1963: Whitney Elizabeth Houston is born in East Orange, N.J. to gospel singer Cissy Houston on Aug. 9.

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. It was an emotional night for soul singer Bobby Brown as he performed Saturday night before thousands just hours after learning that his ex-wife Whitney Houston had died in Beverly Hills.

JERUSALEM Israel's Black Hebrew community is mourning the loss of Whitney Houston, who famously visited them in 2003.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. It was a surreal scene: Whitney Houston had died at the Beverly Hilton, and hours later and a few floors below, her life was being celebrated at the event where her career was launched.

Houston recalled as happy in days before death

LOS ANGELES A coroner's official says Whitney Houston's body has been transported from the Beverly Hills hotel where the singer died and is awaiting an autopsy.

NEW YORK Singer and designer Gwen Stefani, one of the few celebrities who has stuck with her fashion brand for the long haul, offered a "That Girl" vibe at the New York Fashion Week show for her LAMB line.

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. It was an emotional night for soul singer Bobby Brown as he performed hours after learning that his ex-wife Whitney Houston had died in Beverly Hills.

LOS ANGELES Whitney Houston's last days were spent surrounded by family, catching up with old friends and doing a bit of what she was best known for: singing.

Houston recalled as happy in days before death

Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies

Houston recalled as happy in days before death

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. It was an emotional night for soul singer Bobby Brown as he performed Saturday night before thousands just hours after learning that his ex-wife Whitney Houston had died in Beverly Hills.

OSLO, Norway It's not the face of North Korea the world is used to: five young musicians adding a playful twist to one of the most popular Western pop songs of the 1980s.

LOS ANGELES A year ago, Clive Davis' glittery pre-Grammy showcase was winding down after a number of electric performances when the grandest name of all, Whitney Houston, walked on stage to close the evening with what promised to be a show-stopping tribute to her famous cousin, Dionne Warwick.

Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies

Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies

Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies

Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies

Whitney Houston: Brilliant, troubled pop star dies

DETROIT The Detroit symphony has set what it believes is a record for the most viewers of a live, online performance by a U.S. symphonic group.

LOS ANGELES A collection of reactions to Whitney Houston's death:

LOS ANGELES Producer RedOne says his goal in music was to "find the next Madonna or Britney (Spears)." Then he met an unsigned artist named Lady Gaga.

NEW YORK Whitney Houston's downfall was so long and sad that, in an impatient public's mind, it overshadowed her many accomplishments.

LOS ANGELES If the whole singing and acting thing ever falls apart for Jennifer Hudson, you might find her working at a tattoo parlor.

JERUSALEM American musician Cat Power has canceled her show in Israel, joining a list of artists shunning the country over its conflict with the Palestinians.

NEW YORK In 1872, a dissatisfied opera-goer who had attended a performance of Verdi's "Aida" in Parma, Italy, wrote to the composer asking for his money back. Amused by the man's audacity, Verdi complied.

LOS ANGELES Tony Bennett performed on the very first Grammy Awards, and as he returns for the 54th show this Sunday, the singer says it never gets old.