The Telegraph — Whitney Houston's comeback show in Birmingham was only sporadically celebratory. Rating: * * more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. singer Whitney Houston kicked off the British leg of her tour late on Tuesday after cancelling a string of gigs due to illness, but some critics were less than impressed with her performance. more info

Gigwise — By her fans... more info

BBC News - UK — Singer Whitney Houston performs her first UK concert for 11 years after pulling out of three dates due to a respiratory infection. more info

The Independent — Whitney Houston played her first UK gig in 11 years tonight as the British leg of her world tour belatedly got under way. more info

MTV.com News — ' 'The Tonight Show' is the perfect platform for me,' he tells MTV News after nine-year stint as 'Idol' bandleader.By Gil Kaufman Rickey Minor Photo: Maury Phillips/ WireImage Rickey Minor has graced a lot of major stages in his decades-lon... more info

Mjsbigblog — One more American Idol exit… First Paula Abdul took a hike, then Simon Cowell put in his notice so he could bring  X Factor to America in 2011. Now, bandleader, Ricky Minor is headed to the Tonight Show with Jay Leno to replace departing bandle... more info

The Mirror — Whitney Houston played her first UK gig in 11 years as the British leg of her world tour belatedly got under way. more info

Gigwise — In Birmingham last night... more info

Guardian Music — Birmingham Arena"I'm feeling pretty good myself," Whitney tells the crowd, "thank you for asking." Nobody had actually asked, but give Houston credit for addressing the big issue – how was she coping on her first British tour since recovering ... more info