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| by TheOnlineTicketShop Whitney Houston will kick off a European tour with five dates in the UK next year. The singer, 46, whose comeback album I Look To You is released in the UK on 19 October, will start the tour in Manchester on Thursday 8 April. She will also play in Glasgow, Birmingham and Newcastle before finishing the UK dates at London's O2 arena on 25 April. Houston is due to give her first UK TV performance in 12 years on Sunday night on ITV1's The X Factor. I Look To You - her first studio album since 2002 - was a US number one following its release there in September. Last month, Houston told chat show host Oprah Winfrey she was now drug-free but faced a daily struggle to stay clean. Whitney Houston Tickets http://www.theonlineticketshop.com/music/1798/whitney-houston/whitney-houston-tickets.htm for the dates will go on sale on Friday morning. Comment on this... |
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| by jeangreyfan Million Dollar Bill September 12, 2009 Whitney Houston From the moment this single opens with a funk bassline and an unmistakable "ohhh," Whitney Houston makes it clear which record-breaking diva is back on top. Houston recalled her iconic '80s and '90s ballads with her new album's first single/ title track, "I Look to You," and on the disco anthem "Million Dollar Bill," she turns her attention to the dancefloor. Producers Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys—who co-wrote with Philly soul great Norman Harris —shake up just the right mix of bass and beats that allows her lofty vocals to sparkle on a song that recalls her 1987 No. 1 hit, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody. Although a new generation of R&B singers has since arrived on the charts, it's Houston who will close this decade with every note still touching gold —Michael Menachem Comment on this... |
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| by jeangreyfan Whitney Houston Debuts Atop Euro Chart September 10, 2009 - Global | Retail | Rock and Pop By Paul Sexton, London Whitney Houston mirrors her Billboard 200 success with a No. 1 debut on European Top 100 Albums with her comeback set "I Look To You" (Arista/RCA/Sony Music Entertainment). There's also a new champion on European Hot 100 Singles, where David Guetta scores his second No. 1 in less than two months with "Sexy Chick" (Gum/Positiva/Virgin/EMI), featuring Akon. Houston was last on the pan-European survey at the end of 2007 with Arista's "Ultimate Collection," which reached No. 10. The 2002 ballads retrospective "Love, Whitney" reached only No. 44, while 2000's "The Greatest Hits" made No.2. Houston's last studio album, 1998's "My Love Is Your Love," reached No. 1 during an epic 67-week run on the European survey, and was certified for shipments of three million units across the region. "I Look To You" posts best-selling starts in Germany and Italy, other arrivals including No. 2 in Sweden and No. 3 in France. The set is out in the U.K. on Oct. 19. Comment on this... |
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| by jeangreyfan Whitney Houston Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200 Like a true diva, Whitney Houston returns to the Billboard 200 in grand style. "I Look To You" becomes Houston's fourth No. 1 album on the chart, debuting with 305,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's by far Houston's best opening sales week since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data in 1991. Her previous best opening week since that year came when 2002's "Just Whitney" bowed at No. 9 in the thick of the Christmas holiday shopping season with 205,000. "I Look To You" is also the singer's first chart-topper since the Houston-fueled "The Bodyguard" soundtrack spent 20 weeks at No. 1 in 1993. "Look" and "Bodyguard" are joined by Houston's two previous toppers: her self-titled set in 1986, and her 1987 sophomore set, "Whitney." The latter was also the first album from a woman to debut at No. 1, which it did did on the Billboard 200 chart dated June 27, 1987. Comment on this... |
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| by Corey Baker Happy birthday, Whitney Houston! My favorite singer! Comment on this... |
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| by jeangreyfan Whitney Houston was apprehensive about working with Akon Washington, July 30, 2009 : Whitney Houston has confessed that she was apprehensive about working with pop sensation Akon, when her mentor Clive Davis first suggested the collaboration. The ‘I’m every woman’ hitmaker wanted to recreate her 1999 hit ''My Love Is Your Love'', in which she worked with Wyclef Jean, but had reservations in regard of the ‘Locked Up’ singer. "When Clive told me I would be working with Akon, I thought, ''Hmm, interesting, um, all right,''” Contactmusic quoted her as saying. She said: "I wanted the record like ''My Love Is Your Love'' with an island feel. I wanted an island record because ''My Love Is Your Love'' is so huge and it has its own fashion with Wyclef. “I wanted that feeling, but I didn''t know who could do that. And Clive came and said, ''Akon is the guy that we''re going to work with.'' And I was like, ''OK, Akon. OK, I can deal with that.'' " In fact the first meeting with the ‘Lonely’ singer did not convince her that she could pull it off with him, but is now glad, that it worked out really well. She added: "I was asking him, ''Did your mother name you Akon?'' And he said, ''No, it means a convict.'' And I thought, ''Oh, God. OK, all right, I can handle that.'' “He''s a gentleman. He did his work very well. We did it very quickly, very diligently, and I''m very proud of that record. It''s a great record." --- ANI Source: http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-82808.html Comment on this... |
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| by jeangreyfan "I Look To You" Album Sequence! Whitney's new album, "I Look To You," will feature 11 brand new tracks along with a star-studded list of contributers. Remember to join Whitney's Email List to be the first to get album updates and more! I Look To You (available Sept. 1) 1. Million Dollar Bill 2. Nothin' But Love 3. Call You Tonight 4. I Look To You 5. Like I Never Left (feat. Akon) 6. A Song For You 7. I Didn't Know My Own Strength 8. Worth It 9. For The Lovers 10. I Got You 11. Salute SOURCE: www.whitneyhouston.com Comment on this... |
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| by jeangreyfan Swizz Beatz 'So Excited' To Work With Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys By Shaheem Reid, July 22, 2009 NEW YORK — Swizz Beatz's music is about to hit hard again with tracks on upcoming albums by Jay-Z, DMX, Eve and, of course, Whitney Houston. Swizz was at Lincoln Center on Tuesday (July 21) as one of the attendees at the listening party for Houston's upcoming I Look to You. Swizz and Alicia Keys crafted a track for the project called "Million Dollar Bill," which is just screaming to be a first single. Swizz started the process on the song four months ago when he got a call from Clive Davis and record executive Larry Jackson. They told Swizzy, "We're working with Whitney. Let's see what you have. We know you have something under your sleeve." "I went to the office and vibed with Larry," Swizz explained. "I was like, 'She really sounds good. She's on her A-game.' "At the time I was working on some stuff with Alicia," Swizz added. "I was like, 'We need to bring Whitney back. We need to do some stuff to support Whitney.' Then Alicia was like, 'I love Whitney, she's an icon. I would love to be a part of that.' I started vibing on different things. I didn't want to come with anything that would make her sound too old or too young. That's when I got the vibe to do something that had, like, a disco feel, but still with the hard drums on it — still musical but moving. I wanted to do something that was instant when it came on. Then I played the idea for Alicia to make sure I wasn't bugging out. 'Am I going too far with this?' She was like, 'Nah. That can be a big smash.' " Swizz and Alicia then sat down and came up with lyrics. "Million Dollar Bill" is all about the feelings new love can bring. And although the duo felt they had a strong single for the album, Houston and Davis had been choosy when it came to picking the songs for the album that has been over three years in the making. But Houston loved the tune. "She was so excited Alicia wanted to be involved in her project," Swizz said. "More sisterly love-type of vibe. Like, 'Wow, one of my sisters that I respect in music is reaching out and helping when she could be doing a lot of other things in this world.' " Keys and Beatz got Tony Maserati to mix the record, but were tweaking right up until the night of the listening party. Davis wanted the drums to be a little harder on the finished version, so Swizz had Maserati take the modulation off the song and turn the drums all the way up. "I want this to be one of the biggest records of her comebacks," Swizz noted. "I want her to be onstage at the Grammys talking about this record." At the listening party, the crowd cheered when the track came on. "To get a standing ovation for a song we put so much work into was like, 'Wow,' " Beatz recalled. "That's why Alicia was taping [the listening party] — we're capturing the moments. We was like, 'We can't miss this, this is history.' I was super happy." Comment on this... |
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| by jeangreyfan Whitney Houston riding high on comeback Whitney Houston says making music is like riding a horse. The 'I Will Always Love You' singer is making a pop comeback seven years since releasing her last studio album, 'Just Whitney', and admits performing again is an exciting ride. Whitney - who debuted tracks from her upcoming LP 'I Look To You' in London last week - said: "It's great to be back, it's more like riding a horse. A bike you can stop, break. Sometimes you've got to pull the horse reins back, you've got to hold the rein a little better..." Whitney - who has a 16-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina, with ex-husband Bobby Brown - insists her style of music has changed because it represents everything she's been through. She said: "I'm a lot wiser now, certainly a lot older. Things mean a lot more to me. I have a 16-year-old daughter, which makes a lot of changes in a woman's life. I think the songs themselves will speak to you when you hear them. And you'll understand where I am and the changes I've gone through for the better." In the past few years Whitney has battled serious drug addictions and gone through a bitter divorce battle. SOURCE: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/35/20090723/tmusic-whitney-houston-riding-high-on-comeb-716af92.html Comment on this... |
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