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Aretha Franklin remembers Whitney Houston at Radio City Music Hall

FILE – In this April 10, 2000 file photo, entertainer Whitney Houston strikes a pose during her performance at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles during taping of the "25 Years of #1 Hits: Arista Records' Anniversary Celebration. Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston. One familiar face that was missing from Whitney Houston's homegoing service was […]

Aretha Franklin will no longer sing at Whitney Houston's funeral

NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin believed Whitney Houston had overcome her demons and was primed for a comeback, which made learning of the troubled singer's death all the more shocking. Franklin said she was watching A choir had guests swaying to gospel music in the crowded New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, where Houston first […]

Sparkles, pink cowboy hats and sensible shoes on show on Kinder Aggugini's catwalk

The death of Whitney Houston at the age of 48 is a deep loss for the music world. But it also has reverberations in another artistic realm–the movies. Houston had recently finished shooting "Sparkle," the remake of the 1976 'Sparkle,' starring Whitney Houston, is set for August 17 but could be moved up in the […]

Bobby Brown leaves Whitney Houston funeral in seating dispute

Star Jones, Vivica Fox, Mary J. Blige, Forest Whitaker, Spike Lee, Kevin Costner and Houston's former husband, Bobby Brown, were among those who arrived shortly before the noon homegoing service at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, where Houston got Update (ET Online): Bobby Brown released the following statement to ET Online: "My children and […]