Céline on Billboard Music Awards - May 21st, 2017

[PuraVida]

IF she does sing it, I have decided I will only not be angry if she does the head voice intro acapella...like she did at the private Pandora show.

 

- PuraVida

[brendanm999]

I think it is very possible that there will be a water feature especially since Bieber had one on the 2015 AMAs. I'm sure this will be an incredible performance both vocally and visually. I highly doubt Celine would do MHWGO on this awards show and not make it extravagant. I personally feel, however, and I don't mean this in any negative way, that it will be pre-recorded (at least the final chorus) probably a different track than the playback in Vegas. She did it last year with TSMGO and it takes out any chance for mishaps. At the same time, the general audience would most likely not know and would allow those high notes to be nailed perfectly and make the effect of the performance even stronger. I think MHWGO was a great choice and will gain a lot of hype since Titanic and MHWGO are classics throughout a huge audience. Of course a new song would be incredible, but I think this performance will be delivered extremely well-done. Edited May 3, 2017 at 12:41 AM by brendanm999

[chocolatechip15]

The commercial said it's a tribute to Titanic -- it didn't say she's singing MHWGO. We don't know for sure that's what she's doing (though it's likely).

 

But even if she is singing MHWGO. . .that's fine. She's doing this for a mainstream American audience, not the superfans who log onto a Celine Dion forum every day and follow her every appearance. For 99 % of the people watching the BBMA's, if they see her sing MHWGO, they won't have heard the song in a long time, and I think the most common reaction will be something like: "oooh, I love that song!" "Wow . .20 years, that's crazy" and . . "Didn't Celine Dion's husband die recently? Wow, that song takes on even more meaning . . . this is so touching." And it is likely to be a beautiful, emotional performance that's praised by most critics.

 

She does say she gets tired of singing MHWGO. She also says that she keeps doing it because people love the song. And they do. Audiences usually go crazy when they hear it. And she loves that - loves the connection, loves pleasing people, loves putting on a show that audiences respond to so strongly.

 

As a super-fan, I'm tired of MHWGO, and not too excited about this appearance. But for a show like the BBMAs, I think it makes perfect sense.

[lucassfilho]

IF she does sing it, I have decided I will only not be angry if she does the head voice intro acapella...like she did at the private Pandora show.

 

- PuraVida

 

I will not be angry if she does the voice intro acapella AND ALSO sing the final verses as she did on her return to the Colosseum in 2015.

 

The ending note at 4:23 I S F A N T A S T I C

 

Edited May 3, 2017 at 02:44 AM by lucassfilho

[jpatdeleon09]

I really love céline going and performing to this kind of events. There are so many celebrities/artists who will watch her. It's just exciting!

 

If she'll sing My Heart Will Go On, i hope it's a new arrangment. If she'll lipped in this event. I hope it's a new vocals or if she'll sing this live - ok great.

 

I'm kind of excited because she will perform this again in this kind of event. I think the last time ahe sang this song was in the 90's? Grammys?

[smw]

Ooooooo!!!! There is some awesome potential for this performance.

 

I mean --- it's one of the most iconic songs in history and it's Celine Dion's song! Of course the song deserves to be celebrated on its 20th anniversary and I hope this performance is truly epic.

 

The voice acapello intro could be EPIC.

 

Fingers crossed her team and Celine really make this a memorable performance in her career.

[Mtlmac]

Can someone send a link to that ad announcing the Titanic tribute? Edited May 3, 2017 at 04:30 AM by Mtlmac

[chawatak]

I don't think she will sing MHWGO. She says 'something special'.

 

So the song may not be MHWGO that everyone already know, unless she makes it different.

[rhapsodion]

She will sing "My Lung Will Go On", celebrating May as "Clean Air Month" designated by the American Lung Association.

[celine4evauk]

Not forgetting it's the 105th anniversary of Titanic also - 100 + celines number! 😀

[Javito]

It's interesting that like the 99% of fans here have showed the same disappointment and comments about her singing this song again, saying even before me the exact thought that this will only help to label her as the "singer of Titanic" for another 20 more years, but still all the stoning comes to me, and from the same couple of "individuals". Very interesting

 

If she replicated the unique Oscars 1998 performance, that would be something worth to watch and exciting to relive again. Imagine her wearing that dress again and the iconic necklace

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8X3PKefP1k&list=TLGGSkDcDfiZmRowMzA1MjAxNw

Edited May 3, 2017 at 08:08 AM by Javito

[isurrender]

1236 posts to whine about another MHWGO performance to finally say you want her to replicate the 1998 performance.

 

Something is really wrong with you.

 

 

[Celine Fan 77]

If she replicated the unique Oscars 1998 performance, that would be something worth to watch and exciting to relive again. Imagine her wearing that dress again and the iconic necklace

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8X3PKefP1k&list=TLGGSkDcDfiZmRowMzA1MjAxNw

 

That's exactly what I was thinking last night, it would be the most epic moment of her recent career! I don't know, I think we can expect something "big" since the announcement said that she has prepared something special... We'll see.

 

BY THE WAY: Please Team Celine / Sony: Do not miss the chance of uploading this potentially epic performance to CelineDionVEVO!

Edited May 3, 2017 at 09:18 AM by Celine Fan 77

[browseceline]

 

That's exactly what I was thinking last night, it would be the most epic moment of her recent career! I don't know, I think we can expect something "big" since the announcement said that she has prepared something special... We'll see.

 

BY THE WAY: Please Team Celine / Sony: Do not miss the chance of uploading this potentially epic performance to CelineDionVEVO!

Better send that via a tweet to Sony or Team Celine

 

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[Javito]

1236 posts to whine about another MHWGO performance to finally say you want her to replicate the 1998 performance.

 

Something is really wrong with you.

 

What does being tired of a song and preferring to see a new song performance has to do with not liking it? Where's the contradiction, please can you explain me? If that's the case, 99,99% of fans are contradictory because I'm sure they all have a favourite performance of MHWGO and they all like the song (or liked it back then), but are so tired of it and would rather see her performing a new song in Billboards instead. We must be all so contradictory then

 

Also, did I say anywhere that I don't like the song, or hate it? Nope. Do I think -like the most majority of people here- that I would rather have her singing something new, original or different? Of course. Am I not allowed to express my disappointment then? Just because I'm sick of seeing her performing the same hits (like everyone else here) that doesn't mean I can't opine which version I'd like her to sing of a song.

 

I became a fan because of this song, like most Celine Dion fans out there. That doesn't mean that after all these years I'm sick of it as much as I still like it

 

So after coming to terms with this "something very special" performance and that we're going to see the 1,247 performance of the song, I just thought that if there was something I would like to see done with it (and I said "I" since it's MY opinion and this is a fans board), that would be a recreation of the Oscars 1998 performance, which I absolutely adore and find iconic in her career. If you understood that I must hate the song or abhor it just because what I said, that's your only interpretation, not my contradiction. We all know what Titanic means in her career and most of us here discovered Celine because of MHWGO. That doesn't mean we are tired of it and hoping for her to do new things and present new songs when she has the chance

Edited May 3, 2017 at 10:02 AM by Javito

[browseceline]

I completely agree with Javito.

She should have done a complete new song. Too many because you loved me's at many events..too many mhwgo.

She should show that she has more in store instead of only singing too well known Celine songs. If she does not sing her new songs then why even recording them. Her team is glued to those songs that the fans want to hear.

That said - yes i am dissapointed but i know that when doing some interesting thing with the song in a beautiful.setting could give something special. But i sure hope she does not think that all European fans want to hear pnly those signature songs and that she will really surprise us with such an interesting setlist like last year.

 

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[stevo]

I completely agree with Javito.

She should have done a complete new song. Too many because you loved me's at many events..too many mhwgo.

She should show that she has more in store instead of only singing too well known Celine songs. If she does not sing her new songs then why even recording them. Her team is glued to those songs that the fans want to hear.

That said - yes i am dissapointed but i know that when doing some interesting thing with the song in a beautiful.setting could give something special. But i sure hope she does not think that all European fans want to hear pnly those signature songs and that she will really surprise us with such an interesting setlist like last year.

 

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She should have done a completely new song if she had one or if she was going to imminently release an album and therefore promote it. People like Céline because she brings back memories- that makes it hard for her to be successful with new material as we've seen.

 

Basically, she's doing MHWGO so stop whining as there is little point in saying 'why couldn't she do this or that?! *tin whistle starts...*

 

 

[CelinesDIVO5]

It's interesting that like the 99% of fans here have showed the same disappointment and comments about her singing this song again, saying even before me the exact thought that this will only help to label her as the "singer of Titanic" for another 20 more years, but still all the stoning comes to me, and from the same couple of "individuals". Very interesting

 

If she replicated the unique Oscars 1998 performance, that would be something worth to watch and exciting to relive again. Imagine her wearing that dress again and the iconic necklace

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8X3PKefP1k&list=TLGGSkDcDfiZmRowMzA1MjAxNw

 

I actually said nothing about your disappointment about what she was performing. I merely pointed out that her career wouldn't be as big as it is without this song, and that the monumental things she's done since releasing it, most likely wouldn't have happened. Go back and re-read my reply before you put words in my mouth. And if you're going to call me out, do it directly. And make sure that you're backing up doing so with the truth. Thanks.

[jpatdeleon09]

Maybe it will be super orchestral performance with Céline

[maria_k]

One day later I’m still not the biggest fan of the idea, but the best thing that they let us know in advance, so we didn’t build crazy anticipation for new single or whatever lol

and now one can concentrate on positive things coming out of it

[Shamrock_1982]

No pressure team Celine but we are expecting to be completely floored by this performance in all areas of it! Lol

[couldawouldashoulda]

I don't think Celine or her people called up Billboard and said "Hey, I want to perform! Do you mind for me to do My Heart Will Go On?" More than likely, Billboard approached Celine, after last year's massive success on the show, to come and do a special tribute to MHWGO for its 20th anniversary. Meaning....she didn't get a choice of what she would perform. She was asked specifically to sing MHWGO. No one seems to have brought up this possibility. (If someone did, I missed it in all the pages.)

 

Also, when it is said that there is something "special" planned.... that is an industry term to peak the public's interest. It is not a secret coded message to obsessive Celine Dion fans that this will be an AMAZING NEVER BEFORE SEEN TOTALLY NEW THING THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE IS SO FABULOUS

 

They mean that they will do something "special" on the broadcast, which to them means, celebrating an old classic song. You don't do that by reinterpreting it; you do that by singing exactly the same way as it has always been done in order to bring up classic memories in people's minds.

 

Everyone just take a breath and relax.

[jpatdeleon09]

I just hope Céline will get a standing ovation again.

 

Does anybody here will be watching the billboards live?

[brendanm999]

Maybe it will be super orchestral performance with Céline

Hm that would be interesting. Practically, I expect the Vegas band/orchestra like they had last year. Probably the same arrangement as Vegas which is very climactic the way it is imo. Especially if they want to do some special visuals/water feature, I feel like they need the full band and orchestra. I'm really excited to see how this will be done!

[wjd]

I just hope Céline will get a standing ovation again.

 

Does anybody here will be watching the billboards live?

 

She's Celine - did you not know that it's the law these days to give her a standing ovation?

[manu23]

Everybody loves MHWGO even if not many people admit it, didn't you see the reaction of those millenials when that dj played the remix? MHWGO is probably the biggest song of the 90s and I have no doubt she will steal the show one more year

[Gulenkov]

If she'll sing My Heart Will Go On, i hope it's a new arrangment. If she'll lipped in this event. I hope it's a new vocals or if she'll sing this live - ok great.

What I don't get is why she lips MHWGO when she hits D5s easily (well, not quite, but they're clean and strong) every show in Incredible and quite frequently during her speech leading out of acoustic medley. I'm sure she has restored her voice and can produce it live again...

[chawatak]

One thing I pray is that I hope they make her sing (any song) 100% LIVE, not a pre-record version. >_< But I'm afraid coz BBMA has history about it. T_T Edited May 3, 2017 at 04:50 PM by chawatak

[angelil78]

I read that when they are airing live award ceremonies, the performances are not live because it's more safe to lip sync since nothing can go wrong

 

http://abcnews.go.co...ory?id=24086986

Edited May 3, 2017 at 05:20 PM by angelil78

[zuv]

If they do a sick/mind blowing introduction of her and Titanic... then its not sooo bad. Its billboards afterwards... they are all abt record breaking and top 100 songs etc