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Lana Del Rey, Justin Trudeau & More Celebrate Leonard Cohen at Memorial Tribute Concert!

Some of today’s best musicians came together from around the world in celebration of music icon, Leonard Cohen, last night (November 6)!

Lana Del Rey hit the stage at the Bell Centre in Montreal to perform alongside Sting, The LumineersWesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites, BØRNS, Seth Rogen, Courtney Love, and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau a the event which also benefitted the Canada Council for the Arts, the Council of Arts and Letters of Quebec, and the Montreal Arts Council.

Sting opened the the night with “Dance Me to the End of Love” to an energetic crowd followed by Feist‘s rendition of acoustic favorite “Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye” and Lana‘s soulful duet of “Chelsea Hotel No. 2” with Adam Cohen (who also co-produced the event).

Prime Minister Justin and wife Sophie, whose first dance at their wedding was “I’m Your Man,” spoke of Cohen‘s influence, thanking Adam Cohen for bringing everyone together for this tribute to his father.


Last night rehearsal BORNS

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Sting's Oscars Performance Video 2017 - Watch Sting Sing 'The Empty Chair'

Sting gave an emotional performance of his nominated song at the 2017 Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday (February 26) in Hollywood.

The 55-year-old singer hit a blacked-out stage with just a spotlight on him and his guitar, as he gave a beautiful and haunting performance of “The Empty Chair.”

“The Empty Chair” earned Sting his fourth Best Original Song nomination.

The song is featured on the soundtrack for the documentary Jim: The James Foley Story. The film chronicles tells story of American journalist James Foley, who was captured in Syria and became the first American citizen to be killed by ISIS when he was beheaded in 2014.

Watch Sting‘s moving performance.

Sting’s Oscar 2017 Performance of ‘The Empty Chair’
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Sting & Wife Trudie Styler are Regal at Oscars 2017

Sting and his wife Trudie Styler celebrate the singer’s fourth nomination at the 2017 Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday (February 26) in Hollywood.

The 65-year-old singer and his wife, who celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary this August, are the picture-perfect couple.

On the red carpet, Sting said he’s honored to be nominated for his fourth Academy Award, and then added with a laugh, “but I’ve never won.”

Sting‘s song “The Empty Chair” from The James Foley Story marks his fourth Best Original Song nomination.

Make sure to tune in for the Oscars, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, TONIGHT at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT on ABC.

FYI: Sting is wearing Brioni.

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Sting's Oscars Song 'The Empty Chair' Stream & Download - Listen to the Best Original Song Nominee!

Sting and J. Ralph‘s song “The Empty Chair” landed an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song, and we have the full stream for you here to enjoy!

The song is from the documentary Jim: The James Foley Story, which tells the story of the life of journalist and war correspondent of the late James “Jim” Foley.

Sting will be performing the song live tonight during the Oscars ceremony.

Be sure to buy the song on iTunes if you missed it!

Click inside to read the lyrics to the song…More Here! »

Oscars 2017: Performers Announced for Five Nominated Songs!

The performers for the upcoming 2017 Oscars have been announced and its bound to be an amazing show with these talented stars!

There are five nominees for Best Original Song for four different movies and all of the songs will be performed at the show.

Click inside to find out who is performing… More Here! »

So Many Stars Stepped Out for Rock4EB's Annual Benefit

So many celebrity guests were in attendance to support the 2017 Rock4EB! event presented by Alex and Ani founder Carolyn Rafaelian to benefit rare disease Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) on Saturday (January 14) at a private residence in Malibu, Calif.

Sting and Chris Cornell performed, while Zach Galifianakis acted as host. Seen stepping out for the huge annual event were Charlie Hunnam, Elizabeth Olsen, Brad Pitt, Kaley Cuoco, Garrett Hedlund, Rami Malek, Courteney Cox, Heidi Klum, Cindy Crawford and husband Rande Gerber, David Spade, Insecure‘s Jay Ellis, Kevin Nealon, and many more.

Some of the celebs got to meet Hollywood agent Andrea Pett-Joseph‘s son Brandon, who suffers from the disease.

EB is a rare and life threatening disease of the skin. The disease causes blister formation after minor trauma to the skin, including scarring and disfiguring of the skin and internal organs.

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Idina Menzel, Damian Lewis & Jennifer Nettles Team Up To Raise Money For Rainforest Fund!

Idina Menzel and Jennifer Nettles have teamed up for an “incredibly important cause”!

The two singers were joined by Damian Lewis, Gina Gershon, designer Donna Karan and hosts Sting and his wife Trudie Styler at “Baby It’s Cold Outside”: The 2016 Revlon Holiday Concert for The Rainforest Fund Gala held at JW Marriott Essex House on Wednesday (December 14) in New York City.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Idina Menzel

Idina, Jennifer and Sting hit the stage to raise awareness for the work of the Rainforest Fund, which provides to communities of indigenous peoples throughout Brazil and other countries, including Belize, Cameroon, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mexico, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

“One of the things about this night, the audience comes expecting to see unusual combinations of singers,” Sting said in the press release. “Because I’ve never recorded it, everyone lets their hair down. We raise a good amount of money for what I consider to be an incredibly important cause, but they have one heck of a night.”

10+ pictures inside of Idina Menzel, Damian Lewis and others at the fundraiser…More Here! »

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