The Finished interview of Brandy and Monica - minus the interruption from Whitney Houston

Whitney houston interrupts Brandy and Monica's interview with clive - U gotta love her .

Clive Davis continues Pre Grammy Party even though Whitney remained on the fourth floor in hotel room .

BEVERLY HILLS—Speaking before hundreds of entertainment executives, musicians and other VIPs gathered at the Beverly Hilton hotel just hours after the death of Whitney Houston, Clive Davis vowed that carrying on with his annual pre-Grammy bash was the most fitting tribute he could offer.

“She graced this stage with her regal presence so many times,” Davis said. “Whitney would have wanted the music to go on and her family asked us to carry on.”

Houston was Davis’s protegee' But she also arrived at a moment when his career needed a boost, helping restore his stature by delivering the biggest commercial successes when he needed them the most.
“I am personally devastated,” a visibly emotional Davis said.

The first two performers, Tony Bennett and Diana Krall, performed poignant standards: “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” and “If I Had You.” Bennett told the crowd Houston was “the greatest singer I ever heard in my life.”

Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow said that Jennifer Hudson would perform a musical tribute to Houston during Sunday night’s Grammy broadcast.

The Academy cohosted the Saturday-night event with Davis, and Portnow said canceling “was never an option, because you could hear Whitney on your shoulder saying ‘Hey guys, this is showbiz; the show must go on’.”

As the evening continued, Davis went ahead with his usual routine, pointing out stars in the crowd, including Joni Mitchell, Tom Hanks, Neil Young, Dr. Dre, Sly Stone .

Adding a macabre patina to the proceedings, Beverly Hills police said Houston’s body continued to lie in the hotel room upstairs where she’d been found dead shortly before 4 p.m., even as guests were filing into a ground-floor ballroom at the same hotel. It was unclear when they planned to release the body to the county coroner. Courtesy of speakeasy

Update : "Whitney I love you' - Bobby Brown reacts to death of Whitney Houston ..

UPDATE :
Bobby Brown performed as scheduled at a New Edition concert on Saturday, but not before displaying his emotions over the death of his ex-wife Whitney Houston.



He told the crowd in Southaven, Miss.: "First of all, I want to tell you that I love you all. Second, I would like to say, I love you, Whitney! The hardest thing for me to do is to come on this stage."

Here Bobby Brown is pictured here with his current wife Alicia Etheridge .


Brown's voice then reportedly cracked while attempting to sing a ballad, and he left the stage for a brief time. According reports, one of Houston's early hits, "You Give Good Love," played over the loudspeakers during an intermission.

An report claims Brown broke down and sobbed during the song "Tenderoni."

Brown and Houston's often tumultuous marriage, which was riddled with scandal and drug abuse, lasted between 1992 and 2007. They share a daughter, 18-year-old Bobbi Kristina.



Police do not suspect foul play in the death of Houston, 48, who was found in Beverly Hills hotel room on Saturday.

 

Although they are now divorced you can't think of Bobby Brown with Whitney Houston.  As the superstar tragically passed earlier today, February 11, Bobby was stricken with the sad news along with the rest of the world. TMZ has more on his reaction...

Young Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston in better times

Bobby Brown is distraught and "in and out of crying fits" ... after getting the news that Whitney Houston is dead -- but his New Edition band mates are by his side trying to console him.


New Edition has a concert tonight in Mississippi -- and believe it or not sources close to the group tell TMZ ... not only will New Edition go on as scheduled, but as of now Bobby is also planning to perform.
We're told Bobby is going to try to get through the entire show.