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Hear Whitney Houston's Final Duet Featuring Jordin Sparks

May 22, 2012 11:30 AM

We can't believe there will never be another new Whitney Houston song ever released after this...

The late singer's final song "Celebrate", a duet with Jordin Sparks for the movie Sparkle, was released this week and unveiled on Ryan Seacrest's radio show Monday. The tune was produced by R&B powerhouse R. Kelly and will be available June 5 on iTunes.

Sparkle was the "Greatest Love Of All" singer's last project before her Febuary death at the age of 48. The film is a remake of the 1976 movie, and will also star Cee Lo Green, Mike Epps, and Derek Luke. Houston will play Sparks' mother.

This past weekend the Billboard Music Awards honored the Grammy winner with a posthumous Millenium award, which her daughter Bobbi Kristina accepted in her honor.

We will always love you, Whitney!




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Teary-Eyed Bobbi Kristina Takes The Stage For Tribute To Mom Whitney Houston At Billboard Music Awards

May 21, 2012 08:50 AM

bobbi-kristina-230.jpg It was a night of tributes at the Billboard Music Awards, but none were so touching as the late Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown accepting the posthumous Millenium Award on her behalf.

Following singer Jordan Sparks rendition of Houston's famous ballad "I Will Always Love You," the tearful 19-year-old took to the stage to thank the crowd for the honor.

"I really want to say thank you to everyone who supported us through it all. Not just from when it was good but when it was bad, too. Thank you for showing that much love, because she deserved it... I'm just blessed to have been in such an incredible woman's life. There will be never be another one, ever," Brown said in her speech.

The Bodyguard star died Feb. 11 on the eve of the 2012 Grammy Awards. Other entertainment legends who were paid tribute this year include "Last Dance" singer Donna Summer, Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch, and Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb.




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Whitney Houston's Family Lands A Reality Show

May 11, 2012 12:50 PM

WHoustonDead021112_04_X17pic.jpgWhitney Houston's family is getting ready for reality TV in a new show called The Houston Family Chronicles.

Bobbi Kristina, Whitney's sister-in-law Pat Houston, Pat's daughter Rayah, Whitney's brother Gary and her mom Cissy are all set to star in the upcoming Lifetime series.

Rob Sharenow, Lifetime's EVP, released the following statement about the show:

    "In this series, the multi-generations of the Houston family will bravely reveal their lives as they bond together to heal, love, and grow."

No word on whether Whitney's ex Bobby Brown will be appearing in the series.




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Cissy Houston Plans Book On Daughter Whitney

Apr 27, 2012 01:05 PM

111WHoustonDead021112_X17crop230-1.jpgCissy Houston, gospel singer and mother of Whitney Houston, is planning to publish a book on her late daughter's life.

Ms. Houston met with publishers in New York this week at the St. Regis Hotel to shop a book deal around about the deceased Grammy winner, who she affectionately calls “Nippy,” after her childhood nickname.

The 78-year-old wants the book to tell the real and definitive story of the pop legend, who died on Feb. 11 in Beverly Hills at the age of 48.

“It’s going to be the bad, it’s going to be the good,” she told one publisher, but it is still unclear just how much Houston is prepared to disclose but she is eager to set straight what she called “lies” about her daughter, after her death.




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No Foul Play Involved In Whitney Houston's Death

Apr 11, 2012 10:17 AM

Grammys020908_167_X17.jpgThe Beverly Hills Police Department has ruled that Whitney Houston died from an accidental drowning, and there was no foul play involved in her death.

The Grammy winning singing passed away on February 11 in her bathroom at the Beverly Hilton hotel, and after spending two months investigating her death, authorities have finally closed the case.

The Los Angeles County Coroner's office previously stated that cocaine was a contributing factor in her death, and the BHPD note that no one tampered with the evidence on the scene, as they found cocaine residue and powder inside her room.




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Whitney Houston Shines in Sparkle Trailer

Apr 2, 2012 01:00 PM


The trailer for Sparkle debuted today, giving fans a look at Whitney Houston's final film performance in the Supremes-inspired remake.

The late singer returned to the big screen after a 16-year hiatus to play the mother of three girls trying to make it big in the music industry. Jordin Sparks, Cee Lo Green, Mike Epps, Derek Luke, Tika Sumpter and Amari Hardwick co-star in the movie set to hit theaters this summer.

This was intended to be a comeback role for Houston, who died Feb. 11.

Sparkle arrives in theaters on August 17.




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Cissy Houston On Daughter Whitney's Death: "I Don’t Blame Myself"

Mar 30, 2012 01:50 PM

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Cissy Houston is opening up about the loss of her daughter Whitney.

The 78-year-old gospel singer tells New Jersey's My9's 10 O'Clock News:

    "I have my moments. I'm not there yet. I don't think I'm any more courageous than anyone else. I am a true believer in God, if I could bring her back I would, but that's not possible."

Whitney passed away on February 11. When asked if she feels guilty for her daughter's death, Cissy says, “I know I did the best I could. I don’t blame myself. I know I did the best I could for everything.”

Cissy adds, "She was very special to me. She was my only daughter, and a good one.”

Click thru to read what Whitney's mom had to say about reports her daughter died broke.




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Whitney Houston's Official Cause Of Death: Drowning, Heart Disease And Cocaine Use

Mar 22, 2012 02:30 PM

WHoustonDead021112_X17crop230-1.jpgWhitney Houston's official cause of death has been ruled as "drowning and effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use," according to the singer's toxicology report released Thursday.

The report also states: "Cocaine and metabolites were identified and were contributory to the death. Marijuana, Alprazolam (Xanax), Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril), and Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) were identified but did not contribute to the death."

Houston was discovered unresponsive in the bathtub by a member of her entourage at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb 11, and later pronounced dead at the scene. Preliminary media reports suggested that her death would not ruled a drowning and that no water had been found in her lungs, so the Coroner's findings come as a surprise to many.

It is possible that Houston could have suffered a heart attack that caused her to lapse into unconsciousness and drown.

The 48-year-old Grammy winner is survived by her only child, daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown. The 19-year-old is the sole heir to Houston's estate.




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