Whitney Houston To Return In September With New Album

After years of waiting, Grammy-winning diva Whitney Houston will return to the music scene with her seventh studio album on September 1st.

The legendary songstress has clocked studio time with R. Kelly, Ne-Yo, Swizz Beatz, and Akon, but the first single, "I Didn't Know My Own Strength", will come courtesy of Diane Warren and David Foster in the next couple of weeks.

Houston has sold over 170 million albums, singles, and videos worldwide. She is cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as music’s “most awarded female artist of all time,” with a total of 411 awards, including six Grammys, two Emmys, 23 American Music Awards, and 16 Billboard Music Awards.

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I'm really anticipating Ms. Houston's return and what makes the return all the more exciting is that Mariah Carey will be releasing her album around the same time, so we will get comparable offerings (live performances, sales) from two of music's biggest voices.