Kim Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 "We Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston Special To Air Nov. 16 Five-time GRAMMY winner Celine Dion, GRAMMY and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson and seven-time GRAMMY winner Usher are the first performers announced for "We Will Always Love You: A GRAMMY Salute To Whitney Houston." The one-hour special, which will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on Nov. 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network, will celebrate Houston's life and artistry through interviews and performances from various artists paying homage to the six-time GRAMMY winner, and will include Houston's own most memorable performances of her career. "We Will Always Love You" will include never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews, along with artists sharing their memories of Houston. Additionally, the special will feature highlights of Houston's career, including great GRAMMY and other iconic performances. http://www.grammy.com/news/we-will-always-love-you-whitney-houston-special-to-air-nov-16 YAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 Dolly Parton has to perform I Will Always Love You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Gaga should pay tribute for Whitney inspiring born this way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Wonder if Janet will be involved in any way....I hope so, I'd like that alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil. Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I see they've enlisted the true divas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Now THIS is much more like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Wonder if Janet will be involved in any way....I hope so, I'd like that alot. Since when have you ever known Janet to pay tribute to anyone in that way? It's not her style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Wonder if Janet will be involved in any way....I hope so, I'd like that alot. Lets hope not But no.. She won't be there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted September 29, 2012 Author Share Posted September 29, 2012 I see they've enlisted the true divas... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Since when have you ever known Janet to pay tribute to anyone in that way? It's not her style. The most she'd do is speak about her connection with Whitney during their careers like she did on Anderson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 The most she'd do is speak about her connection with Whitney during their careers like she did on Anderson. Exactly, thats what I was thinking, not that she'd get out there and start singing How Will I know/Queen Of The Night, they said they'd do interviews with different celebs on Whitney, and I was thinking Janet could do that, or like she did with Aretha and Diva's live, at MOST she'd come on the stage and say some words and introduce someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Since when have you ever known Janet to pay tribute to anyone in that way? It's not her style. She performed for Michael and spoke for Aaliyah. It's not out of the question for her to do something for Whitney. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 She performed for Michael and spoke for Aaliyah. It's not out of the question for her to do something for Whitney. ALLLL THAT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil. Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 She performed for Michael and spoke for Aaliyah. It's not out of the question for her to do something for Whitney. She adored Whitney...and vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 She adored Whitney...and vice versa. !!!!! I think both Whitney and Janet knew they were the only two Black females of their time who were REALLY moving units. I think in that aspect it made them only respect each other more and allowed them to connect not only as pop stars, but as women of color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 Britney Spears Joins Whitney Houston Grammy Special Britney Spears has joined the lineup for the CBS one-hour special "We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston." The pop star won't be performing, however. She along with Oscar-winner Halle Berry, actress Taraji P. Henson and rapper LL Cool J will introduce segments and iconic footage of Houston from from the Nokia Theatre stage at Thursday. The special on Nov. 13. Previous performers announced for the Grammy salute include Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson and Usher, Yolanda Adams and Cece Winans. The TV tribute will celebrate Houston's life and career with exclusive interviews, never-before-seen footage, including highlights of nearly all of Houston's Grammy telecast performances, her classic performance of the national anthem at Super Bowl XXV in 1991, and her first-ever television appearance on The Merv Griffin Show in the early '80s. Houston died on Feb. 11, the evening before the 2012 Grammy Awards at the Beverly Hilton. She won six Grammys during her career and performed on the Grammy stage eight times. Her last appearance on "music's biggest night" was in 2009 where she presented Hudson with her first Grammy for Best R&B Album. http://www.billboard.com/news/britney-spears-joins-whitney-houston-grammy-1007976002.story?utm_source=most_recent#/news/britney-spears-joins-whitney-houston-grammy-1007976002.story?utm_source=most_recent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I'm glad they are giving her a proper grammy salute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kishi Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Janet won't do it. Let's just enjoy the WHITNEY tribute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 A glittering tribute to Whitney Houston LOS ANGELES - Whitney Houston was given a final sendoff by the Grammys on Thursday as Halle Berry, Britney Spears, Jennifer Hudson, Usher and other stars shared their memories and performed in homage to the late singer. Academy-award winner Berry made a tearful introduction at the “We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston” special, and praised the “unforgettable” performer. “She inspired a generation of little girls and women to believe in their own dream and to know that they had within themselves the greatest gift of all. I was one of those little girls who then became a woman who never ever, ever, stopped loving Whitney Houston,” Berry said. The event was attended by Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, who was joined by boyfriend Nick Gordon and sister-in-law Pat Houston. Noticeably absent was Houston’s mother, Cissy, and her brother Gary. Record label executive Clive Davis, who discovered the late singer, sat alongside the family in the front row. The tribute comes towards the end of a year in which the music world was rocked by Houston’s sudden death at age 48 in February. She was found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub on the night before the Grammy awards, from what authorities said was accidental drowning brought on by cocaine use and heart disease. A homage to Houston was quickly put together at the Grammy awards in February with Jennifer Hudson singing a heart-felt rendition of “I Will Always Love You” on a stage lit by a single spotlight. Later in May, R&B star Jordin Sparks, who co-starred with Houston in the late singer’s final movie “Sparkle,” sang the same song at the Billboard Music Awards in tribute. There was no mention of Houston’s turbulent personal life and history of drug abuse on Thursday as the Grammy organizers decided to focus on the late singer’s career achievements and best-known performances, including her rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner” at the 1991 Superbowl. Hudson on Thursday channeled Houston’s style from the 1980s with big hair and a glittering blazer, performing more uptempo numbers with a medley of “I’m Every Woman,” “How Will I Know” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”. R&B star Usher sang “I Believe In You And Me” and gospel singers Cece Winans and Yolanda Adams delivered a rousing performance of “Count On Me,” which had Houston’s family in tears. Canadian singer Celine Dion was on the bill to perform on the night but was unable to make it, taping her rendition of “The Greatest Love Of All” in Canada to air during the televised special. The event organizers decided to leave Houston’s best-known song, “I Will Always Love You,” to the late singer, showing a tape of her singing at the 1994 Grammy awards. Presenters at the event shared their memories. Pop star and “X Factor” judge Spears said her version of Houston’s “I Have Nothing” scored her a deal with a record label and started her career. The audience were also treated to exclusive interviews from the early days of Houston’s career, showing her talking about fame, philosophy and religion. The one-hour CBS special will be aired on November 16. ----- That's all the performances they had? I expected more... But it is only a one-hour special. I can't wait to watch Celine's performance, though I wish she could've been there in person. Oh well. @ Britney singing a I Have Nothing for that record deal. Sometimes I forget she could sang when she was younger. When I was skimming the article, I was like, "WHAT. Britney sang? " @ Dolly not performing I Will Always Love You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Pop star and “X Factor” judge Spears said her version of Houston’s “I Have Nothing” scored her a deal with a record label and started her career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Britney Spears listed Janet Jackson as one of her influences at this event.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Britney Spears listed Janet Jackson as one of her influences at this event.. Did she list Madonna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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