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 Whitney Houston Taking Xanax 
 
 was taking Xanax ... evidence she may have fallen asleep in the bathtub where she died ... TMZ has learned.Family members of Whitney tell us the singer had a prescription for the drug, which is commonly used to treat anxiety and depression.We told you yesterday ... the night before Whitney died, she had been drinking a lot . Xanax mixed with alcohol can cause severe sedation, which could cause someone to fall asleep in a bathtub.As TMZ first reported, Whitney was found in the bathtub and removed before EMTs arrived. The L.A. County Coroner will perform an autopsy -- possibly today -- to determine if Whitney died from drowning, and OD or other causes.As we previously reported, Beverly Hills cops obtained a search warrant and found various prescription bottles -- but, as far as we know, no illicit drugs. ||||| Whitney Houston Dead at 48 
 
 Whitney Houston -- Dead at 48 
 
 died this afternoon ... a rep for the singer announced. She was 48.Our sources tell us a member of Whitney's entourage found her in her 4th-floor room at the Beverly Hilton hotel ... and called hotel security -- who then dialed 911. When paramedics arrived Houston was found unresponsive.We're told police arrived to the scene within minutes and fire was already there on an unrelated call. According to our sources, paramedics performed CPR but it did not work and she was pronounced dead at 3:55 PM.Our sources say there were no obvious signs of foul play, but BH PD detectives have begun a full investigation. We're told she was ID'ed by family and friends.L.A. County Coroner Ed Winter told our photog at 7:09 PM that it is too early in the investigation to tell what happened (see below).The singer famously battled drug addiction for years (see related links below).Houston was seen out in Hollywood Thursday night for a Grammy party ... and she did not look well (below). She even briefly took the mic and performed a song while she was there -- what would become her last performance. See the video here Houston won two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards during her record-breaking career. Her album "Whitney" was the first female album to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts. She has sold 200 million albums worldwide.Houston had one child, Bobbi Kristina, with husband Bobby Brown. Houston and Brown were married from 1992-2007.Sources tell TMZ, Whitney Houston " partied heavily " last night at the Beverly HIlton hotel where she was staying, drinking and chatting loudly with friends in the bar -- but Cissy Houston and Dionne Warwick claim the singer sounded fine just hours before her death.We're told Bobby Brown is distraught over Whitney's death -- going "in and out of crying fits." His band New Edition tells us, they are " shocked and saddened ."Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party -- which Whitney was supposed to open --this evening, though Clive will not be in attendance.Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, police are currently seeking a search warrant to investigate the hotel room where Whitney was found dead. One item they'll be looking out for -- drugs. ||||| 
 
 Whitney Houston, who found fame as one of pop’s biggest voices, has died. She was 48. 
 
 Houston died Saturday afternoon, a representative for the singer told the Associated Press. Houston’s death comes on the eve of the Grammys and on the night of Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy gala, at which she performed last year and was expected to attend this year. 
 
 No cause of death has been announced and law enforcement sources said the singer was found in a hotel room at the Beverly Hilton, where emergency medical personnel were called sometime Saturday. 
 
 PHOTOS: Whitney Houston | 1963-2012 
 
 The Hilton is the scene for Davis’ annual gala. On Thursday, Houston dropped by the rehearsals to offer vocal tips for Brandy and Monica, who were slated to be one of the evening’s headliners. 
 
 Press, including The Times, were in attendance for a junket with the reunited R&B divas and Davis. Though Houston greeted people with a warm smile, she appeared disheveled in mismatched clothes and hair that was dripping wet with either sweat or water. 
 
 The visibly bloated singer displayed erratic behavior throughout the afternoon -- flailing her hands frenetically as she spoke to Brandy and Monica, skipping around the ballroom in a child-like fashion and wandering aimlessly about the lobby. It was mentioned by a Grammy staffer that security personnel received calls of the singer doing handstands by the pool. 
 
 After leaving rehearsals, Houston returned to the ballroom -- with her teenage daughter Bobbi Kristina in tow -- as camera crews set up for interviews. The singer smelled of alcohol and cigarettes. A Grammy staffer said that during the interviews with Brandy, Monica and Clive, Houston was dancing just off camera to make the singers and Davis laugh. Grammy personnel expressed concern that she'd be caught on camera, and that reporters would write about her behavior. 
 
 Finally her daughter pulled Houston out of the room, and the singer skipped off. In our post of the event, we called Houston's behavior "loose and lively." 
 
 FULL COVERAGE: Whitney Houston dead at 48 
 
 “She really loves and supports us both. For me, I went through a lot of very tumultuous moments and she would show up, not just with a phone call but physically when I needed,” Monica said when we asked about Houston coaching them. “That's something that I've carried with me, especially with all that she's been going through over the years herself. She's never turned her back on the people she cared about.” 
 
 Later that evening Houston appeared at Hollywood nightclub Tru, for fellow R&B singer Kelly Price’s pre-Grammy party. "Kelly Price & Friends Unplugged: For the Love of R&B" served as both a celebration and a jam session to preserve that genre, which was scaled back from eight categories to four this year. 
 
 Houston was billed as one of the evening’s special invited guests but after her appearance earlier it was shocking to see the singer arrive. More put together in her appearance, Houston briefly sang a duet with Price. In what has become her final performance, clips of the two singing a gospel hymn made the rounds because of the singer’s unsteady vocals. 
 
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 Whitney Houston -- Bobbi Kristina Denied Access to See Whitney's Body 
 
 's daughtergot into an angry shouting match with police officers outside the hotel room where her mother was found dead ... TMZ has learned.According to law enforcement sources ... Bobbi Kristina showed up on the 4th floor of the Beverly Hilton several hours after Whitney's death. We're told when officers informed her no one was allowed to see the body -- BK screamed, cursed and demanded to see her mother.Ultimately, she was not allowed into the room and left. We're told Whitney's cousinalso showed up later. She too was turned away by officers.As we reported earlier ... other family members and friends -- who were in the room when authorities arrived -- identified Whitney's body ||||| Story highlights Paul Shaffer: "Here is music's happiest night combined with such a sad note" 
 
 Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy party takes place at the same hotel Houston was found 
 
 Houston was scheduled to attend the party 
 
 A tribute is expected at Sunday night's Grammy Awards 
 
 Two loud booms jolted awake the music industry executive in her fifth-floor room of the Beverly Hilton hotel. 
 
 The time was 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The thuds seemed to be coming from the room below. The voice of a man, loud and urgent, followed. 
 
 It was only later that she learned the news: Whitney Houston, a guest in the room below hers, had died. 
 
 Cause of death: Unclear. 
 
 Time pronounced: 3:55 p.m., February 11, 2012. 
 
 Age: A mere 48. 
 
 The shock and grief from fans worldwide was immediate: Houston's pipes and presence, her grit and glamour had made her an icon. 
 
 Fans: Whitney Houston's music spanned an era 
 
 For a decade and a half, she ruled the charts: 170 million albums sold, including seven back-to-back multi-platinum ones. 
 
 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Whitney Houston stands with pop legend Michael Jackson in March 1988 in New York as Jackson receives an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the United Negro College Fund. Houston's sudden death at age 48 shocked fans and musicians all over the world. Hide Caption 1 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Houston and comedian/actor Eddie Murphy attend the United Negro College Fund's 10th annual Lou Rawls Parade of Stars telethon kickoff party in November 1989 in Beverly Hills, California. Hide Caption 2 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Houston and singer Patti LaBelle attend the fourth annual Essence Awards in October 1990 in New York. Hide Caption 3 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Bobby Brown, left, looks on as his wife, Whitney Houston, congratulates Clive Davis, president of Arista Records, at a 1995 benefit dinner for Davis. Hide Caption 4 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Singer-actress Brandy poses with Houston at the premiere of their made-for-television movie "Cinderella" in October 1997 in Hollywood. Hide Caption 5 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Chaka Khan, left, and Houston perform during the VH1broadcast concert "Divas Live 99" at New York's Beacon Theater in 1999. The benefit concert supported VH1's "Save the Music" program that funds music education in public schools around the country. Hide Caption 6 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Sting and Whitney Houston appear at the 1999 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Hide Caption 7 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Basketball legend Magic Johnson and Houston dance during the taping of the 1998 premier of Johnson's television show, "The Magic Hour," in Los Angeles. Hide Caption 8 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, left, Houston and Wyclef Jean pose for photographers after performing at the 26th annual American Music Awards in January 1999 in Los Angeles. Hide Caption 9 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Singer Luther Vandross and Houston pose for photographers in March 1999. Hide Caption 10 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Elton John and Houston embrace during the Academy Awards show in Los Angeles in March 2001. Hide Caption 11 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston meet backstage during "The VH1 Divas Duets" concert to benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation in Las Vegas in May 2005. Hide Caption 12 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – South African President Nelson Mandela hugs Houston in November 1994. Hide Caption 13 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Houston pays tribute to Muhammad Ali onstage at Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XIV in April 2008 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Hide Caption 14 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Houston and rapper Ray-J sit ringside for the Joe Calzaghe-Bernard Hopkins light heavyweight bout in April 2008 in Las Vegas. Hide Caption 15 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Houston reacts to receiving the International Artist of the Year award while actor Samuel L. Jackson presents the award at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Hide Caption 16 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Houston and singer Kelly Price share the stage at the Kelly Price & Friends Unplugged: For The Love Of R&B Grammy party on Thursday, February 9, in Hollywood. Hide Caption 17 of 18 Whitney and Friends 18 photos Whitney and Friends – Mariah Carey, left, and Houston record the song "When You Believe," for the soundtrack of Dreamworks' drama "The Prince Of Egypt" in November 1998. Hide Caption 18 of 18 EXPAND GALLERY 
 
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 Numerous No. 1 hits, including the biggest-selling U.S. single of all time, "I Will Always Love You." 
 
 Emmys, Grammys, Billboard Music awards. Dozens of them. 
 
 While her luster dimmed in recent years as she battled drug addiction, Houston was in the midst of a comeback. A few shows here and there, mostly abroad, and a movie in the works. 
 
 She had appeared healthy and beautiful in recent days, said the music executive -- who did not want to be identified because she didn't want reporters hounding her. 
 
 Just days before, the exec had seen Houston swimming in the hotel pool with daughter Bobbi Kristina. They looked happy, she said. 
 
 What exactly happened Saturday afternoon now awaits a coroner's examination. 
 
 Police and fire officials were called to Houston's room at 3:43 p.m., after Houston's bodyguard found her unconscious body. 
 
 Medics tried reviving her, but failed. 
 
 There were "no obvious signs of criminal intent," said Beverly Hills Police Lt. Mark Rosen. 
 
 Medics removed her body from the hotel room early Sunday morning and an autopsy has been scheduled. 
 
 But the county coroner's office could not say when. 
 
 "I just can't talk about it now. It's so stunning and unbelievable," said singer Aretha Franklin on hearing the news. "I couldn't believe what I was reading coming across the TV screen." 
 
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 Saturday night, fans mourned Houston's death in different ways inside and outside the Beverly Hilton. 
 
 Grief flows at hotel where Houston died 
 
 Outside, grieving fans laid roses and flickering candles on the front and back entrances of the sprawling complex. 
 
 Some sang songs. Others played her music videos on their smartphone. 
 
 "Everyone has their own demons, and some overcome them and some never do," said Tya Conerly, referring to Houston's history of drug abuse. "Sometimes life gets the best of us." 
 
 Inside the hotel, music industry's biggest names gathered in elegant attire for an annual pre-Grammy party that had been long planned by Houston's mentor, Clive Davis. 
 
 "I do have a heavy heart, and I am personally devastated by someone so close to me for so many years," Davis told the gathering of artists and entertainers, that included Tony Bennett, Gladys Knight and Britney Spears. 
 
 "My heart goes out to her daughter Bobbi Kristina and her mother, Cissy." 
 
 He then asked for a moment of silence. 
 
 "We dedicate this evening to her," he said. 
 
 Stunned celebrities mourn Whitney Houston 
 
 Houston had been scheduled to attend the festivities. She had performed as late as Thursday night at a pre-Grammy event in the area, a raspy rendition "Jesus Loves Me" with singer Kelly Price. 
 
 The organizers of Sunday's Grammy Awards said they have retooled the show to pay respect to Houston, with the help of singer Jennifer Hudson. 
 
 "It's going to be something respectful," said Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of the show. "It's not going to be a full-blown tribute. That's too early and it's too fresh at this moment. It's going to be something respectful to Whitney's memory." 
 
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 But musician Paul Shaffer said he thinks the whole show will double as a tribute to Houston. 
 
 "Here is music's happiest night combined with such a sad note," he said. "You got to be some kind of philosopher to make some kind of sense out of this. I certainly can't." 
 
 Sorrow at church where Houston got her start 
 
 Houston was born in Newark, New Jersey, on August 9, 1963, the daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston. 
 
 Her cousin was Dionne Warwick; her godmother Aretha Franklin. 
 
 "You couldn't find a more auspicious template for great expectations," said music critic Gene Seymour. 
 
 In the mid-1980s, Davis spotted Houston in a New York nightclub and signed her on the spot. 
 
 For the next quarter century, he steered her career and served as her mentor. 
 
 "I saw a depth and a range and soul ... that rarely ranks at the top level," he said Thursday. "And that's why we've been working together ever since." 
 
 Houston's career: A regal rise, a tragic fall 
 
 Her string of Billboard No. 1 hits included "Saving All My Love for You," "How Will I Know," "The Greatest Love of All," "Where Do Broken Hearts Go," and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)." 
 
 In 1991, Houston's commanding performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl, just days into the first Persian Gulf War, electrified audiences and became the gold standard for performing the national anthem, according to many music critics. 
 
 The next year, she released the soundtrack to her movie "The Bodyguard," one of the top 10 biggest-selling albums of all time. 
 
 Her cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack has been interpreted by many but rarely duplicated. 
 
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 She appeared in several more films in the 1990s, including "Waiting to Exhale." 
 
 In 2000, Houston earned her sixth Grammy for best female R&B performance and, a month later, she was named female artist of the decade at the "Soul Train" Music Awards. 
 
 But by then, her battle with drugs -- cocaine and marijuana -- and her tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown were taking their toll. 
 
 The couple appeared together in the mid-2000s on the reality show "Being Bobby Brown," and had one child together, Bobbi Kristina. 
 
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 They divorced in 2007. Brown performed at a "New Edition" concert Saturday night in South Haven, Mississippi. 
 
 "The atmosphere felt bittersweet," said iReporter Moshiu Knox, who attended the concert with his wife. "Bobby was crying during his performance and at one point had to walk off stage. ... The crowd was emotional and tears were flowing all over the arena." 
 
 Video of the concert show Brown asking the audience to pray for the couple's daughter. "If you find the time, can you say a prayer for me because I'm going to need it," he says. 
 
 In a 2009 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Houston recalled how her mother arrived one day at her doorstep with sheriff's officers and a court order in a drug intervention. 
 
 "(My mother) says, 'I have a court (injunction) here,'" Houston said. "Either you do it my way, or we're just not going to do this at all. We are both going to go on TV, and you're going to retire.'" 
 
 She entered rehab and took a long hiatus. Her 2009 release, "I Look To You," was her first in seven years. 
 
 "I just took a break, which sometimes you have to," Houston said. "You have to know when to slow that train down and kind of just sit back and relax for a minute." 
 
 TIME.com: Houston's life in photos 
 
 She recently returned to a movie set for "Sparkle," a remake of the 1976 hit that was loosely based on the story of The Supremes. 
 
 It is scheduled to be released nationwide in August, her first movie role since 1996's "The Preacher's Wife." 
 
 Music mogul Simon Cowell said Houston's death is one of those events where you remember what you were doing when you heard the news. 
 
 "It's that significant," he said. "I'm so sad for her. She was undoubtedly one of the greatest superstars of all time, one of the greatest voices in our lifetime we're likely ever to hear." ||||| Whitney Houston Prescriptions Found Possible Drowning 
 
 Whitney Houston -- Prescription Drugs Found ... Possible Drowning [Exclusive Photo Update] 
 
 No illegal drugs have been found in the hotel room wheredied -- at least not yet -- but prescription drugs were present, and it's possible the singer drowned in the bathtub ... TMZ has learned.Sources tell us ... when EMTs arrived Whitney's body was already removed from the bathtub so it will take an autopsy to determine if she OD'd, drowned or died from some other cause.Informed sources tell us ... Beverly Hills cops -- who were still searching the room at the time this story was posted -- found various pill bottles. There was no evidence that Whitney was drinking alcohol in the room.Whitney's body was just removed from the room on a gurney. It will go to the morgue for an autopsy to determine cause of death. ||||| Beverly Hills paramedics found singer Whitney Houston unresponsive at a room at the Beverly Hilton hotel and declared her dead after performing CPR on her for about 20 minutes, officials said. 
 
 The Beverly Hills Fire Department said they were called to the hotel around 3:30 p.m. and she was pronounced dead around 4 p.m. 
 
 Her cause of death was unknown. 
 
 PHOTOS: Whitney Houston, 1963-2012 
 
 Houston, 48, was in the Los Angeles area for a musical tribute for music executive Clive Davis and had performed earlier this week. 
 
 Houston was planning to attend Davis’ annual pre-Grammy party Saturday at the Beverly Hilton hotel. 
 
 
 
 Earlier this week, the 79-year-old Davis perused page after page of guest lists in a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where he conducts business when he’s in the Los Angeles area. Among those Houston was expected to rub elbows with: Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, Akon, Cee Lo Green, Miley Cyrus, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Jennifer Hudson, Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello and Diana Krall. 
 
 
 
 “It’s a great time where everybody can set down their swords, so to speak,” Davis said, seated on an overstuffed divan next to a coffee table cluttered with papers, CDs and videos. “I was grateful that, inviting them to my home, that they would feel comfortable and just keep coming back, and they've kept coming back every year to where it's expanded to be this incredible haven for musicians.” 
 
 Houston had drug and alcohol problems for years, and in May her spokeswoman said she was going back to rehab. 
 
 Publicist Kristen Foster told the Associated Press on Saturday that Houston had died but did not provide further details. 
 
 Houston was kown for such hits as “How Will I Know,” “Saving All My Love for You” and “I Will Always Love You.” She also starred in movies such as “The Bodyguard.” 
 
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– Specifics are still sketchy in yesterday's sudden death of Whitney Houston. But here's what's beginning to trickle in: Houston was found by a member of her entourage on the floor of her Beverly Hills hotel room around 3:30pm, reports the LA Times. Paramedics were called at 3:43pm, and tried CPR for 20 minutes, but were unable to revive her, and she was pronounced dead at 3:55pm. No illegal drugs have been found in the room, but TMZ reports that Houston was taking Xanax, and it is possible that she drowned in her bathtub. Combined with alcohol, Xanax can cause extreme sleepiness; the gossip site speculates that Houston fell asleep in the tub. Houston was out partying the night before and did not look good, says TMZ. She was allegedly at the hotel bar with friends and the group was very "boisterous." Reports conflict about Houston's condition before her death, with the LA Times saying she was "visibly bloated" and behaving "erratically," while CNN cites a music executive describing her as "healthy" and "happy." Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, got into a shouting match with police officers outside her mother's hotel room several hours after her death when they would not allow her in to see her mother's body, reports TMZ. Buzzfeed notes that a "belligerent" Houston was photographed on Thursday leaving a Hollywood club; she appeared to have a cut on her wrist and blood dripping down her leg. Click for photos.