411 Mania — Several celebrities will be there... more info

ContactMusic — Gospel star Marvin Winans has defended his friend Cissy Houstons decision to scrap plans for a public memorial to her late daughter insisting shes quite right to lay Whitney Houston to rest without the event becoming a media circus Plans to stage a t... more info

ContactMusic — Whitney Houstons The Bodyguard co-star Kevin Costner will reportedly speak at her funeral in New Jersey on Saturday 18Feb12 Family sources tell People com that the movie star will be among those delivering tributes at the service which will be held a... more info

Pop Crunch — Kevin Costner is set to speak at Whitney Houston’s funeral in Newark, Jersey on Saturday, a family source tells People Magazine. Houston’s invitation-only funeral service will take place this Saturday, [...] more info

Perez Hilton — We guess since they are planning to broadcast the actual funeral online, the family wants at least some private time to grieve. It has been announced that a private viewing has been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon for select friends and family of Wh... more info

Topix — They won't be there in person, but singer Whitney Houston's millions of fans worldwide will be able to share in her homecoming service Saturday as they watch her private funeral on the Internet. more info

Metalsucks — No Clean Singing posted the below, which compares Whitney Houston to Quorthon from Bathory, and basically wonders aloud why the media got all in a tizzy over Houston’s death, but didn’t give two poops about Quorthon’s. It also answers its own ... more info

Guardian Music — Certain magazine reports following the singer's demise may have been greatly exaggeratedMeanwhile, the reaction of one Danyl Johnson to the death of Whitney Houston offers a masterclass in the overweening pride of The X Factor. You may well have forg... more info

Guardian Music — There's something about Kevin Rowland's take of Whitney's The Greatest Love of All that makes it one of the most moving records of all timeWhen Dexys Midnight Runners announced details of their comeback on the same weekend as Whitney Houston's sad de... more info

Perez Hilton — Adele's Grammy-winning album, 21, has spent its 20th week at the number one spot on the Billboard 200 chart when it sold another 237,000 copies over the past few days since the singer's big Sunday night, officially matching it with Whitney Houston's... more info