Close family and friends arrive for the funeral service of pop singer Whitney Houston at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey February 18, 2012. Houston, 48, died in a Beverly Hills hotel room on February 11, the eve of the music industry's Grammy Awards. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: OBITUARY ENTERTAINMENT)
Singer Mary J. Blige arrives at the funeral service for pop singer Whitney Houston at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey February 18, 2012. Houston, 48, died in a Beverly Hills hotel room on February 11, the eve of the music industry's Grammy Awards. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: OBITUARY ENTERTAINMENT)
Members of the media stand at Sussex Street near the New Hope Baptist Church where the funeral service for the late singer Whitney Houston will take place in Newark, New Jersey February 18, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY MEDIA)