The incomparable Whitney Houston, the comeback queen, officially kicked off her world tour in Moscow at the Olympic Stadium on December 9th. The diva's performance albeit, not perfect, showed glimpses of brilliance from her past. The flaws in the performance, however, are not cringeworthy. They are more or less beautiful reminders of the struggle she has endured as well as indicators of continued vocal improvement as Ms. Houston continues to reclaim her chops. Check out clips from the concert after the jump including a very touching and celebratory tribute to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson. If you still think Whitney's voice is gone after listening to these clips please do yourself a favor and have someone purchase you a hearing aid for Christmas.

Saving All My Love For You/ Greatest Love Of All/ All At Once Medley


MJ Tribute (Man In The Mirror)


I Didn't Know My Own Strength


I'm Every Woman


My Love Is Your Love


Million Dollar Bill


I Wanna Dance With Somebody/How Will I Know

Whitney Houston will kick off the 2010 new year with a special feature in InStyle Magazine. Take a look at the beautiful cover and check out two additional photos from the spread after the jump. Whitney looks flawless! Be sure to pick up the 2010 January issue of InStyle to see the full article!

Congratulations to Whitney and all of her fans! 'I Look to You' has been certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of 1 million units in the United States. (Source: WhitneyHouston.com)

Congratulations to Ms. Houston. The Queen still reigns supreme from her throne. Get 'em Whitney.

Last night Whitney appeared on the finale of DWTS to perform her classic hit, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody," and her new smash single, "Million Dollar Bill." Find out who won after the jump.



Donny Osmond took home the season 9 Mirror Ball Trophy. He edged past Grammy-Award winning singer, Mya, in the viewers' votes after both celebrities received the same total score on their four dance routines over the course of the two night finale. We thought Mya had this one in the bag but congratz to Donny.

Last night the 2009 American Music Awards aired on ABC. Check out performances from Janet Jackson, Daughtry, Shakira, Kelly Clarkson, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, The Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Lopez, Eminem and 50 Cent, Timbaland, and the legendary Whitney Houston as well as the full list of winners after the jump.

Whitney Houston - I Didn't Know My Own Strength


Janet Jackson - Medley


Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind


The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway/Boom Boom Pow


Rihanna - The Wait Is Ova/Hard


Lady Gaga - Bad Romance


Jennifer Lopez - Louboutins


Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart


Eminem Feat. 50 Cent - Crack A Bottle/Forever


Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado and SoShy - Morning After Dark


Mary J. Blige - I Am


Daughtry - Life After You


Shakira - Give It Up To Me


Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone


American Music Awards 2009 Winners

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
*Whitney Houston

POP or ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
*The Black Eyed Peas
Kings of Leon
Nickelback

Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce
Lady Gaga
*Taylor Swift

Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
*Michael Jackson
T.I.

Favorite Album
Lady Gaga / Fame
*Michael Jackson / Number Ones
Taylor Swift / Fearless

COUNTRY MUSIC
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
*Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
Zac Brown Band

Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Darius Rucker
*Keith Urban

Favorite Female Artist
Reba McEntire
*Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Favorite Album
Rascal Flatts/ Unstoppable
*Taylor Swift / Fearless
Zac Brown Band / Foundation

RAP/HIP-HOP MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
*Jay-Z
T.I.

Favorite Album
Eminem / Relapse
*Jay-Z / Blueprint 3
T.I. / Paper Trail

SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Jamie Foxx
*Michael Jackson
Maxwell

Favorite Female Artist
*Beyonce
Keyshia Cole
Keri Hilson

Favorite Band, Duo or Group
*Black Eyed Peas
Day26
Mary Mary

Favorite Album
Beyonce / I Am…Sasha Fierce
Black Eyed Peas / The E.N.D.
*Michael Jackson / Number Ones

SOUNDTRACKS
Favorite Album
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Hannah Montana 3
*Twilight Soundtrack

ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Artist
*Green Day
Kings of Leon
Shinedown

ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Daughtry
Jason Mraz
*Taylor Swift

LATIN MUSIC
Favorite Artist
*Aventura
Luis Fonsi
Wisin Y Yandel

CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Favorite Artist
Jeremy Camp
Brandon Heath
*Mary Mary

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Alternative - KINGS OF LEON
*Country - TAYLOR SWIFT
Pop/Rock - LADY GAGA
Rap/Hip-Hop - EMINEM
Soul/R&B - MICHAEL JACKSON

T-MOBILE BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST NOMINATIONS
*Gloriana
Keri Hilson
Lady Gaga
Kid Cudi

Whitney Houston will be headlining the 2009 American Music Awards airing this Sunday at 8/7c on ABC. Then, tune in on Tuesday, November 24th to see Whitney light up the stage with TWO performances on the season finale of Dancing With The Stars (ABC 9/8c)!

Whitney Houston stopped by the Australian TV Show, Sunday Night, where she sat down with host, Molly Meldrum for a candid interview. For the first time she talks about her wardrobe malfunction on X-Factor among other things. I Look To You is in stores now!!!

After a two-year hiatus the Soul Train Music Awards are back. The show will be hosted by Academy Award-nominated actors Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard. Beyonce, Maxwell and Keri Hilson lead the pack with four noms each.

Toni Braxton, Trey Songz, Erykah Badu, Robin Thicke, Fantasia, Ryan Leslie, Chrisette Michelle, Raheem DeVaughn, Karyn White, Boyz II Men, Ledisi, Chico Debarge, Angie Stone, Brian McKnight, Ginuwine, Melanie Fiona, and Johnny Gill are all slated to perform. The awards show will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia on November 3rd and will air on CENTRIC and BET on Sunday, November 29th at 9:00PM ET/PT.

Check out the full list of nominees after the jump.


BEST NEW ARTIST
* Drake
* Jazmine Sullivan
* Keri Hilson
* Ryan Leslie
* Solange

BEST R&B/SOUL ARTIST FEMALE
* Beyonce
* Chrisette Michele
* Jennifer Hudson
* Ledisi
* Whitney Houston

BEST MALE R&B/SOUL MALE
* Charlie Wilson
* Maxwell
* Musiq Soulchild
* Raphael Saadiq
* Robin Thicke

SONG OF THE YEAR
* "God in Me" - Mary Mary
* "Pretty Wings" - Maxwell
* "Single Ladies (Put a ring on it)" - Beyonce
* "Spotlight" - Jennifer Hudson
* "Turnin Me On" - Keri Hilson/ ft Lil Wayne

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
* Beyonce - I am... Sasha Fierce (Platinum) Sony Music
* Jamie Foxx - Intuition (Platinum) J Records
* Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak (Platinum) Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
* Maxwell - Blacksummer's Night (Gold) Sony Music
* Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman

RECORD OF THE YEAR (SONGWRITER AWARD)
* Beyonce - "Single Ladies (Put a ring on it)"
* Drake - "Best I Ever had"
* Jamie Foxx Ft/T-Pain - "Blame It"
* Keri Hilson - "Knock You Down"
* Maxwell - "Pretty Wings"

BEST REGGAE ARTIST AWARD
* Movado
* Sean Paul
* Serani
* Taurus Riley
* Ziggy Marley

CENTRIC AWARD - SOUL APPROVED/UNDERGROUND
* Corneille
* Eric Roberson
* Laura Izibor
* Maysa
* The Knux

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE MALE, FEMALE OR GROUP
* BeBe and CeCe Winans - "Close To You"
* Fred Hammond f/John P Kee - "They That Wait"
* Marvin Sapp - "Praise Him in Advance"
* Mary Mary - "God In Me"
* Smokie Norful - "Justified"

BEST COLLABORATION
* Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo - "Knock you Down"
* Keyshia Cole featuring Monica - "Trust"
* Mario featuring Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett - "Break up"
* Mary Mary featuring Kierra (KiKi) Sheard - "God In Me"
* Trey Songz featuring Drake - "Successful"

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
* Michael Jackson

Whitney Houston continues her European promo tour for, I Look To You. She stopped by the Italian version of X-Factor to perform her new single, "Million Dollar Bill." Not only does she look absolutely stunning but she sounds AMAZING! Ms. Houston is back ya'll and she keeps getting better and better with every live performance. To those of you who doubted, eat your hearts out. THE VOICE IS BACK!

Check out Whitney's live X-Factor performance from last night. A great vocal showing. Minus the wardrobe malfunction, which wasn't her fault, this performance was among the best from this era. Despite probably being scared that she was going to have a Janet Jackson Superbowl moment at any second, she still managed to maintain her composure and showmanship.

She's definitely getting her chops back. To all the haters:

There´ve been haters since this world been going ´round
(nothin but love, nothin but love)
Why they take a thing and trying to crush them down
(nothin but love, nothin but love)
I ain´t even trying to hold on to that now
(nothin but love, nothin but love)
Ain´t got nothin but love for you
(nothin but love, nothin but love)

-Whitney Houston "Nothin But Love"

Check out photos of Whitney leaving the X-Factor Finals at Fountain Studios in Wembley after the jump.

Throwing people under the bus?! Isn't that what people say he did to Shyne?

*Resumes Playing "Million Dollar Bill"*

Pop diva Whitney Houston is to play her first ever Newcastle show, we can reveal today.

The chart-topping superstar will appear at the Metro Radio Arena on April 22 next year, with tickets on sale from Friday.

The gig is a coup for the Toon, with only four other cities being included on the singer's British tour.

The dates will mark Houston's first live performances in this country in over a decade, and follow years of turmoil in her personal life.

Houston has battled against drugs and booze and will make her first UK TV appearance in 12 years on the X Factor this weekend.

"This is my first full tour since the My Love Is Your Love tour and I am so excited to be performing for my fans around the world after all this time," she said.

"I am putting together a great show and cannot wait to perform the songs from my new album I Look To You along with some of your favourites."

Today's announcement comes a week before she releases her long-awaited new album, I Look To You.

Her European tour will see her perform in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium as well as the UK.

In the 25 years since she recorded her history-making debut album, Whitney Houston has become something of an icon.

One of the best-selling female artists of all time, she has sold over 140 million albums worldwide and is the most awarded female artist in history - with 411 gongs to her name.

Her longtime producer Clive Davis encouraged her to hit the comeback trail after more than a decade away form the business.

Houston will also play Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and London as well as Newcastle on the UK leg of the tour. (Source: Daily Record)

Ms. Houston appeared on the popular French show "Le Grand Journal," looking absolutely flawless, to perform her new single, "Million Dollar Bill." There were some obvious sound problems with Whitney's mic but the singer still maintained her poise and showmanship to pull off another solid performance. Between straining to hear herself and trying to sing overtop of 3 background vocalists we give her credit for pulling this performance off.

The a capella rendition of "I Look To You" showed the singer in top form. And the highlight of the interview is when she corrects one of the interviewers for referring to her as "The Princess of R&B." Apparently he must have thought Ashanti was in the building. However, Ms. Houston quickly set the record straight. We love how diva she is. Even the ever stoic, fashion maven Karl Lagerfeld had to crack a smile and clap.

Smashing!!! This was an amazing performance. She is really showing the world that she still has it. This proves that the GMA concert was the fluke and not the Oprah performance. MDM approved! Check out the interview after the jump.

Whitney Houston covers the recent issue of Jet. She looks absolutely radiant. Make sure you pick up the mag along with a copy of the singer's new critically-acclaimed CD, I Look To You. In the meantime check out her latest music video for her new single, "Million Dollar Bill."






Diddy covers the November issue of "Ebony." Diddy, who recently announced he will be leaving WMG, is really on his promotional hustle as he gears up for the release of his fifth studio album, Last Train to Paris. Check out the music video for the first single, "Angels," featuring the late Notorious B.I.G.

Whitney phoned into the Ed Lover Show on Monday morning for a candid radio interview. She talks about her plans to tour, her favorite food spot in Jersey, and her favorite current artists. Check out the full interview below.



We love that she listens to Lil Wayne. Can't you just see her swinging her wig in a feverish 360 like in the "If I Told You That" music video while rapping "A Milli" with random melodic interspersions of "ooo" and "aaahh." Haha. Get it Nippy!

Source: Fabolous' Twitter

We at MDM are not amused.

Whitney Houston called into the Tom Joyner Morning Show today to talk about her touring plans and the future of her acting career. Check out the full interview below:

Part I


Part II

Whitney Houston - I Didn't Know My Own Strength

Whitney Houston - "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" [Live on Oprah] from MishmashD Media on Vimeo.

Absolutely amazing, from the powerful interview to the riveting, emotional performance to her ethereal beauty. We are so proud of Whitney.