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Adele Breaks Post-Grammy Sales Record, Whitney Houston Chart Record

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Adele continues to ride out her success at the 54th Annual Grammy Award show. Adele enjoyed a 207 percent sales increase the week since the Grammys according to New York Daily News. It's the largest post-show boost in Grammy history. To add to her sales increase, Adele has also broken the record formerly held by the late Whitney Houston. Adele's 21 replaced The Bodyguard as the longest running No. 1 album by a woman.
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Whitney Houston’s ‘I Will Always Love You:’ 7 Things to Know

One of Whitney Houston's biggest hit songs is I Will Always Love You. The timeless single was written and first recorded by country singer Dolly Parton. When the song was covered by Houston it topped the singles chart for 14 weeks. Houston's name was solidified by that song and it was the song sung by Jennifer Hudson as a tribute the singer at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.
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[UPDATE] Coroner confirms Whitney Houston found in bathtub

Coroners on Sunday completed their autopsy on the body of singer Whitney Houston and confirmed that she was found in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel room, but said the cause of death would not be determined until more lab tests were completed.
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Sony to set plans for Whitney Houston catalog

Sony Music executives will meet this week in New York to determine a strategy for marketing the nine albums, soundtracks and compilations that feature Whitney Houston, the pop singer who died on Saturday at age 48, according to two people familiar with the plans.
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Beach Boys Grammys 2012: ‘Gotta Keep those Lovin’ Good Vibrations’

After half a century since the Beach Boys debuted in 1961, the band's three surviving original members took the stage at the Grammys on Sunday to play Good Vibrations, a song that revolutionized pop music in its experimentation, and signaled that the boys behind Surfin' USA and I Get Around had grown up and were getting groovy.
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Whitney Houston News: A Timeline of Singer's Drug Abuse Battle

Whitney Houston fans are reeling from news of the singer's sudden death, which was announced on Saturday. Heralded for her majestic voice, Houston left a gaping hole in the heart of the music industry that paid tribute to her musical legacy at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.
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Adele Steals the Show at Grammy Awards 2012; Scoops 6 Grammys

Soul singer Adele triumphed in her return to music's stage on Sunday at the Grammy Awards 2012, scooping up six Grammys and winning every category in which she was nominated including album of the year for 21 and best record with Rolling In the Deep.
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Adele wins four early Grammys, Foo Fighters five

British soul singer Adele won four early Grammys on Sunday, including song of the year for her smash hit Rolling in the Deep, in a show that began on a somber note with a prayer for late pop superstar Whitney Houston.

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