Whitney laid to rest

The private funeral of Whitney Houston will take place tomorrow in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey, at New Hope Baptist Church…

The private funeral of Whitney Houston will take place tomorrow in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey, at New Hope Baptist Church – the church she attended and sang in as a child. Meanwhile, sales of Houston’s back catalogue have soared. Sony Music apologised for raising the price of two of her albums on iTunes for a short period on Sunday, and blamed the increase on a pricing error.

Lauren Murphy

Lauren Murphy

Lauren Murphy is a freelance journalist and broadcaster. She writes about music and the arts for The Irish Times