Dolly Parton used royalties from Whitney Houston smash to invest in black neighborhood

Jessie Woo did not live up to her last name after a Whitney Houston joke sparked national outcry.  The singer and comedian is one of the newest members on "Wild N Out's" 16th season. In one of the show's improvisational comedic segments, entitled, "Outgoing Message," cast members and guests must imitate an outgoing voicemail of a celebrity.

controversy yet again after comedian and cast member Jessie Woo said an off-color joke about the late, great Whitney Houston on Thursday’s episode. During one of the show’s games, people had to create voice messages while impersonating famous celebs.

Dolly Parton has teamed up with thriller novelist James Patterson for an epic new project.The pair have written a new novel called Run, Rose, Run, which follows a young girl with dreams of finding stadom in Nashville but "the past she has fled is reaching out to control her future—even if it means destroying everything she has worked for.""I cannot be more excited about the release of my very first novel Run, Rose, Run with the great James Patterson," said Dolly, revealing that the book will be

Dolly Parton has announced her debut novel Run, Rose, Run, which will be accompanied by a new album of the same name.The country icon co-authored the book with US fiction writer James Patterson, who described the project as “a new thriller about a young singer/songwriter [Rose] on the rise and on the run…and determined to do whatever it takes to survive!”The titular character moves to Nashville, Tennessee – Parton’s home state – “to claim her destiny”, however, “it’s also where the darkness

Run, Rose, Run,” cowritten with author James Patterson.The book marks the 75-year-old musician’s first novel — having already made her name as a 10-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter, actress, television and film producer, theme park tycoon and humanitarian.Like so many of Parton’s iconic songs, the story of “Run, Rose, Run” is about breaking free of convention and trauma.

right here now.) During his second round, Peter sang a cover of Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing” for judges Sofia Vergara, Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel, as all well as those in attendance at the live shows and viewers at home.

“America’s Got Talent” has debuted its first live episode of the 16th season, kicking off the live quarterfinals in the Tuesday, Aug. 10 edition.

Whitney Houston passed away, and today, August 9th would have been her 58’th birthday. The legendary singer had a record-breaking music career and is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of 200 million records worldwide.

All of the work Dolly Parton has put in over the years has certainly paid off!

Dolly Parton may not have gotten the chance to team up with Whitney Houston for what could have been a world-stopping duet of «I Will Always Love You,» but she did something just as good. During an appearance on, the country music legend revealed that she's used some of the royalties she earned from Houston's iconic cover of her song with the late singer in mind.Parton originally wrote and released the song in 1973 as a farewell to her then-partner, Porter Wagoner.

Dolly Parton has revealed how she used the royalties from Whitney Houston‘s cover of ‘I Will Always Love You’ to invest in a historically Black neighbourhood in Nashville.Parton, who is thought to have earned millions of dollars in royalties from the 1973 song, saw her fortune grow after gaining a songwriting credit for Houston’s iconic 1992 cover – which featured on the soundtrack to The Bodyguard.Speaking on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Parton explained how she used the money to

Whitney Houston was not the original singer and songwriter of the hit song “I Will Always Love you.” Although it was made famous by the late singer who covered the song in “The Bodyguard” in 1992, it was originally written and performed in 1973 by Dolly Parton. According to Forbes, Parton made $10 million in royalties from Houston’s cover. The singer has a very different voice and although some people love Parton’s original song, many will say that Houston is the best vocally.

Whitney Houston famously recorded Dolly Parton‘s “I Will Always Love You” for The Bodyguard, and now Dolly is revealing what she did with the royalties.

Dolly Parton paid a virtual visit to Thursday night’s edition of “Watch What Happens Live”, where the country music legend answered a multitude of questions on a wide variety of topics.