Whitney Houston's funeral will be held at an 18,000-seater arena in New Jersey on Friday, according to reports.
TV networks in the US have reported that a private wake is planned for the star on Thursday before a ceremony is held at the Prudential Center the day after.
A picture of Houston appeared on the electronic board outside the arena, one of the nation's busiest entertainment venues, on Monday night as the 48-year-old's body was flown back to her home city of Newark.
The singer died in a hotel room at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Los Angeles-based celebrity website TMZ said a jet owned by film star and producer Tyler Perry was used to return the body to New Jersey .
A police escort accompanied the body as travelled from Teterboro Airport to the Whigham Funeral Home, the same place that arranged her father's funeral in 2003.
Houston's family were thought to have been debating whether to have the smaller service at the New Hope Baptist Church, where family members have sung over the years.
It was while singing in the gospel choir at this church that Houston's powerful voice was first noticed.
Mourners have been flocking to the building to leave flowers, notes and candles.
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