Investigators worked Sunday to piece together what killed Whitney Houston as the music industry's biggest names gathered for a Grammy Awards show that felt as much like a memorial as a celebration.
Coroner's officials say they will not release any information on an autopsy performed Sunday at the request of police detectives investigating the singer's death. The singer was found in the bathtub of her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said there were no obvious signs of trauma on Houston's body, but that officials were not ruling out any causes of death until they have toxicology results.
Beverly Hills police Lt. Mark Rosen said that his agency may release more details today.
A member of Houston's entourage found the 48-year-old singer unresponsive in her hotel room on Saturday, just hours before she was supposed to appear at a pre-Grammy gala. The singer was pronounced dead shortly before 4 p.m.
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Sunday's Grammys featured a musical tribute to Houston, who herself won six Grammys.
"We've had a death in our family," said host LL Cool J shortly after Bruce Springsteen opened the show by singing, with obvious poignancy, his new single, "We Take Care of Our Own."
Cool J led the crowd in a prayer and played a clip of Houston performing "I Will Always Love You" from the 1994 Grammys. Reaction came across genres.
"Few people will ever touch the world as much as Whitney Houston," said country star Billy Ray Cyrus.
Musicians who grew up in the 1980s recognized the loss of a soundtrack to their youth. R&B singer Ledisi burst into a warm, impromptu rendition of Houston's "How Will I Know" on the red carpet.
Oprah Winfrey said she would remember Houston in a two-hour tribute Thursday on the Oprah Winfrey Network.
