Editing Whitney Houston (section)

== Commemoration ==
[[File:Whitney E Houston Academy for the Performing Arts in New Jersey.jpg|thumb|Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative & Performing Arts.]]
* In 1997, the Franklin School in [[East Orange, New Jersey]], which Houston attended as a child, was renamed to the Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative & Performing Arts.<ref name="WHAcademy">{{cite news |date=June 13, 1997 |title=Whitney Houston Attends Elementary School Naming Ceremony |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/zh3myi/whitney-houston-attends-elementary-school-naming-ceremony |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603235829/https://www.mtv.com/news/zh3myi/whitney-houston-attends-elementary-school-naming-ceremony |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |accessdate=December 18, 2023 |work=[[MTV News]]}}</ref>
* Four posthumous albums have been released, including two compilation albums and two live albums. A posthumous concert tour, [[An Evening with Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour]], featuring a projected image of Houston, ran from 2020 to 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/whitney-houston/hologram-tour-evening-with-tickets-dates/ |title=An Evening with Whitney hologram tour is coming to the UK |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=September 18, 2019 |website=[[Smooth Radio (2014)|Smooth Radio]] |publisher=[[Global Media & Entertainment|Global]] |access-date=November 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191127051931/https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/whitney-houston/hologram-tour-evening-with-tickets-dates/ |archive-date=November 27, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Madame Tussauds]] unveiled four wax figures of Houston in 2013, inspired by her looks from the music video of ''I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)'', film ''The Bodyguard'', album cover of ''[[I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston]]'' and ''The Star-Spangled Banner'' performance at the 1991 Super Bowl.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/386136/whitney-houston-s-wax-figures-unveiled-see-the-pic |title=Whitney Houston's Wax Figures Unveiled—See the Pic |website=E! Online |date=February 7, 2013 |accessdate=January 15, 2025}}</ref>
* In 2015, [[Lifetime Channel|Lifetime]] premiered the biographical film ''[[Whitney (2015 film)|Whitney]]''. Houston was portrayed by model [[Yaya DaCosta]].
* A television documentary film entitled ''[[Whitney: Can I Be Me]]'' aired on Showtime on August 25, 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=6 Things We Learned From the Heartbreaking Whitney Houston Movie |url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/08/25/whitney-can-i-be-me-documentary-6-takeaways/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Dan |last=Heching |date=August 25, 2017 |access-date=September 7, 2021}}</ref> The film was directed by [[Nick Broomfield]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Farber|first1=Jim|date=April 26, 2017|title=Nick Broomfield on his damning Whitney Houston film: 'She had very little control over her life'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/apr/25/nick-broomfield-on-his-damning-whitney-film-she-had-very-little-control-over-her-life|work=The Guardian}}</ref>
* ''[[Whitney (2018 film)|Whitney]]'', a documentary film based on Houston's life and death, premiered at the [[2018 Cannes Film Festival]] and was released internationally in theaters on July 6, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 5, 2018 |title=Whitney Houston film trailer: Biopic reveals all in HEARTBREAKING new home videos |url=https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/941774/Whitney-Houston-film-trailer-release-date-Biopic-home-videos-died-drugs |access-date=September 7, 2021 |first=Stefan |last=Kyriazis |website=Daily Express}}</ref>
* In 2019, Houston and [[Kygo]]'s version of "[[Higher Love#Kygo and Whitney Houston version|Higher Love]]" was released as a single.<ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Jack|date=June 27, 2019|title=Whitney Houston's first posthumous release in seven years announced as Kygo collaboration Higher Love|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/whitney-houstons-first-posthumous-release-in-seven-years-announced-as-kygo-collaboration-higher-love__26740/|access-date=June 27, 2019|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> It reached number two on the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="copsey"/> and reached the top 10 in several countries.<ref>"[http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kygo+x+Whitney+Houston&titel=Higher+Love&cat=s Swisscharts.com – Kygo x Whitney Houston – Higher Love]". [[Swiss Hitparade|Swiss Singles Chart]]. Retrieved August 13, 2021.</ref><ref>"[https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kygo+x+Whitney+Houston&titel=Higher+Love&cat=s Swedishcharts.com – Kygo x Whitney Houston – Higher Love]". [[Sverigetopplistan|Singles Top 100]]. Retrieved August 13, 2021.</ref><ref>"[https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kygo+x+Whitney+Houston&titel=Higher+Love&cat=s Norwegiancharts.com – Kygo x Whitney Houston – Higher Love]". [[VG-lista]]. Retrieved August 13, 2021.</ref>
* Lifetime released the documentary ''Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All'' in 2021.
* A mural of Houston, made of hand cut glass by artist Maude Lemaire, was installed at 45 Williams Street, [[Newark, New Jersey]], in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.whitneyhouston.com/news/grammy-museum-experience-prudential-center-and-prudential-financial-inc-announce-plans-for-whitney-houston-mural-in-newarks-central-ward/ |title=GRAMMY Museum Experience, Prudential Center AND Prudential Financial, Inc. Announce Plans For Whitney Houston Mural In Newark's Central Ward |website=Whitney Houston |date=October 19, 2020 |accessdate=January 15, 2025}}</ref>
* On the tenth anniversary of her death, [[ESPN]] ran a 30-minute documentary of Houston's acclaimed performance of [[The Star Spangled Banner]] at [[Super Bowl XXV]] in 1991 titled ''Whitney's Anthem''.<ref name="whitneysanthem">{{cite web |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2022/02/whitneys-anthem-new-espn-e60-traces-backstory-of-singers-epic-super-bowl-national-anthem-performance/ |title=Whitney's Anthem: New ESPN E60 Traces Backstory of Singer's Epic Super Bowl National Anthem Performance |work=[[ESPN]] |date=February 7, 2022 |accessdate=November 7, 2023}}</ref>
* ''[[Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody]]'', a biographical film, opened on December 23, 2022, with Houston being portrayed by [[Naomi Ackie]]. It grossed around $60 million.<ref name="BOM">{{Cite Box Office Mojo
|id=12193804 |title= Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022) |access-date=February 24, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NUM">{{Cite The Numbers |id=Whitney-Houston-I-Wanna-Dance-With-Somebody |title= Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody – Financial Information |access-date=February 24, 2023}}</ref>
* In December 2023, the [[New Jersey Hall of Fame]] unveiled the Whitney Houston Service Area, formerly known as the Vauxhal Service Area at the [[Garden State Parkway]].<ref name="WHServiceArea">{{cite news |url=https://www.njarts.net/whitney-houston-exhibit-unveiled-at-garden-state-parkway-service-area/ |title=Whitney Houston exhibit unveiled at Garden State Parkway service area |work=NJArts.net |first=Jay |last=Lustig |date=December 18, 2023 |accessdate=December 18, 2023}}</ref> The New Jersey Hall of Fame explained that the renaming was part of their "ongoing program to honor its inductees by renaming Garden State Parkway service areas after them, and building displays about them".<ref name="WHServiceArea"/>
* In May 2025, it was announced by Houston's estate that ''The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration'', which integrates Houston's vocal recordings with the backing of an orchestra, will embark on a full length North American tour starting in September 2025.<ref name="whitneysymphony">{{cite news|url=https://people.com/whitney-houston-estate-announces-the-voice-of-whitney-a-symphonic-celebration-fall-north-american-tour-exclusive-11736663|title= Whitney Houston's Estate Announces ‘The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration’ Fall North American Tour (Exclusive)|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=May 19, 2025|accessdate=May 19, 2025}}</ref>