惠特妮·休斯顿遗产执行人帕特·休斯顿近日宣布了多项纪念活动。周五发布的新专辑《WH1TNEY》收录了这位传奇歌手的11首Billboard Hot 100排行榜冠军单曲[1]。为庆祝休斯顿即将迎来的63岁诞辰，团队还推出了首款官方芭比娃娃，该娃娃身穿休斯顿1987年《I Wanna Dance with Somebody》音乐视频中的服装[1]。
帕特·休斯顿在采访中透露，与惠特妮讨论推出芭比娃娃的想法已有超过20年的历史[1]。同时，第五届惠特妮·休斯顿遗爱慈善晚会于周六晚举办，进一步传承这位歌手的文化遗产[1]。对于未来项目，帕特·休斯顿表示对制作音乐影像作品持谨慎态度，强调任何作品都必须具有明确的目的[1]。
Whitney Houston's musical legacy reached new milestones this week with the Friday release of "WH1TNEY," a compilation album featuring eleven of her Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles [1]. The release coincides with celebrations marking Houston's 63rd birthday on Sunday and includes the debut of an official Barbie doll designed in her honor [1].
The Whitney Houston Barbie, launched on Sunday, recreates the iconic look from Houston's 1987 "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" music video [1]. Pat Houston, the executor of Whitney Houston's estate, revealed that discussions about creating a Barbie figure in Houston's image had been ongoing for more than two decades [1]. Beyond the doll and album, the estate also hosted the fifth annual Whitney Houston Legacy of Love charity gala on Saturday evening to commemorate the singer's contributions [1].
In an interview about these projects, Pat Houston addressed potential future endeavors, indicating a cautious approach to developing musical visual projects similar to documentaries made about figures like Michael Jackson, emphasizing that any such work would need to have clear purpose and meaning [1].