> <span word="SoundScan">SoundScan</span>.</p><p><span word="Radio">Radio</span> <span word="airplay">airplay</span> <span word="soared">soared</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="single">single</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="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="to">to</span> 195,000 <span word="downloads">downloads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="just">just</span> 3,000 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="Online">Online</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="Spotify">Spotify</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="streamed">streamed</span> 2.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="posthumous">posthumous</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="It">It</span>, <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Grammy">Grammy</span>-<span word="winner">winner</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unreleased">unreleased</span> <span word="recordings">recordings</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="someday">someday</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="grieving">grieving</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="loss">loss</span>.</p>
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