Whitney Houston Dies at 48

Setting a solemn pace for the beginning of 2012, the announcement was made today that prolific and

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Setting a solemn pace for the beginning of 2012, the announcement was made today that prolific and iconic artist and actress Whitney Houston passed away at her Beverly Hills hotel at the age of 48. The official announcement from the Beverly Hills police pronounced the singer as deceased at 3:55 p.m. PST in the fourth floor room of her hotel. While little information is known at this point surrounding the circumstances of her passing, the news breaks on the eve of one of Hollywood’s most anticipated events, the Grammys – an event in which Houston once reigned.

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