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From Child Star to Media Mogul: Why Marques Houston Says His Worst Year Turned Into His Best Year
In celebration of his forthcoming album, the iconic singer just dropped a new single from the project that he says was inspired by his life as a husband and father, and moments that nearly took him to this breaking point.
In 2023, the child star turned media mogul navigated waves of highs and lows while balancing a full plate as an in-demand entertainer, along with his responsibilities as a doting husband and father. As he gears up to drop his next album, Houston says he’s in good company with fellow chart-toppers Tank and Usher, both of whom he credits for keeping the R&B genre alive after its golden age in the 90s. Of his transition from child star to a music and media aficionado while dubbing himself the “Tubi King” as a partner of the Chris Stokes-founded Footage Films company, he says it’s “natural when you’re talented.
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