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In 2019, Houston returned to the charts with a remix of \"Higher Love\" produced by KYGO, and with a posthumous duet of \"Do You Hear What I Hear?\" with Pentatonix. Next month, a hologram tour sanctioned by her estate gets underway in England.

While some may dismiss her as simply a pop singer, Rock Hall President and CEO Greg Harris says Houston is more along the lines of some of the legendary singers who are already in the Rock Hall.

He told ABC Audio, \"[She] ... follows in the footsteps of those great diverse singers before her, like Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin. They could deliver soulful ballads and hard-hitting dance numbers, rock and roll, soul, funk all rolled together.\"

The 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held Saturday, May 2 in Cleveland, Ohio, and will air live for the first time starting at 8 p.m. ET on HBO.

Tickets to the ceremony go on sale Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. ET via RockHall.com .

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