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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 21, 2014 20:53:05 GMT -5
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Post by Jay D83 on Jul 22, 2014 19:03:19 GMT -5
LMAO @ Fakeney circa 1991 calling Bobby her husband and the king of R&B.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 23, 2014 15:28:24 GMT -5
Well, I will say that she has Whitney's mannerisms down pat. Here's the official video, in case the other ones get deleted:
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Post by divasummer on Jul 23, 2014 20:14:38 GMT -5
If they didn't want to use Whitney's vocals because they were more focused on her stage performances. Why not use Whitney's Live vocals??? It would have been a perfect tie in to the "supposed" Whitney live cd/dvd that may come out someday. I like Deborah Cox but come on it's a movie about Whitney the Voice Houston.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 20:20:50 GMT -5
Yaya is a great actress but there's something about her that just seems too young to play Whitney. Even as a 20something, Whitney had this polish and sophistication that made her seem mature beyond her years. They should've cast someone a little older.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 20:44:16 GMT -5
She definitely has Whitney's mannerisms down (then again.. don't we all?), but that scene where she's announcing Bobby looks like a bad comedy skit.
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Post by Bojangles on Jul 24, 2014 13:31:48 GMT -5
I do not like the way Yaya yelled out Bobby's name and called him the king of R&B. Just like Jazzy said, it sounds like a bad comedy skit. I'm also not here for them using Deborah Cox's vocals. Why have a movie about Whitney Houston if you can't use her actual voice? That's the first thing Whitney is/was known for: HER VOICE!! It's ridiculous.
But, sad things is I'll still watch this movie. No matter how ridiculous it looks.
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Post by Jay D83 on Jul 24, 2014 13:33:28 GMT -5
I aint watching. I had no interest in that reality "show" and I'm even more disinterested in this. The WIGS are even WRONG.
Ugh.
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Post by Bojangles on Jul 24, 2014 13:36:36 GMT -5
Whitney Houston's Mother Cissy Responds to Lifetime Biopic: 'Please Let Her Rest' The late Whitney Houston's family is not supporting Lifetime's highly anticipated biopic on the legendary singer. On Tuesday, Whitney's mother Cissy Houston told ET exclusively that the family is "exhausted" by the "continuing misinformation and comments offered by people who did not know her," and pleaded with fans to "please let her rest." "Lifetime has chosen to go ahead with the movie about Whitney in spite of my family's objections. No one connected with this movie knew Whitney or anything about her relationship with Bobby," she said in a statement to ET. "In the two years since Whitney's death, many people have stepped forward to speak about their close relationship with her. I find it difficult to believe people who knew and supposedly loved her would participate in a movie about her done by folks who didn't know her. We are exhausted by the continuing misinformation and comments offered by people who did not know her. Please please let her rest." Directed by actress Angela Bassett, the biopic will feature Houston's music, but not her voice -- R&B singer Deborah Cox will provide the vocals for her hit songs Houston and Brown's daughter Bobbi Kristina, 21, has also been outspoken about her disapproval for the upcoming film, specifically, not being cast by Bassett to play her mother. She has since deleted the tweets she posted blasting Bassett.
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Post by Bojangles on Jul 24, 2014 13:45:28 GMT -5
I aint watching. I had no interest in that reality "show" and I'm even more disinterested in this. The WIGS are even WRONG. Ugh. Look at this mess!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 14:50:18 GMT -5
Lifetime is s*hit anyway, but disrespecting Whitney and her family seems to completely cross a line. If her loved ones don't want this aired, then their wishes should be respected.
Whitney was one hell of a talent, but a very troubled woman. She went through so much in her life, and people should let her rest and let people remember her incredible talent.
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Post by Kishi KCM on Aug 3, 2014 15:32:50 GMT -5
Things You Say, yes LORD!!!!
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Post by Hashtag Pow on Aug 9, 2014 9:22:56 GMT -5
Happy birthday Whitney! She would be 51 today.
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Post by Bojangles on Aug 9, 2014 13:20:41 GMT -5
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY QUEEN!! I love and miss you so much.
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Post by Nick on Aug 9, 2014 18:24:56 GMT -5
You better stan Ms. Anita Baker. R.I.P. and Happy Birthday to the legendary Whitney Houston. Anita Baker @iamanitabaker · 4h She was "A Class Act". She was a Friend. She was Kind & Lovely... "I Miss Her" AB
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 22:03:33 GMT -5
Yesss Anita!
I've been listening to Just Whitney all day. I know it usually gets a pretty tepid response from fans, but I looooove it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 22:11:43 GMT -5
Happy birthday Whitney.
One of the best female vocalists to ever grace this Earth.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Aug 9, 2014 22:15:06 GMT -5
Happy Birthday Ms Houston! Let the angels serenade you in Heaven on your very special day! Love and Miss Her greatly.
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Post by Bojangles on Aug 11, 2014 17:57:34 GMT -5
Some of the birthday tributes and shout outs for Whitney. Bobbi Kristina H.G. @realbkbrown #HappyBirthdaymommy ! #HappyBirthdayWhitney ! #AllAugustAllWhitney #iloveyou ! Bobbi Kristina H.G. @realbkbrown All I can remember & now doing ALL the things we talked about all our lives together. ILoveYouMommy. #MakingyouProud Nick Gordon @nickdgordon Thanks Mike owner of @inksomnia Tattoo for the beautiful artwork of something that means so much to me. @realbkbrown and I love you. Missy Elliott @missyelliott Whitney Houston was so down 2 earth I remember 1 time she put on my Adidas & sat in my lambo with the doors up rhyming! <3 her Toni Braxton @tonibraxton Happy Birthday to the Legend, Whitney Houston!!! There will NEVER be another! Xoxoxo David Foster @officialdfoster We miss you dearly #WhitneyHouston. Happy Birthday my friend. #RIP Mary J. Blige @maryjblige Happy Birthday to angel with the voice of God, and my friend. I miss you so much!!! #WhitneyHouston #BirthdayGirl Ray J. @rayj Happy BirthDay Nippy #LoveYouAlways #and4ever Also, Beyonce' posted a picture of Whitney on her website to honor her birthday.
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Post by Bojangles on Aug 12, 2014 11:31:30 GMT -5
Rihanna wore a Whitney shirt to honor The Queen on her birthday
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Post by Bojangles on Aug 27, 2014 10:38:09 GMT -5
Modern R&B Didn't Start With Beyoncé. It Started With Whitney Houston It's hard to imagine the world before Beyoncé. Between her fierceness, legs of Aphrodite and powerful belt, Bey is arguably the most compelling pop star of our time. But a short few decades ago, there was another artist at the helm of pop music. That artist was Whitney Houston. And she paved the way for Beyoncé's domination, and for much of modern pop. Houston dominated the 1980s. She scored the best-selling song by a female artist of all time with her "I Will Always Love You," and her hits like "How Will I Know?" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" showed an incredible range across her singing, acting and dancing. She lives among today's community of singers merging pop and R&B. Just a couple months ago, new soul star Sam Smith went mega-viral with his cover of her joyous "How Will I Know." It is a beautiful cover, but more than anything, it shows deference to Houston, whom the best-selling singer considers one of his idols. Smith is especially struck by Houston's voice and ability to sing up and down octaves on one syllable. But a truly unique characteristic of Houston is her ability to tell a story through song. Senior Billboard R&B/hip-hop editor Gail Mitchell told MTV, "Because her voice had so much emotion and she could give a song a feeling that anyone could relate to, Houston continues to be the barometer by which people measure a singer who can tap into something deeper." Arguably, though, one of her biggest contributions to modern R&B didn't have to do with singing at all. In the 1980s, few black women were as prominent as she was, let alone able to transition so smoothly between music, modeling and acting. Producer/songwriter Narada Michael Walden, who helped Houston produce some of her biggest hits, told MTV, "Before Whitney, you were not used to seeing black females on the top of the charts consistently, having their own video on heavy rotation on MTV. For her to be ringing that bell every time was a major occurrence, and all of her achievements proved a wonderful gateway for the stars of today." Beyoncé embodies how popular that model has become — she is not only a musician, but has also acted in movies, such as Austin Powers: Goldmember, Cadillac Records and the Oscar-winning Dreamgirls, and even had her own clothing line at H&M. Nicki Minaj has also acted in films and released her own perfume. Houston proved that female musicians (and more specifically, black female musicians) could be triple or even quadruple threats. Now that's a given for modern musicians. Part of Houston's multifaceted pop presentation was her perfection of a "fierce" and "strong" image, perhaps her most consciously imitated quality. That's why Beyoncé is "Queen Bey," why Minaj is the half-comical, half-feared "Barbie/Roman" and why young breakout singers like Ariana Grande (who similarly idolizes Houston) are singing about how they don't need a man to feel fulfilled. Houston was the iconic strong, independent women that was a rare find in the public eye. That's why, after Houston's death, Beyoncé said her admiration for Houston was not only for her voice, but chiefly for her personality. Beyoncé told Billboard, "I remember meeting Whitney for the first time when I was 15. She was the ultimate legend. The ultimate woman. Not only was she confident, poised, stunningly beautiful and intelligent, but she was sincere and kind. She took the time to make everyone feel like they were very important to her. I, like every singer, always wanted to be just like her." Beyoncé continued, "She is our queen and she opened doors and provided a blueprint for all of us." mic.com/articles/96176/modern-r-b-didn-t-start-with-beyonce-it-started-with-whitney-houston
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Aug 27, 2014 10:46:29 GMT -5
lol, what is this of? The Oscars?
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Post by Bojangles on Aug 27, 2014 10:53:33 GMT -5
lol, what is this of? The Oscars? haha yes! That was when "When You Believe" won for best original song, and they both didn't know if they should go up there and accept, since neither wrote the song. :|
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Post by Bojangles on Aug 27, 2014 10:55:11 GMT -5
Special Announcement?? Whitney Houston was one of the world’s greatest performers. Do you remember the first time you saw her perform? Share a video of yourself talking about your experience in any language. Your video could be chosen to be a part of a special announcement coming soon! Visit www.whitneyhouston.com/fanvideos to learn more and submit your video.
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Post by So Pure on Aug 27, 2014 11:48:38 GMT -5
Live album most likely. Hopefully a DVD as well...
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Aug 28, 2014 4:22:57 GMT -5
That was the same night she was throwing shade with Janet!!
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Post by Caviar on Aug 28, 2014 7:27:29 GMT -5
OMg!! When was this?!? What shade?
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Post by bat1990 on Aug 28, 2014 15:34:16 GMT -5
That was the same night she was throwing shade with Janet!! That is an amazing pic!!! It makes my life that they were friends
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Aug 28, 2014 15:45:53 GMT -5
OMg!! When was this?!? What shade? Well I don't know exactly what was said, but I remember when I saw this pics I thought it looked like they were laughing at someone/throwing shade. just my presumption : P Here's another one Can you imagine the EPIC photos we would have gotten of Whitney, Janet and Mariah together had Whitney attended Oprah's Legends Ball? :o
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2014 8:22:47 GMT -5
I finished the Whitney Hot 100 video... <3
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