{
  "id": 343990,
  "title": "Whitney Houston Gets Her Own Barbie, Recreating Iconic ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Look",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/whitney-houston-gets-her-own-barbie-recreating-iconic-i-wanna-dance",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-09T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/shopping/news/whitney-houston-barbie-buy-online-1236830603/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Whitney Houston is ready to dance with somebody — in Barbieland. Mattel is honoring the late pop icon with a new Barbie Signature doll inspired by Houston’s colorful look from the 1987 music video for “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me).” The $60 collectible launches Aug. 8 at Target stores and online at […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "I Wanna Dance With Some Barbie: Mattel Drops New Whitney Houston Doll That You Can Now Buy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/i-wanna-dance-with-some-barbie-mattel-drops-new-whitney-houston-doll",
        "published": "2026-08-09T04:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}