Sony raised prices on Whitney Houston’s digital music 30 minutes after her death
Found on MediaBeat on Tuesday, 14 February 2012
But instead of reverence in the wake of Houston’s passing, Sony chose to raise the price of one of her most popular hits collections. The Ultimate Collection album in the U.K. jumped in price by more than 60 percent from £4.99 to £7.99 within 30 minutes of Houston’s death, according to Digital Spy.
Sony Music and Apple did not immediately respond to queries about the price hike.
Remember, it's all only for the artists and never for the pockets of the labels.