RENE ANGELIL
Mourners will have a chance to pay their respects today to Celine Dion's late husband, Rene Angelil.
A viewing will be held at Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica, with members of the public able to pay tribute between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m.
His funeral will take place at the basilica on Friday afternoon.
Angelil died last Thursday at his home in Las Vegas after a long battle with throat cancer.
He was two days shy of his 74th birthday.
As per Angelil's wishes, the viewing and funeral are being held at the church where he and the singer married in 1994.
(The Canadian Press)
COUNTRY STARS TURN OUT FOR KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
Kris Kristofferson will be the subject of a tribute concert in Nashville on March 16. Willie Nelson, Rosanne Cash, Eric Church and Lady Antebellum are among the performers.
Dierks (DURKS) Bentley, Ryan Bingham, Emmylou Harris, Jamey Johnson, Darius Rucker and Trisha Yearwood will also play. The event will be taped for a show called ``The Life and Songs of Kris Kristofferson.'' A release date or where it might air was not given.
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GRAMMYS ANNOUNCE PERFORMERS, CHANGE IN BROADCAST TIME FOR WESTERN U.S.
Adele, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and Little Big Town are the first performers announced for the Grammys next month. The show is set for February 15th on C-B-S. For the first time, people in the Pacific and Mountain time zones may be able to see the Grammys live. Usually the show is tape-delayed to run in primetime in those time zones. C-B-S is offering stations the option of running the Grammys live as they happen, which would be late afternoon and early evening in Pacific and Mountain time zones.
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MOS DEF MUST FACE CHARGES OF USING ``WORLD PASSPORT'' TO LEAVE SOUTH AFRICA
What is a ``world passport'' and why is Mos Def stuck in South Africa? Mos Def must appear in court in South Africa for using an unrecognized ``world passport'' in trying to leave the country and for helping his family overstay their visitors' visas. They have lived in South Africa since 2013. Mos Def's passport was issued by the World Service Authority, the administrative branch of the World Government of World Citizens, a group based in Washington and founded in 1953. South Africa does not recognize that passport. Mos Def had used an American passport to enter South Africa 10 times. Mos Def left a voice recording on Kanye West's website rapping, ``I committed no crime. Why is the state wasting my time?''
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FOUR MEMBERS OF ABBA SHOW UP TO RESTAURANT OPENING
ABBA has reunited! And that was it and now they're off in their own lives again. The four members of ABBA made a rare joint appearance yesterday in Stockholm for the opening of a restaurant owned by Bjorn Ulvaeus . They did not sing a note or pose for pictures. The restaurant is inspired by the ABBA musical ``Mamma Mia!'' and is set in the Greek islands, but it has a different story. Musicians and actors interact with waiters and guests, and singalongs to ABBA tunes are encouraged. Benny Andersson was asked if ABBA will ever perform again, and he said, ``I don't think so.''
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JOHN LEGEND AND JUANES PLAY FOR DETAINEES IN ARIZONA
John Legend and Colombian musician Juanes played a show yesterday for people who they were not sure could even hear them. They played outside a jail in Eloy, Arizona, where undocumented immigrants were being held. Legend and Juanes performed on a flatbed truck and sang two of their own songs and one song together, Bob Marley's ``Redemption Song.'' Their intention was for the detainees to hear the music. However, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement it kept inmates in their cells because of concerns ``an unsanctioned concert'' within view of the recreation yard might provoke a disturbance. Legend told the crowd of about 100 outside the jail that they were there to bear witness to what's happening so they can tell the world about it.
Legend and Juanes toured the facility before the concert and spoke to the detainees.
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LEON BRIDGES IS A MAN WITH STYLE
Leon Bridges looks as good off the stage as he does on the stage. Bridges is famed for always wearing a suit when he performs, but his idea of casual is dress pants and dress shirts.
Bridges says he likes to look good all the time. He'd wear a suit every day but he doesn't want to get them dirty before a show.
Maintenance is no big deal, even if he can't make it to the cleaners. Bridges says even if he gets all sweaty during a concert, he'll pull off the suit as soon as he's done, hang it up and it's good to go for his next show.
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``AMERICAN IDOL''
No more second chances for ``American Idol''
hopefuls. In seasons past, the judges would often tell the would-be star to keep practicing and come back next year. Well, this is the last season of Idol and there is no next year. One of this season's returnees is 16-year-old Emily Brooke. She made it to the Hollywood round before being cut last year. On last night's show, Emily impressed the judges, with Harry Connick Junior saying she had the best audition of the day. The judges say Emily followed their advice and is much improved. Tonight, the last auditions ever on Idol.
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(The Associated Press)