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Elton John, Helen Mirren to Host SNL in April

• Mar 22, 2011 10:57 AM ET
• by Robyn Ross

Helen Mirren, Elton John

Elton John and Helen Mirren will make their Saturday Night Live hosting debuts in April, NBC announced Tuesday.

John is scheduled to host April 2 and will pull double duty as he'll also perform with musical guest Leon Russell. John's only previous appearance on the sketch show came in 1982 as a musical guest. John and Russell recently released an album titled The Union.

Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits and Others Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

• Mar 15, 2011 09:28 AM ET
• by Robyn Ross

Neil Diamond

Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Darlene Love and Tom Waits were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Dr. John and Leon Russell.

Diamond, 70, is well known for his song "Sweet Caroline," inspired by Caroline Kennedy and now used as the Boston Red Sox anthem.

Keck's Exclusives: James Taylor Lights up Mr. Sunshine

• Feb 21, 2011 11:13 AM ET
• by William Keck

Mr. Sunshine

"It was the most surreal experience of my life," Allison Janney says of dueting with five-time Grammy winner James Taylor for Mr. Sunshine's March 16 episode. The singer guest stars on the ABC comedy as Billy, the ex-husband of Janney's Crystal. Turns out the exes had a lounge act and reunite to sing Leon Russell's "A Song For You," which Janney says "is probably one of the hardest songs to sing for someone who hadn't sung since stepping off the 9 to 5 stage over a year earlier."

Neil Diamond, Tom Waits Among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

• Dec 15, 2010 09:22 AM ET
• by Joyce Eng

Neil Diamond

Neil Diamond, Tom Waits and the Alice Cooper Band are among the new inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the organization announced Wednesday.

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