Category Archives: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ Tops The Charts: Wake-Up Video

When Michael Jackson passed away last year, it allowed for his fans and admirers to look back on his game-changing career of incredible, envelope-pushing art. There were a number of images and moments that were constantly referenced: The 1984 Motown special that saw Jackson bust out the Moonwalk for the first time, the premiere of [...] Continue reading

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Celebrate Earth Day With Michael Jackson, Pearl Jam, U2 And Jack Johnson

Happy Earth Day! The international holiday is celebrating its 40th year of building awareness, launching outreach programs and providing a platform for environmental activism. Earth Day was first celebrated in Philadelphia in 1970, where U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson called for a national day of education regarding environment-related issues. Over time, it spread across the world [...] Continue reading

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Conrad Murray Faces Judge, Michael Jackson’s Family in Court

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Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s personal physician who was charged with involuntary manslaughter for the King of Pop’s death, faced the judge that will oversee his trial and several members of the Jackson family — the star’s parents Joe and Katherine as well as siblings Janet, Jermaine and Randy — at a preliminary hearing [...] Continue reading

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Doctor Charged in Jackson Death Fights to Keep Medical License

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As Dr. Conrad Murray’s April 5th hearing approaches, lawyers representing Michael Jackson’s personal physician have filed legal papers fighting the California Attorney General and medical board’s attempts to have his medical license revoked in the state, citing financial difficulties. “[Murray] is, without fear of overstatement, hanging on by a thread,” his attorney wrote in [...] Continue reading

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Search of Michael Jackson’s Home Revealed Skin-Whitening Creams

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Unsealed documents from the search warrant for Michael Jackson’s home in the days after his death reveal that investigators found 11 vials of the powerful sedative propofol and nearly 30 tubes of skin-whitening creams like hydroquinone and Benoquin, the AP reports. Various other sedatives and medical equipment were recovered in the search and [...] Continue reading

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‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ Soundtrack: Prepare For Your ’80s Flashback With Michael Jackson, Huey Lewis

This weekend’s sojourn to the cinema will let you enjoy a delightful ’80s flashback, full of leg warmers, Aqua-Net and Olivia Newton-John songs. “Hot Tub Time Machine” stars John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Clark Duke and Craig Robinson as four down on their luck guys who stumble back in time after a wild night in a [...] Continue reading

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California Offical Wants to Revoke Jackson Doctor’s Medical License

Photo: AFP/Getty California Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has lobbied the state’s medical board to request that a judge revoke Dr. Conrad Murray’s state medical license at a hearing on April 5th. When Murray was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson in February, the judge did not ban Murray [...] Continue reading

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Witness Claims Murray Halted CPR on Michael Jackson to Hide Vials

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When news of Michael Jackson’s death broke on June 25th, 2009, initial reports questioned why his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, waited so long to call 911 and request help — as RS noted, Murray admitted to waiting between 20 and 30 minutes after finding the star unresponsive in a bedroom before he located [...] Continue reading

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Michael Jackson Estate, Sony Strike Massive $250 Million Deal to Release King of Pop’s Music

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The Michael Jackson estate and Sony Music have reportedly agreed on a seven-year, 10-project, $250 million pact that will be the most lucrative in music history, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources close to the negotiation. The Jackson estate is guaranteed an expected $200 million from the deal, which will likely feature reissues [...] Continue reading

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Fill Out Your NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket With Britney Spears And Michael Jackson

Over the weekend, the NCAA conference tournaments wrapped up and the final NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament brackets were unveiled on Sunday night (March 14). Yes, March Madness is finally here, and it’s one of the best times of the year for sports. The 65 teams from around the country will engage in a single-elimination tournament [...] Continue reading

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Prepare For Robert Pattinson’s ‘Remember Me’ With Michael Jackson, T.I. And Slipknot

It’s Friday, which means there will be a whole new slate of films hitting your local cinema. This weekend includes the Matt Damon action thriller “The Green Zone,” the relationship comedy “She’s Out of My League” and “Mother,” the latest film from Bong Joon-ho, the Korean director of indie hits “The Host” and “Memories of [...] Continue reading

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Michael Jackson’s ‘Billie Jean’ Tops The Charts: Wake-Up Video

There were a handful of things we could have celebrated this morning. After all, today is the birthday of Charlie and Craig Reid (better known as the Proclaimers, who scored one of the biggest one hit wonders of all time with “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)”). Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante will [...] Continue reading

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Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne And Lady Gaga: This Week’s Deep Cuts

This week’s adventures in the MTV Newsroom had a lot to do with teams. It seemed like everybody was finding a partner, combining powers and barreling headlong at a common goal. Perhaps everyone suddenly became inspired by the Winter Olympics? Are they fans of WWE Unified Tag Team Champions Big Show and the Miz? Or [...] Continue reading

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Michael Jackson’s Thriller Tops The Charts: Wake-Up Video

It has been eight months since the passing of Michael Jackson, and his death continues to be felt deeply in the music world (you need only listen to the emotional Jackson part left in the remake of “We Are the World” for proof). It seems certain that Jackson’s legacy will be truly immortal, and the [...] Continue reading

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Michael Jackson’s ‘Captain EO’ Returns To Disneyland Today

If you’re a Michael Jackson fan and happen to be in the vicinity of Disneyland in California today, be sure to call in sick, drop everything and head to Tomorrowland, because “Captain EO” makes its triumphant return to the rotation at the happiest place on Earth. The film hasn’t been shown at the park since [...] Continue reading

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Neverland Burial For Michael Jackson Still a Possibility

Photo: Kim/WireImageMichael Jackson’s burial may be allowed to take place at Neverland, pending an application process and the approval of Santa Barbara county officials, CNN reports. While the Jackson family has not yet approached country officials about the request, CNN writes that a Jackson family lawyer contacted officials about the possibility of burying the singer [...] Continue reading

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Michael Jackson’s Death Might Be Ruled Homicide, Police Chief Says

Photo: Clary/AFP/Getty Investigators probing the death of Michael Jackson are awaiting the results of a toxicology report before determining whether the superstar’s sudden cardiac arrest on June 25th can be ruled an accidental overdose or homicide, Los Angeles Police chief William Bratton told CNN: “We are still awaiting corroboration from the coroner’s office as to [...] Continue reading

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Report: Janet Jackson Planned Intervention For Michael in 2007

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Janet Jackson reportedly attempted to set up an intervention in 2007 to confront Michael Jackson about his addiction to painkillers, a pair of sources told CNN. According to the report, Janet recruited her brothers to help stage the intervention, however Michael told his bodyguards to prevent his family from entering his property and [...] Continue reading

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Bid On The Bumper Cars From Neverland

The secondary market for Michael Jackson merchandise has not slowed — rather, it’s only getting more and more extreme. Case in point: A seller on eBay who claims to have had “a business relationship” with Jackson has put up the bumper cars ride designed specifically for Neverland Ranch. According to the listing, the seller bought [...] Continue reading

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Mariah Carey Apologizes For Jackson Memorial Performance, Says She Was Choking Back Tears

Mariah Carey has apologized to fans for what she considers a sub par performance of the Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There” at the Michael Jackson memorial concert on July 7th at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. The singer took to her Twitter to explain to fans that she was so overcome with grief that her emotions [...] Continue reading

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Ron Artest, Ken Griffey Jr. Lead Athlete Tributes To Michael Jackson

There has been no shortage of tributes to Michael Jackson in the past two weeks, from mixtape tracks to concert nods. But perhaps the strangest (and at the same time most endearing) tributes came from the world of sports.
Yesterday, basketball forward (and rapper/music mogul) Ron Artest signed a new contract with the Los Angeles [...] Continue reading

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Michael Jackson Memorial Draws Big Audience, Huge Price Tag

Photo:Richards/AFP/Getty Michael Jackson’s all-star memorial service cost Los Angeles significantly less than first estimated, running up a tab of $1.4 million for the deployment of extra police officers, sanitation workers and traffic controllers, CNN reports. The Los Angeles Mayor’s Office at first predicted the event would cost the cash-strapped city $3.8 million, leading mayor Antonio [...] Continue reading

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Paris Has Spoken, But What About Michael Jackson’s Sons?

Yesterday’s Michael Jackson memorial contained a number of memorable moments, but no single speaker or performance topped the tearful words delivered by Jackson’s daughter Paris. It’s no mystery that Jackson’s children lead a relatively sheltered life by design, for the singer was worried that they would be consumed by his fame (footage of Jackson moving [...] Continue reading

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Meet Dorian Holley, A ‘We Are The World’ Singer At MJ’s Tribute

Though he wasn’t given any time to speak and was never acknowledged during the Michael Jackson tribute ceremony in Los Angeles, Dorian Holley might have the biggest resumé of anybody on that stage not named Gordy. Holley, who took the third solo in “We Are The World” during the finale of yesterday’s event, has been [...] Continue reading

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Paul McCartney “Didn’t Believe For a Second” Michael Jackson Left Him Beatles’ Rights

Photo: AFP/Getty When Michael Jackson passed away, many outlets (not Rock Daily, mind you) were quick to jump on a January 2009 story from U.K. tabloid the Mirror stating that the King of Pop planned to leave his 50 percent stake in the Beatles’ Sony/ATV publishing rights to Paul McCartney. However, when Jackson’s 2002 will [...] Continue reading

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Los Angeles Mayor Wants Your PayPal Payment For Michael Jackson Memorial

Yesterday’s Michael Jackson memorial was an impressive undertaking, with nary a security or logistics problem in sight. As Sway said in his recap yesterday, “The city of Los Angeles should be proud of itself for dealing with all the chaos.”
But it wasn’t cheap. Officials estimate that the cost of security, transportation and various other [...] Continue reading

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On the Charts: Michael Jackson Catalog Explodes, Sales Top 800K

The Big News: Four new releases stormed the top of the charts, but the King of Pop outsold them all — again — as sales of Michael Jackson’s catalog topped over 800,000 copies in the first full week since the singer’s death. Leading the charge was Jackson’s Number Ones, selling 339,000 copies to rank Number [...] Continue reading

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Michael Jackson Albums Defy Logic, Move Actual CDs

Michael Jackson albums dominated the album charts for the second week in a row,
moving over 800,000 copies of various albums, lead by the hits compilation Number Ones. If the Jackson albums weren’t relegated to the Catalog Albums chart (anything released 18 months ago or earlier has its sales tracked on that chart), he would own [...] Continue reading

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Check Out The Program From Michael Jackson’s Memorial!

Each of the lucky people who got into the Staples Center to witness the Michael Jackson memorial celebration got a nice piece of memorabilia to take home: A commemorative program that is certain to become a collector’s item. (In fact, the programs are already fetching bids over $400 on eBay at press time).
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My Surprising Day At The Michael Jackson Memorial

By Katie Byrne
I honestly didn’t know what to expect heading into today’s Michael Jackson memorial. The wall-to-wall coverage of his death had me worried that the event would be a bit of a circus and I would be thrown into the eye of the storm. But the tens of thousands of fans gathered in downtown [...] Continue reading

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