But no non-dancer moved among the four corners of a performance stage with more elegance or musical intent than Whitney Houston did. With their mostly rhythmless gaits, their barely there two-steps, rappers have nothing to fear from herky-jerky virtual projections of themselves synched to a vocal track. So far, the digital smoke and mirrors has been used primarily to summon rappers back from the dead. But it’s the spectre of a hologram that is more unsettling. If half of what has been rumored about Houston’s more unpleasant behavior is true, Brown’s revelations will no doubt be shocking (if anyone is still capable of being shocked by celebrities). & B. bad boy Bobby Brown, is due out sometime in June, and a hologram performance of Houston singing her greatest hits has been promised by a billionaire financier from Greece. Photograph by George Rose / Gettyįans and admirers of the late singer Whitney Houston are in for a difficult year. A memoir by her ex-husband, the R. Whitney Houston performs the national anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl.

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