Natalie Cole announces her first post-kidney transplant concert; thanks fans for support

October 10th, 2009 POISON frontman BRET MICHAELS has become the latest star to fall victim to the influenza outbreak - the sick rocker has scrapped a show in Georgia. Michaels was due to play a solo gig at Club H20 in Columbus, Georgia on Thursday night (08Oct09) but fans were left disappointed when the concert was cancelled just hours before the star was due to take the stage.

September 30th, 2009 Cyprus: US Grammy Award-winning producer diesNICOSIA, Cyprus — Officials say a U.S. Grammy Award-winning producer has died after sustaining massive head injuries in a fall.

September 24th, 2009 Rapper/actor COMMON has thanked his fans for their support as he struggles to come to terms with the tragic death of his cousin. Ajile Turner died after his motorcycle collided with a cyclist on the streets of Brooklyn, New York on Friday night (18Sep09).

September 11th, 2009 JERMAINE JACKSON's tribute concert for his late brother MICHAEL has been cancelled - because not enough big-name stars signed up to perform. The show was scheduled to take place in Vienna, Austria on 26 September (09), but has now been put back to next year (10) and moved to London after organisers failed to secure enough acts in time.

September 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - R andB singer Natalie Cole made a comeback to the stage and performed at a concert in Hollywood after fighting severe health conditions for almost a year. "I really do have to say ...

September 11th, 2009 VIENNA - What had been billed as the "sole worldwide" Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna later this month was cancelled Friday, with a no-show by top performers proving the killer. Concert promoter Georg Kindel and Jackson's brother Jermaine announced that the concert would instead be staged next June at London's Wembley Stadium, Austria's APA news agency reported.

September 10th, 2009 NATALIE COLE wowed fans on Wednesday night (09Sep09) when she made a triumphant return to the stage for the first time since receiving a successful kidney transplant. The 59-year-old singer performed at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, and stepped onstage to a standing ovation.

September 10th, 2009 JERMAINE JACKSON's Austrian tribute to his late brother MICHAEL has been rocked by another controversy - NATALIE COLE won't be there. The singer becomes the third big name to 'pull out' of the show after Jackson named his line-up for the Vienna concert on 26 September (09) earlier this week (beg07Sep09).

September 10th, 2009 Natalie Cole performs 1st post-surgery concertLOS ANGELES — Natalie Cole has returned to the concert stage for first time since a successful kidney transplant. The 59-year-old singer performed Wednesday night at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

September 8th, 2009 Blige, Cole to perform at Vienna Jackson tributeVIENNA — Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole and Sister Sledge will headline a Sept.

September 2nd, 2009 NEW YORK - Jay-Z will mark the eighth anniversary of 9/11 with a concert this month. The hip-hop star joined Beyonce at Madison Square Garden on Monday to make an announcement in this regard.

August 14th, 2009 NATALIE COLE will be eternally grateful to the anonymous fan who donated a kidney to her - because the new organ has totally transformed her life. The star has battled ill health since she was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in 2008.

June 3rd, 2009 Disney announces four-day fan expo set for fallLOS ANGELES — Fans can get an early look at "TRON," ''Toy Story 3" and Tim Burton's take on "Alice in Wonderland" this fall at Disney's first fan expo. The four-day "D23 Expo" will be held Sept.

May 23rd, 2009 NEW YORK - Natalie Cole underwent a life-saving kidney transplant surgery in Los Angeles and returned to her ailing sister's bed, only to learn she had passed away. The 59-year-old singer had been with her dying sister, Carol "Cookie" Cole when she received an urgent call from medics, saying that a kidney had been arranged from a deceased organ donor and that she would have to undergo surgery immediately.

May 23rd, 2009 NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES - For US singer Natalie Cole, life and death came as two sides of a coin this week. While the performer and former drug addict sat comforting her cancer-sickened sister, Carol "Cookie" Cole, she got an urgent call from her own doctors saying a kidney was available for her own life-prolonging surgery, the New York Post reported Friday online.