Celine Dion

Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste by Carl Wilson

The Mumpsimus (Free subscription) | yesterday

I must admit some surprise that the best book I've read about judgement, taste, and aesthetics is a book about Céline Dion . Carl Wilson's Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste is not only thoughtful and well-informed, it is also compelling in every sense of the word. (It's part of the ever-surprising and wonderfully odd 33 1/3 series from Continuum Books .) I don't know where...

For singer Linda Eder, motherhood comes first

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009

Despite all vocal evidence to the contrary, Linda Eder is not a diva. Having your singing chops compared to those of Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion is enough to give anybody...

Shakira gets golfing

Daily Star (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

SHAKIRA has joined HALLE BERRY and CELINE DION on the celebrity links - she's become hooked on golf.

Shakira finds new passion for golf

Sify (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

Colombian pop star Shakira seems to be following Halle Berry and Celine Dion's footsteps -- the singer is the latest celebrity to get hooked to golf.

• Shakira - Shakira Gets Golfing - Contactmusic Ltd

Leona Lewis : Leona Lewis ‘to sing Avatar theme song’

Entertainment and Showbiz! (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

Leona Lewis is set to record the theme song for the highly anticipated film ‘Avatar.’ The track titled ‘I See You’ will accompany the closing credits in the film. The song is being produced by James Horner and Simon Franglen, who were also behind Celine Dion’s Titanic hit ‘My Heart Will Go On.’ ‘Avatar’ centers on an alien [...] Related posts:...

Rihanna on Her Love of Mariah, Whitney, Celine and Shania

Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

Thanksgiving evening, Rolling Stone contributor Touré’s interview with Rihanna airs on Fuse (November 26th at 6 p.m. ET, to be exact). Here’s a taste of their conversation: Rihanna on the singers she admired as a young girl. “I used to listen to all the divas,” she says, shouting out Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion [...]

Movie theme tunes: my heart will go on, even if my ears don't recover

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

Jennifer Hudson isn't just starring in a Winnie Mandela biopic, she's singing the title track too. Leona Lewis is doing warbling duties on James Cameron's Avatar. Make sure to leave before the credits roll ... As the credits rolled on the first Spider-Man movie in an east London cinema sometime in May 2002, it would have taken a disaster of Green Goblinesque proportions to dampen my ebullient mood....

Everybody Wants To Be A Cow

London, Lanka and drums (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

Lately I've become aware of a bit of a happening over here in Blighty. It's a happening to do with fashion, with leather specifically. Or without leather, to be even more specific. As the biting chilly air and dark grey evenings of a London winter really start to set in, I've noticed that the shops are full to the brim of leather jackets. They're beautifully soft to the touch, some are given the worn...

1833 Music of many colours before the serious and the tragic

Artmanjosephgrech (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

I had intended only to write about musical matters, a film about the life of Celine Dion and the 1950’s Hollywood production of the Jazz Singer sandwiched between the original Al Jolson version and that of Neil Diamond half a century later. There is also the Rock Concert for children and the X Factor. Then there is I Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana. There has also been an excellent England...

The Ultimate Risky Business: How Lloyd's of London Insures Its Own Future

Knowledge@Wharton (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

As CEO of the venerable insurer Lloyd's of London, Richard Ward oversees $33 billion in premiums each year, underwriting such valuables as TV star Ugly Betty's smile, soccer player David Beckham's knees and singer Celine Dion's vocal cords. It's all part of the tradition at the 321-year-old Lloyd's, which is famous for insuring the first commercial air flight, the first commercial space flight, and...

Top ten music books of the decade

Campaign for the American Reader (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

The staff at Paste magazine came up with a list of the ten best music books of the decade (2000-2009).One title on the list:1. Carl Wilson—Let’s Talk About Love (A Journey To The End Of Taste) (2007) No one expected Continuum’s 33 1/3 series to cover Céline Dion’s Let’s Talk About Love—we were used to glowing observations on records that don’t suck,...

50 Best Albums of The Decade

Oceans Never Listen (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009

In 1999 Pavement released what would turn out to be their final album. "Terror Twilight" was to be the band's swansong. Their final point. By November they had played their final show, bringing an end to the most important band of the 90s. In some quarters, these ones, the most important band of all time. Of course they shared this last decade of the century with other seminal bands such...

Why Swearing Is Good for You

Curious Read (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

When popping a pill doesn’t work, try dropping an F-bomb. [via good.is] Like the music of Celine Dion, swearing is a noisy phenomenon some people enjoy more than others. Military folks and college students have a well-earned reputation for salty language, but even the most mild-mouthed saint might have trouble resisting a “Jesus Christ!” or “Shit!” on occasion. Well, it...

British Singer Leona Lewis To Sing Theme Song For 'Avatar'

Black Voices Blogs (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

Filed under: News This has been a big year in which some big name singers are contributing their talent to the film world. Not only did Mary J. Blige make her film debut in 'Tyler Perry 's I Can Be Bad All By Myself,' but she also contributed songs for that film as well as for the Lebron James documentary, 'More Than A Game,' and the intense Lee Daniels drama, 'Precious: Based on the novel 'Push'...

Leona has Titanic shoes to fill

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

X Factor winner collaborates with composer and producer behind Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On on theme song for James Cameron's new 3D extravaganza, Avatar The last time James Cameron made a feature film, its theme tune topped charts across the world and became the year's bestselling song. Britain's Leona Lewis therefore has plenty to live up to after it was announced she will be employing her...