Watch the commerical-free livestream of the Whitney Houston funeral by visiting http://www.livestream.com/aplive. The funeral starts at 11 a.m. CST.

Houston, a Grammy-winning artist who was revered around the world for her vocal prowess, was born in Newark, NJ. She died in Beverly Hills, CA, on Feb. 11 at the age of 48. Her body was flown back to her native New Jersey on Monday.

The service is at New Hope Baptist Church, where she sang as a child. She will be buried in Fair View Cemetery in Westfield, where her father, John Russell Houston Jr., was buried in 2003.

Such names as Aretha Franklin, Kevin Costner, Clive Davis and Stevie Wonder are expected to be in attendance, with Franklin and Wonder scheduled to sing. A private wake was held on Friday, according to various reports.

The livestream on Saturday is being provided by the Associated Press. 

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