Daybreak Daily’s afternoon zip through the pop-culture checkout aisle finds funeral arrangements, new hairstyles, other things, and the mystery music video.

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WHITNEY HOUSTON FUNERAL: Details, and also, plans for a public memorial are scrapped at the request of the family, per Access Hollywood, “Whitney Houston’s funeral will be held Saturday in the church where she first showcased her singing talents as a child. The owner of the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark said Tuesday that the funeral will be held at noon at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark.” http://bit.ly/xPVxxd
MEANWHILE: In lieu of flowers. . .per the AP, “Whitney Houston's family is asking that any donations in her memory be sent to the arts-focused public school in New Jersey that she attended as a child and that is now named after her. . .(It’s the) Whitney Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts in East Orange.” http://apne.ws/z2ORbE

CHANGIN’ IT UP: And they’re so proud, per People, “New week, new haircuts! Demi Lovato and Miley Cyrus both changed up their hairstyles (again) last week, sharing photos of their new looks on Twitter.” http://bit.ly/yUKs0K

LOCAL ANGLE: Well, kind of, per TMZ, “Tareq Salahi claims Neal Schon's penis is a tool for destruction ... which he whipped out and used in an effort to topple the thriving Salahi empire ... and now Tareq's suing the Journey rocker for $50 MILLION!!!!” http://bit.ly/ybCNV0

ROYAL LOVE: Even though Kate Middleton’s all alone, per Us Weekly, “Though they're spending their first Valentine's Day as a married couple apart -- Prince William began his six-week tour of duty in The Falklands on February 1 -- the ever-romantic search-and-rescue pilot, 29, didn't forget to send his bride some love. "Catherine had a lovely card and bouquet in the morning," a source tells Us Weekly.” http://bit.ly/zgTFQP

SARAH PALIN: Among five things you might not know about Grammy power girl Adele is this, per the Insider, “(She) Was featured on the same Saturday Night Live episode as Sarah Palin and said of the experience: "I did meet Palin, but I didn't want to. I was avoiding it… I had a big Obama pin on." http://bit.ly/AwAJ0O

WE MADE YOU: And now you do this? Per the Hollywood Reporter, “Chris Pine has been sued by his former talent agency, which claims it represented the This Means War and Star Trek actor for nine years but was dropped abruptly via email in November and is being denied millions of dollars in commissions.” http://bit.ly/yIEpFv

BONNAROO: Here’s the lineup for the annual concert festival set for June 7-10 in Manchester, Tenn., per Pitchfork, “Radiohead, Bon Iver, the Beach Boys, the Shins, tUnE-yArDs, EMA, St. Vincent, Danny Brown, Black Lips, SBTRKT, Flying Lotus, the Antlers, Kurt Vile, Das Racist, Battles, the War on Drugs, Mogwai, Bad Brains, Kendrick Lamar, Big Freedia, Major Lazer, Feist, Phantogram, Aziz Ansari, the Roots, Little Dragon, Yelawolf, Black Star, the Joy Formidable, Laura Marling, Ludacris, Here We Go Magic, and more.” http://p4k.in/wMwtnR

LINDAY LOHAN: Seems she forget to pay quite the hefty IRS tab, per TMZ, “According to docs filed yesterday at the L.A. County Recorder's Office, Lindsay never paid federal income taxes for 2010 ... to the tune of $140,203.30.” http://bit.ly/w7cJpB

AND FINALLY: Today’s mystery music video. http://bit.ly/wQYA8g

--Skip Wood (Follow me on Twitter @DaybreakSkip)