Guardian Music — One of the most celebrated female singers of all time until her image as America's sweetheart was ravaged by drug useFew pop singers have been gifted with a voice as glorious as Whitney Houston's, and even fewer have treated their talent with the fru... more info

Stereogum — Whitney Houston, one of the biggest pop stars of the ’80s and ’90s, has died, as ABC News reports. The cause and location of her death haven’t been reported yet. She was 48, which is just impossibly sad. Houston comes from a musical family; mot... more info

Guardian Music — Publicist confirms death of troubled soul singer, one of the world's best-selling artists at her peak in the 80s and 90sAmerican soul singer and actress Whitney Houston, one of the most decorated female artists of all time, has died aged 48.Her publi... more info

ContactMusic — Singing legend Dionne Warwick is set to be honoured for her career achievements at a prestigious awards ceremony in Germany on Saturday 04Feb12 The Walk On By hitmaker will receive the top trophy at the Golden Camera event in Berlin while Dutch jazz ... more info

Popdose — We’ve got some familiar names to review this week. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles return, as of course we’ve got another chart triumph for the team of Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, and Hal David. And let’s welcome the Bee Gees to AM Gold. A... more info

Guardian Music — The Life of an Icon has many poignant moments, but film-maker seems preoccupied with proving his friend was 100% straightAt times it's hard to know who the icon is in The Life of an Icon – Michael Jackson or David Gest, the impresario famously marr... more info

Dlisted — It's pretty obvious that Philip Treacy is a hat-making sadomasochist (hatomasochist?) who cackles himself into a jizz bust from seeing rich ass celebrities wearing a swirl of WHAT THE SHIT? designed by him on top of their heads. Philip could sew... more info

Dlisted — Sometimes I Google "Steel Magnolia cast photos" and go through all the pictures from community theater productions and try to guess who played which character. (Yes, I played by myself in the garage a lot as a child.) So obviously, Steel Magnolias ho... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The veteran songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David has been chosen to receive the Library of Congress' fourth Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, which will be presented at an all-star tribute ceremony in the spring in Washington. The creators... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran singer Dionne Warwick has challenged former U S President Bill Clinton to do more to tackle Aids in their native U S rather than focusing on helping sufferers abroad The star has been a vocal activist in the fight against Aids ever since one ... more info