Whitney Houston MTV Europe Music Award

“Her songs were hits all around the world and what they did cracked the ice so deeply it changed our culture forever,” said Narada Michael Walden, producer and songwriter who helped produce “How Will I Know” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” and more. "Before Whitney, you were not used to seeing Black females on the top of the charts consistently, having their own video in heavy rotation on MTV," he said. "For her to be ringing that bell every time was a major occurrence and all of her achievements proved a wonderful gateway for the stars of today." To this day, Houston is the only artist to have seven consecutive No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 with only two albums. Houston was honored at the MTV Europe Music Awards for Best R&B in 1999.