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Clive Davis reveals plans for new music with Whitney Houston

Clive Davis shares his memories of working on new music with Whitney Houston before her untimely death in 2012. The music industry legend reflects on her t...

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Kelly Clarkson claims she was ‘lied to’ about one of her biggest songs

Musician and chat show host hit back at claims by Clive Davies, former chief of RCA Records

The Independent UK

‘People thought they knew the story’: the rise and fall of Milli Vanilli

A revealing new documentary takes an inside look at the most infamous lip-syncing scandal in pop music history

The Guardian - US

Groundhog Day review: a simply sublime return to The Old Vic

Stephen Sondheim once thought about turning the 1993 film “Groundhog Day” into a stage musical. He gave up on the idea, saying: “It cannot be improved. It’s perfect the way it is.” And he may have been right about that, said Clive Davis in The Times – but this “glorious…

The Week

The Motive and the Cue review: a ‘heartfelt plea’ for the ‘power of theatre’

“There’s been no shortage of stage portrayals of real life VIPs in the past couple of years,” said Clive Davis in The Times. Jack Thorne’s “thoughtful, often wickedly droll” new play, about the relationship between Richard Burton and John Gielgud during rehearsals for a 1964 production of Hamlet on Broadway,…

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Why Clay Aiken is done with politics but can’t quit touring with ‘Idol’ pal Ruben Studdard

Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken, who were 24 years old when they became two of “American Idol’s” biggest stars, are starting to sound an awful lot like a couple of old men.

Tribune News Service

At the Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala, stars Frankie Valli, Lil Wayne rouse an A-list crowd

LOS ANGELES — Say this for Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy gala: It might be the only party in Los Angeles where Frankie Valli is as likely to spark a singalong as Lil Wayne.

Los Angeles Times

Cardi B licks husband Offset's face as they put on steamy display at pre-Grammys party

The rappers were clearly relishing a night away from their two young kids as they got glammed up for Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammys bash in LA

Daily Mirror

Why a kiss was worth fighting for in the Whitney biopic 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'

Not long before Whitney Houston's career takes off in the Sony Pictures musical biopic "Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody," the young singer shares a romantic kiss with her best friend, Robyn Crawford. It's sweet, intimate and relatively brief, but juxtaposed against the epic highs and lows of the…

Los Angeles Times

The music in I Wanna Dance With Somebody proves Whitney Houston's voice is incomparable

Described as "the greatest voice of her generation", it goes without saying that Whitney Houston's original vocals just had to be heard in newly opened biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody.

ABC News

Whitney Houston reminds us we're human, says biopic director Kasi Lemmons

When news broke that a Whitney Houston biopic was in the works, many folks had the same question: Why?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Whitney Houston biopic is ‘honest, accurate’, says the music industry guru who made her famous

The man who discovered Whitney Houston, Clive Davis, says the new biopic about the star's life will answers a lot of questions fans have.

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Whitewashing or reclaiming? A new Whitney Houston biopic spotlights musical highs over personal lows

The new Whitney Houston biopic climaxes with a detailed reenactment of the pop superstar's show-stopping performance at the 1994 American Music Awards.

Tribune News Service

Review: Naomi Ackie dazzles as Whitney Houston in 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'

Clive Davis is both the producer behind "Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody" and the second biggest character, and you'll never guess who's depicted as the hero of the movie.

Chicago Tribune

Review: ‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ is a well-acted biopic about not just a voice, but The Voice

Mostly, almost entirely, it is not British actor Naomi Ackie’s singing voice you hear as Whitney Houston in the smooth, enjoyable new biopic “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody.”

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Whitney Houston’ biopic gives good love to the troubled singer

Naomi Ackie seems to channel the pop star in a film that doesn’t dig too deep but consistently entertains.

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Review: Clumsy Whitney Houston Biopic Mars Its Star’s Skill

Whitney Houston’s voice was one of a kind and the creative team behind a new big-budget biopic of the singer had no choice but to agree. Naomi Ackie, who plays Houston in “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” turns in a fierce performance but is asked to lip-sync throughout to Houston…

Tribune News Service

Movie review: 'Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody' biopic hits a flat note

When remembering the iconic life and career of Whitney Houston, there are many defining moments that instantly spring to mind: when she obliterated the “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Super Bowl, thereby rendering all other versions subpar, her soaring rendition of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” from “The…

Evening Standard

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody movie review – budding superstar Naomi Ackie nails it

The Walthamstow actress shines in this biopic that follows the musical icon from her teenage years to the end of her life

The Guardian - UK

I Wanna Dance With Somebody review – smooth Whitney Houston biopic

Naomi Ackie is excellent in the title role and the film delivers all the singer’s big hits, but it swerves the difficult questions

Tribune News Service

'Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody' film a tricky balancing act for its star and director

Talk about counterintuitive!

The Guardian - UK

I will always love you: why Whitney Houston’s legacy lives on 10 years after her death

With a new biopic, a branded makeup range and her place at the V&A next summer, the late US singer is being discovered by a whole new generation of fans

Los Angeles Times

First 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' trailer tracks Whitney Houston's rise to fame

Actor Naomi Ackie captures singer Whitney Houston's rise to fame and ups and downs in the newly released trailer for the upcoming biopic "I Wanna Dance With Somebody."

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