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Bonnie Raitt

Wednesday February 15, 2012. Following Bonnie Raitt's righteous tribute to Etta James with Alicia Keys at 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards last Sunday and Rolling Stone Premiere of "Right Down The Line," it is exciting news that more presales will kick off tomorrow for Bonnie's Slipstream Tour 2012!

2012 is shaping up to be the year of Bonnie Raitt. On the heels of releasing 'Slipstream,' a bold, soulful effort that marks her first studio release in seven years (April 10, Redwing Records), Raitt embarks on the first leg of her 70-date tour on May 1. Tickets available for pre-sale started February 8th at the newly revamped www.bonnieraitt.com. Complete ticketing information for the tour is available now.

Raitt's reinvented version of Gerry Rafferty's hit "Right Down The Line," is the first single from 'Slipstream' and has "just the right note of rueful worldly wisdom - and on her guitar solo, she shreds" (Rolling Stone). The single is currently racing up the AAA radio chart, breaking into the Top 20 in less than 2 weeks and becoming the most added track at the format well in advance of its official radio launch date on February 13.

Hear "Right Down the Line" now on RollingStone.com

Pre-sales start Feb 16th for Atlanta, Nashville, NYC and more!   Venue presales password 'SLIPSTREAM'. Click HERE for tickets on Ticketmaster

MOTLEY CRUE

Wednesday February 15, 2012. Mötley Crüe is coming to The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino through February 19. This mini-residency will be the band’s first! It will be Mötley Crüe like you’ve never seen them before when the world’s most notorious band takes over the world’s most notorious city! The shows will include a stage production with continuous entertainment and surprises.

Featuring the original Mötley Crüe lineup with an interactive onstage fan experience like never before.

Plus, the 360 Coaster will be at all shows!  Click HERE for tickets on Ticketmaster!

Click HERE for Motley Crue official site!

PEOPLE

PEOPLE NEWS: Inside Whitney Houston's Secret Pain

Wednesday February 15, 2012. Before she was a six-time Grammy winner, before she became a glamorous pop diva who influenced generations of power-voiced belters and shattered sales records in the music industry, Whitney Houston was a shy, slight girl known as "Nippy" to her family in Newark, N.J.

"She was everyone's dream daughter. She was sweet. She sang in church," photographer Bette Marshall, who shot Whitney as a teenager, tells PEOPLE in this week's cover story, which chronicles the life of the troubled singer. Houston died at 48 on Feb. 11. "And you knew she’d be a superstar."

But Houston's ascent to superstardom was often rocky, and she struggled with her public image as America's Singing Sweetheart.

"She was in pain from living almost a double life," says a record exec who worked with Houston for many years. "She wanted to be down with her community. That’s who she really was. But because of her career, she also had to portray this pure pop princess in gorgeous gowns, singing songs the white community adored."

For much more on the life and tragic early death of Whitney Houston, including her marriage to Bobby Brown and her erratic final days, pick up this week's PEOPLE.

Go to people.com to read more about this special issue

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Pop Super Star Diva of the Eighties Whitney Houston Found Dead in Beverly Hills Hotel

Saturday, February 11, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Saturday. She was 48.

Beverly Hills police Lt. Mark Rosen told reporters outside the Beverly Hilton that Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. in her room on the fourth floor of the hotel. Her body remained there and Beverly Hills detectives were investigating. "There were no obvious signs of any criminal intent," Rosen said.

Houston's publicist, Kristen Foster, said the cause of death was unknown. Rosen said police received a 911 call from hotel security about Houston at 3:43 p.m. Saturday. Paramedics who were already at the hotel because of a Grammy party unsuccessfully tried to resuscitate the singer, he said.

Houston's end came on the eve of music's biggest night - the Grammy Awards. It's a showcase where she once reigned, and her death was sure to cast a heavy pall on Sunday's ceremony. Her longtime mentor Clive Davis was to hold his annual concert and dinner Saturday, and a representative of the show said it would proceed.

Producer Jimmy Jam, who had worked with Houston, said he anticipated the evening would become a tribute to her, and he expected there to be one at the Grammys as well. Houston was supposed to appear at the gala, and Davis had told The Associated Press that she would perhaps perform: "It's her favorite night of the year ... (so) who knows by the end of the evening," he said.

Houston had been at rehearsals for the show Thursday, coaching singers Brandy and Monica, according to a person who was at the event but was not authorized to speak publicly about it. The person said Houston looked disheveled, was sweating profusely and liquor and cigarettes could be smelled on her breath. Two days ago, she performed at a pre-Grammy party with singer Kelly Price.

The Rev. Al Sharpton said he would call for a national prayer Sunday morning during a service at Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles. "The morning of the Grammys, the world should pause and pray for the memory of a gifted songbird," Sharpton said in a written statement.

VIDEO OF WHITNEY HOUSTON PERFORMING AT 28TH GRAMMY AWARDS IN 1986