Videoclub (stylized as VIDEOCLUB ) was a French musical project formed in Nantes , France, in 2018 by Adèle Castillon and Matthieu Reynaud. They became popular for the song "Amour plastique", released in September 2018.
163-453: Videoclub released seven singles, a collaboration, and a studio album, Euphories . On March 31, 2021, the duo announced that they would disband as a result of the romantic breakup of the couple. They delivered one final single, "SMS", and Castillon finished the group's concert obligations with hired musicians. Prior to Videoclub, Castillon was an actress and had her own YouTube channel while Reynaud learned to produce music with his father, who
326-449: 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
489-804: A subcultural phenomena. The decade also saw the emergence of a string of guitar virtuosi: Eddie Van Halen , George Lynch , Joe Satriani , Steve Vai , Randy Rhoads , Jason Becker and Yngwie Malmsteen achieved international recognition for their skills. While considerably less numerous, bass guitar virtuosi also gained momentum in the 1980s: Geddy Lee (of Rush ), Billy Sheehan (of David Lee Roth and Mr. Big fame), Cliff Burton (of Metallica ) and alternative/funk metal bassist Les Claypool (of Primus fame) became famous during that period. Iron Maiden founder and bassist Steve Harris has also been praised numerous times for his galloping style of bass playing. Both hard rock and heavy metal were extremely popular live genres and bands toured extensively around
652-645: 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
815-626: 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
978-610: 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
1141-772: 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
1304-733: 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
1467-435: A Feeling " was the number one song worldwide in 1983, and for the decade of the 80s. Richard J. Ripani wrote that Janet Jackson's third studio album Control (1986) was "important to the development of R&B for several reasons", as she and her producers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis , "crafted a new sound that fuses the rhythmic elements of funk and disco, along with heavy doses of synthesizers, percussion, sound effects, and
1630-472: 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
1793-454: A Grammy for best R&B song; " Sugar Walls " for Sheena Easton ; and as well as doing a duet with " U Got the Look ", he wrote " Manic Monday ", a number two pop hit for The Bangles. Artists that covered his music included Tom Jones , who brought his version of the song " Kiss " into the top 40 for the second time in the decade. Melissa Morgan brought her cover of " Do Me, Baby " to the top of
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#17328010208081956-524: 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
2119-531: 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
2282-527: 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. Her assets amounted to $ 250 million, earned over a 25-year career. Whitney Elizabeth Houston
2445-468: 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 ,
2608-462: A comeback with his 1981 hit song " America ". Hardcore punk flourished throughout the early to mid-1980s, with bands leading the genre such as Black Flag , Bad Brains , Minor Threat , Suicidal Tendencies , D.O.A. , and Dead Kennedys amongst others. It began to wane in the latter half of the decade, with the New York hardcore scene dominating the genre. However, it experienced a jumpstart in
2771-506: 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
2934-480: 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
3097-413: A marketing tool and was among the first to make them an art form. Her songs topped several charts, such as: " Like a Virgin ", " Papa Don't Preach ", " La Isla Bonita " and " Like a Prayer ". Madonna was named artist of the decade by several magazines and awards. Whitney Houston was the best-selling female R&B artist of the decade. Her eponymous debut studio album was the best-selling debut album by
3260-400: 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
3423-486: 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
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#17328010208083586-446: 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
3749-554: 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
3912-475: 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
4075-417: A rap music sensibility." Ripani wrote that "the success of Control led to the incorporation of stylistic traits of rap over the next few years, and Janet Jackson was to continue to be one of the leaders in that development." That same year, Teddy Riley began producing R&B recordings that included hip hop influences. This combination of R&B style and hip hop rhythms was termed new jack swing , and
4238-460: 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
4401-484: 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
4564-511: 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,
4727-612: A solo artist at the time, and her sophomore album Whitney is the first female album to debut at No. 1 in the Billboard 200 . She also became the first and only artist to earn seven consecutive number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100, from " Saving All My Love for You " in 1985 to " Where Do Broken Hearts Go " in 1988. Her crossover appeal on the popular music charts as well as her prominence on MTV influenced generations of African American artists. Paula Abdul hit it big in 1988. With her debut album Forever Your Girl , she
4890-401: A solo artist, Terence Trent D'Arby , and Fine Young Cannibals all found chart success. At the beginning of the 1980s, Australian artists like Olivia Newton-John , Men at Work , Air Supply , and AC/DC all had chart success, later in the decade INXS and Crowded House scored hits. Olivia Newton-John's hit " Physical " would top the Hot 100 for 10 weeks and be the decade's biggest hit in
5053-637: A song that foreshadowed the socially conscious statements of Run-DMC 's " It's Like That " and Public Enemy 's " Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos ". Popular hip hop artists of the 1980s include Kurtis Blow , Run D.M.C. , Beastie Boys , NWA , LL Cool J , Public Enemy , Eric B. & Rakim , Big Daddy Kane , Boogie Down Productions , Kid N Play , MC Lyte , EPMD , Salt N Pepa , and Ice-T , Schooly D , Slick Rick , Kool Moe Dee , Whodini , MC Hammer , among others. Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012)
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5216-515: 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
5379-489: 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;
5542-485: A time of international corporatization , as one major after another gave it up to media moguls in Europe and Japan. By 1990, only two of the six dominant American record companies were headquartered in the U.S. Bizzers acted locally while thinking globally in re audiences/markets (will it sell in Germany? Australia? Venezuela? Indonesia now that we've sunk the pirates ? the U.S.S.R.?) and artists/suppliers ( world music
5705-453: 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,
5868-644: 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
6031-495: 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
6194-504: Is the capital, sales interface with aesthetic quality— Thriller ' s numbers are part of its experience." The 1980s saw the reinvention of Michael Jackson , and the worldwide superstardom of Prince , Madonna , and Whitney Houston , who were all among the most successful musicians during this time. Michael Jackson, also with Prince , was the first African American artist to have his music videos in heavy rotation on MTV , with " Beat It ", and " Billie Jean ". ( Donna Summer placed
6357-552: 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
6520-504: The Billboard Hot 100 . Its accompanying world tour also made history by being the highest-grossing tour by a solo artist in the 1980s, as well as the highest-grossing at the time. In addition to being the biggest-selling artist of the decade, Jackson had nine number-one singles – more than any other artists during the decade – and spent the longest time at number one (27 weeks) in the 1980s. He won numerous awards, including "Artist of
6683-625: 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
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6846-648: 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
7009-583: 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
7172-628: 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
7335-462: 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
7498-775: 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
7661-660: 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
7824-435: 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
7987-636: 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
8150-530: 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
8313-573: 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
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#17328010208088476-427: 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
8639-465: The 1980s was primarily relegated to independent record labels, fanzines and college radio stations. Alternative bands built underground followings by touring constantly and regularly releasing low-budget albums. In the case of the United States, new bands would form in the wake of previous bands, which created an extensive underground circuit in America, filled with different scenes in various parts of
8802-460: The 1980s, rock music was more precisely defined and split up into multiple subgenres. Beginning in 1983 and peaking in success in 1986-1990, the decade saw the resurgence of hard rock music and the emergence of its glam metal subgenre. Bands such as AC/DC , Queen , Chicago , Def Leppard , Kiss , Mötley Crüe , Bon Jovi , Quiet Riot , Scorpions , Europe , Ratt , Twisted Sister , Poison , Dokken , Whitesnake , and Cinderella were among
8965-440: The 1990s and beyond. Throughout the decade, R&B , hip hop , and urban genres were becoming commonplace, particularly in the inner-city areas of large, metropolitan cities; rap was especially successful in the latter part of the decade, with the advent of the golden age of hip hop . These urban genres—particularly rap and hip hop—would continue their rise in popularity through the 1990s and 2000s. A 2010 survey conducted by
9128-479: The American charts in the early 1980s. Many of them became popular due to their constant exposure on MTV , these bands included The Human League , Culture Club , Duran Duran , and Wham! . Between the four, they have had 9 U.S. number ones with hits like " Don't You Want Me ", " Karma Chameleon ", " The Reflex " and " Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go ". In the later part of the decade, Rick Astley , George Michael as
9291-455: 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
9454-466: The Block , Laura Branigan , Boy George and others becoming teen idols. Prominent American urban pop acts of the 1980s include Tina Turner , Lionel Richie , Michael Jackson, Donna Summer, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan , and Diana Ross . African-American artists like Lionel Richie and Prince became some of the decade's biggest stars. Their hit albums included 1999 , Purple Rain , and Sign o'
9617-558: 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
9780-602: The Cure , New Order , and Pixies . The duo have also taken inspiration from Jacques Demy films for their lyrics. The song, "Amour plastique", saw another resurgence in popularity on the internet, being first used on TikTok in a late September 2023 viral video. The video featured a despondent Napoleon Bonaparte saying "There is nothing we can do," in response to his defeat in the Battle of Waterloo and his second exile. 1980s in music This article includes an overview of
9943-582: The Decade" and "Artist of the Century", and was arguably the biggest star of the 1980s. Madonna was the best-selling female pop music artist of the decade. Her third studio release, True Blue , became the best-selling female album of the 1980s . Other Madonna albums from the decade include Like a Virgin , one of the best selling albums of all-time, and Like a Prayer ("As close to art as pop music gets," said Rolling Stone ). Madonna made music videos
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#173280102080810106-827: The Gang , Jeffrey Osborne , Al Jarreau , Carl Carlton , Imagination , Bill Withers , Smokey Robinson , Rick James , Diana Ross , Lionel Richie , James Brown , Earth, Wind & Fire , New Edition , Evelyn King , Patrice Rushen , Lipps Inc. , Chaka Khan , Musical Youth , KC and the Sunshine Band , The Gap Band , The Brothers Johnson , Marvin Gaye , The Jets , George Benson , DeBarge , Midnight Star , Deniece Williams , Cheryl Lynn , Club Nouveau , Val Young , Frankie Smith , Linda Clifford , Grover Washington Jr. , Stephanie Mills , Jody Watley , Rockwell , Rene and Angela , The Whispers , and Freddie Jackson . In
10269-497: The Gang , The Pointer Sisters , Huey Lewis and the News , Billy Joel , Hall & Oates , Prince , The Go-Go's , Kenny Rogers and John Mellencamp , then known as John Cougar, ruled the charts throughout the decade in the US. Jackson, Houston, Prince, Madonna, Joel and Springsteen along with U2 , Dire Straits , Phil Collins , The Police , Queen , The Rolling Stones and Eurythmics achieved tremendous success worldwide. In
10432-521: The Hot 100 Chart. Lionel Richie teamed with Diana Ross to record one of the decade's biggest hits " Endless Love ", which topped the Billboard charts for nine weeks. Other songs by Richie, such as " All Night Long " and " Hello " also topped the charts, and he would have a total of five number one hits and thirteen top ten singles. Diana Ross brought " Upside Down " to the top spot in 1980; she would have two number-one singles and eight top ten hits in
10595-590: 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,
10758-433: The R&B charts in 1986. Other notable artists that covered Prince during the 1980s were The Pointer Sisters and Cyndi Lauper . He also won an Academy Award for the song " Purple Rain ". In 1989, Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor recorded a cover of his song " Nothing Compares 2 U ", which would become the biggest song of the year worldwide in the new decade to follow. Prince had four number-one singles and 14 top-ten hits on
10921-662: The Times by Prince and Lionel Richie , Can't Slow Down , and Dancing on the Ceiling by Richie. Prince was one of the decade's most prolific artists. He was responsible for artists such as Vanity 6 , for whom he wrote the dance chart-topping " Nasty Girl "; Morris Day and The Time , for whom he wrote the top 20 " Jungle Love "; Sheila E. , for whom he wrote the top ten songs " The Glamorous Life " and number 11 " A Love Bizarre "; and Wendy & Lisa and Apollonia 6 . He wrote " I Feel for You " for Chaka Khan , which won him
11084-679: The U.S.A. , AC/DC 's Back in Black , Def Leppard 's Hysteria , and Bon Jovi 's Slippery When Wet were some of the decade's biggest-selling albums on the Billboard Top 200 chart. During the mid-1980s American pop singer Cyndi Lauper was considered the "Voice of the MTV Generation of '80s" and so different visual style that made the world for teens. Her first two albums She's So Unusual (1984) and True Colors (1986) were critically and commercially successful, spawning
11247-448: 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
11410-418: 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
11573-516: 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
11736-653: The US; she would have six top ten singles during the 80s. Canadian artists such as Men Without Hats , Bryan Adams , and Corey Hart achieved huge success during the decade. American artists such as Blondie , Christopher Cross , Steve Perry , Toni Basil , Michael Sembello , Matthew Wilder , Kim Carnes , Devo , Karla Bonoff , The Weather Girls , Ray Parker Jr. , Billy Crystal , Eddie Money , Don Johnson , Bruce Willis , Bobby McFerrin , The B-52's , and Eddie Murphy also had at least one big hit. American artists such as Michael Jackson , Whitney Houston , Madonna , Bruce Springsteen , Kenny Loggins , Kool &
11899-643: 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
12062-486: 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
12225-609: 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
12388-475: 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
12551-793: The advent of Boston 's the Pixies and Los Angeles ' Jane's Addiction . American alternative rock bands of the 1980s included Hüsker Dü , The Replacements , Minutemen , R.E.M. , Dinosaur Jr. , Pixies , and Sonic Youth which were popular long before the grunge movement of the early 1990s. New singers and songwriters included Michael Jackson , Bruce Springsteen , Tom Petty , Mark Heard , Lucinda Williams , Patti Smith , Rickie Lee Jones , Terence Trent D'Arby , Stevie Nicks , Suzanne Vega , Cheryl Wheeler and Warren Zevon . Rock and even punk rock artists such as Belinda Carlisle , Michael McDonald , Peter Case , Phil Collins and Paul Westerberg transitioned to careers as solo singers. In
12714-479: 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
12877-482: 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
13040-560: 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
13203-423: 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
13366-496: 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
13529-475: 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 ",
13692-597: 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
13855-489: 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
14018-664: The changing times. MTV in particular was a problem for many artists, as it put a premium on youthfulness, good looks, and showmanship. Artists who became strongly associated with disco music also fell from grace and were often banned from radio play. Contemporary R&B originated in the 1980s, when musicians started adding disco -like beats, high-tech production, and elements of hip hop , soul and funk to rhythm and blues , making it more danceable and modern. The top mainstream R&B artists of 1980s included Michael Jackson , Whitney Houston , Prince , Jermaine Jackson , James Ingram , The S.O.S. Band , Stevie Wonder , Kool &
14181-477: 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
14344-533: 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 ,
14507-400: The country. Although American alternative artists of the 1980s never generated spectacular album sales, they exerted a considerable influence on later alternative musicians and laid the groundwork for their success. Early American alternative bands such as R.E.M. , The Hits, The Feelies , and Violent Femmes combined punk influences with folk music and mainstream music influences. R.E.M.
14670-821: The creation of rhythm by using the human body, via the vocal percussion technique of beatboxing . Pioneers such as Africa Bambaataa , DJ Kool Herc , Melle Mel , Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five , Whodini , Sugarhill Gang , Doug E. Fresh , Biz Markie and Buffy from the Fat Boys made beats, rhythm, and musical sounds using their mouth, lips, tongue, voice, and other body parts. "Human Beatbox" artists would also sing or imitate turntablism scratching or other instrument sounds. The 1980s also saw many artists make social statements through hip-hop. In 1982, Melle Mel and Duke Bootee recorded " The Message " (officially credited to Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five),
14833-497: The death of former frontman Bon Scott . Country rock saw a decline after Lynyrd Skynyrd 's 1977 plane crash and the 1980 disbanding of the genre's most successful band, the Eagles . The Grateful Dead had their biggest hit in band history with " Touch of Grey ". The Who managed to provide the hit songs " You Better You Bet " and " Eminence Front " before burning out after the death of their drummer Keith Moon . Neil Diamond make
14996-453: The decade. Tina Turner topped the charts with " What's Love Got to Do with It " and scored a total of six top ten singles. Donna Summer 's " She Works Hard for the Money " was a continuation of the feminist movement started in the 70s and a rallying cry for those who worked hard and wanted to be treated fairly. She would have five top-ten singles in the decade. Bruce Springsteen 's Born in
15159-613: The development of contemporary R&B into the 1990s, as the album's title track " Rhythm Nation " made "use of elements from across the R&B spectrum, including use of a sample loop, triplet swing, rapped vocal parts and blues notes." The release of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 became the only album in history to produce number one hits on the Billboard Charts Hot 100 in three separate calendar years—" Miss You Much " in 1989, " Escapade " and " Black Cat " in 1990, and " Love Will Never Do (Without You) " in 1991—and
15322-613: The digital broadcaster Music Choice , which polled over 11,000 European participants, revealed that the 1980s was the most favoured tune decade of the last 40 years. Popular artists from the 1980s include Michael Jackson , Prince , Madonna , Whitney Houston , U2 , Bruce Springsteen , George Michael , and the Police . Reflecting on changes in the music industry during the 1980s, Robert Christgau later wrote in Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s (1990): The '80s were above all
15485-493: 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
15648-542: The early 1980s, returned to guitar-driven hard rock with The Miracle in 1989. Additionally, a few women managed to achieve stardom in the 1980s hard rock scene, including: Pat Benatar , Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart , and former Runaways members Joan Jett and Lita Ford . The arena rock trend of the 1970s continued in the 1980s with bands like Styx , Rush , Journey , Foreigner , Starship , REO Speedwagon , Heart , ZZ Top , and Aerosmith . Traditionally associated (and often confused) with hard rock, heavy metal
15811-427: 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
15974-451: 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
16137-603: The famous events and trends in popular music in the 1980s . The 1980s saw the emergence of electronic dance music and new wave , also known as Modern Rock. As disco fell out of fashion in the decade's early years, genres such as post-disco , Italo disco , Euro disco , and dance-pop became more popular. Rock music continued to enjoy a wide audience. Soft rock , glam metal , thrash metal , shred guitar characterized by heavy distortion, pinch harmonics, and whammy bar abuse became very popular. Adult contemporary , quiet storm , and smooth jazz gained popularity. In
16300-475: 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
16463-592: 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
16626-513: 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
16789-481: 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 "
16952-411: 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
17115-417: The first two videos by an African American female artist, with " She Works Hard for the Money " and " Unconditional Love ", both in 1983.) Jackson's Thriller (1982) is the best-selling album of all time , selling 25 million copies during the decade. The album had sold over 65 million copies. His other album, 1987's Bad , has the honour of being the first album in history to have five number-one singles on
17278-485: The globe. By 1984, a majority of groups signed to independent record labels were mining from a variety of rock and particularly 1960s rock influences. This represented a sharp break from the futuristic, hyper-rational post-punk years. Throughout the 1980s, alternative rock was mainly an underground phenomenon. While on occasion a song would become a commercial hit or albums would receive critical praise in mainstream publications like Rolling Stone , alternative rock in
17441-478: 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,
17604-504: 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
17767-494: 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
17930-489: The hits, " Girls Just Want to Have Fun ", " Time After Time ", " She Bop ", " All Through the Night ", " The Goonies 'R' Good Enough ", " True Colors " and " Change of Heart ". Several British artists made the successful transition to pop during the 1980s and saw great commercial success, such as David Bowie , Phil Collins , John Lennon , Billy Ocean , Sheena Easton and Paul McCartney . Many British pop bands also dominated
18093-476: 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
18256-402: 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
18419-526: The late 1980s with emerging bands such as Operation Ivy and Green Day that would define not just the so-called "East Bay" sound but impact the next decade's punk and alternative sound. Some of which are still around today. The 1980s proved a difficult time for many 1960s-70s veterans, many of them unable or unwilling to adapt to current trends. Music icons such as Bob Dylan , Neil Young , and The Rolling Stones released albums that were often poor quality and critically panned as they attempted to grapple with
18582-529: The late 1980s, glam metal became the largest, most commercially successful brand of music worldwide. The 1980s are commonly remembered for a great increase in the use of digital recording , associated with the usage of synthesizers , with synth-pop music and other electronic genres featuring non-traditional instruments increasing in popularity. Also during this decade, several major electronic genres were developed, including electro , techno , house , freestyle , and Eurodance , rising in prominence during
18745-519: The late 1980s, the term was applied to a group of predominantly female U.S. artists, beginning with Suzanne Vega whose first album sold unexpectedly well, followed by the likes of Tracy Chapman , Nanci Griffith , k.d. lang and Tori Amos , who found success first in the United Kingdom, then in her home market. Various older rock bands made a comeback. Bands originating from the early to mid-1960s such as The Beach Boys and The Kinks had hits with " Kokomo ", " Come Dancing " . Bands with popularity in
18908-622: 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
19071-485: The mainstream with numerous bands, including the genre's U.S. "Big Four" ( Metallica , Slayer , Anthrax and Megadeth ), as well as Exodus , Testament , Overkill , Brazil's Sepultura and Germany's " Big Teutonic Four ": Kreator , Destruction , Sodom and Tankard . By the late 1980s, Metallica would achieve mainstream success and would become one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Other styles like power metal , death metal and black metal would remain
19234-590: The mid-1970s such as the Steve Miller Band and Steely Dan also had hits with " Abracadabra " and " Hey Nineteen ". Singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen released his blockbuster album Born in the U.S.A. , which produced a record-tying 7 hit singles. Stevie Ray Vaughan and George Thorogood sparked a revival of Atomic blues and Blues rock . Massively successful hard rock band Led Zeppelin disbanded after drummer John Bonham 's 1980 death, while contemporaries AC/DC continued to have success after
19397-454: The mid-1980s, many of the recordings by artists Luther Vandross , Freddie Jackson , Sade , Anita Baker , Teddy Pendergrass , Peabo Bryson and others became widely heard on the new quiet storm radio format. The term had originated with Smokey Robinson's 1975 album A Quiet Storm . Quiet storm has been described as "R&B's answer to soft rock and adult contemporary —while it was primarily intended for black audiences, quiet storm had
19560-415: The most popular acts of the decade. The 1980s saw the emergence of wildly popular hard rock band Guns N' Roses and the successful comebacks of Aerosmith and Alice Cooper in the late 1980s. The success of hard rock act Van Halen spanned throughout the entire decade, first with singer David Lee Roth and later with Sammy Hagar . Queen, which had expanded its music to experimental and crossover genres in
19723-452: 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
19886-467: 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
20049-481: The only album in the history of the Hot 100 to have seven top 5 hit singles. Encompassing graffiti art, break dancing, rap music, and fashion, hip-hop became the dominant cultural movement of the African American communities in the 1980s. The Hip hop musical genre had a strong influence on pop music in the late 1980s which continues to the present day. During the 1980s, the hip-hop genre started embracing
20212-558: 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
20375-631: 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
20538-418: 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
20701-413: 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
20864-405: The same understated dynamics, relaxed tempos and rhythms, and romantic sentiment." Tina Turner made a huge comeback during the mid-1980s, while Donna Summer , Diana Ross , The Pointer Sisters and Irene Cara had success on the pop charts first half of the decade. Whitney Houston , Janet Jackson , and Jody Watley had it in the second half of the decade. Irene Cara 's " Flashdance... What
21027-671: The shift from the hardcore punk that then dominated the American underground scene to the more diverse styles of alternative rock that were emerging. Minnesota bands Hüsker Dü and The Replacements were indicative of this shift. Both started as punk rock bands but soon diversified their sounds and became more melodic. By the late 1980s, the American alternative scene was dominated by styles ranging from quirky alternative pop ( They Might Be Giants and Camper Van Beethoven ), to noise rock ( Big Black , Swans ) to industrial rock ( Ministry , Nine Inch Nails ) and to early grunge ( Mudhoney , Nirvana ). These sounds were in turn followed by
21190-555: 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
21353-478: 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
21516-637: 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
21679-441: 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
21842-685: 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
22005-700: 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
22168-533: 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
22331-406: 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
22494-540: 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
22657-414: 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
22820-648: 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
22983-409: 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
23146-604: Was a concept whose geoeconomic time had come). After a feisty start, independent labels accepted farm-team status that could lead to killings with the bigs. Cross-promotional hookah became the rule—the soundtrack album , the sponsored tour, the golden-oldie commercial, the T-shirt franchise, the video as song ad and pay-for-play programming and commodity fetish. Record executives became fewer impresarios than arbitragers , speculating in abstract bundles of rights whose physical characteristics meant little or nothing to them. Rock
23309-472: 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
23472-417: Was a musician. The group's musical style is heavily influenced by music during the 1980s but draws inspiration from contemporary music as well. Musical artists Odezenne , Superbus , Fauve , Vendredi sur Mer , Dinos , Mac DeMarco , Tame Impala , and Chromatics have been cited as sources of inspiration for the group's music; in particular, Reynaud's guitar riffs were influenced by 1980s groups such as
23635-411: Was also extremely popular throughout the decade, with Ozzy Osbourne achieving success during his solo career; bands like Iron Maiden , Judas Priest and Dio were also widely popular British acts. Speed metal pioneer Motörhead maintained its popularity through the release of several albums. Underground scenes produced an array of more extreme, aggressive metal subgenres: thrash metal broke into
23798-608: 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
23961-502: 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 , 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
24124-513: 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
24287-586: Was applied to artists such as Bobby Brown , Keith Sweat , Guy , Today, Wreckx-n-Effect , Big Daddy Kane , Kool Moe Dee , Heavy D & the Boyz, Tammy Lucas, Nayobe, Abstrac, Deja, Starpoint, and Bell Biv DeVoe . Michael Jackson remained a prominent figure in the genre in the late 1980s, following the release of his album Bad (1987) which sold 6 million copies in the US in the 80s, and went on to sell more than 30 million copies worldwide. Janet Jackson's 1989 album Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 continued
24450-468: 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 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
24613-459: 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 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
24776-458: 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
24939-855: 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
25102-400: Was mere music no longer. It was reconceived as intellectual property , as a form of capital itself. According to Christgau, commercial stardom, as measured by music recording sales certifications , replaced artistry as an indication of a musician's significance. "When art is intellectual property, image and aura subsume aesthetic substance, whatever exactly that is", he explained. "When art
25265-478: 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
25428-547: 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 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
25591-427: 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
25754-565: 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
25917-859: 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
26080-533: 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
26243-562: Was the first female to have four number-one singles from a debut album (only The Jackson 5 had done the same with their debut). She had five top ten hits from the album. By 1980, the disco genre, largely dependent on orchestras , was replaced by a lighter synthpop production, which subsequently fuelled dance music. In the latter half of the 1980s, teen pop experienced its first wave, with bands and artists including Exposé , Debbie Gibson , Tiffany , Belinda Carlisle , New Edition , Taylor Dayne , Stacey Q , The Bangles , New Kids on
26406-696: Was the most immediately successful; its debut album, Murmur (1983), entered the Top 40 and spawned a number of jangle pop followers. Alternative and indie pop movements sprang up in other parts of the world, from the Paisley Underground of Los Angeles ( The Bangles , Rain Parade ) to Scotland ( Aztec Camera , Orange Juice ), Australia ( The Church , The Triffids ), and New Zealand's Dunedin sound ( The Clean , The Chills ). American indie record labels SST Records , Twin/Tone Records , Touch and Go Records , and Dischord Records presided over
26569-417: 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
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