Blog: Idolator

Two new songs by Whitney Houston, who died yesterday at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles, will be included the upcoming remake of the 1976 film Sparkle , set for release in early August. Houston's iconic recordings are already set to re-appear in next week's Billboard chart , and now it appears her final new work will be a cover of a gospel classic and a new duet with Jordin Sparks, both from the film. Details below. Houston, who began her singing career in the junior choir [...]