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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Céline Dion returns to the concert stage after six-year battle with stiff-person syndrome

Céline Dion performed her first full concert in six years Saturday night in Paris, fighting tears as she opened a 16-show residency that caps a grueling comeback from a rare neurological diagnosis. The 58-year-old, five-time Grammy winner took the stage at Paris La Défense Arena on September 12, 2026, and broke down crying during her […] The post Céline Dion returns to the concert stage after six-year battle with stiff-person syndrome appeared first on American Almanac .

Céline Dion performed her first full concert in six years Saturday night in Paris, fighting tears as she opened a 16-show residency that caps a grueling comeback from a rare neurological diagnosis. The 58-year-old, five-time Grammy winner took the stage at Paris La Défense Arena on September 12, 2026, and broke down crying during her opening number. She held the microphone out to the crowd as they carried the bridge of the song for her, a moment that, by any measure, the singer had spent years working to reach. Dion's last full concert was in March 2020 at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, part of her Courage World Tour. Weeks later the world locked down, and Dion never came back. In 2022 she revealed why: a diagnosis of…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Ray LaMontagne collapses mid-song at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium during anniversary tour

Grammy-winning singer Ray LaMontagne fell backward on stage at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium while performing a song from his debut album, cutting the concert short and drawing emergency medical treatment for dehydration. LaMontagne, 53, was strumming his guitar and singing "Jolene," a track from his 2004 debut album "Trouble," when he began grunting audibly, grabbed the […] The post Ray LaMontagne collapses mid-song at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium during anniversary tour appeared first on American Almanac .

Grammy-winning singer Ray LaMontagne fell backward on stage at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium while performing a song from his debut album, cutting the concert short and drawing emergency medical treatment for dehydration. LaMontagne, 53, was strumming his guitar and singing "Jolene," a track from his 2004 debut album "Trouble," when he began grunting audibly, grabbed the microphone stand, and collapsed backward on stage during the September 5 show. Crew members rushed to his side. The concert stopped. Local EMS treated LaMontagne on-site for what his team later called "heat related dehydration," USA TODAY reported . The incident came during the second of two Nashville dates on his "Trouble" 20th Anniversary Tour, which launched August 23…Open