{"id":11186,"date":"2016-05-23T12:01:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T16:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=11186"},"modified":"2016-05-23T12:01:16","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T16:01:16","slug":"celine-dion-inspires-at-2016-billboard-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2016\/05\/celine-dion-inspires-at-2016-billboard-music-awards.html","title":{"rendered":"C\u00e9line Dion Inspires at 2016 Billboard Music Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2016 Billboard Music Awards was held Sunday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada where there were some\u00a0incredible performances, most notably\u00a0from\u00a0C\u00e9line Dion.<\/p>\n<p>Dion, who lost both her husband Ren\u00e9 Anglil and brother Daniel earlier this year, broke down in tears after her son Ren\u00e9-Charles made a surprise appearance to present her with the Billboard Icon Award.<\/p>\n<p>Dion was clearly on an emotional edge, but still performed a phenomenal cover of Queen&#8217;s 1990 song &#8220;The Show Must Go On.&#8221; It was Dion&#8217;s first time performing on TV since her tragic losses.<\/p>\n<p>During her acceptance speech, she told the audience &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to cry in front of you, you make me so happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Watch Dion&#8217;s interview about her emotional experience.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zMf2QOryOOk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2016 Billboard Music Awards was held Sunday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada where there were some\u00a0incredible performances, most notably\u00a0from\u00a0C\u00e9line Dion. 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