(ThyBlackMan.com) Whitney Houston wasn’t just a singer—she was a cultural phenomenon. Her voice transcended genres, breaking barriers in a music industry that was often hesitant to grant Black women ...

“I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” is one of Whitney Houston’s biggest hits in her storied career. The George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam-penned track, which was released in 1987, topped ...

When he was a fifth grader at Hazelwood Elementary in Renton, George Merrill started a band and made up songs. Shannon Rubicam was a self-described daydreamer who added melodies to words she was ...

The tune most beloved when tying the knot goes to Whitney Houston’s pop ballad “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” according to a recent study by Breezit, an online wedding vendor search tool. The 1987 hit ...

“Certain songs have become intertwined with the celebration of a wedding," said Arturas Asakavicius, co-founder and CEO of Breezit Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

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Norwegian DJ-producer Kygo produced the track. Norwegian DJ and producer Kygo has taken a 30-year-old archival recording of Whitney Houston in her powerhouse prime, performing the 1986 Steve Winwood ...

RCA Records is releasing the first authoritative compilation spanning the late singer's career. By Keith Caulfield, Billboard Houston's debut self-titled album was released in February 1985, shooting ...