Stereogum — The Blow are releasing a new album, Brand New Abyss, later this month. They've shared a few tracks from it so far -- "Think About Me," "Get Up" and the Whitney Houston cover "Greatest Love Of All" -- and its latest single, "The Woman You Want Her To ... more info

MSN Music — The internet was in shock this week over a reminder that Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” is a cover, but the 1997 smash is far from the only popular recording that eclipsed its original. Sure, you might already know that “I Will Always Love You”... more info

MSN Music — Read what we learned from the new Whitney Houston documentary 'Can I Be Me,' which delves deep into her addiction and brilliant yet troubled career. more info

MSN Music — Early, untimely deaths – and the questions and legacies left behind – from Janis Joplin to Elvis Presley to Whitney Houston to Chris Cornell more info

CNN Showbiz — The oddly punctuated title has multiple meanings in "Whitney. Can I Be Me," a documentary about the late singing star Whitney Houston, a woman torn among various factions and constituencies in a charmed, tormented and too-brief life. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The life and too-early death of singer Whitney Houston was a train wreck lots of people say they saw coming but no one was able to stop. Dead at age 48 in her Beverly Hilton hotel room, Houston was as celebrated as she was gifted, and as clips from t... more info

CNN Showbiz — Must you do the things you do, Brandy? more info

MSN Music — On the late singer's birth anniversary, a look back her chart-topping numbers. more info

Dlisted — Aretha Franklin did all us pupils at the Skewl of Camp a favor earlier this year when it came out that she faxed over her true thoughts to Dionne Warwick over some lingering beef from Whitney Houston’s funeral. The throwback use of communication wo... more info

USA Today Music — Filmmakers behind Kurt & Courtney' and Biggie & Tupac' explore the diva's life and death in Showtime documentary due Aug. 25.             more info