Whitney Houston, Dead at 48

The one time queen of pop has been announced dead by her publicist. Said to have the perfect voice and image, she brought soul into pop. For over a decade she ruled the pop charts, with multiple multiplatinum albums and many number one hits. She also starred in movies such as The Bodyguard and Waiting to Exhale.

Unfortunately, from sometime in the 90s she was heavily using drugs, which ended up killing her career, and now maybe taking her life. She went through rehab twice, then declaring herself drug free, but still was constantly missing scheduled events. Her image was also marred by her marriage to Bobby Brown, who was arrested for domestic abuse.

Hopefully somehow she'll one day be remembered just for her music, and incredible voice.