Category: Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston Scheduled To Perform At The American Music Awards
Whitney Houston is to perform at the American Music Awards (AMAs) as a special honoree.
The ‘I Look To You’ singer – who has won a staggering 21 AMAs from 37 nominations - will be handed the International Artist Award at the star-studded ceremony later this month and will perform her new single ‘I Didn’t Know My Own Strength’.
AMA producer Larry Klein said:
“We’re honored to have Whitney Houston back on the AMA stage after 10 years.
“She has won the most AMAs of any female artist in history and is without a doubt an international superstar so it’s only fitting we honour her with the International Artist Award this year at such an important time in her career.”
The International Artist Award has only been presented seven times in the awards’ 36-year history.
Previous recipients include Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart, Led Zeppelin, Bee Gees, Aerosmith, Madonna and Beyonce Knowles.
Other stars to perform at this year’s AMAs at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre include Rihanna, Shakira, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez and The Black Eyed Peas.
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First Look: Whitney Houston's Million Dollar Bill
It just released at 4pm TODAY. Here is your first look at Whitney Houston's video for 'Million Dollar Bill'. This single is a bit more upbeat than her last.
Have a look and let me know what you think.
Whitney Houston Talks About Drug Use And Bobby Brown Abuse With Oprah
Whitney Houston “forgot” she was a singer during the depths of her drug addiction. The music star admitted the extent of her substance abuse and the lowest points of her 14-year marriage to singer Bobby Brown during an emotional interview with Oprah Winfrey which aired in the US yesterday.
Referring to her crack cocaine and marijuana use, Whitney, 46, said:
“I didn't think about the singing part anymore. I'd totally forgotten about that life. I had so much money by that time.”
She went on to detail how she and Bobby, 40, would ‘freebase’ crack in marijuana joints, adding:
“We were lacing our marijuana with base. We would buy a kilo. We were not pipe smoking.
“You roll it up and you smoke it in your weed. It's almost like heroin cocaine speedballs but you level it off with marijuana."
Whitney – who separated from Bobby in 2006 and divorced him a year later – claimed her ex-spouse became jealous of her career after she appeared in the worldwide hit 1992 film ‘The Bodyguard’ – after which their drug abuse spiraled out of control.
"I think somewhere inside, something happens to a man when a woman has that much control or has that much fame.
"Emotionally he was abusive. Physically, no way. I was raised with two brothers and I would fight you back with anything I could find.”
She recalled how Bobby’s abuse spilled over one night after she had thrown a birthday party for him. Whitney – who has a 16-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina with Bobby - recalled:
"When we got back to the house he spit on me. He actually spit on me. And my daughter was coming down the stairs and she saw it. I was angry. I was very hurt. I knew something was going to blow. That was pretty intense.
Whitney Houston Tells Oprah About Her Marriage To Bobby Brown
It sounds like Whitney Houston's interview with Oprah Winfrey was truly a no-holds-barred one! Whitney described ex-husband Bobby Brown as "emotionally abusive" during their marriage. She said that one time, Bobby spit on her.
"[I] was horrified he spit on me, in my face" and that left her "very hurt, very angry."
"[H]e slapped me once, but he got hit on the head three times by me."
"He was my drug," Whitney told Oprah. "I didn't do anything without him."
Whitney also said she was addicted to drugs, and it was her mother, Cissy Houston, who intervened.
[I]t got so bad that her mother enlisted sheriff's deputies to force the singer into rehab. Mom Cissy Houston said, 'I'm not losing you to the world. I'm not losing you to Satan. ... I want my daughter back,' " Houston recalls.
Bobby was there at the time. "She said, 'If you move, Bobby, they're gonna take you down. Don't you make one move,' " Houston tells Winfrey. "And he stood there like -- he was scared."
The entire interview airs on Oprah today. I have to admit, I'm incredibly curious about what she has to say. Are you?
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First Look: Whitney Houston's Video For "I Look To You"
YEAH! It's actually happening! I'm so happy it's a slow song because when Whitney Houston sings ballads I get goosebumps.
Take a look and let me know what you think.
Whitney Houston Opens Up About Crack Usage To Oprah
Whitney Houston spent seven months in her pajamas getting high on crack cocaine. The soul singer made the shocking confession in an interview with talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
Speaking about the explosive segment which will air next week, Oprah said:
"It will leave you gasping. She does not blame her ex-husband Bobby Brown and she takes full responsibility for her engagement in drugs.
"At one point she says, 'I didn't get out of my pajamas for seven months'. She talks about doing the drugs and sitting in the house and the two of them going, 'What are we doing?' "
The 46-year-old star also reveals her addiction began shortly after she starred in 1992 film 'The Bodyguard'.
Oprah said:
"She said, 'I want to tell my story, I want to tell the truth.' She talks about when it started to go wrong after 'The Bodyguard' - that was a long time ago.
"The thing most shocking to me is that Whitney tried to make herself smaller to fit in a marriage so the man could be bigger. How many women have done that? I deeply felt for her. She was trying to be the good wife. She really, truly loved him."
Whitney has not done a TV interview since 2002, when she denied taking drugs, saying: "I make too much money to smoke crack. Crack is whack."
I can't wait to see this interview! And I am so happy that Whitney is so far removed from the substance that she is actually able to discuss it.
Afternoon Links
Whitney Houston performing live on 'Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series.
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