Whitney Houston: latest reaction - Telegraph Mine is only one of millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from th bottom of my heart, "Whitney, I will always love you. 14.06 Mitch Winehouse, whose pop star daughter died last year, said he was "devastated" by the news. 13.59 Mariah Carey said she was in tears over the news of Houston's death, in a message posted on Twitter. The singer, who recorded the duet When You Believe with Houston in 1998, said she had "one of the greatest voices to ever grace the earth" and offered her condolences to the star's family. 13.56 Organisers of the Grammys have said Houston will be remembered at tonight's awards in a tribute by Jennifer Hudson. More on this when it happens. 13.51 Houston was due to appear at the LA gala of music's biggest occasion - the Grammy Awards - later tonight and had also been at rehearsals for the show, coaching singers Brandy and Monica, the Press Association report. It is believed she had been due to perform at the annual pre-Grammy party of her long-time mentor, record producer Clive Davis, at the Beverly Hilton, but was found hours before it began. 13.45 Record producer Peter Waterman described Houston as an "icon." She dominated the 80s. She had one of the greatest voices of all time. There isn't any better. 13.39 The Official Charts Company has said it expects Houston's music to soar to the top of the charts following her death. Preliminary figures suggest that although only hours since her death was announced, the news is already impacting on sales. A statement on the OCC's website says: The Official Charts Company expects a slew of the tragic singer's songs to take places in the Official Singles Chart and Official Albums Chart over the next week, as fans pay tribute by enjoying her music in the wake of her untimely death. Although first verified sales reports will not be made until Tuesday morning (incorporating sales from Sunday and Monday), the Official Charts understands that sales are already surging. Such an impact would echo that of Michael Jackson and Amy Winehouse's music in June 2009 and July and August of 2011. Sales of Michael Jackosn's music rose sharply following his death in 2009 13.28 Reports suggest that the singer may have drowned in the bath, reports the Telegraph's Richard Alleyne: Celebrity websites are claiming that the 48-year-old may have drowned in the bath and that while there were no illegal drugs in her room there were pills nearby. She was said to have been found by one of her entourage in the bath and when she showed no signs of life they called the emergency services. Paramedics arriving on the scene at the Beverly Hilton Hotel tried to resuscitate her for 20 minutes but it did not work and she was pronounced dead at 3.55pm. 13.08 Simon Cowell has led tributes to the pop star, whose body was found on the fourth floor of the Beverly Hilton hotel late at 3.55pm local time yesterday. 13.00 Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the reaction to the death of American singer Whitney Houston. We will bring you the latest tributes and developments in the police investigation surrounding the 48-year-old's death in Los Angeles, as it happens. Whitney Houston