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Belinda Davids returns to Joburg Theatre

The South African singing sensation returns to the Joburg Theatre with The Greatest Love of All

Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars of music group Silk Sonic perform onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards broadcast on March 14, 2021. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

The refreshing nostalgia of Silk Sonic

Silk Sonic’s adventurous nostalgia is not a testimony to older music being better but rather the artists offer a listening experience that is refreshing because it is so…

Author Ntozake Shange speaks at the 40th anniversary of For Colored Girls. (Rob Kim/Getty Images/AFP)

Shange paid the price for her honesty

Her book gifted me a vision of myself and many black women who carried my world

Bobbi Kristina Brown autopsy sheds little light on bathtub mystery

An initial autopsy on Bobbi Kristina Brown on Monday found no significant injuries and no obvious underlying cause of death.

Bobbi Kristina Brown dies at 22

Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of late singer Whitney Houston, died on Sunday some six months after suffering irreversible brain damage.

Cissy Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown attend the opening night of “The Houstons: On Our Own” in New York.

Bobbi Kristina Brown: Police treat case as criminal investigation

Authorities are questioning people about the circumstances around the discovery of Whitney Houston’s daughter; found unresponsive in a bathtub.

Singer/songwriter Missy Elliot wished Bobbi Kristina a speedy recovery. (Pic from Facebook).

Celebrities pray for Whitney Houston’s daughter’s recovery

Missy Elliot and La Toya Jackson among celebrities expressing their support for Bobbi Kristina Brown.

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Whitney Houston’s daughter found unresponsive in bathtub

The only child of Whitney Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown is receiving care in hospital.

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Houston, you had a problem

Bobby Brown cannot be blamed for the singer’s death, but he contributed greatly to her downfall.

Bobby Brown blames security for exit from Houston funeral

Singer Bobby Brown abruptly left the funeral of his ex-wife Whitney Houston on Saturday, claiming security guards asked him to move several times.

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Houston’s fans encouraged to watch funeral on TV

Music greats and Hollywood icons joined family members of Whitney Houston at a church in her hometown to pay tribute to her a week after her death.

Demons of our own making

It is difficult to digest genuine emotion while reading other people’s pontificated shock and devastation at a rate of 100 tweets per minute.

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Famous females, fatal flaws

Whitney Houston joins a long list of women whose fame and success have been overshadowed by personal tragedy and addictions.

Adele sweeps awards

Adele sweeps awards, Houston’s death clouds Grammys

British soul singer Adele has won the Grammy in every category she was nominated during a show clouded by the death of Whitney Houston.

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Whitney Houston’s brilliant and tragic life

Whitney Houston — found dead in a hotel room on Saturday — rose from a church choir to become one of the best-selling artists of all time.

Whitney Houston found dead in LA hotel room

Whitney Houston found dead in LA hotel room

Grammy-winning singer Whitney Houston, one of the most talented performers of her generation, died on Saturday in a Beverly Hills hotel room.