Music industry leaders have paid tribute to singer, Whitney Houston, who died at the age of 48 on the eve of the annual Grammy awards.
Grammys organizing chief, Neil Portnow says Houston was one of the world's greatest pop singers of all time, who leaves behind a robust musical soundtrack - spanning the past three decades.
Many stars took to Twitter to voice shock, after Houston was found dead in the Beverly Hilton Hotel, hours before a traditional pre-Grammys dinner which she was due to attend.