Movie Reviews and Previews Whitney Houston Prestige Biopic Is For Real Headline writing is an art, you know? When I saw the bold text at the top of the Deadline piece, ‘Whitney Houston Biopic Crystallizes’, I thought it was strangely appropriate. The biopic has ‘crystallized’, or set; hardened – because I guess we all kind of knew somehow that there would be By Duana • Apr 27, 2020 12:05 pm
BFFs Whitney according to Robyn If you are a fan of Whitney Houston, you know about Robyn Crawford. Robyn was Whitney’s best friend from adolescence to adulthood. Robyn was Whitney’s creative director for a while and toured with her often. Where there was Whitney, there was always Robyn, until Robyn quit and left By Lainey • Nov 07, 2019 10:16 am
Books Intro for April 24, 2019 Dear Gossips, This is what surprised me yesterday: Robyn Crawford has written a book about her time with Whitney Houston. A Song For You: My Life With Whitney Houston is due out in the fall. If you followed Whitney’s life and career, you now who Robyn is – in that By Lainey • Apr 24, 2019 09:40 am
Gossip Nostalgia Intro for February 12, 2019 Dear Gossips, After wrapping the site yesterday and recording a new episode of Show Your Work with Duana, I saw a tweet that changed my plans for the night. Maybe I was extra raw from the Grammys/BAFTA/Aniston 50th all-nighter but I really felt it. I really felt the By Lainey • Feb 12, 2019 09:38 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Whitney The documentary Whitney about Whitney Houston’s life and legacy premiered at Cannes last night. It’s the second high-profile doc on Whitney Houston released in a year. I saw the first one, Whitney: Can I Be Me, at the Hot Docs festival in Toronto and I was left disappointed By Kathleen • May 17, 2018 12:05 pm
Music For Whitney Viola Davis walked on stage at the AMAs to a standing ovation, as she should, to pay tribute to Whitney Houston and introduce Christina Aguilera. Viola Davis hadn’t finished speaking and I was already crying. The tribute marked the 25th anniversary of The Bodyguard and its soundtrack, the best-selling By Kathleen • Nov 20, 2017 09:41 am
Whitney Houston Intro for May 12, 2017 Dear Gossips, I know you have a lot to get done this weekend, because it’s the weekend. Some sh-t around the house, oh and it’s Mother’s Day, and you’re behind on your reading, and you need to binge-watch whatever show and, of course, if you’re By Lainey • May 12, 2017 09:42 am
Whitney Houston Intro for February 17, 2017 Dear Gossips, Last night Kathleen and I went to see The Bodyguard Musical. It’s playing in Toronto at the Ed Mirvish Theatre. We had no idea going in that the show would feature more than just the songs from The Bodyguard movie. We had no idea going in that By Lainey • Feb 17, 2017 09:38 am
Amazingness Mimi’s PSA Mariah Carey was at Whitney Houston’s “homegoing” service on Saturday. And did not angle for camera time. Who is this person? After a very respectful low key weekend, Mimi was back in her own spotlight this morning in her role as Jenny Craig ambassador to unveil her new heart By Lainey • Feb 21, 2012 02:24 pm
Dumbass JLo’s love tweet and Whitney, but no Bobby Jennifer Lopez tweeted this photo of herself with that backup dancer earlier this week to commemorate Valentine’s Day, their first one together, and their only one together as not man and wife. She is totally marrying him. She is totally diving right into that dumpster and pulling out her By Lainey • Feb 16, 2012 09:46 am
Music It’s time for Whitney I was a blubbering mess when I saw Whitney at the listening session in New York earlier this summer. Click here to read the article. Whitney’s new album I Look To You is available now. A true superstar declaring that it’s time we stop f-cking around with the By Lainey • Sep 01, 2009 08:30 am
Amazingness Whitney This article will be a novel. I can feel it already. Many of us were introduced to Michael Jackson and Madonna and Prince and Whitney Houston in the 80s – remarkable, iconic artists who totally changed the game. It’s a cliché these days, and even more so in the wake By Lainey • Jul 22, 2009 09:59 am
Amazingness Whitney in London What is it about being sick that makes you corny? Was so happy to see new photos of Whitney Houston today in London, looking great and lucid and healthy and positive and ready to come back. The new album drops in September and her greatest supporter Clive Davis is already By Lainey • Jul 14, 2009 10:48 am
Whitney Houston Mental Mouthwash Need something to get those disgusting Cyrus/Jonas images out of your mind? How about a comeback? Whitney’s comeback! Her new single has just hit the internets – a very personal ballad called I Didn’t Know My Own Strength, clearly intended to be a goose bumpy tearjerker. There’s By Lainey • Jul 02, 2009 12:25 pm
Grammy Awards 2009 Grammy Whitney Whitney Houston performed at Clive Davis’s party on Saturday night and while her voice, understandably, has suffered, by all accounts she was captivating on stage, as she assured the crowd: “I got it, I got it”. Great news, of course. But also… let me be the bitch … there is By Lainey • Feb 09, 2009 04:07 am
Whitney Houston Forever an Old School Gay Seriously dude… get a laptop. But being gay in the modern era clearly isn’t working for George Michael. Back in the day, before the internets and chat rooms, in-the-dark-park hookups were a necessary part of getting your fix… an erotic little adventure with a hint danger thrown into the By Lainey • Sep 22, 2008 04:10 am
