Following the death of his mother, Donda, Kanye West has canceled his performance for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. West was scheduled to tape his performance today, for the special which airs December 4th on CBS. No information has been provided about a possible replacement performer.

Here’s an interesting holiday offering – “Clash of the Choirs.” Forget your traditional holiday specials, this one offers up competitive choirs, with Nick Lachey and Michael Bolton going head to head as choir directors. I know, it’s the face-off of the century. Well, that may be a stretch, but the show also promises Kelly Rowland, Patti LaBelle and Blake Shelton, who will each gather a choir of 20 amateur singers from their hometowns.

“Clash of the Choirs” will air live December 17-20 – viewers will vote to eliminate one choir each night. Don’t worry, it’s not all for nothing. The winning choir and the celebrity musician will choose a prize that will help their community.