Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer – 4 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.

Publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unkn

Also confirmed by MSNBC.