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Wanted to have. >> a role in the blues brothers allowed her to shine on the big screen introducing her to yet another audience. >> you better think about the consequences of your actions. >> she topped the charts again with a number one hit, a duet with george michael, i knew you were waiting for me. ♪ >> in 1987 franklin broke another barrier becoming the first woman inducted into the rock-n-roll hall of fame and stood before the nation performing at president clinton's 1993 inauguration and became the youngest recipient ever of the kennedy center honors one year later. the accolades didn't...

Character, so maybe you do want to see like three hours worth of advertising with him. maybe like you give him more points or whatever and he says i'll play ball not just for the month before the movie, but for the six months before the movie. >> tell me what gross points mean for the audience at home? >> groce points is the percentage of the chunk of the movie that the ticket sales they're taking in because hollywood accounting means that no movie ever made money. >> someone just pointed out on twitter, ron burgundy is no beyonce. what was the strategy there? >> i think it's a real power move...

but there's nothing we can do about that. but i want to remember her when she was at the very, very top, because we all love stars like this. >> simon, if you could hold on the line for one moment. we're going to go back to don lemon in atlanta. he's going to give a quick news update. >> piers and simon, thank you very much. stand by, everyone, who is watching around the world. i'm don lemon in atlanta. thank you for watching. breaking news tonight. one of the greatest voices of her generation, whitney houston has died. the grammy winning entertainer was just 48 years old. we've lear...

multimillions of albums sold, leading roles in blockbuster films like "the bodyguard" and income. but there was a tumultuous marriage and drug addiction. her star faded. >> the biggest devil is me. i'm either my best friend or my worst enemy. >> houston divorced and got clean, she said, and tried a comeback, releasing an album in 2009 and going on tour. but time and trouble had taken an obvious toll. ♪ ♪ i look to you >> whitney houston never got her comeback, but as the news swept over last night, music industry giants called in to cement the legacy of that voice. >> this is goi...

"billboard" magazine, thanks so much. >> thanks for having me. >> we're continuing to follow developments in the death of pop super star whitney houston. tonight an all-star tribute will be paid to the singer at the grammys. houston's body was found yesterday in the beverly hilton hotel just hours before she was to attend a pregrammy party. she was 48 years old. poised to make a comeback after battling drugs for years. houston's body is in the los angeles county morgue waiting for an autopsy that is expected to be conducted some time today. the beverly hills police say they will rele...