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In the wake of the upcoming movie Sparkle, the studio has released a new trailer.
While most of the other Sparkle trailers has featured mostly late Whitney Houston, this new one shows the whole cast. First off, this trailer pushes Cee Lo Green into the light as he sings his heart out in a scene on stage. While the artist exercises his vocals, different scenes from the movie is being featured. | Full Story
Sony Pictures just released the trailer to the long awaited Motown movie Sparkle. The film is based on the iconic female singing group ‘The Supremes’, which began as three sisters who start out singing in a local church and have dreams of great succecss in the Motown music industry.
Sadly, this will be the last on-screen performance from legendary singer Whitney Houston, who struggled with a cocaine addiction during her long career. Houston died in February after her battle with drug abuse. | Full Story
“Undercover Boss” has helped boost CBS’ Friday night ratings, after delivering the network’s best numbers in a long time. However, despite CBS’ strong performance, the channel had to settle for a Friday night split with ABC for the top spot, as the “20/20″ special dedicated to the late Whitney Houston dominated the night among young viewers.
“Undercover Boss” delivered 10.73 million viewers and a 2.4 rating among adults 18-49 for its 8 p.m. | Full Story
Kevin Costner has been chosen to participate in the New Jersey funeral of Whitney Houston, his co-star in the 1992 blockbuster The Bodyguard, according to People.com.
The source told People that Costner will speak at Houston’s childhood church in Newark, where the singer and actress sang in the choir and first mesmorized listeners with her voice.
Whitney Houston sang “I Will Always Love You”, the featured song on the soundtrack for The Bodyguard. Costner played a former Secret Service agent who falls for Houston’s character, a pop star he was hired to protect from a dangerous stalker. | Full Story
Amber Riley sang another rendition of the Whitney Houston hit “I Will Always Love You” on Tuesday’s Valentine’s Day-themed episode of the Fox dramedy Glee. This week’s episode was fully dedicated to Houston, following her untimely passing.
Riley performed a powerful interpretation of the tearjerker ballad, as her character Mercedes made the choice to be single instead of dating current boyfriend Shane or ex-boyfriend Sam.
“I Will Always Love You” is considered the song that made Houston a worldwide star. | Full Story
The sequel to the hit Waiting to Exhale, is still in development despite the sudden death of star Whitney Houston.
“It’s almost in [Houston's] honor that we think to soldier on,” Fox 2000 president Elizabeth said.
A rep for Fox studios confirms that the movie, which is based on Terry McMillan’s best-selling novel, starred Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon as a group of friends dealing with their many relationship problems. | Full Story
The 54th annual Grammy Awards show surged in ratings on Sunday night during the music industry’s last minute televised tribute to Whitney Houston.
The three-and-a-half hour telecast attracted an impressive 39.9 million viewers, achieving the Grammys’ largest audience since 1984 and second-biggest viewership numbers ever.
The 2012 Grammys delivered a 14.1 adults 18-49 rating in primetime, up 41 percent from last year and matching its best since 1990.
One of the highlights of the ceremony was Jennifer Hudson singing “I Will Always Love You” as a tribute to Whitney Houston, who died Saturday afternoon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. | Full Story
E! has abruptly pulled a Whitney Houston-mocking episode of Fashion Police following the recent tragic death of the singing/acting superstar.
The cable station yanked a scheduled rebroadcast of Friday’s Fashion Police, where Joan Rivers bashed Houston for a fashion faux paux. In lieu of the Whitney bashing encore, E! will show a rerun of Khloe & Lamar in the intended 8:30/7:30c time slot.
Whitney Houston was pronounced dead Saturday afternoon in her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The entertainer was found unresponsive in her hotel bathtub. | Full Story
Whitney Houston has died.
Kristen Foster, who is Houston’s publicist, said the legend passed but she didn’t mention the cause of death.
The singer/actress and producer won six Grammy awards, two Emmy awards, and 30 Billboard Music Awards across her successful career. She hit her peak when she released the song “I Will Always Love You”.
Houston has been reviving her career lately after suffering from a past decade of dealing with drugs, divorce and other personal issues. | Full Story
It’s confirmed! Sony reports Whitney Houston is in talks to star in ‘Sparkle’, a remake of the 1976 music drama. The last time we saw Houston on the silver screen was in Penny Marshall’s ‘The Preacher’s Wife’. Houston has been shrouded in a smoke of controversy for the past decade that dealt with drugs, divorce and other behavioral issues. Houston managed to stay out of the media for awhile , which lead us all to believe that she’s been repairing her image. | Full Story
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