On Saturday, February 11th, legendary pop singer WHITNEY HOUSTON's publicist confirmed to the Associated Press that she has passed away. According to an update from CNN, Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55pm PST at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. She was 48 years old.

Cause of death has yet to be determined.

Vocalists SEBASTIAN BACH and BRET MICHAELS issued statements following the news:

Sebastian Bach: "This is hitting me hard. I used to sing ALL of Whitney Houston's songs all the time. I absolutely loved her voice. I practiced along to her songs countless times and her music affects me deeply. I cannot believe how temporary life is. How fragile music is. Everything you know, everything you hold dear can be ripped away at a moments notice and you won't even see it coming. I always figured Whitney would record another record that would blow us all away. So sad that was not meant to be. 48 years old? Ugh. It makes me sick. Such a loss. RIP Whitney Houston. My condolences to my friend Bobby Brown and his children."

Bret Michaels: "My deepest condolences to Whitney Houston's family and friends. I first met Whitney when we were in Rome on tour. I couldn't sleep so I went down to the lobby. There she was sitting on the couch reading a book. Apparently she couldn't sleep either. We sat and hung out chatting for quite a while. She was awesome.

Over the years, we ran into each other at several other events, the most memorable being when we were performing in Rio for the Hollywood Rocks festival. I happened to walk up to my room from the pool where a bunch of us had been sitting and saw the news about the Northridge earthquake. I remember telling her, the guys from AEROSMITH and others about the news...

Again... what a great person with a great voice and amazing talent. She will be missed."