It was a great year for the legacy of the late Whitney Houston.
The singer achieved her first major posthumous hit with Kygo’s remix of her 1990-recording of Steve Winwood’s Higher Love.
Not only was the track certified Gold in the United States, it earned multiple certifications in several other territories, becoming a worldwide hit.
As the award season for the past year starts, the remixed bop is now beginning to find new glory in the form of nominations.
The duet has now earned two nods at the upcoming iHeartRadio music awards.
Nominated in the – Dance Song Of The Year and Best Remix categories, the Kygo-Houston collaboration will now face competition from the likes of Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Ariana Grande, Lil Nas and more.
Here’s how the two categories look:
Best Remix: *Socially Voted Category
“bad guy” – Billie Eilish (with Justin Bieber)
“Con Calma” – Daddy Yankee, Katy Perry featuring Snow
“Good As Hell” – Lizzo featuring Ariana Grande
“Higher Love” – Kygo & Whitney Houston
“Lover” – Taylor Swift featuring Shawn Mendes
“Old Town Road” – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
“The Bones” – Maren Morris featuring Hozier
“Thotiana” – Blueface featuring Cardi B and YG
“Trampoline” – SHAED featuring Zayn
“Without Me” – Halsey featuring Juice WRLD
Dance Song of the Year
“Body” – Loud Luxury featuring brando
“Close To Me” – Ellie Goulding, Diplo featuring Swae Lee
“Here With Me” – Marshmello featuring Chvrches
“Higher Love” – Kygo & Whitney Houston
“So Close” – NOTD, Felix Jaehn & Captain Cutsv featuring Georgia Ku
The 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards will air on Sunday, March 29 at 8/7C on FOX.