I’m still trying to get over the news that Oprah Winfrey will end her reign as daytime talk show queen in 2011 to focus on her forthcoming cable network.  Well, not really.  I mean, I’ll miss the big O.  She’s an inspiration to African-American women in particular.  But except for must-see episodes like her interview with Whitney Houston, I haven’t regularly watched “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in years.
And with Oprah ready to take a bow at the end of her 25th season, who will be able to fill her designer shoes?
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VH1’s “Divas” live concert is back on September 17 (9 p.m.) featuring a new generation of talented ladies, including “American Idol” champ Jordin Sparks and Brit “X-Factor” winner Leona Lewis. Jordin’s new album Battlefield debuted in Billboard’s top 10 and Leona’s sophomore album , Echo, drops on November 16.
These reality show competition junior divas join the ranks of past senior “Divas” performers Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan, Diana Ross, Mariah Carey, Tina Turner, and Aretha Franklin.
 
 
 
A “VH1 Divas” concert hasn’t aired in four years, and for the first time ever the artists will perform at the Brooklyn …read more

Move over Beyonce. Whitney Houston is back!  Her highly-anticipated new disc, I Look to You, will be available Sept. 1, but fans and record industry are already abuzz. 
 
 
I’m still wondering, however, if Ms. Houston still has a problem.  Ummm, those of you who saw her cameos on her former husband’s reality show, Being Bobby Brown, know what I mean.  Let’s hope not.   She looks healthy and beautiful on the album cover and in these photos from a recent listening event in London. 
 
What do you think — will Whitney’s new album be Hot or Not?
Image credit: Arista Records