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If you could recall last year that pop star artiste Rihanna, took to her social media page to confirm the death of her cousin, who passed on late last year. Her cousin Tavon Kaiseen Alleyne, was gunned down at the age of 21 in Barbados late 2017. The superstar singer was seen wiping away tears at the celebration of life in Barbados on Tuesday.

Aug 9,1963 -Feb 11,2012     Stars, family and friends mourned Whitney Houston in a spirited funeral service at her hometown church on Saturday, a week after the sudden death of the singer whose spectacular voice made her one of the biggest pop stars of her era.       A choir had guests swaying to gospel music in the crowded New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, where Houston first honed her wide vocal range as a young choir singer with her mother Cissy Houston, a backup singer for Aretha Franklin.     "Whitney returns home today to the place where it all began," said actor Kevin Costner, who starred opposite Houston in the 1992 hit film, "The Bodyguard." He urged those around the world to " dry our tears, suspend our sorrow and perhaps our anger  just long enough, just long enough to remember the sweet miracle of Whitney. "  Clive davis ,tyler perry, bebe winans also gave touching speech about whitney.    Stars who performed at the service include Alicia

The new hope baptist church   The queen of soul , Aretha Franklin  and Singer-Producer  Stevie Wonder have been confirmed to  sing at the saturday private funeral of  Whitney Houston      Publicist  Kristen Foster  also confirms that invitations went out to Houston's ex-husband,  Bobby Brown,  her co-star in "The Bodyguard,"  Kevin Cosner ,and media mogul  Oprah Winfrey.   Organizers were getting the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, ready Thursday for the musical part of the service, setting up speakers and drums in the aisles.    Houston's longtime musical mentor,  Clive Davis , will speak at the funeral and the eulogy will be given by gospel singer and longtime family friend Marvin Winans.    Fans without invitations will be kept far away but it has been confirmed that the funeral will be streamed online.