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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

iPad 3 Latest – The Latest News About The Apple iPad 3

The Apple iPad is one of the best-selling tablets in the world, and the iPad 3 is one of the most anticipated devices from Apple this year. This article explains you about the new features that are to be included in the iPad 3.

In a nutshell, the Apple iPad3 will feature a new, thinner and sleeker design, down nearly 20 percent in size compared to the iPad 2. It will also support full touchscreen HD display with a screen resolution of 2048 x 1536.

Apart from that, the iPad 3 will have a lighter battery, reducing the weight of the tablet. However, the battery is reported to cost 20 to 30 percent more than the current iPad’s battery, and will also have a longer battery life.

It is also expected that the iPad 3 will have a wireless charging technology, which will be able to charge the battery and transfer data wirelessly.

A6 Processor

The current Apple iPad 2 has a 900MHz dual-core ARM Cortext-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset and PowerVr SGX543MP2 GPU. This certainly made the Apple iPad 2 a powerful tablet and a main competitor in the world of tablets. Now Apple is aiming to make the competition tougher by sporting an A6 Quad-core Processor in the iPad 3. This would make the iPad 3 as powerful as any high-end desktop.
According to Linley Group senior analyst Kevin Krewell, “We expect the A6 will be a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 design, which would be competitive with next year’s best mobile processors. In 2012, Nvidia will offer a quad-core Cortex-A9 processor, and Qualcomm will have the aforementioned MSM8960, a dual-core A15-class processor operating at 1.7GHz. Fabricating Apple’s A6 in 28nm (instead of the 40nm process Nvidia is using for its quad-core part) will reduce both die cost and power, yielding a much better product.

iOS 5

The iPad 3 will come with the latest iOS 5, which will host the multi-touch gesture technology. However, analyst and tech enthusiasts predict that Apple would introduce OS X Lion for the tablet, since it will be powered by a quad-core processor.
This will also include multitasking features, such as notifications, task-finishing, app-switching, location and background sound.

3D Feature and New Retina Display

Apple enthusiast expected the Retina Display feature on Apple iPad 2; however, Apple has been working majorly for an improved version of it to include it in the iPad 3. The iPhone 4 currently supports the Retina Display with a screen resolution of 960 x 640. Apple explains Retina Display as: “Developing pixels a mere 78 micrometers wide, Apple engineers were able to pack four times the number of pixels into the same 3.5-inch (diagonal) screen found on earlier iPhone models. The resulting pixel density of iPhone 4 – 326 pixels per inch – makes text and graphics look smooth and continuous at any size.”
With the Retina Display feature, the screen resolution of the iPad3 will be 2048 x 1536 pixels. However, it is said that the third version of the tablet is delayed due to Retina Display issues, and Apple is expected to ship the tablet in early 2012.

iPad 3 Features Continued:

Cloud Computing

Apple announced its Cloud services during the WWDC 2011, and will definitely include the iCloud technology both in the iPhone 5 and iPad 3. With iCloud users can store photos, apps, calendars and access songs on iTunes without having them to store in the phone’s memory.

Camera

The iPad 3 will come with an improved camera, since the previous version of the table didn’t seem impressive enough. Unlike the iPad 2, the new tablet will come with LED flash to support the camera. It is expected to have a 5MP camera with 1080p or 720p video recording quality of 60 frames per second. The technology made by OmniVision will help reduce the size of the table by 20 percent.

Fingerprint Proof

Apple has already been granted patents on this technology, and is working real hard to make the iPad3 fingerprint proof. The touch screen will be coated with oleophobic materials, which will reduce the oil and fingerprints on the screen.

Apple iPad 3 Release Date

There isn’t any official word from Apple on when the iPad 3 will be released; however, rumors indicate that it will be announced sometime early next year. Reports state the trial production is likely to start this October. One of the major reasons why the launch of the device has delayed is due to the Retina Display technology. It is also said that it could be delayed because of legal issues with one of Apple’s main supplier, Samsung.
The price and availability of the iPad 3 is still unknown. Please make sure that you keep visiting this page to stay updated.

Apple iPad 3 Price

Though the tablet promises quite a lot of new and exciting features, rumors indicate that it could be priced at a very high range. However, with the competition kicking in, I expect that the iPad 3 will be set at a reasonable price. Nevertheless, are you going to buy the new iPad 3? And what other iPad 3 features are you expecting? Let us know by adding your views below. it is also important to mention that Apple is expected to release the iPhone 5 a few months after the launch of the iPad 3.






Kombucha Tea Information | All About Kombucha Tea

Called the ‘miracle cure-all’, Kombucha has been made at home for health and vitality by many generations right around the world. 

Kombucha tea is a powerful health drink, which is reported to be the answer to many health problems.
Pronounced [Com-boo-cha], It is made and drunk right around the world. It has been a ‘secret formula’ for those ‘in the know’ and a lifesaver for many a poor person in the less blessed nations.
Kombucha works with your body to boost its natural, inbuilt ability to fight sickness and disease as well as bring a healthy balance back to your metabolism and organs.

Because it has been around for so long, many researchers, chemists and others from the medical profession have spent time investigating the sometimes quite astonishing results from this natural remedy. Even the FDA (food and drug administration) have researched Kombucha, such has been the interest in it.
You have probably heard people say that “anything that is good for you tastes bad.” Well, Kombucha doesn’t fit into that category.It is a very pleasant tasting drink, so much so, that many people use it as a drink for guests and special occasions.

Sparkling and a pleasant taste, you can even change the flavour to suit yourself.
Kombucha is made at home and really is pretty simple to make. It also doesn’t take up much of your time. I have yet to find anyone who cannot make it.
  • Could you have better health?
  • Need a stronger immune system?
  • Want rid of sickness in your body?
  • Want to ensure you stay healthy?
  • Could do with more energy and vitality?
  • Want better skin?
  • Have you ‘tummy’ problems?
No matter how bad your situation is, you should consider if this inexpensive, easy to make health drink is for you.

You will be able to find in shops, Kombucha made by commercial producers – be careful! Many manufactures of the shop bought Kombucha have to preserve the drink to keep its shelf life – often this involves pasteurisation, which kills a lot of the health giving elements you want to keep.
Like pre-packed frozen dinner, shop-bought Kombucha isn’t as good for you as the one you make yourself.
This site should tell you all you need to know about making and drinking Kombucha.
Kombucha Tea

Have you drunk kombucha tea before and are interested to find out more or are thinking about doing so in the future – hopefully this article will be able to provide some answers to any questions you might have? First of all, what is kombucha tea exactly? Well, to be succinct, kombucha can

be described as a form of tea, which has been fermented. It is claimed to have medicinal benefits, which whilst perhaps not have general modern scientific consensus can be said to have previous centuries of anecdotes of their value. Although the tea can be bought commercially, it can also be
made from one’s home. The method to create this is fermentation involving yeast and bacteria, which would thus form a “kombucha culture”. The culture itself can be said to present itself as a “large pancake”.

Kombucha Tea History

So, something you might be wondering is how such an unusual beverage for modern palates might have originated. It is reported that in Russia during the 19th century, the tea had begun and was originally called “mushroom”/”tea kvass”/”kass”. There was a traditional “kvass” but that was
made from different ingredients which were “water” and “stale rye bread”. The tea also has a Chinese name, which can be literally translated as “red tea mushroom” among other names. In Japanese, it is directly translated as: “black tea mushroom”. In fact, it is reported that a Korean
doctor even treated the Japanese Emperor “Ingyō” in the year 415 A.D..
Kombucha Tea Safety Issues

There may be less than useful published research regarding the benefits to health of kombucha. Benefits that proponents claim are that it promotes recovery from cancer, increases one’s energy and improves the ability to see etc.. However, it is not always felt that these claims have been
properly substantiated – furthermore, it might be important to have caution whilst consuming kombucha in case it interferes with medical prescriptions, one or more medical therapies and also wariness should be kept in case it causes an allergic reaction.

When preparing the kombucha yourself at home, obviously safety issues will equally or perhaps more likely be relevant, as at least in a commercial system, will be much more practised and sequenced out. Clearly, you will need a “clean environment” when creating the beverage, you will also need to maintain an appropriate temperature (which might taken more care outside of a commercial environment) and also a suitable pH level will need to be maintained. Common mold contamination might be identified as being green/blue/black in its colouring. In fact some beginner brewers might notice brown coloured “root filaments” which could be found on the underneath of the culture and think that it is a contamination by mold, which might not be the case. Of course, if mold contamination does take hold it is advised to start again with a new culture of kombucha.

Kombuch Tea Considerations

It is recommended that those who have immunity considerations should consume commercially created kombucha. When making kombucha, try to make sure that all things that it comes into contact with are well cleaned – the reason for this is to oppose contamination of the kombucha. Of
note, is that kombucha may be very acidic (ph 3.0) when it is completed, so consideration should be made regarding the containers that it is kept in. Therefore, items such as lead free china might be superior.
Having noted that the correct pH level is important in home-brewing, it is useful also to realise that these same conditions of acidity may prevent mold and bacterial growth. It is recommended that the pH of kombucha should be from 2.5-4.6 – if it is less then it may be too acidic to reasonably

consume while more than the recommended amount may cause contamination. You might consider testing the pH levels at the beginning and end of the brewing process to make sure that you are within the safe boundaries. 

Kombucha Tea Processing

The methodology for producing kombucha is by placing the culture into sweetened tea – the reason for this is that sugars help with the fermentation process. Black tea may be quite popular – however, green tea or indeed other flavours could be used. As noted already in the article, it is important to prevent contamination and therefore it would be useful to cover the concoction with a “porous” cloth to stop contamination from the air – at the same time it will allow gas to transfer through the covering.

This article is produced with reference to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombucha
 

The fermentation process could possibly take 1 or 2 weeks – at this point the liquid can be gleaned whilst some can be left to repeat the process. Moreover, the “mother” culture can be used to create a new “daughter” culture for furthering the operation. In addition to the liquid form of kombucha some tea manufacturers also offer “dried” kombucha combined with tea leaves which can be subsequently dissolved in hot water – this form is much more unusual than the regular form of kombucha as discussed.

Chris Brown And Rihanna Back Together Again

 Chris Brown and Rihanna release two collaborations


Chris Brown and Rihanna sent fans into a tizzy yesterday by reuniting for not just one, but two remixes, Rihanna's "Birthday Cake" and Chris' "Turn Up The Music."

The once-flames shared their tracks via Twitter and quickly became a US trending topic. Rihanna tweeted about the bouncy "Turn Up The Music", "chrisbrown Turn up the music remix RihannaNavy Teambreezyenjoy!!! vimeo.com/mechanicaldumm…" which Chris ReTweeted. The joint hashtags of RihannaNavy and TeamBreezy seems especially significant, bringing all of their fans together.

Rihanna, Chris Brown Reunite, Musically


After days of speculation, Rihanna and Chris Brown have released two songs together. Brown has added his own verse to Rihanna’s Birthday Cake off her most recent album, Talk That Talk. Brown’s verse begins with the lines “Girl I wanna f*** you right now. Been a long time, I’ve been missing your body”, matching Rihanna’s overtly sexuality lyrics. Brown’s Turn Up The Music is a much more radio-friendly track, with Rihanna ending the song giggling “Oh no, you made me laugh.”

But really, the actual songs the two artists have released together don’t matter nearly as much as the fact that they are working together. Team Breezy is likely rejoicing, but I think the Rihanna Navy lost a few soldiers today. SMH.


News of this new remix for "Turn Up The Music" is a bit of a surprise as there has been much prior speculation as to whether the former paramours would work together on the "Birthday Cake Remix". The furor began last week, when the production duo Da Internz told MTV News that their upcoming remix of Rihanna's "Birthday Cake" would feature a super-secret cameo that would "shock the world." 

Nearly three years after Chris assaulted Rihanna, rumors have abounded that the controversial couple was making more than just sweet music together. Many sources have cited that despite Chris' longtime relationship with girlfriend Karrueche, he and Rihanna had been secretly seeing each other. "Rihanna loves to live dangerously," said one source "And talking to and hooking up with Chris is all part of that." Chris shared this sentiment today on Twitter which seems to speak to the importance of the union, "The pub and excitement of this industry /society is only a surface! Really want us as a human race to unite! Bigger than music!"

Monday, February 13, 2012

Grammy Awards - coverage of the 54th annual


And The Winners Are...

Album of the YearY! Users Pick to Win
Twenty-OneAdele68%
Wasting Light - Foo Fighters5%
Born This Way - Lady Gaga11%
Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars8%
Loud - Rihanna8%
Record of the YearY! Users Pick to Win
"Rolling in the Deep" - Adele67%
"Holocene" - Bon Iver2%
"Grenade" - Bruno Mars12%
"The Cave" - Mumford & Sons4%
"Firework" - Katy Perry15%
Song of the YearY! Users Pick to Win
"All of the Lights" - Kanye West12%
"The Cave" - Mumford & Sons4%
"Grenade" - Bruno Mars14%
"Holocene" - Bon Iver1%
"Rolling in the Deep" - Adele69%
Best New ArtistY! Users Pick to Win
The Band Perry28%
Bon Iver4%
J. Cole7%
Nicki Minaj56%
Skrillex4%
Best Pop Solo PerformanceY! Users Pick to Win
"Someone Like You" - Adele63%
"You And I" - Lady Gaga11%
"Grenade" - Bruno Mars8%
"Firework" - Katy Perry10%
"F**in' Perfect" - Pink7%
Best Pop Duo/Group PerformanceY! Users Pick to Win
"Body and Soul" - Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse9%
"Moves Like Jagger" - Maroon 5 &Christina Aguilera63%
"Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster the People15%
"Paradise" - Coldplay10%
"Dearest" - The Black Keys3%
Best Pop Vocal AlbumY! Users Pick to Win
Twenty-One - Adele66%
The Lady Killer - Cee Lo Green4%
Born This Way - Lady Gaga14%
Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars8%
Loud - Rihanna9%
Best Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumY! Users Pick to Win
Duets II - Tony Bennett27%
The Gift - Susan Boyle57%
In Concert on Broadway - Harry Connick Jr.7%
Music Is Better Than Words - Seth MacFarlane3%
What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand6%
Best Short Form Music VideoY! Users Pick to Win
"Rolling in the Deep" - Adele86%
"Yes I Know" - Memory Tapes0%
"All Is Not Lost" - OK Go0%
"Lotus Flower" - Radiohead0%
"First of the Year" - Skrillex0%
"Perform This Way" - Weird Al Yankovic0%

Cissy Houston Top Trend On Yahoo 13 Feb 2012

Personal Information
Birth nameEmily Drinkard
BornSeptember 30, 1933 (age 78)
OriginNewark, New Jersey, U.S.
GenresSoul, gospel
OccupationsSinger
InstrumentsVocals (Soprano)
Years active1940s – present
LabelsRCA, Commonwealth United,Private Stock, Motown
Associated actsWhitney Houston, Sweet Inspirations


Emily "Cissy" Houston (born September 30, 1933) is a Grammy Award–winning American soul and gospel singer. She led a very successful career as a backup singer for such artists as Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson, Wishbone Ash and Aretha Franklin, and is now primarily a solo artist. She is the mother of the late singer and actress Whitney Houston and aunt of Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick.

Career

Sang with The Drinkards gospel group; formed group Sweet Inspirations c. 1968; sang backup vocals with the Sweet Inspirations for Atlantic, Muscle Shoals, and New York records; backup singer for Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick; has recorded with Luther Vandross, David Bowie and daughter, Whitney Houston. Has appeared on The David Letterman Show; subject of PBS television program, Sweet Inspiration, 1988; has sung in AIDS benefit concerts; recorded "I'll Take Care of You" with Chuck Jackson, 1992; recorded "Face to Face," 1996; wrote autobiography "How Sweet the Sound: My Life with God and Gospel," 1998; director of youth choir at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, NJ.

Early years

Houston, the youngest of eight, was born in Newark, New Jersey to Nitcholas (aka Nitch, 1895-1951) and Delia Mae Drinkard (née McCaskill, 1901-1941) who had seven other children - sons William (b. 1918), Hansom (b. 1924), Nicky (b. 1929), and Larry (b. 1931), and daughters Lee (b. 1921), Marie (b. 1922) and Anne (b. 1927). [1] One of Cissy Houston's great-great-grandfathers was full-blooded Dutch.[2]

Cissy Houston's father Nitcholas Drinkard was born to a part Dutch, part African-American, mother Susan Bell Drinkard (née Fuller, b. 1876) and a full Native American[2] father John Drinkard, Jr. (b. 1870).[1] His ancestors also included a family of African-American landowners in Blakely, Georgia, where three of her siblings where born. The Drinkards owned a substantial amount of farmland during a time when it was unusual for blacks to own large portions of land. The asset was gradually depleted as small portions of the land were sold, over time, to resolve continued legal troubles of a close relative. [2]

The family later migrated to New Jersey during the Second Great Migration. [2] In 1938 when Houston was 5 years old her mother, Delia, suffered a stroke and died of cerebral hemorrhage three years later. Her father later died of stomach cancer in 1951 when Houston was 18.[3][4]
As a child, Houston joined her sister Anne and brothers Larry and Nicky in the gospel singing group the Drinkard Four in 1938. Houston's sister, Lee (who would later become the mother of singers Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick), later joined the group along with Ann Moss and Marie Epps, and the group was renamed The Drinkard Singers. Houston and the Drinkard Singers regularly performed at New Hope Baptist Church and later recorded a live album for RCA called A Joyful Noise.

Life's Work

When Whitney Houston skyrocketed to superstardom, many wondered what had made her an overnight sensation. Those on the musical scene, however, knew that Whitney's role model was her very talented mother, Cissy. The elder Houston has had a lengthy musical career as a gospel, pop, and blues singer. In fact, one reviewer for the Los Angeles Times commented that mother Cissy's performance at an AIDS benefit put "daughter Whitney to shame."

Cissy Houston is the daughter of Nitch Drinkard, a Newark factory worker, and Delia, a housewife. She started singing at the age of five with the family gospel group, the Drinkard Singers, in Newark, New Jersey. After years of singing gospel, she crossed over into the pop world and formed the group Sweet Inspirations with Sylvia Sherwell, Myrna Smith, and Estelle Brown. Before they recorded on their own, they were to perform on literally hundreds of songs for other artists. Labels they worked under included Atlantic Records in Memphis, Muscle Shoals, and New York.

Then in 1968 the experienced group decided to perform on their own. In that year they released their only two albums: Sweet Inspirations and What the World Needs Now is Love. They made the Top 20 that year with the hit single "Sweet Inspiration." Soon after hitting the charts, however, Cissy left the Sweet Inspirations to pursue a solo career.

Cissy went on to utilize her musical talents in a variety of ways. She was the first person to record "Midnight Train to Georgia," which later became a big hit for Gladys Knight and the Pips. She did backup work for numerous artists, including Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, and recorded with Wilson Pickett, Connie Francis, and Nina Simone. She also scored successes as a solo artist by recording "Tomorrow" and "Think it Over," from the musical Annie.

Nightclub performing is one of Cissy's strong points. In this venue she best showcases her talents as a cross-over artist, combining pop, gospel, and blues. Variety reported on a nightclub act that Houston performed, concluding: "Houston has carved out a niche that defies easy categorization." She turned the country song "You Are Always on My Mind" into a rhythm and blues number and sang "Just the Two of Us" in a rock and roll tempo.

In 1988, the Public Broadcasting System presented a television program chronicling Houston's life entitled Cissy Houston: Sweet Inspiration. The program examined Houston's long career and her impact on the music business. Houston's musical flexibility was showcased in her sessions with such diverse artists as David Bowie, Dionne Warwick, and Luther Vandross. Some artists shared anecdotes about Cissy's music teaching style. According to Vandross, she was a taskmaster who could "make the people around her want to sing their best." Houston responded, "God didn't give you talents to keep to yourself. He gave them to you to share and that's exactly what I try to do. I try to train people to sing out their feelings in their own way."

One segment of the program focused on the reasons why so many gospel artists received criticism for moving into popular music during the 1950s and 1960s. Speaking as one who had experienced this particular type of criticism, Houston commented: "I am a person who believes in what I am doing, whether in church or in secular music. It's all about the love you feel inside. It's really ridiculous, the attacks some gospel singers endure. They just don't know you inside, within your heart, or they wouldn't say those things."

Houston has received numerous awards during her remarkable career. The University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey presented her with its Medal for Humanitarian Leadership in 1992. In 1995, Houston was named as one of the recipients of the Rhythm & Blues Foundation's prestigious Pioneer Award. At the awards ceremony held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, Houston was presented with the award by her daughter, Whitney.

Houston returned to the recording studio in 1992 and collaborated with Chuck Jackson on the album "I'll Take Care of You." She also recorded a gospel album "Face to Face" in 1996, an album which earned Houston her first Grammy award.

In 1998, Houston published her autobiography entitled "How Sweet the Sound: My Life with God and Gospel." When explaining her reasons for writing the book Houston told People Weekly, "I wanted to talk about my life and my experiences with God. It's important that my children and grandchildren know whence they came and that there was quality."

Houston is a very spiritual person, as her years of singing gospel music attest. It has been said that no matter where Houston is on any given Saturday night--in a recording session with Luther Vandross, David Bowie, or her daughter, or in a smoky nightclub belting out songs--the next morning she will be in church directing the youth choir at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. As she remarked in McCalls: "The voice is God-given.... What I have is only what God gave me, and I've just expanded on that." Throughout her lengthy career, she has kept her life in perspective, and relied on her spirituality."I've been very fortunate in this business," she remarked in Jet. "I've never stopped working even without a current hit record. Somehow or another God has made it so that I could always keep going."

Awards

Medal for Humanitarian Leadership, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, 1992; Pioneer Award, Rhythm & Blues Foundation, 1995; Grammy Award for "Face to Face," 1996.

Works

Selective Discography

Sweet Inspirations, Atlantic, 1968.
What the World Needs Now is Love, Atlantic, 1968.
I'll Take Care of You, (with Chuck Jackson), 1992.
Face to Face, House of Blues, 1996.
Further Reading

Billboard, March 5, 1988.
Jet, April 14, 1986; April, 3, 1995; May 13, 1996.
McCalls, May 1989.
People Weekly, August 10, 1998.
Teen, December 1986.
Variety, July 30, 1986.

Adele Wins Album of the Year 2012

The five records vying for Album of the Year couldn't have been more different, leaving Grammy voters with a tough decision to make. From the soulful heartbreak of Adele's 21, the power rock of the Foo Fighters'Wasting Away and the retro reggae-pop of Bruno Mars' Doo-Wops & Hooligans to the anthemic four-on-the-floor dance-stompers of Lady Gaga'sBorn This Way and the sexy R&B beats of Rihanna's Loud, each and every record brought something new to the table.


Adele was the belle of the ball at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, so it's no shocker that the singer snagged Record of the Year for 'Rolling in the Deep' and Album of Year for '21.' The can-do-no-wrong Brit climbed the stage steps again, this time chocking back tears of joy.

"Oh, thank you, thank you," she said at the start of her Album acceptance speech. She then hugged her entourage and sent a message to her mom: "Your girl did good! Mom, I love you and I'm so sorry you're not here.

"A big thank you to Rick Rubin who taught me about quality control," Adele continued. "This record is inspired by something really normal, everyone's been through it, just a rubbish relationship. It's been the most life-changing year.



Much of 21 was inspired by Adele's failed relationship with a man 10 years her senior. Following the success of her moody, ballad-heavy debut, the singer hoped to make a more-upbeat and contemporary-sounding record, but the sessions went nowhere, resulting in just one completed track, "Take It All." The song was written after a fight with her boyfriend, and when Adele played him the song, it instigated a heated argument that ended their relationship. Heartbroken but musically reinvigorated, Adele immediately hit the studio and began channeling her heartbreak into lyrics, working with veteran producers Ryan Tedder (Beyoncé, Jennifer Hudson), Paul Epworth (Florence and the Machine, Cee Lo Green) and music legend Rick Rubin to help her carve out the album's sound.

Jennifer Hudson’s Tribute to Whitney Houston Tops Google Trends On 13 Feb 2012


Americans woke up Monday morning with the Grammys and Whitney Houston on their minds — and they rushed to Google’s search bar to get their fix of both the topics that dominated conversations over the weekend.
Pop icon Houston died Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles on the eve of music’s biggest event. Producers of the 54th Grammy Awards immediately handpicked Jennifer Hudson to sing Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” hit at Sunday’s ceremony.
As of 1 p.m. ET, 19 of the 20 most-searched items on Google at that moment dealt with Grammy topics, and “jennifer hudson tribute to whitney houston” was the top trending search term.
An official video of Hudson’s performance has yet to be released and videos uploaded on YouTube have been getting pulled because of copy claims from CBS. The lack of an official clip is likely helping to fuel the search hike.
SEE ALSO: Are Artists Luring Grammy Votes Via Social Media? | Grammy Blog Transcript
The embed above is from Perez Hilton’s entertainment blog, which also has published tributes from Elton Johnand Dubai. Hilton also notes that the Glee cast recorded its unreleased version of “I Will Always Love You” before Houston’s death. Glee‘s rendition will now serve as tribute on Tuesday’s episode and will play before the credits, Perez reports.
Hudson had previously sang the song in front of Houston in 2010 during a BET Honors show. The YouTube videos of that performance were taken down overnight.