(AP photo)

Pop music superstar Whitney Houston announced she is postponing some concerts on her European tour. 

Tabloids and celebrity magazines immediately speculated and printed that she is having drug-related health issues again, and that’s why she postponed those shows.

Houston responded to those allegation during an interview with People magazine.  She said

“I’m feeling great. I’m just ready to move on and continue my world tour. At this point, I just don’t respond. I don’t even read it. My health is terrific, but this is a time when I get a lot of allergies.”

I hope Whitney really is fine.  I’ve seen some concert footage on YouTube from her recent shows, and she doesn’t look or sound too good whatsoever. 

Hopefully, she will bounce back.

During a recent concert, Houston allowed a fan in the audience to use a microphone to sing with her.  The fan sang “I Have Nothing” from the “The Bodyguard” soundtrack. Houston even stopped to give the fan singing lessons. 

The video clip is posted below.

Whitney Houston during a concert in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Although Whitney Houston says drug use is in her past, people have begun speculating that she is back on drugs and her health is failing. 

The rumors are stemming from concerts she recently performed overseas.  During the concerts, Houston voice is usually hoarse, and she has trouble hitting high notes. 

Some fans said they were so disappointed, they decided to leave during the middle of the concert. 

Houston’s publicist, Kristen Foster, released a statement that said “Whitney is in great health and having a terrific time on her tour and with her fans.”

This is a standard statement from Houston’s representatives.  Throughout her entire life, they’ve always said her health is “GREAT” even though we knew it wasn’t. 

I don’t know what goes on the privacy of Houston’s homes, so I’m not sure whether she is having health problems or whether she experimenting with drugs again. 

Unfortunately, it’s apparent the past drug use has affected her voice. It seems like she can’t hit those strong and powerful notes that made us fall in love with her during the 1980s and 1990s. 

Instead, her back-up singers have to hit the notes for her. 

Houston is currently on her “Nothing But Love” tour overseas where she will perform a total of seven concerts.   There are currently no plans for her to tour in the United States. 

A performance clip from her concert in Australia is posted below.  In this clip, she seems out-of-it.  But like millions of people around the world, I’m still a Whitney fan regardless.

A photo gallery from her concert in Tokyo, Japan, is posted below.  Click on the images to enlarge them. 

Samuel Jackson presents Whitney Houston with the International Artist Award at the American Music Awards. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Many critics said she couldn’t do it, but Whitney Houston proved the naysayers wrong.  Her latest album titled “I Look To You” has reached platinum status, selling more than one-million copies. 

During the past decade, Houston’s life was occupied by drug use and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown.  Houston’s previous two albums titled “Just Whitney” and “One Wish” were considered a flop because those albums failed to produce any hit songs.  

After being a target for the tabloids and media gossip, Houston’s comeback seemed gloomy.  Many people said her career was over with.  But during a six-year hiatus from the public eye, Houston began putting the pieces of her life back together.   She went to rehab, and she even divorced Brown. 

Houston will embark on a European tour next year, but it’s unknown whether she will tour in the U.S. Although she was overlooked by the Grammy’s, Houston was honored last month with the International Artist Awards at the 37th annual American Music Awards.

Houston, along with Clive Davis, served as mentors to the contestants while they tried to sing her songs.   S

She also performed her new song “Million Dollar Bill.” The performance clip is posted below.

This wasn’t one of her greatest performances, but it’s presentable. (althought there were a few odd moments).  She even had a wardrobe malfunction.

Whitney Houston at a Grammy party in Beverly Hills (AP Photo by Danny Moloshok)

It’s been 10 years since pop music legend Whitney Houston has performed a full-length concert tour.

Now, her fans will finally get to see her show.  However, this tour will be good news for European fans, and bad news for her U.S. fans. 

Whitney’s tour only consists of European dates.  The tour will kick off April 8 in Manchester followed by shows in Glasgow, Birmingham, Newcastle, London, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Belgium. 

No disrespect to Europe, but I don’t understand why some American musicians avoid touring in the U.S. 

When Michael Jackson was preparing for his final concerts, he chose to perform 50 shows in London and zero in the U.S.

I hope Whitney decides to alter her tour by adding a few U.S. dates for her fans in North America.

Whitney Houston performs during a German television show (AP Photo by Johannes Eisele)

When pop singer Whitney Houston performed a mini-concert on “Good Morning America” last month to promote her new CD, she sounded terrible.

Her voice cracked, she was hoarse, and she couldn’t even finish some of the songs.  Many critics said Houston permanently lost her voice due to several years of drug use.

However, Whitney traveled to Germany to promote her CD this week, and she appeared on a German television show titled “Wetten Das.”

During her performance, Whitney proved the critics wrong while she sang “I Look To You.” Her voice sounded strong, she wasn’t hoarse, and she even hit some high notes toward the end of the song.

I guess Whitney really is back.  I just hope she starts giving better performances when she sings in the U.S.

A video clip of her Germany performance is posted below.

So, what is Bobby Brown going to do now that Whitney Houston told the world about their drug use and his physical and mental abuse?

He’s going to lose some weight, actually.  Bobby will appear on the upcoming season of the VH1 reality show “Celebrity Fit Club.”

The reality show consists of celebrities who are trying to lose weight, and their weight loss or gain is monitored and revealed to the public every week. 

Bobby has gained a noticeable amount of weight over the years since his New Edition days.  This show will be good for him.

Also, Bobby will get to tell his side of the story about his marriage to Whitney.  His biography will be featured on the Sept. 24 episode of “VH1 Behind the Music.”

Part two of Whitney Houston’s interview with Oprah Winfrey aired Tuesday on ABC.

During the part two episode, Whitney spoke more about her dramatic relationship with Bobby Brown, her drug use, and when she finally decided to end her marriage. 

She discussed what her daughter felt about the drug use and physical abuse, and how her friend Michael Jackson’s death affected her.  

Her daughter Bobbi Kristina also made an appearance on the show.

Click here to view the complete transcript for part two of the interview.

Pop singer Whitney Houston appeared on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” Monday during  the first of a two-part interview.

She discussed her drug use, her marriage to ex-husband  Bobby Brown, the physical and emotional abuse, and how she fell in love with Brown. 

While I was watching the interview, I was surprised how open and honest Whitney was.  She didn’t sugarcoat anything.  She told the truth even if it made her look bad. 

Click here to read the full transcript.  Part two of the interview will air today on ABC.

Pop singer Whitney Houston taped an interview with Oprah Winfrey this week. 

During the interview Oprah asked Whitney a wide-range of questions including drug use, rehab, marriage to Bobby Brown, her divorce and losing her voice. 

The two-part interview will air Sept. 14 and Sept. 15.  A brief preview of the interview is posted below.

Meanwhile, music industry experts predict Whitney’s new CD “I Look To You” will debut at number one on next week’s Billboard charts. 

Experts say the album is on track to sell more than 200,000 copies.