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Aug. 9, 2013 / 9:40 AM

Whitney Houston's 50th birthday commemorated by SiriusXM

Whitney Houston (C) poses with her husband, Bobby Brown and their daughter Bobbi Kristina (L) at Disneyland in Anaheim, California on August 7, 2004. Houston has filed for divorce from Brown, her spokeswoman said on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 following 14 tumultuous years of marriage and tabloid headlines. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen/file photo)

1 of 6 | Whitney Houston (C) poses with her husband, Bobby Brown and their daughter Bobbi Kristina (L) at Disneyland in Anaheim, California on August 7, 2004. Houston has filed for divorce from Brown, her spokeswoman said on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 following 14 tumultuous years of marriage and tabloid headlines. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen/file photo) | License Photo

SiriusXM's Heart & Soul channel will only play Witney Houston songs on Friday, August 9 to commemorate what would have been the singer's 50th birthday.

The special, titled "Celebration of a Lifetime" will feature songs from Houston's six-time Grammy-Award-wining career in addition to special memories of hers from family members Cissy Houston, Pat Houston and Dionne Warwick, as well as Clive Davis, R. Kelly, CeCe Winans, Valerie Simpson, Narada Michael Walden, Kashif and many others.

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The tribute will air from Friday at 9:00 am ET to Saturday, August 10 at 3:00 am ET, on Heart & Soul via satellite, on channel 48 and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com.

Back in February, SiriusXM launched the "Whitney Houston Tribute Channel" to commemorate the singer's life and music.

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