In this May 11, 2013 file photo, Cissy Houston performs during McDonald's Gospelfest 2013 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Houston, mother of the late Whitney Houston, will be honored at the Gospel Image Awards in Charlotte, N.C. Houston will be the lifetime achievement honoree at Saturdays event, held at the Halton Theater. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)