• Celine Dion's Brother Daniel Dies Days After the Death of Her Husband Rene Angelil

    It's been a tragedy laden week for Celine Dion, with the death of her brother Daniel, 59, following husband Rene Angelil's passing. Daniel had reportedly been fighting brain, tongue and throat cancer and died early this past Saturday (Jan. 16). His funeral will be held at the St-Simon-et-Jude in Charlemagne, Quebec following a tribute at the Salon Charles Rajotte in Repentigny, Quebec. Daniel leaves behind his mother Therese, as well as two daughters, Valerie and Marie Michelle. He is also survived by 13 brothers and sisters and two grandchildren Matis and Laurianne.

  • Celine Dion's Brother Battling Cancer Following Husband Rene Angelil's Death

    Celine Dion's life is certainly fraught with tragedy the past few days. Reportedly, her brother Daniel, 59, is battling cancer following the death of her husband, Rene Angelil, from the disease in the same week. Daniel is currently in the hospital surrounded by his 13 brothers and sisters, as well as his mother, Therese, 88. The family arrived at the hospital on Thursday when they got news of his impending death.

  • Rene Angelil: Celine Dion's Husband Dead from Throat Cancer at 73

    One of the music industry's most enduring couples, Rene Angelil and Celine Dion were struck by tragedy today when he died from throat cancer. Angelil is just the latest in a string of musicians to pass away from cancer in the past few weeks. He is survived by Dion and their their children, 14-year-old Rene Charles, 5-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy, and his adult children from prior marriages Anne-Marie, Patrick, and Jean-Pierre.

  • AMAs 2015: 5 Best Performances from One Direction to Ariana Grande and Celine Dion [WATCH]

    The 2015 American Music Awards took place Sunday night (Nov. 22) in Las Vegas. Even though the AMAs are an award show by trade, the three-hour long ceremony really played out like a concert featuring the who's who of pop music today. From the poppy goodness of One Direction's "Perfect" to one of the more emotional AMAs performances in a long time, we're counting down the five best live renditions from this year's show.

  • Coroner Confirms Composer James Horner's Plane Crash Was Accident

    A medical examiner's office in Southern California has formally confirmed that James Horner was the pilot killed in a plane crash earlier this week, and law enforcement has also confirmed that the death was an accident. Ventura County medical examiner Zeb Dunn reported in a statement that the composer was killed by blunt force trauma from the crash.

  • Wal-Mart Ditching Justin Bieber, Celine Dion For In-House DJ

    As by far and away the largest retail store in the world, with revenues worldwide of $482.2 billion in the 2014 fiscal year, Wal-Mart is doing well as a business. It has come under fire over the past decade stemming from its treatment and pay of employees. It has largely ignored those pleas, but signs are that the company is changing. Minimum wage will increase to $10/hour, potentially to get ahead of a federal increase in minimum wage to the same dollar amount, and it changing the music in the stores. The music currently comes from a CD, which plays on loop, consisting of a lot of Celine Dion and some Justin Bieber, a very high concentration of Canadian acts. This has been driving employees crazy and the company announced at its shareholders meeting Wednesday that the company would employ a DJ, who would curate the soundtrack to its U.S. stores. The program is called Wal-Mart radio, which would be played to all U.S.
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