Police responded to an emergency call at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles at about 3:45 p.m. PT, said Lt. Mark Rosen with the Beverly Hills police. Paramedics who were already at the hotel because of a Grammy party rushed to Houston's fourth-floor suite and attempted to revive her but they were unsuccessful, Rosen told KABC-TV.
           Houston was pronounced dead just before 4 p.m., Rosen said. Her body remained at the hotel while detectives were investigating. 
           Her death came on the eve of music's biggest night the Grammy Awards. It's a showcase where she once reigned, and her death was sure to cast a heavy pall on Sunday's ceremony.
          Houston's longtime mentor Clive Davis held his annual pre-Grammy concert and dinner Saturday at the Beverly Hills Hilton. It was a bizarre scene as stars walked the red carpet amid a heavy police presence while news vans snaked around the block and paparazzi staked out every hotel exit. Stars including Dr. Dre, Adam Lambert, Serena Williams and Kim Kardashian were in attendance.
In another development, Sunday's Grammy Awards show will feature a "musical tribute" to Houston by Jennifer Hudson. A spokesman for the show said Houston's death is too fresh to do more, but they had to note the Grammy-winner's amazing accomplishments.  more in cbcnews

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