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Independent voices from the TWT Communities

Lady Gaga was to be allowed to hold a second concert in Manila on Tuesday night after state censors ruled her "provocative" act was within legal bounds, a city official said.
Casino regulators are investigating whether the 19-year-old daughter of late pop singer Whitney Houston gambled at a Las Vegas Strip resort.
Whitney Houston's final recording is being released.

Kimbra, the big-voiced siren who sang about heartbreak and jealousy on Gotye's "Somebody I Used To Know," brings her solo career stateside with "Vows," an album originally released in New Zealand last summer.
Grammy award-winning singer Chaka Khan will perform a tribute to the late Whitney Houston at the Apollo Theater's gala and awards ceremony.

Michael Jackson's glittery gloves, spangled jackets, stage-worn costumes and personal fashion effects are going on a world tour.
Bobby Brown says it took him a long time to come out with a new album because he's spent so much time trying to get his life on track.

New "America's Got Talent" judge Howard Stern said his critics should watch the show before attacking him.
A reality show featuring Whitney Houston's relatives, including daughter Bobbi Kristina and mother Cissy, is in the works.
Whitney Houston's mother has released a new album of gospel tunes, her first new music since her daughter's death and in more than a decade.
Whitney Houston's mother has released a new album of gospel tunes, her first new music since her daughter's death and in more than a decade.

A top official at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, in response to a Washington Times investigation that found a lack of accountability and racism at the transit agency, has issued a memo to all rail employees quoting Whitney Houston and encouraging employees to band together against the outside world.
Cee Lo Green, Mike Epps and Jordin Sparks help Whitney Houston return to the big screen for the last time in the girl group movie "Sparkle."
Christian singer Jason Crabb might not have won all of the awards he was nominated under, but he certainly came away with the two most prominent categories for a male artist.
Christian singer Jason Crabb might not have won all of the awards he was nominated under, but he certainly came away with the two most prominent categories for a male artist.
"Whitney Houston said in one of her interviews, 'We should not focus on other people's failures but celebrate their successes,'" he wrote.