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A day after her sudden death, Whitney Houston was remembered in a service at her hometown church in Newark, N.J., where she sang in the choir before becoming a pop diva.

Country pop diva Shania Twain celebrated New Year's Day by getting married Saturday, in a private ceremony on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, her manager said.

Taiwanese pop diva Chang Hui-mei dominated her home country's Golden Melody Awards, clinching song of the year and best Mandarin album for her record "A-MIT." Chang, affectionately known to her fans as "A-Mei," was also named best female Mandarin singer at the 21st edition of the Grammys of Chinese pop in the Taiwanese capital Taiwan late Saturday.

The pop diva faces some stiff competition, but is already ahead of the game.

The pop diva made quite a spectacle at the Palm Springs award show.

Beyonce's mother, Tina Knowles, has filed for divorce from the pop diva's father and manager, Mathew Knowles.

*In the wake of Oprah Winfrey's two-part interview with Whitney Houston last week, the National Enquirer claims it wasn't as much of a mutual admiration society as it appeared.

The tabloid's front page this week screams "WHITNEY HOUSTON TELLS PALS OPRAH WINFREY IS A LIAR!"

The publication's website claims:

Bad blood has been simmering between the superstars for years over Whitney's struggle with drugs - and their secret feud exploded off camera when the pop diva angrily blasted Oprah as a liar!

Whitney Houston sang live yesterday morning in Central Park for her first public appearance in years. Her performance was loved, as usual, with the exception of a couple of missed notes.

But, the pop diva kept it movin' and her adoring fans filled in for her.

She looked good and she explained to the public that she performed on Oprah's show on Monday and her voice was strained.

"I should be singing when I'm talking," she said.

Kevin Federline (also known as K-Fed) attained immediate celebrity in the early to mid-2000s for his personal associations in lieu of his professional accomplishments -- more specifically, his marriage to the outrageously wealthy, iconic pop diva Britney Spears.

POP diva Madonna is back in Barcelona to resume her tour after her Marseille date was cancelled following an accident that killed two stage hands setting up for the concert.