R&B belle Ashanti raised many eye-brow last week when she took crack at a number of Whitney Houston classics as part of a tribute to the man penned them – David Foster.
And, almost as if a challenge, the ‘Rock With U’ singer this week performed the iconic ballad medley once again (despite these being songs even the most gifted of voices daren’t touch).
Her showing, this time, was in Manila as part of the ‘David Foster & Friends Asian Tour’.
How did Ms. Douglas fare this go round? Find out after the jump…
Kudos where they’re due, she vocally held her own. ‘Own’ being the operative word here; for while giving a nod to the originals, she showed great control in that she didn’t veer beyond her own vocal capacity. A capacity, which despite solid performances such as this, will likely remain underrated given her current industry standing.
Still, it’s not over until it’s over. Here’s hoping the masses are more welcoming of her new material when it arrives next year.
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She sounds incredible, once again! Haters FALL BACK!!! #teamashanti
if she can do it why not continue?
SHES A FLOP HAS BEEN AND IS TRYING TO GENERATE BUZZ BY SINGING WHITNEY HOUSTON SONGS POORLY.
3:57 gives me goosebumps!
YESSSSSSS SHE SLAYED THT PERFORMANCE SHE MAKE ALL THE OTHER SINGERS LOOK BAD
she did sound great… i love ashanti and bought “chapter II” a nd “concrete rose” album but even then i didn’t think she could sing like this….
Ashanti how many screen names you gone make to comment on your own post? You proved you can sing but your no Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce, Jessie j, Adele or Whitney stay in your lane with Kelly Rowland and Keri Hilson
she is a has been! but hey nowadays u just need that 1 hit single and bam! she just needs to pick the right single and she could make a comeback! but itll have to be a banger coz she is irrelevant right now!
How about this….she sound goog enough to the masses to KEEP doing the tribute, getting paid for it and they even extended her contract for tour. Mind you this are real recording artist, real writers and real singers, not people rambling on about thing they have no clue about.
She sounds like a damn kid who’s an amateur. This was horrible to maximum proportions; screaming all everywhere, no control, runs were incomplete and messy, and out of tune.
Know one would ever be able to touch Whitney’s version
A capacity, which despite solid performances such as this, will likely remain underrated given her current industry standing
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So, now yor’re trying to tell me that her vocals are impressive??Or that her vocal range is admirable?? 😯 😮 How is her voice underrated when THAT voice helped her get 2 No.1 albums.She had her run (regardless of whether she’ll be able to extend it or not) with THAT voice.How is it underrated?And her voice is not even that amazing for you to rave about it.Honestly, this praise is just a part of your underdog mania.I actually admire the fact that you post articles about artists that are not that popular NOW, but the over-praise is getting a little bit…too much… *shrug*
I don´t know what David Foster was thinking while playing that piano when he has done it with Celine Dion or Whitney in the past. Probably “they don´t make them like that anymore”
Why is Ashanti doing this AGAIN! Anyone who sings a Queen Whitney song is gonna be compared to her – and FAIL. She sounds tinny, strained and out of her depth; in a nutshell, a WANNABE! Leave Whitney alone!!!
YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
STAY AWAY FROM WHITNEY SONGS GIRL CAUSE YOU AIN’T DOING THEM ANY JUSTICE!
ashanti was great…i love her
One question, why is she even doing this?
She is a tacky ass mess! In the same boat as Fantasia, hoodrat glory! Why dont she have any shoes? Nasty ass, dont she kno how many germs going around. Her voice is WEAK! She screams 80% of the supposed notes out, she was pitchy all over the place, and I dont kno what TGJ talking about control half of the notes she was supposed to sustain and tried to were shaky towards the end and she barely finished the notes off. Then there was that head note she tried at the end -__- Girl, stick to singing at nightclubs and juke joints.
Where is Charice?? She sang this rendition a looooootttt BETTER! Youtube Charice Whitney medley and you’ll see!
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Well despite it being ~meh-to ok….We know one ‘diva’ who is very much overated by her stans, who’d NEVER even attempt it!! 😉
She improved a lot from the first one
This was an excellent effort by Ashanti!
Now this time Ashanti took her time,…this was good!!!!
Ashanti did great omg!!!!!!!
Wooowwww Ashanti has GROWN as an artist!
Ummmmmmmmmmmm Definitely not Whitney but much better than the last time !!!!
Please the reason why she’s doing so well overseas is because the people over there appreciate talent, unlike in america. All the Americans do is complain about everything and never offer any solutions. The black community wants handouts, the white community is greedy, the Hispanics are sneaky, the Asians in america think their privilege since everyone swears up and down their smart.
TRANET could never do it or ci or rih #HOWBOUTTHAT
The 1st time it was cute and commending. The 2nd time is annoying. Please stop.
Hi haters…lol Blatantly Beyonce fans are catching the Ashanti fever over the Internet; sounds like Ashanti reign in effect! hmm mm?
I just love when hate is caught by LOVE and in all things, moreover equity! “Justice”
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! SHE BETTA F****** SANG! I NEVER HEARD HER SING THIS GOOD….SHE MUST’VE GOTTEN SOME VOCAL TRAINING. YA’LL BETTA STOP SLEEPING ON MY GIRL!
Wow!! Not bad, not bad at all. I was pleasantly surprised 🙂 Follow me on twitter @4evertam and Quencie @quencie
ANYONE who says that she did a decent job singing Whitney’s songs, probably forgot how Whitney sounded singing it. Let me remind you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8CGzhb7BJE
see how flawless and effortless Whitney sounded and how horrible it sounds when Ashanti does it. And Im not hating on Ashanti, I bought her albums before and liked her music, but she needs to stay in her range. Period. I think nobody should be trying to sing Whitney Houston’s songs, because there’s always be a comparison and they only lose. Unless you got a voice like Whitney of course.
She was greatttttttt her range and tone is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than your queen Rihanna. She could never hit those notes. Now keep in mind that Whitney sang that song like no other but Ashanti was pretty good but not as good a Whitney who is now a has been
Beyonce is desperate
October 28, 2011 at 10:31 am
Please the reason why she’s doing so well overseas is because the people over there appreciate talent, unlike in america. All the Americans do is complain about everything and never offer any solutions. The black community wants handouts, the white community is greedy, the Hispanics are sneaky, the Asians in america think their privilege since everyone swears up and down their smart
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This is about the black community but you forgot the most important thing. They will go against one another for the white man in a heart beat and burry their own race.
That’s right I’m white and I seen this in my work place ^^^
She did good for herself. This one was more in tune with her vocals.
BWhahaha that b**** sounds a s***** mess
SHIIIIIIIIITTTT…. NO CONTROL IN THE UPPER NOTES AND UPPER BELT. SEE YA! HAS-BEEN.
This was VERY solid, Though shes proven she can vocally handle the song to some extent, I just think shes not good enuff for whitney, WRONG GIRL FOR THE JOB!!. & The fact that she was able to pull this off… Its slap in the face to much better more respected vocalist (Bey, Leona) really. 😕
That picture of her makes me wanna vomit, so i cant even click on this video to play it. Just last week, I was like “I dont have Ashanti’s second album on my itunes. let me bootleg it, cuz i liked some songs off it back in 2002” I played those songs and was like, that’s y i dont have em that voice is HORRIBLE!! damn b**** cant sing to save her life! SHE NEEDS TO GIVE IT UP!
@jUDAS B**** I WANNA HEAR YOU TRY TO SING A NOTE. YOU PROBABLY A CACA STAN WITH HER NO SINGING A**!
@NOPES YOU MAKE WANT TO VOMIT YOU S*** FACE!
She could always sing, evidence is her acapella interludes on her CDs. Her music was pop and did not require sangin, but her latest cd showed more vocals
YEEESSSSSS!!!!!!
She lowered the key slightly (from the last performance of these songs posted here) and it made a big difference.
i absolutely appreciate her singing, this was great, keep on trying my DEAR ASHANTI
WWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BETER THAN BEyONCE
^^^NOT QUITE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVUI66Nfbiw
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Ashanti was paying tribute to THE VOICE not trying to be Whitney…get a grip! Ashanti did pretty well, had no Idea she could blow still with a little work here and there and she’ll be good as Gold. It’s nice to know Whitney Houston is being appreciated by a rainbow of artists/ singers. Truly #THEGREATESTOFALL-TIME
Wow Ashanti.. Did her thing ofcourse its no Whitney but it damn near close.. Stop comparing her to Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, Whitney and all these other artist she a good Singer and we all just gotta accept it she really underrated I can’t wait to see more of her works Ashanti stay shining cause we all know u will always have haters…
…Bey could never!!
Ashanti can actually sing…her best album was The Declaration.and it was soooooooo slept on…that song called “Struggle”….was a complete banga!
Someone’s been seeing a vocal coach!! Much better Ashanti…but the voice is not annointed. More manufactured.
Am I the only who doesn’t think that this is good…I mean I like Ashanti and yes she did a better job than Keri Hilson…but to call this good is a bit to strong
This wasn’t too bad….
but yall gonna stop with the comparison to Beyonce….Shanti could NEVER EVA..EVA EVA EVA EVA…..
But I like this better than the first time. And better than Keri Hilson’s tribute
GREAT JOB. Ashanti is straight sanging..
She put WEEDNEY houston to fauckign SHAME. she outsings Houston EASILY because houston LOST HER VOICE to crack.
HOUSTON CANT SING SHE ONLY DOES CRACK
Ashanti outsings the crap out of WEEDney these days REALTALK
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I would give ashanti props but she has been professional for a decade that should’ve been better.
I guess she was the only one available, even whitney(who herself can’t perform them) is busy
WHy is she doing this anyway? THis does not prove that she can sing or perform. SHe knows how to raise her voice and scream. Don’t get me wrong, she sounds pretty nice, but this is just not her thing. SHe is not a powerhouse, so she should stop trying to prove that she is and stick to writing nice songs and perfecting her own true range and live performances.
ashanti need to sit wack ass down somewhere….there is no dynamic no vibrato wtf…jus cuz she can hit thenotes doesnt mean s***…she doesnt own it…if u gone do whitney do her justice not this bull****
Ashanti- decent showing and way better than the first video. But at the end of the day this video shows why Whitney Houston is Whitney Houston. Say what you what about her and whatever issues she may have had but Whitney Houston with a microphone is a BEAST and no one will ever to able to touch or replicate what she does on a stage!!!!!!!!!!
Ok she has a cute voice but lets face it if u sing a Whitney song u WILL BE JUDGED AND 98% FAIL. Its ok to judge when artists fail at Aretha songs but not WHITNEY?
COME ON SHE SOUNDS LIKE A CHILD AT BEST IN COMPARISON.
-Her chest voice goes Sharp and is pushed
– Head High note head voice is a mess and has no control
– Breath support is all over the place
LMAO @ THES PAATHETIC ASS H***, AT THE END OF THE DAY F***** ASS HATER’S ASHANTI SLAYED WHITNEY IN THIS DECADE OF MUSIC, B**** WHITNEY VOICE IS GONE FOR GOOD JUST LIKE HER HALF ASS HUSBAND AND KIDS THE END. LOVE WHITNEY BUT HER CAREER IS DONE. AS FOR HEYONCE YEAH WE ALL KNOW HEYONCE GOT A VOICE BUT IVE NEVER SEEN THE H** PERFORM THIS SONG? AND IF SO NOT AS GOOD THE END. MOVING ON WHY IS RIHANNA NAME IN HERE? LIKE REALLY ROFLMMDFJKSFNKJFSD THAT H** CANT EVEN SING LIVE ROFL SHE LACKS VOCALS BADLY SHE CAN’T EVEN HIT A GOOD HIGH NOTE THATS WHY SHE SELLS HER BODY MORE THAN HER OWN VOICE. B**** THE END OF RIHANNA WHO ALBUMS WERE 99 CENT ON BLACK FRIDAY TOOK THAT H** (6YEARS!!!!!!!!) JUST TO REACH A FIRST WEEK SALES OF A LOUSY 207,OOO BWAHHA B**** OUT OF HERE THAT S*** WAS ONLY #3 BWAHAHHAHA ALL ASHANTI ALBUMS REACHED NUMBER (1) OUTTA HERE F*** EXCEPT HER LAST WHICH HAD NO PROMOTION SMH BUT STILL REACHED 90,000 IN THE FIRST WEEK BETTER THAN RIHANAN FIRST 2ND AND 3RD ALBUM SALES LMAOOOOOOOOO (CASE CLOSED ABOUT THIS 5HEAD FAILED LIP SYNCING H** TRIANNA) SHES DEFINITELY (NO ENTRY) AND CIARA? WHO IS SHE AGAIN LAST I REMEMBER HER ALBUM ONLY SOLD 40,000 (FAIL) THE END. NOW BACK TO MRS.ASHANTI. I WILL BOW FOR THIS B**** SHE SLAYED THE H*** AND SHOWCASED HER TRUE VOCALS ESPECIALLY WITH THAT GROWL!!!!!!!! SHE HAD ME TRYING TO DO THAT S*** LMAO AND THE ENDING THOSE VOCALS HAD ME (SPEECHLESS) JUST LIKE JAY Z HAD HEYONCE WHEN HE FKED HER RAW AND DEVELOPED A BABY CAMAL. SO YEAH FOR THE HEYONCE FANS YALL MUST BE MAD? I SWEAR YALL ARE BECAUSE YALL MAKE ALL THESE FAKE ASS ACCOUNT LMFAOOO JUST TO HATE ON ASHANTI VIDEO, IT’S OBVIOUS MOST OF THESE POST’A ARE FROM THE SAME LESS FORTUNATE F*****’S (EPIC FAIL) TRY BETTER HATER’S U MAKE YOURSELF LOOK LIKE A FOOL I MEAN U HAVE A B**** NAME JACKI THEN JAMIE HOW DUMB COULD U BE LMAO OBVIOUS YOU THE SAME PATHETIC PERSON LMAO THESE H*** HATE TO ADMIT ASHANTI SLAYED THE PERFORMANCE IT WOULD JUST HURT THEM TO MUCH INSIDE WACK ASS DROP OUT FAILED STANS SMH. LOVE YOU ASHANTI CAN;T WAIT FOR THAT ALBUM SLAY THESE LESS FORTUNATE H*** WHO LIVING OFF OF THE GOVERNMENT SUPPORTING FAKE ARTIST ONCE AGAIN!
WOW!!! This is not the no-singing Ashanti that I love!!! You go girl.