...This chapter details Israel’s embrace by American pop cultural divas Madonna, Whitney Houston, and Barbra Streisand even as American criticism of Israel built to a higher pitch. It The pages also explore the increasing ambiguity of outlook on Israel by various American celebrities, including one...

... uplifting songs of the twenty-first century, its success is built on a retro, 1990s musical aesthetic: chord progressions and instruments borrowed from the new jack swing of New Edition; vocal runs in homage to Whitney Houston; and the old-school musical technique of modulation in which Beyoncé and her...

... friendship with Whitney Houston, this chapter details how the duo harnessed the power of youth, positive thinking, and celebrity to achieve success in a variety of music markets. Detroit Houston Whitney Motown x Sparrow Records Vandross Luther Whitfield Thomas Winans BeBe and CeCe Winans CCM Magazine...

... chronicles how the creative class has both expressed and influenced the American relationship with Israel. The galaxy of stars who have made headlines for their trips includes Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Leonard Bernstein, James Baldwin, Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston, Madonna, and Scarlett Johansson...