Musical tributes were paid by Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, R Kelly, BeBe and CeCe Winans, and the Rev Kim Burrell. Stevie Wonder performed “Love's in Need of Love Today,” and Alicia Keys “Send me an Angel”.
Aretha Franklin, who was expected to sing at the service, could not attend at the church as she is reportedly too ill to attend the ceremony.
American actor John Travolta celebrates his 58th birthday on Saturday.
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Up to 1500 guests are expected to attend the funeral which is scheduled to begin by noon and lasts about 90 minutes.
Twitter got flooded again Saturday with loads of tweets related to yet another celebrity death hoax, and this time it was pop queen Madonna, who had been targeted.
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Actress Dame Judi Dench has revealed that she is battling for her eyesight, as she is diagnosed with macular degeneration, a condition that could result in loss of vision.
The recent stir created by LPGA (Ladies Pro Golf Association) golfer, Natalie Gulbis, who posed in nothing but body paint for Sport Illustrated's 2012 Swimsuit edition, may actually benefit the Palisades Episcopal School.
Though police is planning to lock down the streets near the church, a large number of fans are expected to crowd the area surrounding the funeral home and the cemetery where she will be buried.
Actresses Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis stole the show at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards presentation on Friday night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
After dazzling the fashion world during the 2012 New York Fashion Week, designer Victoria Beckham arrived in London to display her collection at the London Fashion Week.
British pop star and multi-Grammy award winning singer Adele has been given an altogether too common a problem (for stars, that is) to deal with.
Nearly 500 guests including Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Clive Davis and Stevie Wonder are expected to attend the funeral services.
"I will never, ever do a film as successful as the Harry Potter series. But neither will anyone else," tweeted Daniel Radcliffe, on Feb. 17.
The 2012 London Fashion Week started on Feb.17, taking over the fashion spotlight from the New York Fashion Week and attracting hordes of journalists, celebrities and fashionistas.
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Michelle Obama, The First Lady the United States, has been a positive role model. She has charmed the world with her discipline and decorum.
The longest and the most successful animated sitcom of all time, the Simpsons, will mark its 500th episode this Sunday after a successful run for 22 years.
You know a white elephant is something that you can't dispose of. But have you ever heard about a white elephant that melts and disposes itself?
Tired of the conventional emoticons? Try these interesting Japanese emoticons! Japanese emoticons, known as anime emoticons, are different from the others found on the Internet. One can find smileys for emotions, expressions, animals, greetings and more.
Greek Culture Minister Pavlos Geroulanos resigned on Friday after robbers stole more than 60 invaluable antique objects from a museum in Olympia.
Guests at the opera house include Danish actress Brigitte Nielsen, former James Bond star Roger Moore, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Austrian President Heinz Fischer.
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Original members of Glam rock band Guns n' Roses, Axl Rose (Vocals, 1985-present), Slash (lead guitars,1985-1996), Izzy Stradlin (rhythm guitars, 1985-1991)) ,Duff McKagan (bass, 1985-1997) and Steven Adler (drums, 1985-1990) may be reuniting on April 4 for their official induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Fans can start voting on March 1 for the 25th Nickelodeon awards at www.Nick.com, Facebook and Twitter.
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The veteran actor is intense pain and would be needing another operation following complications arising out of Saturday's abdominal surgery.
It would be a teary star-studded good-bye for Whitney Houston. Though the funeral will be a private, invite-only affair, it will reportedly feature some of the biggest celebrities the late pop icon worked with.
For the first time, British Intelligence Agency MI5 has released previously secret files that indicate famous comedian Charlie Chaplin to be a Frenchman having the name Israel Thornstein.
