BREAKING NEWS: Whitney Houston dead at 48

America mourns the loss of a beautiful singer

Singer Whiney Houston is dead at the age of 48, a sad ending to what was a beautiful woman with an even more beautiful voice. You can read all of the details in our Google "NSB News Trending Now" section here on the home page of NSBNews.net.

Houston had been dealing over the years with drug and alcohol addiction and a tumultuous relationship with ex-husband Bobby Brown. The cause of death is not yet known. CNN is reporting her body was found in a Beverly Hills hotel room. Houston's passing was announced earlier tonight by her publicist to the major media outlets.

Houston, a Grammy-winning singer and star of the movie, "The Bodyguard" with Kevin Costner, has sold 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide since she hit the scene in the mid-1980s. She rocketed to fame back then with seven consecutive No. 1 hits on the Billboard charts.

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