Whitney Houston‘s funeral taking place Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey will feature performances from some of America’s music greats.
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, Whitney’s Godmother, is scheduled to perform “The Greatest Love Of All” at the funeral.
Stevie Wonder is expected to sing one of his hits, “Ribbon in the Sky.”
The service will also honor Houston with performances by R. Kelly, Alicia Keys, Houston’s cousin Dionne Warwick, and gospel greats Kim Burrell and BeBe Winans.
Kevin Costner, Tyler Perry, and Houston’s longtime mentor and producer, Clive Davis, will speak at the three-hour long funeral.
Oprah Winfrey, Elton John, Jay Z, Beyonce, and Bill Cosby were expected to attend the service.
Watch the Whitney Houston Memorial Service Live (broadcast on TV and stream online) Feb 18 at 12pm ET as fans from around the world come together for a day of remembrance in honor of one of the greatest singers of our time.
