The Black Eyed Peas took the stage last night at the 2009 American Music Awards, held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. The highly successful “hip-pop” group managed to take over the Billboard charts for the majority of the year and Will.i.am let it be known at the end of their their performance medley of two of their chart-topping singles, “Meet Me Halfway” and “Boom Boom Pow,” when he shouted “Six months #1! The new kings!

Legendary R&B singer Whitney Houston performed “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength,” from her new album I Look To You. Her vocals weren’t all that great, but it was her “comeback performance” (as far as awards shows are concerned) and at least she wasn’t high on drugs or anything. So we definitely give her an A for effort, keeping in mind that she’s gotten older now (and she used to smoke rocks back in the day) so her voice isn’t EVER going to be like it used to be. At the end of her performance, which was met with a standing ovation from the audience, actor Samuel L. Jackson presented her with the “International Award of Excellence.”

R&B singer/songwriter Mary J. Blige flawlessly performed her new single “I Am” and hit every single note perfectly. Her new album Stronger withEach Tear (originally titled simply “Stronger”) is due to be released on December 22nd.

And pop-rock singer Kelly Clarkson’s performance of “Already Gone” was also good, even if the song sounds like Halo Part 2. We’ll even give her a pass on her rapid weight gain (homegirl must like to eat!) because we all know she can blow!

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In Bobby Brown’s new tell-all book, he claims his whole relationship with R&B legend Whitney Houston was a hoax! Bobby wrote that the only reason Whitney married him was because she wanted to protect her “good girl” image. He says she was also in a “bisexual relationship” at the time, and she knew that being gay wouldn’t look good for her career.

“(The marriage) was doomed from the very beginning,” Brown writes in ‘Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But…’ “I think we got married for all the wrong reasons. Now, I realize Whitney had a different agenda than I did when we got married… I believe her agenda was to clean up her image, while mine was to be loved and have children.

“The media was accusing her of having a bisexual relationship with her assistant, Robin Crawford. Since she was the American Sweetheart and all, that didn’t go too well with her image… In Whitney’s situation, the only solution was to get married and have kids. That would kill all speculation, whether it was true or not.”

Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston filed for divorce back in 2007 after spending 14 years together as husband and wife. They have one daughter together, 16 year old Bobbi Kristina Brown. And Whitney Houston is currently busy promoting her new album, I Look To You.

Legendary R&B singer Whitney Houston released her brand new music video for “Million Dollar Bill” this week. The record, written by Alicia Keys and produced by Swizz Beatz, is from Whitney’s new studio album, I Look To You, in stores now! Continue reading to check out the second video from the album.

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The Oprah Show aired its highly anticipated Whitney Houston interview over a two day period and here are the videos from both airings. In the exclusive interview, Whitney and Oprah discuss her relationship with Bobby Brown, her past drug use, her and Bobby’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, and much much more. Continue reading to peep both videos and for a video of Whitney Houston performing “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength.”

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Legendary R&B singer Whitney Houston has released the music video for “I Look To You,” the lead single from her new album, I Look To You, in stores now. Check out Whitney’s new video when you continue reading!

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As expected, Ms. Whitney Houston soared to the top of the Billboard 200 this week with her new album, I Look To You. With very little promotion and no music video, the album sold a very impressive 305k copies. This is Whitney’s best opening week sales since the Nielsen SoundScan began in 1991.

We expect that these numbers will go even higher in no time. With her tell-all interview with Oprah airing next week on September 14th and 15th and two new music videos on the way (”I Look To You” premieres this week and “Million Dollar Bill” premieres next week) we’re sure the album will soon go platinum.

In other Billboard chars news, Trey Songz’s newest album Ready debuted at #3 with 131k sold and Miley Cyrus‘ EP The Time Of Our Lives debuted at #2 with 153k sold.

Check out our album review of Whitney’s I Look To You here.

Music legend Whitney Houston took the stage Tuesday (Sep 1) at Rumsey Playfield in New York City’s Central and performed on ABC’s “Good Morning America” in support of the release of her new album, I Look To You, in stores and online now. The R&B singer brought out her 16-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina during her impromptu performance of “My Love Is Your Love.”

Many of her fans were disappointed at the quality of Whitney’s voice during her short concert, which was supposed to be her big “comeback performance.” Unfortunately for Ms. Houston, her voice was hoarse and she squeaked and cracked during her show, where she also performed her album’s title track, “I Look To You.” Check out a video of both performances when you continue reading…

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The diva is back! Whitney Houston released her sixth studio album I Look To You today showing the world that she’s still got it. I Look To You is Whitney’s first album in almost seven years and it features production from Akon, Swizz Beats, Danja, etc.

Ranked as the fourth best-selling female artist in the US, Whitney’s career took a turn when she turned to drugs during the late 90s and early 2000s. With her suddenly becoming missing in action for interviews and performances, being fired from the Academy Awards, and losing many pounds due to drugs and stress, the legend that was once known for her amazing and powerful vocals became an object for negative criticism. When asked about her drug use in an interview with Diane Sawyer in 2002, Whitney dismissed the rumors, claiming that “crack is whack,” a line that would later become infamous.

But after years and years of controversy, Clive Davis announced in March 2007 that Houston would be heading back into the studio to work on a new studio project. The product of these sessions became I Look To You. I have listened to the album a couple times and below is my track my track review!

Million Dollar Bill: Whitney knows how to start an album. The beginning of the Alicia Keys penned track starts off with Whitney singing “Oooh…” before going into the groovy feel good dance track. Swizz really did his thing on this song. It will have you moving within the first few lines and Whitney sounds amazing on it. Even without having any high notes to reach, you will notice that the voice is still there. (4/5)

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Whitney Houston says she’s thanking God for never letting her go on the cover of the October 2009 issue of Ebony Magazine, due to hit stands nationwide nest Tuesday, September 8th. In the issue, the legendary R&B singer talks about her daughter, future plans and her journey back to the music industry with the release of her sixth studio album, I Look To You, which is in stores today!

“I shed a lot of stuff, a lot of unnecessary weight in the last three or four years. I left a lot of old luggage behind, and when I did, the blessings just started pouring on me, and the light in my spirit started to lift again,” she says in the cover story.

Another track from Whitney Houston’s upcoming album, I Look To You, has leaked! The track is called “Salute” and was written by R. Kelly and produced by Tricky Stewart. Download it below:

D/L: WHITNEY HOUSTON – SALUTE

In other Whitney news, rumors are beginning to swirl saying that the R&B diva will be appearing on The Oprah Show for an in-depth interview. Currently, Oprah’s official site is advertising for Whitney’s biggest fan to tell her their story. This will most likely lead up to an interview and performance from the legend on the show once promotion for the album officially begins.