While we were graced with an absolutely stunning rendition of I Will Always Love You from Jordin Sparks last night on the Billboard Music Awards, we now have Whitney Houston's last song EVER recorded.
Just four days before her untimely passing, Whitney recorded a duet with Jordin for their upcoming movie, Sparkle, where Whitney plays Jordin's mom.
Sparkle, which is a remake of the 1976 film, will be in theaters August 17 and will feature the track Celebrate.
Take a listen to the duet in FULL (above)!
The uplifting, positive song — written by R. Kelly — reminds us to celebrate those loved ones in our lives and to put our troubles away!
Whitney Houston did not only complete her last acting role before her tragic passing earlier in the year with the Salim Akil-directed remake of the musical drama Sparkle, in which she stars as the mother of Jordin Sparks' character, but she also contributed some of her last vocal work for the film's soundtrack, including a R. Kelly-penned duet with the American Idol alum called Celebrate!
We thought we'd never see Sylvester or Pimp Lucius again, and we were NOT ok with that.
But thank the lyrical genius that is R. Kelly, and the glorious network IFC for they have come together once more to continue the epic hip-hop opera adventure that is: Trapped in the closet.
It was an emotional evening on Glee last night between the shocking return of Dave Karoksky and the chilling cliffhanger that has all the Gleeks buzzing, but it also was a terrific night of performances.
It helped that it was Regionals!
There were songs from the Warblers and songs from New Directions (and their sister group, The Troubletones), but it was perhaps the show's opening number that will be most remembered by fans. Darren Criss' performance of Cough Syrup underscoring the tragedy that struck one of McKinley's own was fitting and frightening. We've posted the video (above), but we offer this WARNING: it's ver HEAVY. Not for the faint of heart.
Check out Darren's performance (above) and then CLICK THE JUMP to watch the rest of the videos from last night's episode.
Such an incredibly difficult, solemn day for so many.
Whitney Houston was laid to rest today in Newark, N.J., after passing away at 48 a week ago, and during her almost-four hour funeral service, held at the New Hope Baptist Church, she was honored and remembered by a number of celebrities, including Tyler Perry, BeBe Winans, Dionne Warwick, Kevin Costner, Alicia Keys, Clive Davis, R. Kelly, and Stevie Wonder.
Check out some of the highlights from the truly heartbreaking and powerful service…AFTER THE JUMP.
Folks, we present to you … Darren Crissrapping! And not just rapping - he's spitting Nicki Minaj rhymes!!!
Without question, some of our favorite episodes have always been competition ones. Sectionals, Regionals, Nationals, Miss Universe - we love them all! Mostly, because Ryan Murphy and Co. save their best musical performances for the big occassion and next week's winter finale (waaah!) is no exception.
Aside from the New Directions mashing the hell out of Nicki Minaj and R. Kelly for a fly remix of Minajesty's single and the iconic I Can Believe I Can Fly, but the Warblers are singing two songs (including the long awaited tribute to The Wanted), Darren Criss takes on Young The Giant, and Lea Michele returns with a solo from Halestorm. Granted, she cleans up the lyrics a little bit, but it's still pretty damn bad ass!
You can hear Lea's solo on Here's To Us in the video (above), then CLICK THE JUMP to hear the rest of the incredible music.
Some sneaky sis (or bro!) took a little behind-the-scenes video of Madonna's MDNA tour rehearsal in Tel Aviv this weekend and has shared some incredible footage!
Part of Madge's setlist is her iconic homage to self-love, Express Yourself, but in her 2012 version, she is spicing it up by mashing it with Lady GaGa's similar anthem, Born This Way.
Yeah, you're not going to want to miss this!
Ch-ch-check out the video (above) to hear Madonna sing BOTH Express Yourself and Born This Way!
