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The late legends, Whitney Houston and Etta James, are honored at the 2012 Grammys with performances by Alicia Keys, Bonnie Raitt and Jennifer Hudson.
Kelly Price said that the late singer was “tired and drained” from dancing all night just two days before her death.
The late singer's greatest hits has rocketed into the Billboard 200 in the wake of her death on Saturday.
Whitney Houston returns to the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 this week as her signature hit from 1992 -- it reigned for 14 weeks -- "I Will Always Love You" re-enters at No. 7, fueled by an enormous resurgence in digital sales (195,000, up 6723%, according to Nielsen SoundScan) and radio airplay (18 million audience impressions, up 915%, according to Nielsen BDS).
Whitney Houston's funeral was missing one of the most important men in her life: ex-husband Bobby Brown, who walked away moments before the ceremony was scheduled to commence.
Brown brought a group of nine people with him to the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., according to the city's Star-Ledger newspaper. The New Edition singer had wanted to sit among the same church pews as Houston's family members, the Star Ledger reported.
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"They were asked to leave," a source said of Brown's posse. He was allowed to stay but "left with the other people."
Brown, upset over the so-called snub of his group, drove off in a black Cadillac SUV. The Associated Press reported that beforehand, he had walked up to Houston's casket and touched it; Brown was scheduled to perform on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Conn.
Brown, who divorced Houston in 2007 following a tumultuous 15-year marriage, was invited by Houston's family to attend the private, star-studded services. In the wake of her death, he left his concert tour with New Edition to fly to Los Angeles and console their 18-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown; she was briefly hospitalized for anxiety-related issues a day after her mother was found dead Feb. 11.
According to a reports, the Houston family had initially debated inviting Brown to the ceremony before eventually deciding to offer him an olive branch.
In a message on his Twitter account, the Rev. Al Sharpton said: "I am at Whitney's funeral. I spoke with Bobby Brown trying to calm him down and not distract from the services. Today is about Whitney!"
I am at Whitney's funeral. I spoke with Bobby Brown trying to calm him down and not distract from the services. Today is about Whitney!
- Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) February 18, 2012
I am going back in the services, I did my best out here. Can't tweet from inside the sanctuary, I hope the press will not distort the day.
- Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) February 18, 2012
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