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SATURDAY: With a double bill like this, how could you possibly stay home on a Saturday night? We feel kind of silly for even telling you this - surely it's been shouted from every rooftop - but Sir Elton John and Billy Joel are reuniting for a reprise of their 2008 Face 2 Face Tour .

Only once did Michael Jackson win the top Grammy Award for best album of the year a ' for "Thriller" , which beat "Let's Dance" , "An Innocent Man" , "Synchronicity" and "Flashdance" . Two of Michael Jackson 's other LPs were nominated for best album.

Although I didn't become a dedicated Billy Joel fan until my senior year in high school, his musical career happened to bloom during my childhood years.

Christie Brinkley and Whitney Fairchild at the 2009 Starlight Ball on Saturday, June 20, 2009.

Jun. 20, 2009 11:54 a.m. The University of Phoenix Wisconsin will award 338 degrees to graduates from its Milwaukee and Madison campuses in a 1 p.m. ceremony Saturday at the Milwaukee Theatre.

Christie Brinkley, the former wife of singer Billy Joel, 60, has reacted to news he was separating from his wife of five years, Katie Lee, 27.

Entertainment The estranged couple in better times Reuters AP Reuters AP AP AP AP AP May 4: Singer Billy Joel and wife, Katie Lee Joel, arrive for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, "The Model As Muse: Embodying Fashion" in New York.

Following is an update on the Hot News Quickies for Thursday, June 19, 2009. This is a quick taste of what's happening.

Entertainment Tonight Headlines Singer Billy Joel and his third wife, Katie , are separating.

Elton John and Billy Joel perform at Scotiabank Place Monday night as their Face 2 Face tour visits the capital.

Elton John and Billy Joel take the stage at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, May 26, 2009.

Sing us a song, you're The Piano Men. And so Elton John and Billy Joel did for a marathon three-and-a-half-hours on Tuesday night at the Air Canada Centre.

Longtime drummer Liberty DeVitto is suing Billy Joel, claiming that the Grammy Award-winning singer of "Piano Man" and "Uptown Girl" has denied him a decade of overdue royalties.

Billy Joel is being sued by his former drummer over claims the Grammy Award-winning singer conned him out of royalties.

Nearly 3 1/2 hours after they were first greeted with a standing ovation, Billy Joel and Elton John finally called it a night with their unofficial theme song, "Piano Man." You might have guessed as much, even if you didn't catch these ivory-tickling Rock and Roll Hall of Famers in concert Saturday evening at The Q. Nonetheless, the sold-out ...

While we here at Vulture spent a lot of time deconstructing the 34th season of Saturday Night Live last week , leave it up to Will Ferrell, Green Day, and the talented cast and crew of SNL to close this landmark season on the highest-imaginable note this weekend.

Tom Hanks , Will Ferrell , Anne Hathaway and Green Day formed the unlikeliest of supergroups for a skit on the season finale of Saturday Night Live .

The season finale of " Saturday Night Live " was above average in one respect: It used Melbourne's Darrell Hammond to hilarious effect.

A fresh new band, with a pure styling of funky, jazzy, pop rock. Have you ever wondered what music would be like if you combined James Brown, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson, and Radiohead? JMs songs blend these varied influences with personal lyrics and a palpable youthful energy that makes this band s music original.

Although Billy Joel never was a critic's favorite, the pianist emerged as one of the most popular singer/songwriters of the latter half of the '70s. Joel's music consistently demonstrates an affection for Beatlesque hooks and a flair for Tin Pan Alley and Broadway melodies.