225-642: Marie Dionne Warwick ( / d i ˈ ɒ n ˈ w ɔːr w ɪ k / dee- ON WOR -wik ; born Warrick ) is an American singer, actress, and television host. During her career, Warwick has won many awards, including six Grammy Awards . She has been inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and
450-449: A People's Choice Award nod for Favorite Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture. Upon its release, The Bodyguard grossed more than $ 121 million in the U.S. and $ 410 million worldwide, making it one of the top 100 highest-grossing films in history at its time of release. It remains in the top fifty of most successful R-rated films in box office history . The film's soundtrack also enjoyed success. Houston executive produced
675-465: A gilded gramophone , are made and assembled by hand by Billings Artworks in Ridgway, Colorado . In 1990, the original Grammy design was reworked, changing the traditional soft lead for a stronger alloy less prone to damage, making the trophy bigger and grander. Billings developed Grammium, a zinc alloy which they trademarked. Trophies engraved with each recipient's name are not available until after
900-645: A tour-de-force . The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B Singles charts for fourteen and eleven weeks respectively, record-setting numbers at the time, while also topping the Adult Contemporary chart for five weeks, resulting in her fourth record-setting "triple-crown" number one single. The single was later certified diamond by the RIAA for sales of ten million copies, becoming Houston's first diamond single. Houston
1125-626: A 'bronchitis situation'", the European leg became hugely successful ending the year as the highest-grossing arena tour of the year in Europe. In November 1999, the Recording Industry Association of America hosted its Century Awards and named Houston the top-selling R&B female artist of the century with certified US sales of 51 million records at the time while the soundtrack to The Bodyguard received awards for being
1350-610: A 20th-century record for a female artist and only one of six albums to stay at number one for ten or more weeks in a row. The album's first single, " I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) ", released a month earlier in May, was also a massive hit worldwide, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the singles chart in 17 countries, including Australia, West Germany and the UK. Houston would release four more singles from
1575-772: A BMI Award and two Grammy Award nominations including Best Song Written for Visual Media . A third Houston single, and the last song from the soundtrack to be released, " Why Does It Hurt So Bad ", reached number 26 on the Hot 100. The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 in January 1996 and would later be certified seven-times platinum in the United States, with total worldwide sales reaching 12 million. The soundtrack received strong reviews; as Entertainment Weekly stated: "the album goes down easy, just as you'd expect from
1800-414: A Bacharach-David composition that the duo was certain was a "man's song", became a top 10 hit for Warwick in May 1966. The January 1967 LP Here Where There Is Love was her first RIAA certified Gold album, and featured " Alfie " and two 1966 hits: "Trains and Boats and Planes" and " I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself ". "Alfie" had become a radio hit when disc jockeys across the nation began to play
2025-733: A Catholic girls' high school in Caldwell , New Jersey, by sixth grade. She graduated from Mount Saint Dominic in 1981. Houston's professional career began when she joined her mother's band as a background singer during Cissy's performance at Manhattan's Town Hall in February 1978. There, Houston gave her first solo, performing " Tomorrow " from the Broadway musical, Annie , where she received her first standing ovation. Houston then sang with her mother in Manhattan 's club circuit. Houston
2250-472: A Film , two American Music Awards in the favorite pop and soul song categories and two Soul Train Music Awards , including best single by a woman and song of the year . The soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 chart and remained there for 20 weeks. It remains the second longest cumulative number one album by a female artist on the chart after singer Adele's 21 . The soundtrack also became one of
2475-551: A Grammy Award but who did contribute to a winning recording. These certificates are known as Participation Certificates or Winners Certificates. Those eligible for a certificate can apply for one in the weeks after the Grammy ceremony. A special Grammy Award of merit is occasionally awarded to recognize "ongoing contributions and influence in the recording field". It has come to be known as the Grammy Legend Award and
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#17327839004982700-524: A Houston album: "One Moment in Time", "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful", a duet with Jermaine Jackson from his 1986 Precious Moments album. Along with the album, an accompanying VHS and DVD was released featuring the music videos to Houston's greatest hits, as well as several hard-to-find live performances including her 1983 debut on The Merv Griffin Show and interviews. The set
2925-622: A UK ITV1 special show that also featured Rihanna , Leona Lewis , the Sugababes , Pink , Gabriella Climi and Anastacia . Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards , stylized as GRAMMY , and often referred to as the Grammys , are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry . They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in
3150-531: A Variety, Musical or Comedy Special. Houston and Chase then obtained the rights to the story of Dorothy Dandridge . Houston was to play Dandridge, the first African-American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress . Houston wanted the story told with dignity and honor. However, Halle Berry also had rights to the project and got her version going first. Later that year, Houston paid tribute to her idols, such as Aretha Franklin , Diana Ross and Dionne Warwick , by performing their hits during
3375-543: A bathtub at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills , California, with heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. News of her death coincided with the 2012 Grammy Awards , which took place the day following her death, and was covered internationally along with her memorial service. Coverage of Houston’s death was ranked as the most memorable entertainment event in television history, according to
3600-410: A desire to feature several performances by various artists, only awards with the most popular interest – typically about 10 to 12, including the four general field categories and one or two categories in the most popular music genres (i.e., pop, rock, country, and rap) – are presented directly at the televised award ceremony. Most other Grammy trophies are presented in a pre-telecast "Premiere Ceremony" in
3825-441: A distant cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price . Aretha Franklin became an "honorary aunt" while Darlene Love was Houston's godmother. Houston's paternal great-great-grandfather Jeremiah Burke Sanderson was an American abolitionist and advocate for the civil and educational rights of black Americans during the mid-19th century. Houston had three older brothers: paternal half-brother John III; maternal half-brother Gary ,
4050-673: A family gospel group and RCA recording artists who frequently performed throughout the New York metropolitan area. The original group, known as the Drinkard Jubilairs, consisted of Cissy, Anne, Larry, and Nicky, and later included Warwick's grandparents, Nicholas and Delia Drinkard, and their children: William, Lee (Warwick's mother) and Hansom. When the Drinkard Singers performed on TV Gospel Time , Dionne Warwick had her television performance debut. Marie instructed
4275-584: A fan of Warwick's, and Davis arranged for Warwick and the Bee Gees to discuss a project. Warwick and the Gibb brothers obviously hit it off as both the album and the title single were released in October 1982 to massive success. Warwick later stated to Wesley Hyatt in his Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits that she was not initially fond of "Heartbreaker" but recorded the tune because she trusted
4500-506: A female debut album in history. Worldwide, the album topped the charts in seven other countries and reached the top five in seven others. Critics praised Houston and the album, with Rolling Stone calling her "one of the most exciting new voices in years" while The New York Times called the album "an impressive, musically conservative showcase for an exceptional vocal talent". The album's leading single, " You Give Good Love ", produced by Kashif , became Houston's first top ten single on
4725-582: A former basketball player and singer; and Michael. The Houston family relocated to a suburban area of East Orange three years following the Newark race riots of 1967 . Houston's parents later divorced. Houston was raised in the Baptist faith. She joined the church choir at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark at age five, and she also learned to play piano at New Hope. She later recalled being exposed to
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#17327839004984950-480: A historic ten date sold-out residency at Wembley Arena in London. The concert tour produced mixed to positive reviews. While The Sun Sentinel argued that Houston should've opted for smaller venues and theaters that were "far more suitable to her sophistication and talent", USA Today praised Houston for "shak[ing] the confinements of her recordings' calculated productions and gets downright gutsy and soulful" With
5175-463: A major component of the film score. The Ultimate Edition DVD of Thunderball has the Warwick song playing over the titles on one of the commentary track extras, and the song was released on the 30th anniversary CD of Bond songs. The mid-1960s to early 1970s were a more successful time period for Warwick, who saw a string of gold-selling albums and Top 20 and Top 10 hit singles. " Message to Michael ",
5400-460: A manner that preserves the integrity of the academy and their member community. Although registered media companies may submit entries, they have no vote. The eligibility period for the upcoming 66th Annual Grammy Awards is October 1, 2022 – September 15, 2023. The 2024 Grammy Awards , unveiled by Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason Jr., are set to be held on February 4, 2024. In many categories, certificates are presented to those ineligible for
5625-552: A medley of " Walk On By " and " That's What Friends Are For ", with longtime collaborator Burt Bacharach accompanying her on the piano. In 2006, Warwick signed with Concord Records after a 15-year tenure at Arista, which had ended in 1994. Her first and only release for the label was My Friends and Me , a duets album containing reworkings of her old hits, very similar to her 1998 CD Dionne Sings Dionne . Among her singing partners were Gloria Estefan , Olivia Newton-John , Wynonna Judd and Reba McEntire . The album peaked at No. 66 on
5850-450: A modest chart success; Just Being Myself (1973), produced by Holland-Dozier-Holland; Then Came You (1975), produced by Jerry Ragovoy ; Track of the Cat (1975), produced by Thom Bell ; and Love at First Sight (1977), produced by Steve Barri and Michael Omartian . Her five-year contract with Warners expired in 1977, and with that, she ended her stay at the label. Warwick's dry spell on
6075-400: A motion picture about four African-American women struggling with relationships. Houston played the lead character Savannah Jackson, a TV producer in love with a married man. She chose the role because she saw the film as "a breakthrough for the image of black women because it presents them both as professionals and as caring mothers". After opening at number one and grossing $ 67 million in
6300-486: A nomination, a few in the audience jeered. Houston defended herself against the criticism, stating, "If you're gonna have a long career, there's a certain way to do it and I did it that way. I'm not ashamed of it." Houston took a more urban direction with her third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight , released in November 1990. The first album in which she served as executive producer and exerted creative control for
6525-446: A package framed by Whitney Houston tracks ... the soundtrack waits to exhale, hovering in sensuous suspense" and has since ranked it as one of the 100 Best Movie Soundtracks. Houston would win two American Music Awards at the 1997 ceremony for the soundtrack including Top Soundtrack and for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist . In 1996, Houston starred in the holiday comedy The Preacher's Wife , with Denzel Washington . She plays
6750-554: A possible greatest hits album with Clive Davis, however, it was agreed that Houston should return to the studio for a brand new album instead. Recorded and mixed in a six-week period - fastest for any Houston recording - Houston released the album, My Love Is Your Love , on November 17, 1998. The album featured production from Rodney Jerkins , Wyclef Jean and Missy Elliott . Led by the Academy Award-winning duet, " When You Believe ", with singer Mariah Carey off
6975-481: A private online listening service. After nominees have been determined, final voting ballots are sent to NARAS voting members, who may then vote in the general field and cast ten votes in various genre categories spread to three of the eleven fields. Members are encouraged, but not required, to vote only in their fields of expertise. Ballots are tabulated secretly by the independent accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu . After vote tabulation, winners are announced at
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7200-475: A range of contemporary R&B female recording artists along with Houston, such as Mary J. Blige , Brandy , Toni Braxton , Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle . Houston's " Exhale (Shoop Shoop) " became just the third single in music history to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after Michael Jackson 's " You Are Not Alone " and Mariah Carey 's " Fantasy ". It would be Houston's eleventh and final number one single in her lifetime. It also would spend
7425-405: A rare occurrence for a black female artist . Following opening spots on tours by Jeffrey Osborne and Luther Vandross , Houston opened at Carnegie Hall in October 1985. In July 1986, she embarked on her first world tour, The Greatest Love World Tour , performing a total of 53 dates. Houston's debut album is listed as one of Rolling Stone ' s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and on
7650-484: A record eight American Music Awards, with the album winning in the pop, R&B and adult contemporary album categories, the only album in its history to do so. Houston also received its highest honor, the Award of Merit, becoming at thirty, the youngest female recipient. In addition, the album also won Houston a record fifteen Billboard awards, including 11 at the actual ceremony , three Soul Train Music Awards, including
7875-511: A record eleven consecutive weeks at the No. 2 spot and eight weeks on top of the R&;B charts, her second most successful single on that chart after "I Will Always Love You". " Count On Me ", a song Houston co-wrote and composed with her brother Michael and Babyface and made into a duet with longtime friend CeCe Winans , hit the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and later won Houston two ASCAP Awards,
8100-536: A star on Hollywood Boulevard . They determined to rectify this by creating awards given by their industry similar to the Oscars and the Emmys . After deciding to go forward with such awards, a question remained what to call them. One working title was the 'Eddie', to honor Thomas Edison , the inventor of the phonograph . Eventually, the name was chosen after a mail-in contest whereby approximately 300 contestants submitted
8325-515: A story in June 2000 stating that Cissy Houston and others had held a July 1999 intervention in which they unsuccessfully attempted to persuade Whitney to obtain drug treatment. Despite increasing negative press, Houston continued to find success, this time as a film producer , producing the film, The Princess Diaries , alongside fellow BrownHouse partner Debra Martin Chase. Starring Anne Hathaway in
8550-511: A study by Sony Electronics and the Nielsen Television Research Company . Her assets amounted to $ 250 million, earned over a 25-year career. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963, at Presbyterian Hospital in Newark, New Jersey , to Emily "Cissy" (née Drinkard) and John Russell Houston Jr. Cissy was a Grammy-winning gospel and soul singer who was a member of The Drinkard Singers and
8775-544: A teen model in 1981. With the guidance of Arista Records chairman Clive Davis , Houston signed to the label at age 19. Her first two studio albums, Whitney Houston (1985) and Whitney (1987), both peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and are among the best-selling albums of all time . She is the only artist to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Her third album, I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), yielded two US number-one singles;
9000-555: A ten-year broadcast deal between the Recording Academy and The Walt Disney Company . Harry's House Midnights The Grammys had their origin in the Hollywood Walk of Fame project in the 1950s. As recording executives on the Walk of Fame committee compiled a list of significant recording industry people who might qualify for a Walk of Fame star, they realized that many leading people in their business would not earn
9225-619: A top-5 U.S. R&B hit. Warrick's name was misspelled on the single's label, and she began using the new spelling, "Warwick", both professionally and personally. After "Don't Make Me Over" hit in 1962, she answered the call of her manager, left school and went on a tour of France , where critics crowned her "Paris' Black Pearl", having been introduced on stage at Paris Olympia that year by Marlene Dietrich . The two immediate follow-ups to "Don't Make Me Over" – "This Empty Place" (with "B" side " Wishin' and Hopin' " later recorded by Dusty Springfield ) and "Make The Music Play" – charted briefly in
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9450-510: A variety of producers during her tenure with the label. Faced with the prospect of being sued by Warner Bros. Records due to the breakup of Bacharach/David and their failure to honor their contract with Warwick, she filed a $ 5.5 million lawsuit against her former partners for breach of contract. The suit was settled out of court in 1979 for $ 5 million, including the rights to all Warwick recordings produced by Bacharach and David. Also in 1971, Warwick had her name changed to "Warwicke" per
9675-526: A work is entered, review sessions are held that involve over 150 recording industry experts, to determine that the work has been entered in the correct category. The resulting lists of eligible entries are then circulated to voting members, each of whom may vote to nominate in the general fields ( Record of the Year , Album of the Year , Song of the Year , and Best New Artist ) and in up to nine out of 30 other fields on their ballots. The five recordings that earn
9900-453: Is frustrating". The album nonetheless enjoyed commercial success. Houston became the first woman in music history to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Houston was also the first artist ever to enter number one in the US and UK simultaneously, while also reaching number one in every country it charted. The album stayed at number one on the Billboard 200 for its first eleven weeks,
10125-591: Is listed in the Guinness World Records as the best-selling R&B studio album by a female artist in history. The album also produced the international hit, " All at Once ", which hit the top five in several European countries and went gold in Japan. Houston would win her first Grammy Award at the 1986 ceremony for the ballad, "Saving All My Love for You", which won the Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance , to which she had performed in
10350-495: Is only one of just four female artists to earn both a diamond single and album along with Taylor Swift , Mariah Carey and Katy Perry and was only the third in history to do so. In January 1993, the song became the first single by a solo artist in US history to sell four million copies, later being certified 4x platinum by the RIAA and becoming the bestselling single in US history, a feat later surpassed by Elton John 's " Candle in
10575-412: Is the youngest artist to have won all four awards. As of 2024, an additional two awards were added to the "General Field". Other awards are given for performance and production in specific genres and for other contributions such as artwork and video. Special awards are also given for longer-lasting contributions to the music industry. Because of the large number of award categories (94 as of 2024), and
10800-552: Is under stress she doesn't eat." In a 2009 interview with Oprah Winfrey , Houston acknowledged that drug use had been the reason for her weight loss. She canceled a second performance scheduled for the following night. Within weeks, Houston's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" was re-released after the September 11 attacks , with the proceeds donated to the New York Firefighters 9/11 Disaster Relief Fund and
11025-546: The Billboard Hot 100 Album Chart. In 1972, Burt Bacharach and Hal David scored and wrote the tunes for the motion picture Lost Horizon . However, the film was panned by the critics, and in the fallout, the songwriting duo decided to terminate their working relationship. The break-up left Warwick devoid of their services as her producers and songwriters. She was contractually obligated to fulfill her contract with Warners without Bacharach and David, and she would team with
11250-564: The Billboard Hot 100 in July. The song generated some controversy after advice columnist Ann Landers included it in her list of songs she deemed "trashy music". Houston later defended the song during an interview with the Chicago Tribune . Later, in October, Houston scored her first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 with " Saving All My Love for You ". When " How Will I Know " and " Greatest Love of All " hit number one on
11475-648: The Prince of Egypt soundtrack in a week full of star-studded releases, the album debuted and peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard 200, while later topping the European Top 100 Albums chart for six weeks, starting in August 1999. The album gave Houston some of her strongest reviews ever. Rolling Stone said Houston was singing "with a bite in her voice" and The Village Voice called it "Whitney's sharpest and most satisfying so far". Billboard magazine noted
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#173278390049811700-518: The 66th Annual Grammy Awards , set to take place in 2024. Three new categories were announced, bringing the total number to 94, the highest since the peak of 109 in 2010. In addition, both Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical , were moved to the General Field, the first time new categories had been added to this field since the concept of the Big Four
11925-438: The Billboard album chart. Of note was a reunion with the original Shirelles on Warwick's cover of "Will You (Still) Love Me Tomorrow?" The album Finder of Lost Loves followed in 1984 and reunited her with both Barry Manilow and Burt Bacharach, who was writing with his then current lyricist partner and wife, Carole Bayer Sager . In 1985, Warwick contributed her voice to the multi- Grammy Award winning charity song " We Are
12150-691: The Crypto.com Arena (known as the Staples Center from 1999 to 2021) became the permanent home of the award ceremonies. The Grammy Museum was built across the street from the Crypto.com Arena in LA Live to preserve the history of the Grammy Awards. Embedded on the sidewalks on the museum streets are bronze disks, similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame , to honor each year's top winners, Record of
12375-614: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In 2004, Warwick's first Christmas album was released. Entitled My Favorite Time of the Year , the CD featured jazzy interpretations of many holiday classics. In 2007, Rhino Records re-released the CD with new cover art. In 2005, Warwick was honored by Oprah Winfrey at her Legends Ball. She appeared on the May 24, 2006, fifth-season finale of American Idol . Warwick sang
12600-583: The Georgia Mass Choir . In 1997, Houston's production company changed its name to BrownHouse Productions from Houston Productions and was joined by Debra Martin Chase . Their goal was "to show aspects of the lives of African-Americans that have not been brought to the screen before" while improving how African-Americans are portrayed in film and television. Their first project was a made-for-television remake of Rodgers and Hammerstein 's Cinderella . In addition to co-producing, Houston starred in
12825-494: The Grammy Living Legend Award at different ceremonies. As of 2018, fourteen solo musicians and one band have received this award. The Grammy Salute to Industry Icons Award honors those who have made innovative contributions to the music industry. Recipients include: Before 1971, Grammy Award ceremonies were held in different locations on the same day. Originally New York City and Los Angeles were
13050-598: The Hartt College of Music in West Hartford, Connecticut . She landed some work with her group singing backing vocals for recording sessions in New York City. During one session, Warwick met Burt Bacharach , who hired her to record demos featuring songs written by him and lyricist Hal David . She later landed her own record deal. Many members of Warwick's family were members of the Drinkard Singers ,
13275-652: The Los Angeles Kings , Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Sparks to play an extended length of road games. With 32 Grammy Awards, Beyoncé is the artist with the most Grammy wins. U2 , with 22 Grammy Awards, holds the record for most awards won by a group. When Pearl Jam won a Grammy for the Best Hard Rock Performance in 1996, the band's lead singer Eddie Vedder commented on stage, "I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything." In 2008, Glen Hansard , leader of
13500-628: The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in the film. For the film's accompanying gospel soundtrack , Houston co-produced nine of the album's fifteen tracks with Mervyn Warren . Six of the more traditional gospel material was recorded with the Georgia Mass Choir at the Great Star Rising Baptist Church in Atlanta. Houston also recorded a duet with Shirley Caesar and
13725-462: The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist . Houston would eventually receive five more American Music Awards at the 1987 ceremony , including American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist . Houston won fourteen Billboard Number One awards in 1985 and 1986, winning Top Pop Artist in the latter year, with the album earning Top Pop Album honors, the first album by a female artist to receive that distinction. The initial success of
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#173278390049813950-775: The New York Fraternal Order of Police . The single reached No. 6 on the US Hot 100, topping its previous position. In 2002, Houston became embroiled in a legal dispute with John Houston Enterprise, a company started by her father. The company, run by Kevin Skinner, sued her for $ 100 million, claiming unpaid compensation. Houston's father died in February 2003, and the lawsuit was dismissed in April 2004, with no compensation awarded. In 2002, Houston gave an interview with Diane Sawyer to promote her upcoming album. During
14175-761: The Pentecostal church nearby as well. Houston made her solo performance debut at New Hope singing the hymn " Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah " at age 12. When Houston became a teenager, she told her mother that she wanted to pursue a career in music. Throughout her teenage years, she would be taught how to sing by Cissy. Along with her mother, her cousins and Franklin, Houston was influenced by singers such as Chaka Khan , Gladys Knight , and Roberta Flack . Houston attended Franklin Elementary School (now Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts) before transferring to Mount Saint Dominic Academy ,
14400-660: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2000. Weeks later, Houston was scheduled to perform at the Academy Awards but was fired from the event by musical director and longtime friend Burt Bacharach . At the time, her publicist cited throat problems as the reason for the cancellation. In his book, The Big Show: High Times and Dirty Dealings Backstage at the Academy Awards , author Steve Pond revealed that "Houston's voice
14625-435: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's Definitive 200 list. Houston's grand entrance into the music industry is considered one of the 25 musical milestones of the last 25 years, according to USA Today . In June 1987, Houston's second album, Whitney , was released. Critics complained that the material was too similar to her previous album. Rolling Stone said, "the narrow channel through which this talent has been directed
14850-522: The Sammy Davis Jr. Award as Entertainer of the Year , five NAACP Image Awards including Entertainer of the Year , a record five World Music Awards , a Juno Award and a BRIT award . Nine years after she first appeared on the charts, Houston was a cover story for Rolling Stone , appearing on the June 10, 1993, issue. Following the success of The Bodyguard , Houston embarked on another expansive global tour ( The Bodyguard World Tour ) in 1993–94. Her concerts, movie and recording grosses made her
15075-402: The Seventh Avenue South nightclub in Manhattan. Griffith convinced Arista head Clive Davis to make time to see her perform at another nightclub called Sweetwaters the following week. Davis was impressed and immediately offered a worldwide record deal, which Houston eventually signed on April 10, 1983. Houston was introduced to a national audience in June 1983, performing the song " Home " from
15300-530: The Solid Gold theme, composed by Miller (with lyrics by Dean Pitchford ). After a brief appearance in the Top Forty in early 1982 with Johnny Mathis on "Friends in Love" – from the album of the same name – Warwick's next hit later that same year was her full-length collaboration with Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees for the album Heartbreaker . The project came about when Clive Davis was attending his aunt's wedding in Orlando, Florida in early 1982 and spoke with Barry Gibb. Gibb mentioned that he had always been
15525-479: The Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album was produced by her son, Damon Elliott . A follow-up album featuring Warwick's old hits as duets with male vocalists was planned, but the project was cancelled. The relationship with Concord concluded with the release of My Friends and Me . A compilation CD of her greatest hits and love songs, The Love Collection , entered the UK album chart at number 27 on February 16, 2008. Warwick's second gospel album, Why We Sing ,
15750-403: The UN 's Food and Agriculture Organization . Marie Dionne Warrick, later Warwick, was born to Arthur Lee Drinkard and Mancel Warrick. Her mother was manager of the Drinkard Singers , and her father was a Pullman porter , chef, record promoter, and CPA . Dionne was named after her aunt on her mother's side. She had a sister, Delia ("Dee Dee") , who died in 2008, and a brother, Mancel Jr., who
15975-453: The White House honoring newly elected South African president Nelson Mandela . At the end of her world tour, Houston performed three concerts in South Africa to honor President Mandela, playing to over 200,000 people; this made her the first major musician to visit the newly unified and apartheid free nation following Mandela's winning election. Portions of Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa were broadcast live on HBO with funds of
16200-530: The debut album from Wu-Tang Clan . The nomination review committees would be disbanded in 2021 following criticism of the lack of nominations for The Weeknd 's album After Hours . At the 38th Annual Grammy Awards , artist Mariah Carey was nominated for six awards for her album Daydream , including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for her single " One Sweet Day ". Although critics believed Carey would be "cleaning up" that year, Carey ultimately lost in all her nominated categories that night, much to
16425-427: The latter , produced by Houston herself, became the best-selling gospel album of all time. As a film producer, she co-produced Cinderella (1997), The Princess Diaries (2001), The Cheetah Girls (2003), and Sparkle (2012). Following the success of My Love Is Your Love (1998), Houston's first studio album in eight years, she renewed her contract with Arista Records for $ 100 million in 2001, one of
16650-786: The music industry impact of COVID-19 pandemic . The 64th Annual Grammy Awards were also postponed from its original January 31, 2022, date to April 3, 2022, due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 Delta cron hybrid variant. The ceremony was also moved from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas due to the former having scheduling conflicts with sports games and concerts nearly every night through mid-April. The gold-plated trophies, each depicting
16875-413: The rock field, the hard rock and metal album categories were combined. The Best Rock Instrumental Performance category was also eliminated. In R&B , the distinction between best contemporary R&B album and other R&B albums has been eliminated, consolidated into one Best R&B Album category. In rap , the categories for best rap soloist and best rap duo or group have been merged into
17100-421: The rock era (1955–1999). She is also one of the most-charted vocalists of all time, with 56 of her singles making the Hot 100 between 1962 and 1998 (12 of them Top Ten), and 80 singles in total – either solo or collaboratively – making the Hot 100, R&B , or adult contemporary charts. Warwick ranks number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100's "Greatest Artists of all time". She is a former Goodwill Ambassador for
17325-520: The subway to the recording studios in Manhattan , perform their background vocal work, and still be back at home in East Orange with time to do their school homework. Warwick's music work would continue while she pursued her studies at Hartt. While she was performing background on the Drifters' recording of their 1962 release " Mexican Divorce ", Warwick's voice and star presence were noticed by
17550-573: The 1967 Cash Box poll, she was second to Petula Clark , and in 1968's poll second to Aretha Franklin . Playboy ' s influential Music Poll of 1970 named her the Top Female Vocalist. In 1969, Harvard's Hasty Pudding Society named her Woman of the Year . In Time ' s cover article of May 21, 1965, entitled "Rock 'n' Roll: The Sound of the Sixties", Warwick's sound was described as: Swinging World. Scholarly articles probe
17775-421: The 1970s, when Warwick felt abandoned by Bacharach and Hal David dissolving their partnership. Warwick said of their reconciliation: We realized we were more than just friends. We were family. Time has a way of giving people the opportunity to grow and understand ... Working with Burt is not a bit different from how it used to be. He expects me to deliver and I can. He knows what I'm going to do before I do it, and
18000-563: The 1980s, titled Friends , which reached No. 12 on Billboard's album chart. In 1987, Dionne Warwick won the Special Recognition Award at the American Music Awards for "That's What Friends Are For". In 1987, Warwick scored another hit with " Love Power ". Her eighth career No. 1 Adult Contemporary hit, it also reached No. 5 in R&B and No. 12 on Billboard's Hot 100. A duet with Jeffrey Osborne , it
18225-487: The American charts ended with her signing to Arista Records in 1979, where she began a second highly successful run of hit records and albums well into the late 1980s. With the move to Arista Records and the release of her RIAA-certified million seller " I'll Never Love This Way Again " in 1979, Warwick was again enjoying top success on the charts. The song was produced by Barry Manilow . The accompanying album, Dionne ,
18450-649: The Apollo Theater Walk of Fame. In 2019, Warwick won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Three of her songs (" Walk On By ", " Alfie ", and " Don't Make Me Over ") have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame . Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on Billboard ' s Hot 100 pop singles chart. She is the second-most charted female vocalist during
18675-520: The Apollo and said he needed background singers for a session for Sam "the Man" Taylor and old big-mouth here spoke up and said 'We'll do it!' and we left and did the session. I wish I remembered the gentleman's name because he was responsible for the beginning of my professional career." The chance encounter led to the group being asked to provide background vocals at recording sessions around New York. Soon,
18900-455: The Beatles and Bee Gees . Houston remains the only artist to ever accomplish this feat as of 2024. In addition, Houston also became the first female artist to generate four number one singles off one album. Whitney has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, with ten million copies sold in the United States alone, where it has been certified Diamond. Houston earned several accolades from
19125-505: The Bee Gees' judgment that it would be a hit. The song did become one of Warwick's biggest international hits, returning her to the Top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100 as well as No. 1 Adult Contemporary and No. 2 in both the UK and Australia. The tune was also a Top-10 hit throughout continental Europe, Japan, South Africa, Canada and Asia. The album ended up selling 3 million copies internationally and earned Warwick an RIAA Gold record award in
19350-502: The Broadway musical The Wiz on The Merv Griffin Show . Houston did not begin work on an album immediately. The label wanted to make sure no other label signed her away and Davis wanted to ensure he had the right material and producers for her debut album. Some producers passed on the project because of prior commitments. After seeing her perform in New York, Michael Masser offered to pair Houston with Teddy Pendergrass , on
19575-569: The Dolls , released in early 1968 and containing the re-recorded version of the movie theme (No. 2 for three weeks), " Do You Know the Way to San Jose ?" and several new Bacharach-David compositions, hit the No. 6 position on the Billboard album chart and would remain on the chart for over a year. The film soundtrack LP, without Warwick vocals, failed to impress the public, while Dionne Warwick in Valley of
19800-1049: The Dolls earned an RIAA Gold certification. The single "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" (an international million seller and a Top-10 hit in several countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Japan and Mexico) was also a double-sided hit, with the "B" side "Let Me Be Lonely" charting at No. 79. More hits followed into 1971, including "Who Is Gonna Love Me" (No. 32, 1968) with "B" side, " (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me " becoming another double-sided hit; "Promises, Promises" (No. 19, 1968); " This Girl's in Love with You " (No. 7, 1969); "The April Fools" (No. 37, 1969); " You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' " (No. 15, 1969); " I'll Never Fall in Love Again " (No. 6 Pop, No. 1 AC, 1969); " Make It Easy on Yourself " (No. 37 Pop, No. 10 AC, 1970); "Let Me Go to Him" (No. 32 Pop, No. 4 AC, 1970); and "Paper Mache" (No. 43 Pop, No. 3 AC), 1970). Warwick's final Bacharach/David penned single on
20025-439: The Dolls" as a million selling tune. Warwick had re-recorded a Pat Williams-arranged version of the theme at A&R Studios in New York because contractual restrictions with her label would not allow the Warwick version from the film to be included on the 20th Century Fox soundtrack LP, and reverse legal restrictions would not allow the film version to be used anyplace else in a commercial LP. The LP Dionne Warwick in Valley of
20250-541: The Grammy Awards. The recording with the most votes in a category wins, and it is possible to have a tie (in which case the two [or more] nominees who tie are considered winners). Winners are presented with a Grammy Award; those who do not win receive a medal for their nomination. In both voting rounds, Academy members are required to vote solely based on quality, without consideration for sales, chart performance, personal friendships, regional preferences or company loyalty. Gifts may not be accepted. Members are urged to vote in
20475-590: The Hot 100 while the album's final single, " I Learned from the Best ", reached No. 27. The album would itself stay on the charts for more than two years and would later be certified four times platinum in the US for sales of four million copies, moving 11 million copies globally altogether. Four of the five singles reached number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart thanks to remixes by the likes of Hex Hector , Junior Vasquez and Thunderpuss . In Europe,
20700-511: The Irish rock group The Frames , stated that the Grammys represent something outside of the real world of music "that's fully industry based". He said he was not particularly interested in attending that year's ceremony, even though he had been nominated for two awards. Maynard James Keenan , lead singer of progressive rock band Tool , did not attend the Grammy Awards ceremony to receive one of
20925-670: The Latin Recording Academy in 1997, and the separate Latin Grammy Awards were first held in 2000. The Latin Grammys honor works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been released either in Ibero-America , the Iberian Peninsula , or the United States. The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards were postponed from its original January 31, 2021, date to March 14, 2021, due to
21150-460: The President of Scepter Records , Florence Greenberg , who, according to Current Biography (1969 Yearbook), told Bacharach, "Forget the song, get the girl!" Warwick was signed to Bacharach's and David's production company, according to Warwick, which in turn was signed to Scepter Records in 1962 by Greenberg. The partnership would provide Bacharach with the freedom to produce Warwick without
21375-451: The Recording Academy and that voting members are active creative professionals involved in the recording process, such as performers, songwriters, producers, and engineers. Nomination review committees, composed of anonymous industry figures, were established following the 37th Grammy Awards , which attracted criticism for the slate of Album of the Year nominations. The winner, Tony Bennett 's live album MTV Unplugged , competed against
21600-586: The Recording Academy for introducing a policy of charging nominees $ 1200 for a plus one, saying the policy "makes it ever more obvious who is valued, and more specifically what (that would be lots of money, for the folks in the back)." A Billboard article clarified that the new policy was a tiered system, ranging from $ 375 to $ 2000 for a ticket to attend the pre-telecast ceremony. The Grammys also have been criticized for snubbing awards to some nominated artists. The organization's awards journey states that nominees and winners are determined solely by voting members of
21825-685: The Scepter label was March 1971's "Who Gets the Guy" (No. 52 Pop, No. 6 AC), 1971), and her final "official" Scepter single release was "He's Moving On" b/w "Amanda", (No. 83 Pop, No. 12 AC) both from the soundtrack of the motion picture adaptation of Jacqueline Susann 's The Love Machine . Warwick had become the priority act of Scepter Records with the release of " Anyone Who Had a Heart " in 1963. Other Scepter LPs certified RIAA Gold include Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits Part 1 released in 1967 and The Dionne Warwicke Story: A Decade of Gold released in 1971. By
22050-448: The UK, Germany and Europe and later won Houston a Grammy nomination and a Sports Emmy, alongside producer Narada Michael Walden. In January 1989, Houston formed The Whitney Houston Foundation For Children, a nonprofit organization that has raised funds for the needs of children around the world. The organization cares for homelessness, children with cancer or AIDS and other issues of self-empowerment. The organization now functions under
22275-529: The UK. This upset Warwick, who described feeling insulted when told that in the UK, record company executives wanted her songs recorded by someone else. Warwick met Cilla Black while on tour in Britain. She recalled what she said to her: "I told her that " You're My World " would be my next single in the States. I honestly believe that if I'd sneezed on my next record, then Cilla would have sneezed on hers too. There
22500-418: The US national anthem , at Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium . Houston's vocals were pre-recorded, prompting criticism. Dan Klores, a spokesman for Houston, said: "This is not a Milli Vanilli thing. She sang live, but the microphone was turned off. It was a technical decision, partially based on the noise factor. This is standard procedure at these events." Nevertheless, a commercial single and video of
22725-516: The US at the box office and $ 81 million worldwide, it proved that a movie primarily targeting a black audience can cross over to success, while paving the way for other all-black movies such as How Stella Got Her Groove Back and the Tyler Perry movies that became popular in the 2000s. The film is also notable for its portrayal of black women as strong middle class citizens rather than as stereotypes. The reviews were mainly positive for
22950-425: The US. In Britain, the disc was certified Platinum . In 1983, Warwick released How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye , produced by Luther Vandross . The album's most successful single was the title track, "How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye", a Warwick/Vandross duet, which peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also became a Top-10 hit on the Adult Contemporary and R&B charts. The album peaked at No. 57 on
23175-594: The United States, reaching number one in the United Kingdom. In addition, the album reached the Top 10 in many other countries. While ballad songs were left unchanged, the album features house / club remixes of many of Houston's up-tempo hits. Included on the album were four new songs: " Could I Have This Kiss Forever " (a duet with Enrique Iglesias ), " Same Script, Different Cast " (a duet with Deborah Cox ), " If I Told You That " (a duet with George Michael ) and " Fine " and three hits that had never appeared on
23400-486: The United States, with total sales reaching 45 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female artist ever and also the best-selling soundtrack album in history, earning Houston several Guinness World Records . Houston won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the Year for the soundtrack, making her just the second black female artist to win in the category after Natalie Cole won it in 1992 for her album, Unforgettable... with Love . Houston won
23625-609: The Wind '97 ". It remains the bestselling US physical single in history by a female recording artist. The song was a global success, topping the charts in almost all countries. With 24 million copies sold, it became the best-selling single ever by a female solo artist. Houston won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1994 for "I Will Always Love You". In addition, it won the MTV Movie Award for Best Song from
23850-477: The World ", along with vocalists like Michael Jackson , Diana Ross , and Ray Charles . The song spent four consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was the year's biggest hit – certified four times Platinum in the United States alone. In 1985, Warwick and Bacharach once again collaborated on the song " That's What Friends are For ". This period was the first time they had worked together since
24075-475: The Year and remains the best-selling soundtrack album of all time. The lead single " I Will Always Love You " (a Dolly Parton cover) won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became the best-selling female single in history. Houston went on to star and record soundtracks for the films Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). The former soundtrack scored her 11th Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, " Exhale (Shoop Shoop) ", while
24300-458: The Year, Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Since 2000, the Grammy Awards have taken place outside of Los Angeles only three times. New York City 's Madison Square Garden hosted the awards in 2003 and in 2018 , while the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas hosted in 2022 . The annual awards ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena requires the local sports teams such as
24525-438: The advice of Linda Goodman , an astrologer friend, who believed it would bring greater success. A few years later, she reverted to the old spelling after a string of disappointments and an absence from the Billboard top 40. Without the guidance and songwriting that Bacharach/David had provided, Warwick's career stalled in the early 1970s although she remained a top concert draw throughout the world. There were no big hits during
24750-479: The advice of her cousin Dionne Warwick, Houston signed with Tara Productions and hired Gene Harvey as her manager. Daniel Gittelman and Seymour Flics would also be part of the team to work closely with Houston. In 1982, Houston was featured as the lead vocalist on the song " Memories " by the band Material on their album One Down . In his Village Voice review of One Down , Robert Christgau called
24975-604: The afternoon before the Grammy Awards telecast. On April 6, 2011, the Recording Academy announced a significant overhaul of many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The number of categories was cut from 109 to 78. The most substantial change was eliminating the distinction between male and female soloists and between collaborations and duo/groups in various genre fields (pop, rock, rhythm and blues [R&B], country, and rap). Additionally, several instrumental soloist categories were discontinued; recordings in these categories now fall under general categories for best solo performances. In
25200-482: The album - " Didn't We Almost Have It All ", " So Emotional ", " Where Do Broken Hearts Go " and " Love Will Save the Day ", all of which became top ten singles, with the former three singles following "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In achieving this milestone, Houston became the first artist in history to earn seven consecutive number one hits, beating the previous record of six, held by
25425-560: The album and the music video for "Heartbreak Hotel" gave Houston her first MTV Video Music Award nomination in 13 years. In 1999, Houston participated in VH-1's Divas Live '99 , alongside Brandy , Mary J. Blige , Tina Turner and Cher . The same year, Houston hit the road with her 70-date My Love Is Your Love World Tour . While the North American leg was plagued by cancellations with Houston's publicist citing "throat problems and
25650-528: The album cut early in 1967. "Alfie" was released as the "B" side of a Bacharach/David ballad, "The Beginning of Loneliness", which charted in the Hot 100. Disc jockeys flipped the single and made it a double-sided hit. Bacharach had been contracted to produce "Alfie" for the Michael Caine film of the same name and wanted Warwick to sing the tune, but the British producers wanted a British subject to cut
25875-423: The album had a "funkier and edgier sound than past releases" and saw Houston "handling urban dance, hip hop , mid-tempo R&B , reggae , torch songs and ballads all with great dexterity." The album launched five top 40 singles in the Billboard Hot 100, including three top five singles, " Heartbreak Hotel ", " It's Not Right but It's Okay " and " My Love Is Your Love ". "When You Believe" peaked at No. 15 on
26100-496: The album was attributed to Houston's appearances in late-night talk shows as well as music videos; both formats were not usually available to emerging black acts. During the album's early promotional run, Houston and her label struggled to submit the music video to "You Give Good Love" for MTV . At that time, the channel received harsh criticism for not playing enough videos by artists of color while favoring predominantly white acts. Years later, Houston explained in an interview with
26325-475: The album's Japanese edition, " Higher Love ", was remixed by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo and released posthumously in 2019 to commercial success. It topped the US Dance Club Songs chart and peaked at number two in the UK, becoming Houston's highest-charting single in the country since 1999. During the Persian Gulf War , on January 27, 1991, Houston performed " The Star-Spangled Banner ",
26550-597: The album, including the Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year, winning her second Grammy for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)". Additional accolades include four American Music Awards, six Billboard awards and a Soul Train Music Award . Houston launched her second world tour, the Moment of Truth World Tour , in July 1987. The North American leg of the tour grossed over $ 20 million, becoming
26775-547: The award announcements, so "stunt" trophies are re-used each year for the ceremony broadcast. By February 2009, some 7,578 Grammy trophies had been awarded. The "General Field" are four awards which are not restricted by music genre. To date, three artists have won all four awards, two won all four at once: Christopher Cross (1981) and Billie Eilish (2020). Adele won the Best New Artist award in 2009 and her other three awards in 2012 and 2017. At age 18, Eilish
27000-525: The band's awards, explaining that: I think the Grammys are nothing more than some gigantic promotional machine for the music industry. They cater to a low intellect and they feed the masses. They don't honor the arts or the artist for what he created. It's the music business celebrating itself. That's basically what it's all about. The Grammys have also been criticized for generally awarding or nominating more commercially successful albums rather than critically successful ones. In 1991, Sinéad O'Connor became
27225-489: The best-selling R&B album of 1991. Houston set another chart record when the first two singles from the album, the title track and " All the Man That I Need ", each topped the Billboard Hot 100, making Houston the first solo female artist to produce multiple number one singles from three albums. The album included another top ten pop hit, " Miracle ", and the top 20 hit, " My Name Is Not Susan ", which produced one of
27450-502: The black-tie gatherings often adjourn to a discothèque . In 1965, Eon Productions intended to use Warwick's song titled "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" as the theme song of the James Bond film Thunderball , until Albert R. Broccoli insisted that the theme song include the film's title. A new song was composed and recorded at the eleventh hour titled "Thunderball", performed by Tom Jones . The melody of "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" remains
27675-477: The channel how the video was rejected because it was a "very kind of R&B song". However, the music video to "Saving All My Love for You" eventually got airplay due to the song "hit(ting) so hard and explod(ing) so heavy" that the channel "had no choice but to play it," according to Houston. In December 1985, the video to "How Will I Know" was submitted and accepted by MTV brass and sent the video to heavy rotation almost immediately after it debuted that month, then
27900-594: The concerts being donated to various charities in South Africa. The event was considered the nation's "biggest media event since the inauguration of Nelson Mandela". After two performances in Brunei and Singapore early in 1995, Houston's children's charity organization was awarded a VH1 Honor for all the charitable work in June of that year. In 1995, Houston starred alongside Angela Bassett , Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon in her second film, Waiting to Exhale ,
28125-489: The control of recording company executives and company A&R men. Warwick's musical ability and education would also allow Bacharach to compose more challenging tunes. The demo version of "It's Love That Really Counts", along with her original demo of "Make It Easy on Yourself", would surface on Warwick's debut Scepter album, Presenting Dionne Warwick , which was released in early 1963. In November 1962, Scepter Records released her first solo single, " Don't Make Me Over ",
28350-472: The defection of Warwick to Warner Bros. Records, filed for bankruptcy in 1975 and was sold to Springboard International Records in 1976. Following her signing with Warners, with Bacharach and David as writers and producers, Warwick returned to New York City's A&R Studios in late 1971 to begin recording her first album for the new label, the self-titled Dionne (not to be confused with her later Arista debut album) in January 1972. The album peaked at No. 57 on
28575-493: The duet, " Hold Me ", which appeared on his album, Love Language . Released in May 1984, the song gave Houston her first taste of success, becoming a top ten hit on the R&;B and adult contemporary charts. Houston also received notice in 1984 after being paired up with Jermaine Jackson , with whom the duet, "Take Good Care of My Heart", was featured on Jackson's Dynamite album, while also appearing with Jackson performing
28800-508: The early and mid part of the decade, aside from 1974's " Then Came You ", recorded as a duet with the Spinners and produced by Thom Bell . Bell later noted, "Dionne made a (strange) face when we finished [the song]. She didn't like it much, but I knew we had something. So we ripped a dollar in two, signed each half and exchanged them. I told her, 'If it doesn't go number one, I'll send you my half.' When it took off, Dionne sent hers back. There
29025-427: The early-80s. In August of the year, Houston headlined Madison Square Garden for a United Negro College Fund benefit concert to raise money to fund historically black colleges and universities , raising a quarter of a million dollars. That same year, Houston recorded a song for NBC 's coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics , " One Moment in Time ", which became a top five hit in the US, while reaching number one in
29250-462: The end of 1971, Warwick had sold an estimated 35 million singles and albums internationally in less than nine years and more than 16 million singles in the U.S. alone. Exact figures of her sales are unknown and probably underestimated, due to Scepter Records' apparently lax accounting policies and the company policy of not submitting recordings for RIAA audit. Warwick became the first Scepter artist to request RIAA audits of her recordings in 1967 with
29475-451: The ensemble cast. The New York Times said: "Ms. Houston has shed the defensive hauteur that made her portrayal of a pop star in 'The Bodyguard' seem so distant." Houston was nominated for a second acting NAACP Image Awards nod for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in the film, but lost to her co-star Bassett. In 1995, Houston hosted the 8th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards . The film's accompanying soundtrack
29700-479: The exclusion of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Therefore, the field and some categories were renamed as Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music. Since 2012, small adjustments have been made to lists of categories and genre fields. The number of categories has risen from 78 in 2012 to 84 since 2017. In 2020, amid the George Floyd protests , several urban, rap, and Latin music categories were renamed. In 2022,
29925-475: The fastest-selling albums in history. During Christmas week of 1992, it sold over a million copies within a week, becoming the first album in music history to achieve that feat under the Nielsen SoundScan system. Houston released four more singles from the soundtrack. Two of which, " I'm Every Woman " and " I Have Nothing ", both reaching the top five. On the week of March 13, 1993, Houston became
30150-592: The film as the Fairy Godmother along with Brandy , Jason Alexander , Whoopi Goldberg and Bernadette Peters . Houston was initially offered the role of Cinderella in 1993, but other projects intervened. The film is notable for its multi-racial cast and non-stereotypical message. An estimated 60 million viewers tuned into the special giving ABC its highest TV ratings in 16 years. The movie received seven Emmy nominations including Outstanding Variety, Musical or Comedy, while winning Outstanding Art Direction in
30375-418: The film. Warwick performed the song, and when the film became a success in the early weeks of 1968, disc jockeys flipped the single and made the single one of the biggest double-sided hits of the rock era and another million seller. At the time, RIAA rules allowed only one side of a double-sided hit single to be certified as gold, but Scepter awarded Warwick an "in-house award" to recognize "(Theme from) Valley of
30600-463: The first musician to refuse a Grammy, boycotting the ceremony after being nominated for Record of the Year , Best Female Pop Vocal Performance , and Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance . O'Connor would go on to win the latter award. She said her reasoning came from the Grammys' extreme commercialism. In 2024, Rhiannon Giddens described the financial strain of attending the ceremony for middle and working class musicians. She criticized
30825-513: The first remixes of a pop song to feature a rapper, as female rapper Monie Love , participated. The album became her third consecutive multi-platinum album, going four-times platinum in the US, while selling ten million copies worldwide. Houston earned Grammy Award nominations for three songs from the album as well as four American Music Award nominations, while winning eight Billboard awards, including four Billboard Music Awards , such as Top R&B Artist and Top R&B Album. A bonus track from
31050-481: The first solo artist in history to ever have three singles in the top 11 simultaneously and the first artist in general to do so since the beginning of SoundScan . Both "I'm Every Woman" and "I Have Nothing" hit number one in other Billboard charts, with the former topping the Dance Club Songs chart, and the latter becoming Houston's tenth number one song on the adult contemporary chart. " Run to You "
31275-411: The first time in her career, Houston chose mostly black producers such as the team of L.A. Reid and Babyface , as well as Luther Vandross and Stevie Wonder , while maintaining Narada Michael Walden as one of the main producers. The album showed Houston's versatility on a new batch of tough rhythmic grooves, soulful ballads and uptempo dance tracks. Reviews were mixed to positive. Rolling Stone felt it
31500-421: The founder of The Sweet Inspirations before becoming a solo artist. John was a former Army serviceman who later became an administrator under the Newark mayor. Houston was given the nickname "Nippy" by her father. Houston's parents are both African-American. Cissy Houston stated that she has partial Dutch and Native American ancestry. Houston was a cousin of singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick as well as
31725-478: The gospel-singing wife of a pastor ( Courtney B. Vance ). It was largely an updated remake of the 1948 film The Bishop's Wife , which starred Loretta Young , David Niven and Cary Grant . Houston earned $ 10 million for the role, making her one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood at the time and the highest-earning African-American actress in Hollywood. The movie, with its all African-American cast,
31950-504: The greatest moments that rocked TV. Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks , the single was rereleased, with all profits going towards the firefighters and victims of the attacks. It peaked at No. 6 in the Hot 100 and was certified platinum. The song's re-charting made Houston just the eighth artist in history and first woman ever to chart the same song inside the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. Later in 1991, Houston put together her Welcome Home Heroes concert with HBO for
32175-547: The group after achieving solo success), The Gospelaires became the recording group The Sweet Inspirations , and had some chart success, but were much sought-after as studio background singers. The Gospelaires, and later The Sweet Inspirations, performed on many records cut in New York City for artists such as Garnet Mimms , The Drifters , Jerry Butler , Solomon Burke and, later, Warwick's solo recordings, Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley . Warwick recalled, in 2002's Biography , that "a man came running frantically backstage at
32400-561: The group was in-demand for their harmonies among New York musicians and producers, after hearing their work with The Drifters, Ben E. King , Chuck Jackson , Dinah Washington , Ronnie "the Hawk" Hawkins , and Solomon Burke, among many others. In the same aforementioned Biography interview, Warwick recalled that, on weekdays after school, the girls would catch a bus from East Orange to the Port Authority Terminal , then take
32625-631: The group, and they were managed by Lee. As they became more successful, Lee and Marie began performing with the group, and they were augmented by pop/R&B singer Judy Clay , whom Lee had unofficially adopted. Elvis Presley eventually expressed an interest in having them join his touring entourage. Other talented singers joined The Gospelaires from time-to-time, including Judy Clay , Cissy Houston (mother of Whitney Houston ) and Doris "Rikii" Troy , whose chart selection " Just One Look " (when she recorded it in 1963) featured backing vocals from The Gospelaires. After personnel changes (Dionne and Doris left
32850-494: The highest-grossing female tour of the year and one of the top ten North American tours of 1987. Houston eventually toured 150 dates, including eight sold out dates at London's Wembley Arena . The singer's unprecedented successes helped her to earn notices on Forbes magazine. In 1987, she was ranked the eighth highest-ranking entertainer of the year on its Forbes 40 list, earning $ 43 million in that year alone. The highest-earning musician and highest black female entertainer on
33075-693: The host cities. Chicago joined as a host city in 1962 and Nashville became a fourth location in 1965. The 1971 ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles was the first to take place in one location. In 1972, the ceremony was then moved to Madison Square Garden 's Felt Forum in New York City, then moved in 1973 to Nashville's Tennessee Theatre . From 1974 to 2003, the Grammys were held in various venues in New York City and Los Angeles, including New York's Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall ; and Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium , Staples Center and Hollywood Palladium. In 2000,
33300-476: The interracial nature of her character's relationship with Costner's character. However, controversy arose as some felt Houston's face had been intentionally left out of the advertising to hide the film's interracial relationship. In a 1993 interview with Rolling Stone , Houston said that "people know who Whitney Houston is – I'm black. You can't hide that fact." The film received mixed reviews. Writing for The Washington Post , Rita Kempley wrote that Houston
33525-493: The interview, she addressed rumors of drug use, famously saying, "crack is wack." She admitted to using various substances but denied having an eating disorder. Despite the controversies, Houston released her fifth studio album, Just Whitney , in December 2002. The album debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum, though it received mixed reviews. In August 2003, Houston's second television film as
33750-399: The largest recording deals of all time . However, her next album Just Whitney (2002) received mixed reviews, while her drug use and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown began to overshadow her music career. After divorcing Brown, Houston returned to the top of the Billboard 200 chart with her final album, I Look to You (2009). In February 2012, Houston accidentally drowned in
33975-622: The list, she was only the third highest after Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy . In 1988, she ranked 17th. During this period, Houston showed support to Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement, participating in the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert at London's Wembley Stadium on June 11, 1988, which was watched by over half a billion viewers and raised $ 1 million in charities while also bringing awareness to apartheid . Houston had refused to work with agencies who did business with South Africa during her modeling years in
34200-494: The live classical album The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 , Seal 's second eponymous album , and the twelfth albums from Bonnie Raitt and Eric Clapton , both longtime musical mainstays. Not nominated that year were several albums that would later be recognized as classics, including Nas 's debut album Illmatic , Oasis 's debut album Definitely Maybe , Hole 's album Live Through This , Jeff Buckley 's Grace , and
34425-452: The most sought-after teen models in the country, later appearing in fashion spreads for Glamour , Cosmopolitan and Young Miss . Houston continued her music career during this period, recording demos of gospel recordings with producer Steven Abdul Khan Brown. Houston's vocal talent made her sought after for recording deals, but were turned down by her mother, who insisted that Houston finish high school. In September 1981, following
34650-532: The most votes in each category become the nominees, while in some categories (craft and specialized categories) review committees determine the final five nominees. There may be over five nominees if a tie occurs in the nomination process. Although members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences generally are invited to screenings or are sent DVDs of films nominated for Oscars, NARAS members do not receive nominated recordings, but instead receive access to
34875-686: The music industry worldwide. They were originally called the Gramophone Awards , as the trophy depicts a gilded gramophone . The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks ' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony
35100-753: The name 'Grammy', with the earliest postmark from contest winner Jay Danna of New Orleans, Louisiana, as an abbreviated reference to Emile Berliner 's invention, the gramophone . Grammys were first awarded for achievements in 1958. The first award ceremony was held simultaneously in two locations on May 4, 1959, the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, and the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York, with 28 Grammys awarded. The number of awards given grew, at one time reaching over 100, and fluctuated over
35325-467: The name, the Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation. With the success of her first two albums, Houston became an international crossover superstar, appealing to all demographics. However, some black critics believed she was " selling out ". They felt her singing on record lacked the soul that was present during her live concerts. At the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards , when Houston's name was called out for
35550-477: The new Best Rap Performance category. The roots category had the most eliminations. Up through 2011, there were separate categories for regional American music forms, such as Hawaiian, Native American, and Zydeco/Cajun music. A consistently low number of entries in these categories led the Recording Academy to combine these music variations into a new Best Regional Roots Music Album , including polka , which had lost its category in 2009. In same-genre fields,
35775-456: The number of awards was increased from 86 to 91. Performance categories were added for the Americana and alternative music genres alongside new categories for video game score and spoken word poetry albums. A songwriter category (non-classical) and a song for social change category were also added and several categories were adjusted slightly. In 2023, several key changed were announced for
36000-664: The organization as "America's Ambassador of Health". The network news magazine story, "That's What Friends Are For", reported that the Warwick Foundation was operating at more than 90% administrative cost, donating only about 3% of the money it raised to AIDS groups. Several AIDS groups and nonprofit experts criticized her foundation, including an AIDS group in the Virgin Islands that claimed she nearly bankrupted them after extravagant expenses left nothing for local charities. ABC reported that Warwick flew first class and
36225-559: The past" and out of touch with "new media" and trends among music listeners such as music sharing , stating: The major nominations for the 54th annual awards clearly show that the recording academy has been working overtime to be all-inclusive, but more significantly, they also reveal a deep chasm between its goals and the listening habits of the general population...The focus is still on the old music industry model of cash-cow hits, major label investments and commercial radio... In an article for Time , journalist Touré also responded to
36450-558: The performance reached the Top 20 on the US Hot 100, giving Houston the biggest chart hit for a performance of the national anthem. Houston donated her share of the proceeds to the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund and was named to the Red Cross Board of Governors. Her rendition was critically acclaimed and is considered the benchmark for singers; VH1 listed the performance as one of
36675-631: The program to a stunning reception that later resulted in her winning an Emmy Award that September. Houston's album was also nominated for Album of the Year , losing out to Phil Collins ' No Jacket Required . Houston failed to receive a nomination for Best New Artist , prompting Clive Davis to write an angry open letter to the Recording Academy , who defended the decision citing Houston's 1984 hit with Teddy Pendergrass. Houston also won two American Music Awards , including Favorite Soul/R&B Song for "You Give Good Love", as well as
36900-698: The relationship between the Beatles and the nouvelle vague films of Jean-Luc Godard , discuss "the brio and elegance" of Dionne Warwick's singing style as a 'pleasurable but complex' event to be 'experienced without condescension.' In chic circles, anyone damning rock 'n' roll is labeled not only square but uncultured. For inspirational purposes, such hip artists as Robert Rauschenberg , Larry Rivers and Andy Warhol occasionally paint while listening to rock 'n' roll music. Explains Warhol: "It makes me mindless, and I paint better." After gallery openings in Manhattan,
37125-408: The release of "I Say a Little Prayer". On September 17, 1969, CBS Television aired Warwick's first television special, entitled The Dionne Warwick Chevy Special . Warwick's guests were Burt Bacharach, George Kirby , Glen Campbell , and Creedence Clearwater Revival . In 1970, Warwick formed her own label, Sonday Records, of which she was president. Sonday was distributed by Scepter. In 1970, she
37350-418: The restaurant brand, Steak & Ale . After over a year of sessions, Whitney Houston was released on Valentine's Day , February 14, 1985. After debuting at number 166 on the Billboard 200 for the week of March 30, 1985, the album would hit the top ten of the chart in its 23rd week. On its 50th week, it reached number one in March 1986, starting a fourteen-week run, which remains the longest run for
37575-413: The same chart, Houston set a record by being the first female artist to produce three number one singles off a single album. Eventually, the album would be certified Diamond in the United States for sales of 14 million copies, and sell over 30 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling debut album in music history and remains the best-selling debut album in history by a female artist . The album
37800-532: The same with me. That's how intertwined we've been. Warwick recorded "That's What Friends are For" as a benefit single for the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) alongside Gladys Knight , Elton John and Stevie Wonder in 1985. The single, credited to "Dionne and Friends", was released in October and eventually raised more than three million dollars for that cause. The tune was a triple No. 1 – R&B, Adult Contemporary, and four weeks at
38025-493: The same year. Her second Arista album, 1980's No Night So Long sold 500,000 U.S. copies and featured the title track which became a major success – hitting No. 1 Adult Contemporary and No. 23 on Billboard ' s Hot 100 – and the album peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Albums Chart. In January 1980, while under contract to Arista Records, Warwick hosted a two-hour TV special called Solid Gold '79 . This
38250-460: The session, Bacharach asked Warwick if she would be interested in recording demonstration recordings of his compositions to pitch the tunes to record labels, paying her $ 12.50 per demo recording session (equivalent to $ 130 in 2023). One such demo, "It's Love That Really Counts" – destined to be recorded by Scepter-signed act the Shirelles – caught the attention of
38475-420: The shock of critics and Carey herself. In 2011, Los Angeles Times journalist Randall Roberts criticized the exclusion of Kanye West 's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy from Album of the Year nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards . He described West's album as "the most critically acclaimed album of the year, a career-defining record". Roberts went on to criticize the Grammy Awards for being "mired in
38700-525: The snub and expressed general displeasure with the awards, stating "I don't pretend to understand the Grammys. I have never been able to discern a consistent logic around who gets nominated or who gets statues. I comprehend the particular logic of the Oscars, but not the big awards for music. My normal state of confusion around what drives Grammy decisions was exponentialized this week when, to the shock of many, Kanye's masterpiece My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
38925-555: The soldiers fighting in the Persian Gulf War and their families. The free concert took place at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk , Virginia in front of 3,500 servicemen and women. HBO descrambled the concert so that it was free for everyone to watch. The show gave HBO its highest ratings ever. Houston then embarked on her third world tour, the I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour , which Houston would give 96 shows, including
39150-588: The song " It's All Over " with former member of Modern Talking Dieter Bohlen ( Blue System ). The single peaked at No. 60 (No. 33 airplay) on the German pop charts and it was covered on Blue System's album Déjà Vu . In 1993, Forrest Sawyer , host of the ABC news/entertainment program Day One , alleged financial improprieties by the Warwick Foundation, founded in 1989 to benefit AIDS patients, and particularly Warwick's charity concert performances organized to benefit
39375-478: The song "one of the most gorgeous ballads you've ever heard." In early 1983, Houston was the featured lead vocalist on the song "Eternal Love", co-written by Paul Jabara and featured on his album Paul Jabara & Friends . After auditions with CBS and Elektra Records , Houston would be discovered by Gerry Griffith, then the A&;R representative for Arista Records , while Houston performed with her mother at
39600-637: The song and another duet, "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do", on an episode of As the World Turns . All three songs eventually appeared on her debut album while a fourth recorded around this time, "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful", later was included in Jackson's 1986 album, Precious Moments . During this period, Houston continued to model, appeared in a commercial for the Canada Dry soft drink, and also began singing commercial jingles, including one for
39825-419: The song's composer, Burt Bacharach , a Brill Building songwriter who was writing songs with many other songwriters, including lyricist Hal David . According to a July 14, 1967, article on Warwick in Time , Bacharach stated, "She has a tremendous strong side and a delicacy when singing softly – like miniature ships in bottles." Musically, she was no "play-safe girl. What emotion I could get away with!" During
40050-441: The soundtrack along with Davis and recorded six songs for the album. Rolling Stone described it as "nothing more than pleasant, tasteful and urbane". The soundtrack's lead single was " I Will Always Love You ", written and originally recorded by Dolly Parton in 1974. Houston's version was highly acclaimed by critics, regarding it as her "signature song" or "iconic performance". Rolling Stone and USA Today called her rendition
40275-490: The soundtrack also featured her mother Cissy Houston . Upon its release, it became the first gospel album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. The album sold six million copies worldwide, including three million alone in the United States, becoming the best-selling gospel album ever. The album featured two hit singles, the Grammy-nominated " I Believe in You and Me " and " Step by Step ". In addition to its commercial success, it
40500-643: The starring role with Julie Andrews as co-star, the film became an unexpected success in the box office, grossing over $ 165 million worldwide. In August 2001, Houston signed one of the biggest record deals in music history, with Arista/ BMG . She renewed her contract for $ 100 million to release six new albums, for which she would also earn royalties. A performance at Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special in September 2001 led to increasing rumors of drug use and possible health issues after she showed with an extremely thin frame. Her publicist stated, "Whitney has been under stress due to family matters and when she
40725-417: The success of her music, Houston received offers of film work, including work with Robert De Niro , Quincy Jones and Spike Lee , but she did not feel the time was right. Her first film role was in The Bodyguard , released in 1992. Houston played a star who is stalked by a crazed fan and hires a bodyguard (played by Kevin Costner ) to protect her. Houston's mainstream appeal allowed audiences to look past
40950-399: The summit on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1986 – selling close to two million 45s in the United States alone. "Working against AIDS, especially after years of raising money for work on many blood-related diseases such as sickle-cell anemia, seemed the right thing to do. You have to be granite not to want to help people with AIDS, because the devastation that it causes is so painful to see. I
41175-406: The third highest-earning female entertainer of 1993–94, just behind Oprah Winfrey and Barbra Streisand according to Forbes . Houston placed in the top five of Entertainment Weekly ' s annual "Entertainer of the Year" ranking and was labeled by Premiere magazine as one of the 100 most powerful people in Hollywood. In October 1994, Houston attended and performed at a state dinner in
41400-417: The three-night HBO Concert Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. The special raised over $ 300,000 for the Children's Defense Fund . In February 1998, Houston, 34, received the Quincy Jones Award for outstanding career achievements in the field of entertainment at the 12th Soul Train Music Awards . By 1998, Houston hadn't recorded a full-length studio album in eight years. During discussion over
41625-436: The title of which Warwick supplied herself when she snapped the phrase at producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David in anger. Warwick had found out that " Make It Easy on Yourself " – a song on which she had recorded the original demo and had wanted to be her first single release – had been given to another artist, Jerry Butler . From the phrase "don't make me over", Bacharach and David created their first top-40 pop hit (No. 21) and
41850-414: The title track and " All the Man That I Need ". Houston's rendition of " The Star-Spangled Banner " at Super Bowl XXV in 1991 received widespread acclaim and media coverage. Houston entered the film industry with the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard (1992), which despite its mixed reviews became the tenth highest-grossing film to that date. Its soundtrack won the Grammy Award for Album of
42075-445: The title track became massively successful, topping the Eurochart Hot 100 and selling over three million copies worldwide. In February 2000, Houston won her sixth and final competitive Grammy for "It's Not Right but It's Okay" in the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance category. The European success of the album helped it to win the MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B . Houston earned four additional Grammy nominations for
42300-431: The top 100. Her fourth single, " Anyone Who Had a Heart ", released in November 1963, was Warwick's first top 10 pop hit (No. 8) in the U.S. and an international million seller. This was followed by " Walk On By " in April 1964, another major international hit and million seller that solidified her career. For the rest of the 1960s, Warwick was a fixture on the U.S. and Canadian charts, and much of her output from 1962 to 1971
42525-409: The top-selling soundtrack album of the century and the best-selling album of the century by a female artist. In March 2000, Houston earned a special honor at the 2000 Soul Train Music Awards as the female artist of the decade for her extraordinary artistic contributions during the 1990s. In May 2000, Whitney: The Greatest Hits was released worldwide. The double disc set peaked at number five in
42750-428: The traditional and contemporary blues categories and the traditional and contemporary folk categories each were consolidated into one per genre due to the number of entries and the challenges in distinguishing between contemporary and traditional blues and folk songs. In the world music field, the traditional and contemporary categories also were merged. In the classical field, its main category Best Classical Album ,
42975-430: The tune. Cilla Black was selected to record the song, and her version peaked at No. 95 upon its release in the US. A cover version by Cher used in the American prints of the film peaked at No. 33. In the UK and Australia, Black's version was a Top-10 hit. Her follow-up to "I Say a Little Prayer", " (Theme from) Valley of the Dolls ", was unusual in several respects. It was not written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David; it
43200-437: The years with categories added and removed. The second Grammy Awards , also held in 1959, was the first ceremony to be televised, but the ceremony was not aired live until the 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971. The concept of a separate Grammy Awards for Latin music recorded in Spanish or Portuguese began in 1989, as it was deemed too large to fit on the regular Grammys ceremony. The Recording Academy then established
43425-421: Was certified Platinum in the United States for sales exceeding one million units. The album peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Album Chart and made the Top 10 of the Billboard R&B Albums Chart. Warwick had been personally signed and guided by the label's founder Clive Davis , who told her, "You may be ready to give the business up, but the business is not ready to give you up." Warwick's next single release
43650-421: Was a moderate success, earning about $ 50 million at the U.S. box offices. The movie gave Houston the strongest reviews of her acting career. The San Francisco Chronicle said Houston "is rather angelic herself, displaying a divine talent for being virtuous and flirtatious at the same time" and she "exudes gentle yet spirited warmth, especially when praising the Lord in her gorgeous singing voice". Houston won
43875-428: Was a performer on the prestigious Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium , singing The Look of Love, What the World Needs Now and Come Together . In 1971, Warwick left the family atmosphere of Scepter Records for Warner Bros. Records , for a $ 5 million contract, the most lucrative recording contract given to a female vocalist up to that time, according to Variety . Warwick's last LP for Scepter
44100-401: Was accommodated at first-class hotels for charity concerts and events in which she participated for the Warwick Foundation, managed by her close confident, Guy Draper, a former chief of protocol for former Washington DC Mayor Marion Barry, and who had a history of bankruptcies. Warwick alleged that the ABC report was racially motivated and threatened to sue ABC News for defamation, although a suit
44325-464: Was active from 1991 to 1998. According to press statements throughout the 1990s, the program was the most successful infomercial for several years and Warwick earned in excess of three million dollars per year as spokesperson for the network. In 1998, Inphomation, the corporation owning the network, filed for bankruptcy and Warwick ended her association with the organization. Warwick's longtime friend and tour manager Henry Carr acknowledged that "when Dionne
44550-406: Was adapted into the weekly one-hour show Solid Gold , which she hosted throughout 1980 and 1981 and again in 1985–86. Major highlights of each show were the duets she performed with her co-hosts, which often included some of Warwick's hits and her co-hosts' hits, intermingled and arranged by Solid Gold musical director Michael Miller. Another highlight in each show was Warwick's vocal rendition of
44775-431: Was also received positively by critics. The album itself was nominated for the Best R&B Album at the 1998 Grammys . However, Houston snubbed the ceremony due to the album not getting a gospel nomination. That year, Houston received two Dove Awards for the album, including Best Traditional Gospel Recorded Song for "I Go to the Rock", while also receiving the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist alongside
45000-450: Was also written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager , and it was featured in Warwick's album Reservations for Two . The album's title song, a duet with Kashif , was also a chart hit. Other artists featured on the album included Smokey Robinson and June Pointer . During the 1990s, Warwick hosted infomercials for the Psychic Friends Network , which featured self-described psychic Linda Georgian. The 900 number psychic service
45225-461: Was an American singer, actress, and film producer. Known as " the Voice ", she is one of the most awarded entertainers and one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of over 220 million records worldwide. Houston's crossover appeal on popular music charts and her performances influenced the breaking down of gender and racial barriers, as well as popular culture . Known for her vocal delivery and live concerts, Houston
45450-573: Was an apology on it." It was her first U.S. No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Other than this success, Warwick's five years on Warner Bros. Records produced no other major hits, but "Then Came You" was issued by co-owned Atlantic Records , the Spinners' label. Two notable songs recorded during this period were "His House and Me" and "Once You Hit The Road" (No. 79 pop, No. 5 R&B, No. 22 Adult Contemporary), both of which were produced in 1975 by Thom Bell . Warwick recorded five albums with Warners: Dionne (1972), produced by Bacharach and David and
45675-420: Was another major hit. " Deja Vu " was co-written by Isaac Hayes and hit No. 1 Adult Contemporary as well as No. 15 on Billboard ' s Hot 100. In 1980, Warwick won two Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for " I'll Never Love This Way Again " and Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female for "Déjà Vu". She became the first female artist in the history of the awards to win in both categories
45900-449: Was discontinued because most recipients in the category had also won in other classical categories for the same album. Classical recordings are now eligible for the main Album of the Year category. A few minor name changes were also made to better reflect the nature of the separate categories. The Recording Academy determined that the word "gospel" in the gospel genre field tends to connote images and sounds of traditional soul gospel to
46125-473: Was established. The total number of fields was consolidated from 26 to 11 to ensure that all voting members would be able to exercise their allocated ten genre votes, as some members were prevented from doing so previously due to some fields only containing one category. Members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), both media companies and individuals, may nominate recordings for consideration. Entries are made and submitted online. When
46350-408: Was going through an airport and a child recognized her as 'that psychic lady on TV', Dionne was crushed and said she had worked too hard as an entertainer to become known as 'the psychic lady. ' " Warwick's most publicized album during this period was 1993's Friends Can Be Lovers , which was produced in part by Ian Devaney and Lisa Stansfield . Featured on the album was "Sunny Weather Lover", which
46575-460: Was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Annual Grammy Awards , featuring a total of 94 categories, will be presented on February 2, 2025. After over fifty years being broadcast on CBS , it was announced on October 30, 2024, that the Grammys would move to ABC , Disney+ and Hulu as part of
46800-402: Was her "best and most integrated album", while Entertainment Weekly , at the time thought Houston's shift towards an urban direction was "superficial". The album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, staying inside the top ten for 22 weeks, becoming the tenth best-selling album of 1991, while topping the Top R&B Albums chart, staying there for eight consecutive weeks, becoming
47025-412: Was killed in an accident in 1968 at the age of 21. Her parents were both African-American , and she also has Native American and Dutch ancestry. Warwick was raised in East Orange, New Jersey , and was a Girl Scout for a time. She began singing gospel as a child at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark , New Jersey. After finishing East Orange High School in 1959, Warwick pursued her passion at
47250-747: Was later certified five times platinum in the US for sales of five million copies, while worldwide sales reached 11 million. Houston's "good girl" image from previous decades came under scrutiny in the beginning of the 2000s . Reports of erratic behavior, showing up hours late to interviews, photo shoots, rehearsals and canceling several concerts, had been following her since the late 1990s . On January 11, 2000, while traveling with Brown, airport security guards discovered half an ounce of marijuana in Houston's handbag at Keahole-Kona International Airport in Hawaii, but she departed before authorities could arrive. Charges against her, however, were later dropped. Houston failed to show up to induct Clive Davis into
47475-410: Was merely "playing herself", but came out "largely unscathed if that is possible in so cockamamie an undertaking". Janet Maslin of The New York Times felt Houston lacked chemistry with Costner. Houston was nominated for a Razzie Award but also received favorable acting nods, including a nomination for Outstanding Actress at the NAACP Image Awards , four acting nods at the 1993 MTV Movie Awards and
47700-406: Was never filed. The Internal Revenue Service began an investigation of the Warwick Foundation after other complaints were filed, and the Warwick Foundation was later dissolved. ABC's story was nominated for a national Emmy award in 1994 and won a prestigious Investigative Reporters and Editors national television award in 1993. On October 16, 2002, Warwick was nominated to be Goodwill Ambassador of
47925-409: Was no imagination in her recording." Warwick later covered two of Cilla's songs – "You're My World" appeared on Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls , released in 1968 and on the soundtrack to Alfie . Warwick was named the Bestselling Female Vocalist in the Cash Box Magazine poll in 1964, with six chart hits in that year. Cash Box named her the Top Female Vocalist in 1969, 1970 and 1971. In
48150-418: Was not nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year." He went on to compare understanding the Grammy Awards to Kremlinology and commented on The Recording Academy's exclusion of more "mature" hip hop albums as Album of the Year nominees, noting that it occasionally opts to nominate "pop-friendly" hip hop albums instead. Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012)
48375-427: Was ranked second by Rolling Stone on its 2023 list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time". Her life and career have been the subject of multiple documentaries and television specials. Houston began singing at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark , New Jersey as a child and became a background vocalist while in high school. She was one of the first black women to appear on the cover of Seventeen after becoming
48600-405: Was released on February 26, 2008, in the United Kingdom and on April 1, 2008, in the United States. The album features guest spots by her sister Dee Dee Warwick and BeBe Winans . On October 18, 2008, Warwick's sister Dee Dee died in a nursing home in Essex County , New Jersey. She had been in failing health for several months. On November 24, 2008, Warwick was the star performer on Divas II ,
48825-480: Was released, peaking at number 31 on the Hot 100, while a remix of " Queen of the Night " made number one on the dance chart. On November 3, 1993, Houston made history again when The Bodyguard became the first album by a female artist to be certified ten times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, which also made it technically the first album by a female artist to be certified Diamond. It has since gone on to sell more than 18 million copies alone in
49050-804: Was shaky, she seemed distracted and jittery, and her attitude was casual, almost defiant"; though she was supposed to perform " Over the Rainbow ", she would sing a different song during rehearsals. Houston later admitted she had been fired. Houston, however, did show up for a scheduled performance to celebrate Arista's 25th anniversary with Clive Davis , her performance received good reviews. In May 2000, Houston's longtime executive assistant and friend, Robyn Crawford , resigned from Houston's management company. In her 2019 memoirs, A Song for You: My Life with Whitney Houston , Crawford said she had left after Houston declined to seek help for her drug dependency, though Houston would claim in an interview that they parted ways over Houston's husband. Rolling Stone published
49275-465: Was so hurt to see my friend die with such agony", Warwick told The Washington Post in 1988. "I am tired of hurting and it does hurt." The single won the performers the NARAS Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, as well as Song of the Year for its writers, Bacharach and Bayer Sager. It also was ranked by Billboard magazine as the most popular song of 1986. With this single Warwick also released her most successful album of
49500-401: Was the "B" side of her "I Say a Little Prayer" single, and it was a song that she almost did not record. While the film version of Valley of the Dolls was being made, actress Barbara Parkins suggested that Warwick be considered to sing the film's theme song, written by songwriting team André and Dory Previn . The song was to be recorded by Judy Garland , who was subsequently fired from
49725-471: Was the featured vocalist in Michael Zager 's "Life's a Party" and began a career as a session vocalist backing up artists like her mother and Zager before being assigned to back up artists such as Lou Rawls and Chaka Khan . Houston became a fashion model in 1980 and a year later, became one of the first black models to appear on the cover of a fashion magazine landing a cover of Seventeen . With her looks and girl-next-door charm, Houston became one of
49950-433: Was the first song that Burt Bacharach and Hal David had written together for Warwick since 1972. It was Warwick's lead single in the United States, and was heavily promoted by Arista , but failed to chart. A follow-up "Where My Lips Have Been" peaked at No. 95 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks . The 1994 Aquarela Do Brasil album marked the end of Warwick's contract with Arista Records. In 1990, Warwick recorded
50175-418: Was the soundtrack for the motion picture The Love Machine , in which she appeared in an uncredited cameo, released in July 1971. In 1975, Bacharach and David sued Scepter Records for an accurate accounting of royalties due the team from their recordings with Warwick and labelmate B.J. Thomas . They were awarded almost $ 600,000 and the rights to all Bacharach/David recordings on the Scepter label. The label, with
50400-417: Was written and produced by Babyface and was executive produced by Houston and Clive Davis. Though Babyface originally wanted Houston to record the entire album, she declined. Instead, she "wanted it to be an album of women with vocal distinction" and thus gathered several African-American female artists for the soundtrack, to go along with the film's message about strong women. Consequently, the album featured
50625-423: Was written and produced by the Bacharach/David team. Warwick weathered the British Invasion better than most American artists. Her biggest UK hits were " Walk On By " and " Do You Know the Way to San Jose ?" In the UK, a number of Bacharach-David-Warwick songs were recorded by British singers Cilla Black , Sandie Shaw and Dusty Springfield , most notably Black's " Anyone Who Had a Heart " which went to No. 1 in
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