Apple accuses Whitney Houston fans have exploited the death of the golden voiced singer. Because of garanya, Whitney Houston album price on iTunes suddenly rise coincided with his death.
According to Digital Spy quoted by the Daily Mail, the price of Whitney Houston Ultimate Collection album at iTunes, released in 2007 was up 3 Euro (about 4.70 U.S. dollars) to 7.99 euros (about 12.6 U.S. dollars).
Some users complained about the album on iTunes price hike and accuses Apple make a profit on the suffering of others.
"I'm angry and I feel iTunes have taken advantage over the death of Whitney Houston. It really is a parasite," said one iTunes customer who will buy the album Whitney Houston.
In iTunes, Houston eight albums on the list of 100 albums with the most sales. The Greatest Hits album at the top, including the original version and the deluxe version.
Whitney Houston has a full name Elizabeth Whitney Houston. R & B singer was born in a family of musicians in Newark, New Jersey, USA, on August 9, 1963.
Her mother, Cissy Houston, is a well-known gospel singer in the U.S.. His cousin, Dionne Warwick, is one of American pop diva in the decade of the 1960s. His stepmother is none other than the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.
She honed her vocal abilities since childhood, as a singer in the choir of the church near his home. The age of a dozen years, Houston entered the world as well as a photo model backing vocals for some big names at that time the music world, such as Chaka Khan and Jermaine Jackson.
Recording debut on the world, Houston signed a recording contract with Arista Records. Her first album, Whitney Houston, released in 1985 and contains some of his best songs, like "How Will I Know", "Saving All My Love For You", and "Greatest Love of All".
The album was immediately nominated for the 1986 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year category. Eventually he won his first Grammy in the category of Best Vocal Performance for Women Artists.
Peak performance occurred in 1992, when she starred in the movie The Bodyguard with Oscar-winning actor, Kevin Costner, as well as singing songs soundtrack, including a reworked version of the old Dolly Parton song, "I Will Always Love You".
The song and the album The Bodyguard soundtrack won three Grammy Awards at the 1994 event, including for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance and for Women Artists.
Six Grammy Awards and no less than 170 million albums are sold all over the world to form a real appreciation for Houston.
However, his career began to go down since he went to various problems in his marriage to former members of New Edition, Bobby Brown.
Whitney Houston died in the room where he was staying on the fourth floor of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills (California) on Saturday, 02.11.2012. He was staying at the hotel because it will attend the 54th Grammy Awards at Staples Center, Los Angeles (California, USA) on Sunday, 12.02.2012. Houston died at the age of 48.
Home » accused »
Apple »
Aretha Franklin »
Beverly Hilton Hotel »
Bodyguard »
company »
death »
exploitation »
Grammy Award »
Houston »
I Will Always Love You »
iTunes »
Whitney Houston »
Whitney Houston's
» Apple company accused of exploitation Whitney Houston's death