The Apollo Theater announced that Chaka Khan will perform a tribute to Whitney Houston at its Spring Gala next month. One of Houston's hits from The Bodyguard was a cover of Chaka Khan's "I'm Every Woman" (written by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson). Houston and Khan, who were friends, performed it at the 1999 VH1 Divas concert: more ›

Following Whitney Houston's death in February, photos of her last meal were published by TMZ. A table had been set up in Houston's hotel room where she was served a hamburger, fries, a turkey sandwich and jalepenos, along with champagne and Heineken. She later took some of that food on a tray into the bathroom, to presumably finish the meal in the bathtub where she would later die. Now the NY Times reports that this scene (which they describe as "gruesome") from the Beverly Hilton Hotel has been recreated by photographer Thomas Demand. more ›

The only daughter of Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown (who no longer wants her father's name) spoke out for the first time following her mother's death on February 11th. Last night her interview with Oprah Winfrey aired on OWN, where she said on the last day her mother was alive, she "slept in her arms all night and all day long.” She also says she's had visitations from her mother since she's died—"Lights turn on and off, and I'm like, 'Mom, what are you doing?'" more ›

Yesterday it was revealed that Whitney Houston left 100% of her estate to her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown. The 19-year-old was the only person listed on her Last Will and Testament, which Houston signed in 1993, a month before her daughter was born, and amended in April 2000. While Houston was still with Bobby Brown at the time she amended it, and he is mentioned in the will, he'll receive nothing. more ›

Outrage over a photograph of Whitney Houston's body in her casket, which was published by the National Enquirer, has been so intense that people have been threatening funeral home owner Carolyn Whigham. The Newark businesswoman held a press conference today to deny she had anything to do with leaking (or selling) the photograph, "I want to clear my name and my funeral home." more ›

Prior to Whitney Houston's death, Target had a greeting card on their shelves that read: "Next time you think of dating the bad boy, consider Whitney Houston. That's all I'm going to say." (Who even sends cards like this?) The product remained on their shelves following the singer's death on February 11th, but according to TMZ, they've now pulled it. more ›

When NJ Governor Chris Christie announced he was lowering flags to half-staff on the day of Whitney Houston's funeral, he was slammed by Twitterers who felt it was too inappropriate. So Christie took to the social networking service to respond to people, "@steakprincess Flag being lowered for her cultural contributions as an artist & New Jerseyan. Her struggles w/substance abuse r a diff topic" (@steakprincess had written "@GovChristie are you serious? Whitney is no hero, she was a crack head who killed herself. Our flag is not to be lowered for a junkie.) Today Christie said, "People get beer muscles on Twitter." more ›

England, the place that brought us Andrew Lloyd Weber, Ghost The Musical and the straight play of The Graduate (to name just a few of its, uh, gifts) is at it again. Just in time for Whitney-mania, some clever producers are ramping up production of a musical version of The Bodyguard and, as Michael Musto notes, the whole thing is going to be a Whitney Houston jukebox musical. So you can bet your bottom dollar it is going to come to the Great White Way soon enough. more ›

To commemorate the passing of Whitney Houston New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had the flags in the Garden State lowered to half-staff on Saturday, something which not everyone agreed with. In fact, one Michigan man was so furious over the honor he went and bought a New Jersey flag and burned it on his outdoor grill in protest. more ›

With Whitney Houston buried, it's time for the media to dig up her skeletons! And if there is one persistent rumor the singer spent years fighting, it was that she was a lesbian—"I am a mother, not a lesbian. I am not gay," she said in a 2000 interview. Well, here it comes again. Peter Tatchell has taken to the Daily Mail to bring back the argument that Whitney's fall from grace wasn't caused by her marriage to Bobby Brown—it came with the self-repression she suffered by dropping her female lover for Brown. more ›

Hours after he abruptly left the funeral of his ex-wife Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown performed at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut with New Edition. "This whole year for me has been really difficult, but this is part of the cap off of what is to come in my life," Brown told the crowd. "I want to give blessings to my ex-wife Whitney Houston, I love you." more ›

Friends and family alike paid tribute to Whitney Houston today at an emotional ceremony at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, NJ. Perhaps the most moving speech came from actor Kevin Costner, who shared anecdotes about their time working together on the movie The Bodyguard, how they bonded over tales of growing up in Baptist churches, and what her loss means to him: "You weren't just pretty, you were as beautiful as a woman could be. People didn't just like you, Whitney. They loved you. I was your pretend bodyguard once not so long ago, and now you're gone, too soon, leaving us with memories." more ›

The whiny, bigoted, inbred members of the Westboro Baptist Church are infamous for picketing military funerals to prove some point about pushing the boundaries of the First Amendment, because that's what their Jesus would want, or something. But today, they broke the Ninth Commandment when Margie Phelps, the daughter of church founder Fred Phelps, tweeted a photo purporting to show the church's protest in front of Whitney Houston's funeral in Newark. However, reporters for the Star-Ledger "confirmed no active protests were occurring in the place depicted by the photograph." more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] Whitney Houston's ex-husband and New Edition front man Bobby Brown briefly entered Houston's funeral at New Hope Baptist Church earlier today before leaving looking "visibly upset." According to the Star-Ledger, Brown arrived with "an entourage of nine people" and requested to sit in the family's section with the child he had with Houston, 18-year-old Bobbi Kristina. "They were asked to leave," a source told the paper, referring to Brown's entourage," but Brown "left with the other people." more ›

Whitney Houston's family has requested that her funeral, which is is taking place in Newark today, be a private ceremony for family and friends only. Although some fans have gathered around the neighborhood where the New Hope Baptist Church is located to pay tribute, most people are respecting those wishes—and that even includes gang members, who have called for a day of nonviolence to honor Houston. more ›

Preparations are underway for Whitney Houston's funeral tomorrow in New Jersey, which will be private and by invitation only, but here in New York at least one theater is offering up a public remembrance. The Clearview Cinemas (on 23rd Street between 7th and 8th) will screen The Bodyguard at midnight tonight and tomorrow night, "to honor Whitney Houston and pay tribute to one of her finest pieces of work." more ›

As preparations continue for Whitney Houston's funeral tomorrow, the music superstar's godmother Aretha Franklin shared her thoughts with the Today Show. The Queen of Soul said that based on previews of Houston's upcoming film, Sparkle, she thought Houston looked "fresh, she looked healthy, and she looked gorgeous. And I thought, 'Yes, she has conquered her challenges' and was on the way." more ›

The funeral for Whitney Houston is open only to invited guests—who include Aretha Franklin, Kevin Costner, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Oprah Winfrey, and Stevie Wonder so far—but the public will get a chance to observe the services through a livestream. The AP will broadcast the funeral at http://livestream.com/aplive: "It will provide a much-needed connection for fans who have lacked a formal place to eulogize Houston, one of the world's best-selling artists who died in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Saturday at the age of 48." more ›

The funeral for Whitney Houston now appears to be scheduled for Saturday at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, NJ. While a community leader with ties to the Houston family suggested yesterday the funeral and a public memorial would be held at the Prudential Center, the funeral home arranging the services said today that they would be much more private. more ›

The body of music superstar Whitney Houston is being flown to New Jersey for funeral services that will take place this week. Houston, who was born in Newark and raised in East Orange, died on Saturday afternoon, hours before she was scheduled to perform at a pre-Grammys event. One community leader who has ties to Houston's family tells the Star-Ledger that the funeral "has been tentatively scheduled for Friday at the Prudential Center." more ›

Over the weekend, Oprah Tweeted: "To me Whitney was THE VOICE. We got to hear a part of God every time she sang." Sadly, that voice became muddled in the last years of Whitney Houston's life, but let's take a look back to her earlier years. All of the below videos are 100% guaranteed to give you goose bumps, from a 1976 recording of her singing at her Newark church, to the best "Star Spangled Banner" the country will ever hear: more ›

I guess I would just say that in any case like this (Michael for instance) my first thought is with someone's kids. In 1993 Whitney and Bobby took me into the nursery of their Miami condo to see a sleeping Bobbi Kristina in her crib. They could not have been happier. more ›

Now that Hillary Clinton's campaign seems to be struggling in the wake of Change (with a capital C!), everyone's trying to figure out what her seemingly verklempt moment with a group of women at a Portsmouth, NH event means. When asked how she does it, how she gets her act together day after day on the campaign trail (the questioner mentioned how Clinton's hair always looked so coiffed), Clinton seemed to get teary as she answered. You can see the full response above, but here's some of it:

"You know, I think, well luckily, on special days I do have help. If you see me every day and if you look on some of the websites and listen to some of the commentators they always find me on the day I didn't have help. It's not easy... more ›

WCBS is offing Jack FM, the station format it abrubtly switched to two years ago, and turning back the clock to its former oldies format. The 2005 switch upset a lot of listeners, who were outraged both at the loss of a long-beloved source of classics and the abruptness of the change, which occurred with only an hour's notice. It also led to the immediate dismissal of well-liked on air personalities like Cousin Brucie, Don Ingram, Bob Shannon, and Harry Harrison, who were replaced with a pre-recorded voiceover that nattered slogans and one-liners. more ›