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HOSTED BY TYLER PERRY, THE ONE-OF-A-KIND CONCERT WILL FEATURE EXCITING AND MOVING PERFORMANCES OF ARETHA'S LEGENDARY HITS BY TODAY'S BIGGEST ARTISTS SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — The Recording Academy ™ , AEG Ehrlich Ventures, Clive Davis, and CBS will pay tribute to the legendary career of 18-time GRAMMY ® winner and 2008 MusiCares ® Person of the Year honoree Aretha Franklin by presenting "Aretha! A GRAMMY Celebration For The Queen Of Soul." Performing songs from her legendary repertoire are GRAMMY winners Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar, Alessia Cara, Kelly Clarkson, Common, Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Patti LaBelle, and BeBe Winans as well as current GRAMMY nominees Brandi Carlile, Chloe X Halle, H.E.R., Janelle Monáe, and SZA. Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry will host the unforgettable night. Additional unique performances to be announced in the coming weeks. The live concert will tape Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, at 6 p.m. PT at the...

Celine Dion saved the annual Billboard Music Awards that were held  in Las Vegas Sunday night.  The Canadian vocal diva added seasoning to an otherwise bland show singing "My Heart Will Go On" in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the classic movie, "The Titanic."  Until Dion hit the stage in a regal white gown with exaggerated bouffant sleeves, caged by a rounded curtain of crystal beads that looked like a chandelier, the performances were typical.  The entire audience sang along with Dion giving the night its most memorable moment.  While in complete diva mode, the singer gave a Billboard reporter an interview, informing him that he is lucky to get one question because her publicist usually says "no."  She went on to explain that the song was not originally a part of the movie because James Cameron did not want any songs in his movie.  Check out how the song she made famous became a part of the film and became a classic in the...