Cissy Houston has revealed in her new memoir that she didn’t learn about the death of her daughter Whitney Houston until two hours after paramedics pronounced her dead. In her memoir, “Remembering Whitney,” she writes, “(A voice said), ‘Oh, mommy! It’s Nippy (Whitney’s family nickname)! It’s Nippy!’ It was my son Gary on the line, and he was hysterical. (I said), ‘Gary, what’s wrong?’ ‘It’s Nippy,’ he said again. ‘They found her!’ ‘Gary, what happened?’ I snapped, frightened. ‘You’ve got to tell me!’ He just kept mumbling, ‘Oh, Mommy,’ until I finally said, ‘Gary, is she dead?’ And he said, ‘Yes, Mommy. She’s dead.’ And that was the moment my whole world shattered.” Read more HERE

PEEK INSIDE PRINCE'S WORLD

Prince will be honored with the Billboard Icon Award at the Billboard Music Awards in May. He will also put on what will likely be an unforgettable performance during the TV broadcast. The 2013 Billboard Music Awards air May 19th on ABC. Read more about his sit down at Billboard.com with writer Gail Mitchell.