• Nearly 5 Million People Watched Lifetime 'Whitney' Houston Biopic

    There was plenty of backlash directed at Lifetime before it debuted its Whitney Houston biopic "Whitney," but the channel managed to score great audience numbers during its Sunday night, Jan. 18, programming block.The film itself averaged 4.5 million viewers between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET, according to "The Hollywood Reporter." In addition to that, the interview special "Bobby Brown: Remembering Whitney" managed to hold on to 4.1 million of those initial viewers between 10 p.m and 11 p.m. Finally, the program "Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances" drew 3.2 million viewers during the 11 p.m. to midnight hour.

  • Whitney Houston Biopic: What the Critics Are Saying About Lifetime's 'Whitney' Movie

    Lifetime's Whitney Houston biopic, aptly titled "Whitney," premiered last night, Jan. 17, much to the dismay of the singer's family. The Houston family released a statement prior to the debut of the Angela Bassett-directed film to remind fans that there was a lack of involvement by people who knew the diva. Critics weighed in on the biopic, and by most accounts, it was one of the network's better efforts.According to "Billboard," since Houston estate was not involved in the making of the film, the singer's famous tunes were re-recorded by Deborah Cox so star Yaya DaCosta could lip-sync along. Other than that, most reviews said the biopic was incomplete, focusing on Houston's best years and leaving out her untimely death.

  • Taylor Swift Continues Reign on 'Billboard' 200 with '1989'; Nicki Minaj's 'The Pinkprint' Hits Number Two

    Taylor Swift's "1989" moved back into the No. 1 spot on the "Billboard" 200, bringing its total, nonconsecutive weeks at the top to six. It sold 375,000 copies last week, bringing the total for the year to 3.34 million. The record is on pace to overtake the "Frozen" soundtrack, which sold 3.46 million so far. Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint" sits comfortably at the No. 2 spot, "Billboard" notes.Swift is tied with Mariah Carey for total weeks at No. 1 with 30. Only one other woman has them beat with 46: Whitney Houston. The Beatles are still in first for all artists with 132 weeks at No. 1.Pentatonix has the No. 3 spot with "That's Christmas to Me." Minaj was able to crack the top 10 recently, and D'Angelo's new "Black Messiah" hit No. 5. "The Pinkprint" did not perform as well as the artist's previous effort "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded." The former sold 244,000 in its first week while the latter hit 253,000 — it also debuted at No. 1.

  • The Longest Streaks in Hot 100 History: Featuring Plenty of Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey and Black Eyed Peas

    On this date during 1994, Boyz II Men stuck around for a 14th week atop the Billboard Hot 100 with its hit "I'll Make Love To You." That tally left it in a tie with Whitney Houston and "I Will Always Love You" for the most weeks on top of the Hot 100. As album sales have grown less important to the industry and single sales have become more relevant, that record has since changed hands. Check out the Top 13 songs in terms of weeks at no. 1 (mind you, there are quite a few ties...we ranked ties according to age of the song, not by how much we personally enjoyed it).

  • Aretha Franklin Holds a Round of Awkward Satellite Interviews After Whitney Houston's Mother Forgets Lyrics While Singing Backup [WATCH]

    Aretha Franklin recently did a round of interviews to promote her latest release "Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics." Things got a little awkward as Franklin joined various outlets via satellite. Looks like she may have lost the chance to redeem herself after Whitney Houston's mother forgot the lyrics while singing backup at a performance for the "Late Show."
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