Celine Dion

By noreply@blogger.com (Madonnasworld) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Madonna and Celine Dion were the biggest worldwide concert draws in 2008, each selling more than $200 million worth of tickets to their slickly produced shows, trade publication Pollstar said on Tuesday. The pop singers also took the top two spots in North America, which accounts for an estimated 40 percent of the concert business, Pollstar said. French-Canadian balladeer Dion, launching her first world tour in more than eight years, earned $236.6 million from 24 countries, with North America contributing $94 million. Pollstar said fewer people went to concerts in North America this year, and despite the incipient recession those who went were prepared to sharply pay more for their tickets.   [read the full post]