“People had forgotten how great she was.

Representatives for Sony did not immediately return EW’s request for comment on theTimes' report.

Houston died in 2012 at age 48 following a years-long struggle with addiction.

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Her last full-length album,I Look to You, debuted nearly one decade ago in 2009.

It was certified platinum in the United States for shifting over 1 million units in the country.

She is estimated to have sold over 200 million records worldwide since launching her pop music career in 1985.