Jennifer Hudson named her dogs after her awards. The "Dreamgirls" star christened her pooches in honor of the trophies she has won as both an actress and singer.

She explained: "The boy's called Oscar and the girl is Grammy - and I called their puppies after other awards I won like Golden Globe, Sag, and another is called Bafta."

Whitney Houston's voice was almost destroyed by drugs. Following years of heavy smoking and drug abuse, Whitney's singing was reportedly "unrecognizable" when she began recording her new album.

A source told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "She was smoking a lot and taking a lot of drugs. Her voice was almost unrecognizable."

Leona Lewis refers to Simon Cowell as her "Uncle". The 'Bleeding Love' singer - who was mentored by the music mogul when she appeared on hit British TV talent show 'The X Factor' in 2006 - is extremely close to Simon and producer Clive Davis and thinks of them as part of her family.

She said: "I wouldn't label them as my godfathers, more like my uncles!"

Whitney Houston has been cleared of drug charges in Hawaii. The music icon's charges, stemming from a marijuana-related incident in 2000 have been dropped, reports say.

According to TMZ.com, the 44-year-old singer is now completely cleared of the charges.

Whitney Houston's toy boy lover has written an X-rated song about their sex life.

R&B singer Ray J, who at 27 is 17 years younger than Whitney, also slates her ex-husband Bobby Brown in new song 'Boyfriend'.

Whitney Houston is back, cousin Dionne Warwick excitedly tells People magazine. The "I Say A Little Prayer" star says Houston is back to perform even in the midst of strong allegations from ex-husband Bobby Brown.

Before her performance at Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XIV Friday, the 67-year-old singer exclaims to the magazine, "Whitney Houston is back!"