Singer Whitney Houston was forced to postpone her entire Europe tour because of her illness. Currently, she has developed illness in her upper respiratory tract and has been advised by her doctor to get complete bed rest and not sing.

That is why she had to shift whatever handful of dates that were there for her Europe trip. She was supposed to perform on Thursday and Friday at Manchester, England.

The dates have now been shifted to June 16 and 17. This was revealed on the website where her trip schedule was published.

Washington, Nov 17 : Whitney Houston is all set to croon on the finale of Dancing with the Stars to be held next week.

An ABC spokesperson confirmed that the 46-year-old singer/actress would perform on the Nov 24 finale, reports Us mag.

Only a month ago Whitney had revealed that her daughter encouraged her to sing once again.

She said that when Arista Records mogul Clive Davis called her to make her an offer, her daughter told her to go through with it.

Houston said that Davis called saying “It’s time for you to come back and sing for us.”

The latest buzz is that RnB star Whitney Houston is heading to Russia to play a pair of wintry shows in December.

The songstress will perform at the Moscow Olympiyskiy Stadium on 9 December (09) and at the fabled Ice Palace in St. Petersburg three days later.

The two dates are part of Houston's first global tour in 11 years. Her last Russia performance was in 2004.

London, Oct 19 : Pop diva Whitney Houston's comeback appearance on The X Factor was marred by a wardrobe malfunction with her dress.

Houston, 46, was clearly annoyed as she struggled with a loose strap on the long silvery dress she wore during the live performance of her new single `Million Dollar Bill'.

The six-time Grammy winner, backed by a troupe of male dancers, pulled a face when she realised the strap was sticking out.

She later joked about the malfunction in an interview with host Dermot O'Leary.

London, Oct 12 : American singer Whitney Houston is all set to make her first major UK tour after more than a decade.

Houston, 46, who will also sing on The X Factor on October 18, will be playing five arena dates in April.

“This is my first full tour since 1999,” the Sun quoted the diva as saying.

“I cannot wait to perform songs from my new album along with favourites,” she added.

London, Oct 12 - Singer Whitney Houston is set to embark on a major tour of Britain - her first in more than a decade - next April.

"This is my first full tour since 1999. I cannot wait to perform songs from my new album along with favourites," contactmusic. com quoted Houston as saying.

Her tour will start at Manchester April 8 and move to Glasgow, Birmingham, Newcastle and London. She will also sing on TV show "The X Factor".

London, October 9 : Whitney Houston is set to make a guest appearance on the hit television music talent show ‘The X-Factor’.

The singer will perform for the UK TV, her first time in 12 years, on October 18.

"It should be a fun night. I am a fan of Simon Cowell''s and look forward to meeting him," the BBC quoted her as saying.

Whitney will also release her comeback album ‘I Look To You’ the day before her performance on the show.

Washington, Sep 15 : American singer Whitney Houston has revealed that her marriage to ex-husband R ‘n’ B singer Bobby Brown ended after a birthday party she threw for him.

In an exclusive TV interview with Oprah Winfrey, Houston, 46, recalled the fight with Brown, in which he spat at her and she hit him with a telephone.

Washington, Sep 15 : American singer Whitney Houston has revealed that her ex-husband Bobby Brown emotionally abused her when he was drunk.

Houston, 46, revealed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey how Brown, 40, cut her out of family photographs, and that her “crazy love” for him led to her cocaine and marijuana abuse.

She revealed that she tried to be the perfect wife and, for a long time, she and Brown “fought hard (and) loved hard”, but she struggled to deal with her ex when he drank and became “mean”.

New York  - Troubled soul diva Whitney Houston apologized for her spotty vocal performance in her first live show after a seven- year absence marked by a messy divorce and drug allegations.

Houston sang four songs Tuesday in Central Park for the TV show Good Morning America. The concert for some 5,000 fans came as she prepares to release her new album, Just Whitney.

Even on stage, she acknowledged that she wasn't at her old best as she missed some notes and sounded somewhat sore.

New York, Aug 3 : Whitney Houston will not be singing live on her performance on `Good Morning America' in September, as she is not a morning person.

Instead of singing live, the singer's performance will be pre-taped the day before.

"Lots of singers don''t like to perform at 7:30 in the morning," the New York Post quoted an insider as saying.

While lesser stars would be forced to perform live, Houston is such an icon that the producers could not say no.

London, July 31 : Whitney Houston and Robbie Williams are reportedly set to fill in late Michael Jackson''s 50-date tour at London''s O2 Arena.

It is said that AEG Live is on the brink of signing Houston and Williams to fill some of the 23 dates Jackson was to perform in early 2010, reports the Independent.

Jackson''s This Is It tour at the O2 had been due to start on July 13 but he died just weeks before his much-awaited comeback tour.

Washington, July 30 : Whitney Houston has confessed that she was apprehensive about working with pop sensation Akon, when her mentor Clive Davis first suggested the collaboration.

The `I'm every woman' hitmaker wanted to recreate her 1999 hit ''My Love Is Your Love'', in which she worked with Wyclef Jean, but had reservations in regard of the `Locked Up' singer.

"When Clive told me I would be working with Akon, I thought, ''Hmm, interesting, um, all right,''" Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

Washington, July 23 : Whitney Houston has credited her teenage daughter for infusing confidence in her to make a musical comeback.

The veteran singer is all set to release her highly anticipated comeback album, `I Look to You', this September (09), which will be her first album in six years.

The star has admitted that she had made up her mind to retire from pop, until her 15-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina convinced her she had the talent and strength to return.

London, July 16 : Whitney Houston has said that she was ready to quit singing until music mogul Clive Davis came in the picture to inspire her to make a comeback.

The singer revealed that she was set to move to a tropical island away from the limelight.

"When Clive called me I was pretty ready to buy my island home (and retire), but he said, ''No, you''re going to sing again, people want to hear you,''" the Daily Star quoted her as saying.

London, Jun 20 : American singer Whitney Houston's comeback will also involve her singing a duet with her soul legend cousin Dionne Warwick.

Houston, 45, will be releasing an album, her first in six years, and it will debut in September this year, and Warwick, 68, has hinted that the two might perform together again.

The cousins collaborated on `Love Will Find A Way' in 1993, and now, 16 years on, they're set to duet again.

New York, Jun 8 : American singer Whitney Houston is said to be ready to dole out the story on her seven-year exile from recording, but will not touch on the subject of her drug addiction.

Houston, 45, who is about to release a new album on September 1, has been receiving requests from everybody in the entertainment media for interviews.

"They only want to let her talk to journalists who'll agree not to ask about her substance abuse," the New York Daily News quoted an insider as saying.

London, June 5 : Superstar Whitney Houston is all set to make a comeback to the pop industry with the release of her highly-anticipated new album in September.

This will be her seventh album, and her first since 2003''s `One Wish: The Holiday Album'.

She has been working on the album for the last two years, reports the Daily Express.

She even hit the stage to prepare for her pop return at music mogul and J Records executive Clive Davis'' Pre-Grammy Gala in February.

New Delhi, Apr 19 : Singer Whitney Houston reportedly has a new man in her life.

The 45-year-old pop star was spotted with a mystery man outside the Beverly Hills Hotel after allegedly spending the night there, reports the China Daily.

"There looked very, very happy together. After spending the evening at the hotel they got up and walked Whitney''s beloved Yorkshire Terrier dogs. They seemed like any other happy couple," a source told National Enquirer.

Washington, Apr 9 : American singer Whitney Huston is countersuing her stepmother for 1.6 million dollars over mortgage loan payments, it has emerged.

The 45-year-old crooner claims that her stepmum Barbara Houston owes her the money for failing to make loan payments for the condominium she has lived since 1987, reports Fox News.

Barbara had sued the Grammy winner last year, claiming that she had reprehensively kept proceeds from dad John Houston''s 1 million dollar insurance policy after he died in 2003.