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THE MILLION DOLLAR SHOW:
Whitney Houston’s comeback is one step closer – she’s being paid $2.78 million for an hour long performance for charity. That’s $46,333 a minute!

The troubled star has been lined up by billionaire philanthropist John Caudwell to give a rare one-hour performance at the Cauldwell Children Legends Ball at London’s Battersea Evolution arena on May 8.

A source said: “Mr. Caudwell thinks it is important to raise the profile of the Cauldwell Children charity and stars such as Whitney Houston are the sort of people he’s hoping to attract.”

Whitney - who has battled an addiction to drink and drugs - has made few public appearances in recent years and also has a reputation for failing to turn up for shows.


THE ALBUM PROGRESS:
Whitney Houston has four songs completed for her highly-anticipated, as-yet-untitled comeback album, and four more will be recorded later this month, according to her mentor, BMG Label Group chairman/CEO Clive Davis.


"We're on track for a holiday release," he said during Billboard's Music & Money Symposium yesterday morning. "We're not going to compromise who she is to fit into today's hip-hop radio market. The public wants Whitney material."

So far, tracks for Houston's first studio album since 2002 have been produced or written by will.i.am, Sean Garrett and Akon, who told Billboard.com last year, "The voice is there; I don't think anyone could ever take that from her. As long as we apply that voice to hit records, she'll be right back where she left off."