A collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the rhinestone-studded glove he wore when he unveiled the moonwalk in 1983, is being sold at auction. The glove and...
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A powerful anesthetic recovered from Michael Jackson's bedside after he died had been purchased in Nevada by his doctor who had it shipped to California, court documents...
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A year ago, Kris Allen was attending the University of Central Arkansas, playing gigs at local bars and adjusting to life as a newlywed. Now, thanks to "American Idol,"...
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The "Holy Grail" of Michael Jackson memorabilia will go on the block on Saturday in an auction of one of the King of Pop's famous white gloves and hundreds of...
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Janet Jackson says she recognized her brother Michael's drug problem, and tried to help, but says he rebuffed her attempts to intervene. She says her brother realized the...
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A court officer briefly detained a group of journalists inside a Las Vegas courtroom Monday following a hearing involving Michael Jackson's former personal physician. ...
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The Los Angeles city attorney still plans to seek reimbursement of the $3 million the city spent for the Michael Jackson memorial, a spokesman said Monday, despite an audit...
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Sony Pictures says "Michael Jackson's This Is It" has passed the $200 million mark at the box office worldwide. The film has pulled in $61 million domestically and more...
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Good news for fans of Michael Jackson, the Beatles and other veteran artists. The compilers of the Billboard 200, the benchmark pop albums chart in the United States, said...
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A "Thriller"-era silk-screened portrait of Michael Jackson created by Andy Warhol has sold for $812,500 to an anonymous collector. The artwork sold at Christie's in New...
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Michael Jackson's private family funeral was fit for a king and had a price tag to match: roughly $1 million, according to court documents released Tuesday. Although...
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An attorney for Michael Jackson's father is trying to convince a judge the administrators of his son's will have a conflict of interest and should not handle the case. A...
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LOS ANGELES – On the eve of a hearing in the Michael Jackson estate, a lawyer for the singer's father filed a 60-page motion Monday that intensifies a bid to get money from...
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A reality show miniseries about the Jackson family will premiere Dec. 13 on A&E, the network says. Back-to-back hour episodes will air that night at 9 p.m. EST. "The...
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"Michael Jackson's This Is It" danced to the head of the box office, debuting with $23.2 million domestically in its first weekend. "This Is It," featuring performances...
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Sony thinks its new Michael Jackson documentary could be a contender for best picture. Spokesman Steve Elzer said Thursday that the studio will submit "Michael Jackson's...
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The King of Pop is No. 1 again. "Michael Jackson's This Is It" has landed on top of the domestic box office with $7.4 million in its first day and $12.7 million overseas. ...
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Watching "Michael Jackson's This Is It" will have fans grieving once again, but this time, it won't only be for the fallen King of Pop, but for what we lost — a...
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"Michael Jackson's This Is It" premiered to high praise from fans who applauded at each number as though they were at a concert and marveled as the singer stepped nimbly...
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Watching "Michael Jackson's This Is It" will have fans grieving once again, but this time, it won't only be for the fallen King of Pop, but for what we lost — a...
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Elizabeth Taylor says the new Michael Jackson documentary is "the single most brilliant piece of filmmaking" she has ever seen. The 77-year-old actress and longtime Jackson...
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Rare Michael Jackson memorabilia will go on display in London later this week. The official exhibit opens Wednesday and includes one of the late singer's Rolls-Royces, some...
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The new Michael Jackson record "This Is It" hits stores around the world on Monday, kicking off a week of money-spinning events dedicated to the "king of pop," but the...
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Kenny Ortega was responsible for some of Michael Jackson's biggest concerts, including what were to be his comeback shows in London. But in the singer's final days, the...
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A Nevada judge said Tuesday she'll decide after a closed-door review with a Los Angeles prosecutor and police detective whether to release documents stemming from search...
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A Florida woman who told a television interviewer that Michael Jackson's ex-wife was only interested in getting money from the singer's family and wasn't interested in...
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"Dancing With the Stars" says it plans to honor Michael Jackson with a special performance by the 16 professional dancers participating in this season's competition. The...
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Whether Michael Jackson's children will be part of a TV series about his brothers or not is up in the air. A&E says the reality show with the working title "The Jacksons: A...
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Michael Jackson picked up five American Music Awards nominations on Tuesday, almost four months after his sudden death turned him into the biggest-selling artist of the...
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Michael Jackson has a chance to win artist of the year posthumously at the American Music Awards. The pop superstar, who died on June 25, was among a diverse group of...
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With a familiar high-pitched voice counting off one-two-three-four, a new Michael Jackson single debuted online Monday, prompting a hasty response from the singer's estate...
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Michael Jackson returned to the airwaves Monday with a new song — the first from an upcoming musical documentary featuring the troubled superstar. It is the first new...
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An Australian variety show host has apologized for a skit in which singers parodying the Jackson Five performed in blackface. American singer and actor Harry Connick Jr.,...
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Courtesy of NME.com -- Previously unheard song also released as a single A batch of unreleased and remixed songs by The Jackson Five are set to be included on a new...
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Michael Jackson's three children seem to be adjusting well to being raised by their grandmother, a judge said. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff said...
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Michael Jackson's autopsy report was surprising as much for what it didn't contain as for what it did: The singer was in relatively good health for a man his age and no...
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Here are some of the findings from the Los Angeles County coroner's autopsy of Michael Jackson: • He was 5-foot-9 and weighed 136 pounds. • There were dark...
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Michael Jackson's estate on Tuesday sued a foundation that bears the name of one of his most famous songs, "Heal the World." The federal court lawsuit claims the Heal the...
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Crystal-studded boots that Michael Jackson intended to wear on his planned comeback tour fetched ⁈ ($14,650) at a celebrity fundraiser chaired by his sister, Janet. ...
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As dozens of buoyant Michael Jackson fans queued up in the Nokia Plaza to be among the first to see their idol's last performance, others watching the scene expressed mixed...
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Pop superstar Michael Jackson feared the ravages of old age, sought the company of sycophants and appeared to be abusing prescription drugs and cosmetic surgery nearly a...
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Sally Rubio and dozens of Michael Jackson fans were among the first to line up for "This Is It" tickets. The winding queue for tickets to the first public screenings of the...
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The girlfriend of Michael Jackson's personal physician finished giving testimony before a grand jury in Los Angeles on Thursday, her lawyer said. Joseph Low, the lawyer for...
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The first posthumous release of a new Michael Jackson song, "This Is It," is scheduled for Oct. 12. Sony Music Entertainment offered few details about...
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It's been almost three months since Michael Jackson's shocking death, and while Los Angeles police are close to wrapping up their investigation, the decision on whether to...
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From the top of the Ferris wheel, one could once see acres of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, the ride's 5,000 lights aglow in a carnival-like frenzy fit for a performer...
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A scheduled Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna has been canceled and the event will be staged in Britain next year, Organizers said Friday. Michael's brother...
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A global Michael Jackson tribute in front of an Austrian palace has been scrapped and moved to London, organizers announced Friday, saying they needed more time to put...
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MTV says a trailer for a Michael Jackson film built around rehearsal footage left behind after the King of Pop's death will debut at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. ...
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A bejeweled white glove Michael Jackson tossed to an Australian fan more than a decade ago sold at auction Sunday for 57,600 Australian dollars ($48,400), almost twice the...
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Christian Audigier will not transform Michael Jackson's former home into a public space. Michele Elyzabeth, a spokeswoman for the Ed Hardy clothing...
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The massive marble and concrete Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park was slightly accessible by the public before Michael Jackson was entombed somewhere in its maze...
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In a Sept. 1 story about the cemetery where Michael Jackson is now entombed, The Associated Press erroneously reported that funeral services for actress Marilyn Monroe were...
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Few fans gathered — and those who did were kept at a distance — to say goodbye to Michael Jackson. Dozens of die-hard King of Pop devotees congregated in the heat...
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Michael Jackson's private funeral at Forest Lawn Memorial Park drew a host of celebrities. Among them: • Elizabeth Taylor • Barry Bonds • The Rev. Al...
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Michael Jackson's death certificate has been amended to reflect his cause of death as a homicide, specifying "injection by another" as the fatal injury. The designation was...
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A hoax video purportedly showing Michael Jackson emerging from a coroner's van was an experiment aimed at showing how quickly misinformation and conspiracy theories can race...
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Michael Jackson's life played out on a world stage, headlines screaming his every move, frenzy following his footsteps. His death, memorial and investigation amplified the...
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A New York city councilwoman has come up with another way to honor Michael Jackson at the subway station where he shot the music video for "Bad." Letitia James had asked...
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It's almost as mysterious as Michael Jackson's moon walk. Fans still don't know who will perform at a major tribute to the late pop star that will be held outside a...
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New York City Councilwoman Letitia James has come up with another proposal to honor Michael Jackson at the subway station where he shot a music video. James had asked the...
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Michael Jackson's father says he'd never heard of the drug propofol until it was implicated in his son's death. "I'm not angry. I'm mad," Joe Jackson said in an interview...
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They say they beat it. Thousands of Mexicans claimed they broke the record for most people dancing to "Thriller" simultaneously in one place on Saturday, which would have...
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Thousands of Michael Jackson fans danced the rain away in a Brooklyn park on Saturday at a party hosted by filmmaker Spike Lee, marking what would have been the 51st...
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It's been two months since Michael Jackson died, but for the photographer who captured Jackson during some of his most iconic, explosive moments, accepting the fact that the...
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Director Spike Lee's Brooklyn public celebration of Michael Jackson's birthday has been moved amid predictions of a big crowd. The free bash will be held in the Nethermead...
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Michael Jackson's longtime dermatologist does not plan to petition for a role in the upbringing of the singer's three children, his attorney said Thursday. Mark Vincent...
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The A&E network said Tuesday its previously announced documentary about members of the Jackson family will be expanded into a reality series. A&E's official word came only...
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Court records show Michael Jackson's love interest in the "Thriller" video, Ola Ray, is now a creditor to the King of Pop's estate. Ray's attorney filed...
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Michael Jackson was given a series of sedatives by Dr. Conrad Murray on June 25, the day the singer died, according to an affidavit released Monday in Houston: 1:30 a.m....
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A nephew of Michael Jackson says his uncle joined a large family dinner a few weeks before he died, and talked openly about his creative plans beyond the 50-date concert...
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New York City officials want to find a larger place for Spike Lee to hold his celebration of Michael Jackson's birthday. The filmmaker had planned to mark the late King of...
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Michael Jackson won't be laid to rest on what would have been his 51st birthday after all. A spokesman for the Jackson family says the King of Pop's funeral has been...
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Filmmaker Spike Lee will commemorate Michael Jackson's birthday with a block party-style celebration — in New York City's Borough of Kings. The posthumous bash for the...
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Before there was the sprawling Neverland ranch in California, before he became a superstar with the best-selling album of all time, "Thriller," a tiny house in the...
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An attorney for Michael Jackson's mother says she is considering a wrongful death lawsuit because of the circumstances surrounding her son's demise, and that the singer's...
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A week after Michael Jackson died, his longtime lawyer and friend, John Branca, arrived at a meeting with the singer's family. He carried the pop star's will, and with it,...
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The mayor of Gary, Ind., said Friday his cash-strapped city paid $5,000 to fly Michael Jackson's father and seven other people out from Los Angeles to attend a July memorial...
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Michael Jackson impersonator Frederick Henry had to go overseas to find steady work in recent years as the pop star's behavior got weirder and weirder. Many of his...
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A New Jersey businessman is alleging that part of his collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia was stolen from a Nevada storage facility and auctioned without his...
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Courtesy of NME.com Lester was a close friend of the singer's A former child actor who starred in the lead role in 1968 film version of the Oliver! musical, has claimed...
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Motown founder Berry Gordy will write the introduction to a reissue of Michael Jackson's memoir, "Moonwalk." A statement released by publisher Harmony Books says Gordy,...
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The glittery glove that Michael Jackson wore when he unveiled his moonwalk on TV in 1983 is hitting the auction block. This one isn't like his other glittery gloves, which...
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In the days after Michael Jackson's death, Joann Smith couldn't turn off her TV. She felt she was reliving the pain of her own idol's death almost 32 years ago — Elvis...
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Vienna's Schoenbrunn Palace is planned to provide the stage for a high-profile tribute to the "King of Pop," Michael Jackson, at the end of September, organizers of the...
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He spent the last few years of his life on a globe-trotting odyssey, and now in death Michael Jackson still seems unable to find a permanent home. On the certificate...
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A judge greenlit a major Michael Jackson movie deal Monday, and the film is scheduled to be in theaters later this year. The accompanying Michael Jackson merchandise will...
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Michael Jackson fans will have to wait a little longer for official merchandise after a judge delayed his approval of key contracts. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge...
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A British tabloid reported Saturday that the godfather of Michael Jackson's three children claims to be the father of the singer's daughter Paris. The News of the World...
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A concert promoter's insurance on Michael Jackson's London shows has provisions that may deny a multimillion dollar payout if the pop star was found to have illegally...
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The King of Pop is coming to calendars and collectors' coin cases after a judge approved several deals involving the singer's estate on Friday. Los Angeles Superior Court...
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Jermaine Jackson's rendition of "Smile" sung at his brother's public memorial is coming to iTunes. A judge granted Michael Jackson's estate a request to enter into an...
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It appears that even the dreaded East German Stasi got caught up in Michael Jackson mania in the late 1980s. According to a document obtained by the AP last week from the...
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Entering into a business relationship with Michael Jackson rarely meant a long-lasting partnership. Over time, especially in the waning years of his life, Jackson hired...
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Authentic Michael Jackson products could start appearing on store shelves, cell phones, even in X-Box add-ons if a judge signs off on merchandising deals proposed by the...
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Coming soon to a theater near you (if a judge agrees): a full-length motion picture filled with footage of Michael Jackson's last rehearsals. The movie would come with all...
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Joe Jackson doesn't plan to help raise Michael Jackson's three children. The Jackson family patriarch lives in Las Vegas and wrote in a statement filed in a Los Angeles...
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A portrait of Michael Jackson in a red velvet jacket has been taken out of storage and displayed in Harlem, with an eye toward a possible sale. The 50-by-40-inch painting...
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The people who staged Michael Jackson's memorial service have donated $90,000 to build a tribute to fallen Los Angeles police officers. Anschutz Entertainment Group, which...
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Michael Jackson's children will live with their grandmother under an agreement reached with the King of Pop's ex-wife that ensures the youngsters won't have to endure a...
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UPDATE: Debbie Rowe's attorney has confirmed a custody deal has been brokered between her and Katherine Jackson, seconding the family's claim that money never...
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The husband and wife went back and forth, back and forth. Yet however long they talked, they couldn't agree on who should take care of their young kids if, heaven forbid,...
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A spokesman says the Los Angeles city attorney has been requesting documents and conducting interviews as part of an investigation into the city's role in Michael Jackson's...
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On the day Michael Jackson died, his personal chef says her first hint of something amiss was when his doctor didn't come downstairs to get the juices and granola he...
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On the morning after Michael Jackson died, literary agent Joy Harris began getting the e-mails: When, publishers wanted to know, would Jackson's memoir "Moonwalk" be...
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French artist Jean-Baptiste Seckler is sculpting a public tribute to the late Michael Jackson in front of Paris' Pompidou Center. Seckler says he wanted...
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Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators have begun an inquiry into whether coroner's employees illegally leaked or sold private information related to the investigation...
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A mystery celebrity will provide an introduction to the reissue of Michael Jackson's memoir. Harmony Books, an imprint of Random House Inc., will publish the new edition of...
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Michael Jackson's former nutritionist is the latest person authorities are tapping as they piece together the star's medical history. Los Angeles County Coroner's officials...
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U.S. drug enforcement agents and Los Angeles police on Wednesday raided a Houston clinic owned by Conrad Murray, the doctor who was with pop icon Michael Jackson when he...
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If indeed this is it, these guys are gonna make a fortune. Sony Pictures is negotiating to pony up a whopping $50 million to concert promoter AEG Live to release a...
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Sony Corp.'s movie studio has bid $50 million to acquire the worldwide distribution rights to a film based on rehearsal footage for Michael Jackson's "This Is It" comeback...
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Neighbors of Neverland are organizing against any move to turn Michael Jackson's former home into a tourist destination that could disturb the area's rural tranquility. ...
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Joe Jackson said in a televised interview Monday that he's taken his son Michael's death "very hard" and believes the doctor who took care of him could be behind the...
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Neverland's neighbors are ganging up against any moves to turn Michael Jackson's former home into a tourist destination. Local activist Bob Field said Monday that residents...
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Growing up in Crown Heights, Anthony Rue II wanted to be like Mike. Not Jordan, prince of basketball — Jackson, king of pop. Rue, a native of that Brooklyn...
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Michael Jackson fans and curious sightseers still are beating a path to his boyhood home more than three weeks after his death. A memorial of stuffed animals, flowers and...
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AEG Live, the company behind Michael Jackson's planned comeback in London, is negotiating with several Hollywood studios seeking a deal to release in movie theaters a...
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For nearly a decade, the Eagles' "Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" has been the recording industry's ultimate evergreen release, certified by the RIAA as the all-time...
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Michael Jackson's mother asked for a judge's ruling Friday on whether she can challenge the authority of two men named in her son's will as executors of his estate without...
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Court officials say a guardianship hearing for Michael Jackson's children has been postponed until Aug. 3. Katherine Jackson, in the meantime, will remain the temporary...
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A song LaToya Jackson previously recorded to honor her family is now being re-released as a tribute to her brother Michael. The song "Home" is being made available on...
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Stuffed animals, flowers, letters and other mementos placed outside Detroit's Motown Historical Museum in memory of Michael Jackson have been buried at a high-profile...
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The choice of a new generation is...voyeurism? In the wake of footage surfacing online showing the filming of the infamous 1984 Pepsi commercial in which Michael...
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Three of Michael Jackson's brothers expect to attend next month's Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica which is dedicated this year to the deceased king of pop. Summerfest Productions...
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When a Los Angeles gallery mounted a retrospective of Kent Twitchell's work earlier this year the acclaimed painter figured the one thing everyone would want to see was his...
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Us Weekly magazine has obtained video it says shows never-before-seen footage of Michael Jackson's head catching on fire during filming of his 1984 Pepsi commercial. ...
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Michael Jackson's memorial proved to be good for business, sparking another nostalgic frenzy for his music that continues to put the King of Pop atop music charts since...
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Federal authorities are considering making the potent anesthetic propofol — one of the drugs found in Michael Jackson's home — a controlled substance, which would...
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Michael Jackson has sold 2.3 million CDs since he died three weeks ago. Grieving fans and those just wanting to hear his music again have snapped up his albums, including...
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A nurse-nutritionist who worked with Michael Jackson says she was interviewed by Los Angeles homicide detectives who told her that needle marks were found on the pop...
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Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans gathered outside London's O2 Arena on Monday to pay their respects to the entertainer on the day he was to have opened a run of 50...
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Michael Jackson's father said the King of Pop was not ready to perform 50 shows in London, in a TV interview that aired the day the singer was scheduled to start his...
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Some say he was happy, healthy and raring to go. Some now say he was too frail to make it happen. Either way, when Michael Jackson died last month, millions were left...
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In his final days, Michael Jackson was robust and active. Or dangerously thin and frail. Begging for access to powerful prescription drugs. Or showing no signs of ever...
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One of the dreamers who tried to reboot Michael Jackson's career says the late King of Pop wasn't fit enough to hit the stage for the "greatest comeback show...
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Michael Jackson's mother and ex-wife time will have time to reach an agreement over who will take care of the singer's three children. For the second time, Katherine...
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Biographical information for Dr. Conrad Murray, the cardiologist who was Michael Jackson's personal physician: NAME — Conrad Robert Murray AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION...
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Dozens of fans are lining up outside a ballpark in Michael Jackson's hometown ahead of a memorial celebration planned at the Indiana city's ballpark. Jackson lived in the...
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Even Michael Jackson knew the masks and veils would have to come off one day. After a lifetime of hiding from the media glare at the insistence of their impossibly famous...
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shut the door Thursday to a resolution honoring Michael Jackson because debate on the symbolic measure could raise "contrary views" about the pop...
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The occasion was sad, but the day was marked with a true celebration. Roughly 19,500 people—not all of them ticket holders—packed Los Angeles' Staples...
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The government's drug czar says that Michael Jackson's death is a wake-up call to the nation about prescription drug abuse. Gil Kerlikowske, chief of the Office of National...
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A New York congressman who posted a YouTube video blasting Michael Jackson as a "pervert" and child molester is standing by his words. In an interview that aired Wednesday...
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Some 31.1 million people in the United States watched the Michael Jackson memorial on television, with millions more catching video streams on their computers. The Nielsen...
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As befitting the King of Pop, Michael Jackson may forever be part of Hollywood's starriest constellation...eventually. Led by a police escort, the Jackson...
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Since Michael Jackson died June 25, fans from around the world have expressed their grief in flowers, balloons, teddy bears, candles, pictures and handwritten notes left...
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The untimely death of Michael Jackson has set off an unprecedented surge in interest in his musical legacy. The self-proclaimed "King of Pop" certainly ruled the Billboard...
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What do Michael Jackson and Albert Einstein have in common...besides pure genius? Both their brains are in a glass jar—at least for the time being. The Los Angeles...
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In a story July 7, The Associated Press reported that a simulcast of Michael Jackson's memorial service at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, drew only about 10...
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Nielsen SoundScan says 800,000 copies of Michael Jackson albums were bought in the U.S. last week — nearly double his sales from the previous week. Jackson is claiming...
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Fans in Asia stayed awake into the wee hours, bars across Europe held Michael Jackson theme nights and television stations from Sydney to Paris cleared their schedules...
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More than 2,000 people have attended a candlelight vigil at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in celebration of the life of Michael Jackson. Fans left handwritten...
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee may have trouble keeping the promise she made at Michael Jackson's public memorial for a House resolution that "forever" honors the late pop...
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On the day the world said goodbye to Michael Jackson, his star continued to shine on Billboard's charts, a testament to his lasting musical legacy and impact. Based on...
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For all the hasty preparations, hand-wringing over security, breathless media competition to scoop details and soul-wrenching performances, the essence of Michael Jackson's...
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They sang his songs among the stars and imagined him dancing across the moon, and for a few hours, during this most public of memorials, all eyes were on Michael Jackson one...
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Comments on Michael Jackson on the day of his memorial service: "Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. And I just wanted to say I...
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Michael Jackson was once so safe that presidents from both parties welcomed him to the White House. In death, after a scandal-filled decline, he is the latest target in the...
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Queen Latifah called Michael Jackson "the biggest star on Earth," and it was hard to argue when his memorial service united television networks as diverse as ABC, MTV, Fox...
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Fans who were lucky enough to score tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service Tuesday knew they were witnessing history. "It was amazing," said 35-year-old Gregory...
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A cemetery that is the burial place for many celebrities was slowly returning to normal Tuesday after its latest service — a private memorial for Michael Jackson. ...
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Michael Jackson fans came from near and far Tuesday to say last goodbyes to their pop music hero, some traveling from across the U.S. and Europe for his public memorial in...
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List of guests invited to public memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles: Larry King Dionne Warwick LeVar Burton ...
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The unprecedented public memorial for Michael Jackson drew fans, stars, onlookers, street vendors and countless police officers. A glimpse into the scene outside and inside...
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"I just don't believe that Michael would want me to share my grief with millions of others," one of Michael Jackson's closest friends said on Twitter this week. "I cannot be...
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Mourners at the Michael Jackson memorial service were handed full-color, glossy programs filled with triumphant photos and emotional tributes to the King of Pop. The...
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Bill Clinton paused during an aid mission to Haiti on Tuesday to honor Michael Jackson for helping the Democratic Party raise cash at a crucial time. The former U.S....
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The Los Angeles location of a private funeral service for Michael Jackson is a place long associated with celebrities. Sprawling Forest Lawn Memorial...
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Hours before a public memorial for Michael Jackson, a herd of elephants were on the march through downtown Los Angeles in a fitting start to a circus-like day. ...
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Whitney Houston's latest "I love Michael" may have been offered up in passing, but the chart-topping diva—along with so many others—had already...
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Only a small number of fans will be able to attend Michael Jackson's memorial service. But others may be able to watch it in movie theaters all over the country. Cinedigm...
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Breaking the news of Michael Jackson's death boosted weekly traffic at TMZ.com, putting it ahead of all other celebrity news sites for the first time since it posted an...
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Brooke Shields was 13 when she first met Michael Jackson and the two "instantly became friends" — mainly because sexual tension was off the table. "Nothing was jaded...
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While the drama regarding his estate, his children and the circumstances of his death aren't likely to rest for months to come, it's time for Michael Jackson himself...
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The keys to Michael Jackson's kingdom have just been ripped from his mother's hands. Over the objections of Katherine Jackson, a Los Angeles probate judge today...
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Music lovers weren't the only ones drawn to the King of Pop. Wooed by his global fame and earning power, a bevy of financial firms ponied up tens of millions to finance the...
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Michael Jackson's concerts always were difficult to get tickets to, but that's nothing compared to the pop star's memorial service. On eBay, bids for tickets for Tuesday's...
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The ticket hand-off for Michael Jackson's public memorial service in Los Angeles has been going smoothly at Dodger Stadium. Winners of an Internet ticket lottery began...
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Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe will attend the pop superstar's memorial service. Former Jackson business associate Marc Schaffel said on ABC's "Good Morning America"...
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In early 1984, when Epic Records executives presented their slate of upcoming releases at the convention in Hawaii of parent company CBS Records, they couldn't resist...
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The reigning queen of pop paid her respects to the late King of Pop Saturday night with a musical tribute to the star. Madonna performed at the O2 in London, the same arena...
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NBC executives changed their minds Sunday and decided to join other networks that will televise Michael Jackson's memorial service live this week. NBC joins ABC, CNN, MSNBC...
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Michael Jackson fans gathered in Hong Kong and Taiwan to imitate their late hero's dance moves and watch his performances Sunday, as tributes to the American pop legend...
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Dr. Tohme Tohme vividly remembers the first time he met with Michael Jackson to discuss the pop star's finances. It's not the money talk that stays with him now, but his...
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Just as people choose to forget that Elvis Presley was a bloated drug addict when he died, so Michael Jackson is now the subject of posthumous veneration that overlooks the...
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Michael Jackson crossed swords with a lot of people when he was alive, but perhaps none more important than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The former first lady, in her...
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Family, friends and fans of Michael Jackson are finally being given the opportunity to celebrate the life of the King of Pop. Days of speculation were put to rest Friday...
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No matter how unusual their lives may have been so far, Michael Jackson's children now face a universal trauma felt by all kids who suddenly lose a parent. How the three...
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When Rabbi Shmuley Boteach brought his children to play with Michael Jackson's kids at Neverland Ranch some eight years ago, the rabbi's youngsters naturally made a beeline...
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Michael Jackson went from being Gary, Ind.'s most talented kid to one of the most recognizable human beings on the planet. While his worldwide album sales were...
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A seldom-seen 1989 music video for Michael Jackson's song "Liberian Girl" is a good indication of the pop star's clout. Seven years after "Thriller" changed the...
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Essentially two kinds of people existed in the '80s: Coke drinkers and Pepsi drinkers. And if you loved Michael Jackson, you had good reason to fall into the latter...
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Several hundred South Africans gathered on Friday for a moonwalking tribute to the King of Pop that reflected the diversity of the rainbow nation. They were in...
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A law enforcement official says the powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home. Diprivan is an intravenous anesthetic drug widely...
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Tilesha McClurkin wanted to join other Michael Jackson fans to celebrate his life, but she knew she wouldn't be able to go to whatever official memorial celebration might be...
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A 30-second snippet of Michael Jackson rehearsing two days before his death was released Thursday, part of more than 100 hours of footage that could be turned into live...
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UPDATE: E! News has learned exclusively that AEG Live will make next Tuesday's memorial service for Michael Jackson free to the public. "There will not be a charge...
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A rarely seen portrait of Michael Jackson is on display inside a New York City showroom that sells luxury cars to celebrities. Owner Marty Abrams says an oil painting...
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California Attorney General Jerry Brown says his office is helping Los Angeles police investigate the possible involvement of prescription drugs in Michael Jackson's death. ...
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UPDATE: A judge has postponed next week's custody hearing until July 13 at the request of Rowe's attorney, according to the Los Angeles Superior Court public...
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A TV station says the mother of Michael Jackson's two eldest children wants custody of them. KNBC in Los Angeles says in a report Thursday that Debbie Rowe intends to seek...
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President Barack Obama called Michael Jackson a brilliant performer whose talents were paired with a tragic personal life. "I'm glad to see that he is being remembered...
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Two of Michael Jackson's former confidantes, medium Uri Geller and ex-bodyguard Matt Fiddes, say they tried in vain to keep the pop superstar from abusing painkillers and...
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Jermaine Jackson says he would like to see Neverland Ranch as his brother Michael's final resting place. In an interview broadcast Thursday on NBC's "Today" show, Jermaine...
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An all-star Michael Jackson tribute show? A Jackson family concert, minus Michael? An ABBA reunion? The death of the King of Pop has left 50 empty nights at London's...
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Exactly one week after Michael Jackson's death, brother Jermaine Jackson became the first member of the still-mourning musical family to sit down for an in-depth...
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Now that M.J. is dead, who has the rights to the Beatles songs—and will we be able to buy them on iTunes? —Casey The publishing rights to most of the...
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Nearly two in three Americans say news organizations have given too much coverage to the death of Michael Jackson, but half say the media have struck the right balance...
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With Peter Pan as inspiration, Michael Jackson turned his lush Neverland ranch into a whimsical retreat with carnival rides, a chimpanzee named Bubbles and even a...
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Tributes to the King of Pop continued Wednesday at the Apollo Theater, where the weekly Amateur Night turned into a Michael Jackson celebration, with impersonators emulating...
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Michael Jackson had a mountain of unreleased recordings in the vault when he died — music that is almost certain to be packaged and repackaged for his fans in the years...
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Abandoned by Michael Jackson after a humiliating child molestation trial in 2005, the late singer's Neverland Ranch could now become one of the biggest draws in the...
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A look at who wins and loses in Michael Jackson's 2002 will, which aims to move all of his estimated $500 million-plus assets into a private family trust. SHUT OUT: Ex-wife...
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One site under consideration for a public Michael Jackson memorial is the Los Angeles Coliseum, where the Los Angeles Lakers held their championship celebration last month. ...
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Michael Jackson's family is closing in on where, exactly, the superstar will be resting in peace. E! News has exclusively learned that the King of Pop's body is...
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She's ba-a-ack. A woman who claims to be Michael Jackson's ex-wife is arguing that the late King of Pop's "properties, monies and assets must be transferred...
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Michael Jackson's album sales have exploded — three of his albums are in the top three spots and 2.3 million tracks have been downloaded in the United States since his...
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Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a nutritionist...
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As expected, Michael Jackson is once again the King of the Pop charts. Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, the top nine positions on Billboard's...
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UPDATE: Jackson family attorney Londell McMillan said Tuesday afternoon that the artist's will has been presented and is due to be filed in probate court. ...
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The promoter of Michael Jackson's planned run of 50 concerts in London wants his family to stage an all-star show in his memory and said on Tuesday he had discussed the...
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It's one of the biggest mysteries in the Michael Jackson saga: How much was the lavish-spending, massively debt-ridden pop icon really worth? In the most detailed account...
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The promoter who booked Michael Jackson for a sold-out comeback tour said Tuesday that footage of the singer's rehearsals may be released in the future, and that an all-star...
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Michael Jackson is getting a new tribute. And it's in butter. Iowa State Fair organizers announced Tuesday that in addition to their annual butter cow statute, there would...
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It's a stirring tribute to the King of Pop in the place where it all began. Thousands of Michael Jackson fans began lining up this morning at the legendary Apollo...
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People are clamoring to see Michael Jackson's old videos in the wake of his death — especially "Thriller." On Tuesday, Internet video research firm Visible Measures,...
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Michael Jackson's body will be driven to his Neverland Valley Ranch in central California as early as Thursday with public viewing being set for later this week,...
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Michael Jackson looked in perfect health and gave an electrifying performance two days before his death during rehearsals for his planned comeback concerts, a photographer...
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Media coverage of Michael Jackson's death began receding following an extraordinary worldwide outpouring, with the shock wearing off and the pace of new developments...
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At the BET Awards over the weekend, Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, was back in front of the cameras. Wearing a black fedora and oversized sunglasses, he spoke...
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Two weeks before he died, Michael Jackson wrapped up work on an elaborate production dubbed the "Dome Project" that could be the final finished video piece overseen by the...
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More than 750,000 Michael Jackson fans can get full refunds for the pop star's canceled 50-night "This is It" concert extravaganza — or opt to receive souvenir tickets...
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A judge granted Katherine Jackson limited control over some of her son's property on Monday after the singer's mother expressed concerns about who controls his business...
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It took up to a half-hour for paramedics to be called to Michael Jackson's home after the singer was found stricken in the bedroom of his rented mansion, an attorney for the...
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Promoters say fans who bought tickets to Michael Jackson's 50 canceled concerts in London will receive a full refund. Los Angeles-based tour operator AEG Live said in a...
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After Michael Jackson's death last week, editors scrambled to turn the King of Pop into the king of magazine covers. From Newsweek's shot of a young reflective Jackson to...
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The "instant" books on Michael Jackson are coming soon. People and Life magazine each are preparing commemorative editions, due in August. Tribute books from Triumph Books...
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At this point, Joe Jackson knows more about his own record project than his son's funeral plans. In a news conference Monday, the Jackson patriarch confirmed that...
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Mourning Michael Jackson fans lauded his talent, moonwalked in his honor, sang his lyrics and awaited word Monday on the possibility of a global memorial to the King of Pop....
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The BET Awards turned into an impromptu Michael Jackson tribute and preliminary ratings show that it will have the event's biggest audience ever. Nielsen...
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A musical tribute to Michael Jackson is planned Tuesday night at Chene Park in Detroit, former home of the Motown label that launched his pop singing career. The Detroit...
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Hours after proclaiming Dr. Conrad Murray is nothing more than a witness to Michael Jackson's death, the physician's attorney is now insisting that the doctor did...
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Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine, is taking care of the singer's three children and the family will go to court Monday in part to protect her rights to custody, the...
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Hundreds of people have come to the original home of Motown Records in Detroit for a candlelight vigil in memory of Michael Jackson. Sharon Banks, a spokeswoman for...
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Some of the biggest stars on the planet turned back into gushing Michael Jackson fans at the BET Awards, donning single gloves, swapping stories about their idol and singing...
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Michael Jackson's father declared Sunday in the strongest terms yet that he and his wife have sole authority over the late pop star's affairs. Joe Jackson said in a...
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An attorney for Michael Jackson's doctor says the cardiologist is owed $300,000 by the promoter of the star's planned concerts in London. Houston attorney Edward Chernoff...
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In the brief, electric prime of Michael Jackson, millions danced to "Billie Jean," "Beat It" and other songs so propulsive it almost didn't matter what they actually said. ...
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The BET Awards turned up the star power Sunday as the annual event was transformed into a musical farewell to Michael Jackson. Here's an inside look at the backstage...
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The BET Awards turned up the star power Sunday as the annual event was transformed into a musical farewell to Michael Jackson. Here's an inside look at the backstage...
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Michael Jackson called his trial on child molestation claims, "the hardest thing I've ever done in my life." Acquitted of all charges by a jury but convicted by public...
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The Shrine Auditorium became an entertainment epicenter Saturday, as performers and organizers prepared for the Sunday's BET Awards show that's being retooled as a tribute...
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The mother of Michael Jackson has chosen one of his longtime lawyers to represent the family's legal interests, a person close to the situation said Saturday. Katherine...
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Transcript of statement issued by the family of Michael Jackson through People magazine: "In one of the darkest moments of our lives we find it hard to find the words...
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Michael Jackson will once again make music history next week as many of his albums are poised to shake up the Billboard charts with incredible sales increases. The impact...
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It was the last day of shooting for a Pepsi commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in 1984, and the only hiccup had been an argument between Michael Jackson and...
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From the wow to the weird, Michael Jackson leaves a fashion legacy to rival his musical one. His black fedora, silver glove and red leather jacket were worn by millions...
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Elvis had one. So did Anna Nicole Smith and Marilyn Monroe. They are the doctors who cater to celebrities, dispensing powerful painkillers and sedatives to some of...
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A Bahraini royal mourned him publicly, young Lebanese held a candlelight tribute, Egyptian musicians hailed him as an inspiration. Beyond his global reach, Michael Jackson...
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson says Michael Jackson's family wants an independent autopsy following the pop star's sudden death at age 50. Jesse Jackson said after a Chicago press...
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Where in the world is Michael Jackson's doctor? L.A.'s finest are continuing to search for a Houston-based cardiologist who was on the scene Thursday when the King...
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Spiritual teacher and medical doctor Deepak Chopra says he has been concerned since 2005 that Michael Jackson was abusing prescription painkillers and most recently spoke to...
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Janet Jackson is at her brother Michael Jackson's home in Los Angeles where moving vans arrived earlier in the day. Janet Jackson, wearing dark glasses,...
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Britain's official music chart compilers say sales of Michael Jackson's albums are surging since his death — and he's virtually certain to reach No. 1 in the coming...
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The Filipino inmates who shot to global fame with a YouTube video of their "Thriller" dance swayed and stomped again Saturday in a behind-bars tribute to their idol, Michael...
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A Bahraini royal who fell out with Michael Jackson after hosting him in this Gulf emirate for a year said Saturday he was saddened by the entertainer's death. Across the...
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Michael Jackson imitators moonwalked at Mexico's Angel of Independence, a prison in the Philippines organized a "Thriller" tribute dance, political leaders paid homage and...
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"Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died," the woman called out breathlessly upon boarding a Manhattan bus, moments after the news had broken. Not a word was...
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For years, comedians have made Michael Jackson a punch line. In deference to the beloved pop star's family and fans, though, many treated his death differently. For still...
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The King of Pop seemed driven and upbeat in the weeks, even hours, before his death as he rehearsed rigorously for a series of 50 concerts in London that were to begin a...
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Michael Jackson's pop music legacy stretches back 40 years and could extend well into the future as music companies and retailers reissue CDs, repackage his songs and...
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Just days after his feud with the Black Eyed Peas, Perez Hilton has found himself on the defensive again, this time for a posting on his Web site about Michael Jackson. ...
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Michael Jackson had a complicated relationship with his blackness. In 40 years in the public eye, Jackson's skin lightened, his hair changed from Afro to bone-straight...
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Michael Jackson, who was with a cardiologist when he collapsed at his rented home in Los Angeles, appeared to have suffered a heart attack, a person with knowledge of the...
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I just sat down with Kris Allen and Adam Lambert. While we chatted about many things, I could not help but first ask them about Michael Jackson. In fact, on Monday, Fox...
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Transcript of emergency call placed from Michael Jackson's Los Angeles mansion at 12:21 p.m. (1921 GMT) Thursday: Operator: Fire and paramedics 33. What is the address of...
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In happier times, Diana Ross and Michael Jackson eased on down the road of stardom together. But now, Ross can't help but sing a different tune. "I can't stop...
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It's the call Michael Jackson fans have dreaded hearing. E! News has obtained the tape of the chilling 911 call relayed by one of the pop icon's handlers at 12:21...
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Highlights of Michael Jackson's headline-making medical history: January 1984: Hospitalized for second-degree burns to his scalp when a smoke bomb misfires and his hair...
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The filmmakers behind "Bruno" have decided to delete a scene involving La Toya Jackson following her brother's death. Universal Pictures, which is releasing the comedy,...
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A 911 caller seeking help for Michael Jackson told an emergency operator that only a personal physician had seen what happened, and an ambulance was urgently needed because...
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Michael Jackson's death has led to skyrocketing sales of his music and videos, with major retailers like Amazon.com Inc. and Barnes and Noble Inc. selling out of products...
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An emergency caller from Michael Jackson's home says he wasn't breathing or responding to efforts to revive him. The Los Angeles Fire Department released the emergency call...
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A lawyer who represented Debbie Rowe in a custody matter says the mother of two of Michael Jackson's three children is inconsolable. Attorney Iris Finsilver says she was...
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White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says President Barack Obama saw pop star Michael Jackson as a spectacular performer and music icon whose life nonetheless had sad...
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It has been years since Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney have been considered the best of friends (or even on speaking terms), but the King of Pop's death leaves the...
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When Michael Jackson anointed himself "King of Pop" over two decades ago, there was considerable rumbling about his hubris: Yes, he may have become a world sensation with...
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Michael Jackson is forever linked with music, but the King of Pop reigned in a visual world, where TV could never take its eyes off him. He changed the visual medium during...
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Neither one of them strangers to the strangest of headlines, Michael Jackson and Britney Spears also shared a stage. The duo performed "The Way You Make Me Feel"...
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Despite years of child molestation accusations and deep financial difficulties, Michael Jackson could always count on one nation for unquestioning fan loyalty and lucrative...
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The crowns fit: Michael Jackson was the King of Pop; Elvis Presley was the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Both men commanded the pop-culture landscape, as much as the...
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No one will really know what caused the sudden death of Michael Jackson until an autopsy is performed, but he at least seemed on the way toward being declared fit and ready...
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Michael Jackson, defined in equal parts as the world's greatest entertainer and perhaps its most enigmatic figure, was about to attempt one of the greatest comebacks of all...
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People heading to work were stopping at a makeshift memorial outside Harlem's Apollo Theater, where Michael Jackson performed as a child. The tributes were being written...
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Comments on the death of Michael Jackson: ___ "This was the most exciting collaboration of my life with a man who has inspired me like no other. ... This was the world's...
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Michael Jackson didn't want to be just a superstar. Like the Beatles, he wanted to be the biggest, the king. He wanted to topple the reigning man with the crown, Elvis. In...
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Michael Jackson the singer was also Michael Jackson the billion-dollar business. Yet after selling more than 61 million albums in the U.S. and having a decade-long...
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A selected discography of Michael Jackson's music: ___ No. 1 songs: "Ben," 1972. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," 1979. "Rock With You," 1980. "The Girl Is Mine,"...
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It was a where-were-you moment in a digital age. Michael Jackson's death was not learned from a fatherly TV news anchor. Instead, the news first spread online. Some of the...
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Michael Jackson's 50-concert comeback bid in London next month was intended to wash away the taint of freakish scandals and restore him to glory as the "King of Pop." But...
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Across the country, people reacted in stunned disbelief Thursday as word spread that Michael Jackson had collapsed and died. Within minutes of Jackson's arrival by...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pop giant Michael Jackson, who took to the stage as a child star and went on to set the world dancing to the thumping rhythms of his music for...
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A New Jersey concert promoter has sued entertainer Michael Jackson for $40 million for allegedly breaching a contract to play a reunion concert with other family members. ...
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Michael Jackson is about to learn the hard way that family always comes first. Or at least it does when there's a multimillion-dollar contract involved. AllGood...
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Michael Jackson is set to turn the Kent house he'll be renting during his London O2 Arena residency into a replica of his Neverland Ranch. The singer has apparently told...
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The glove might be retired, but the suit's still on. While Michael Jackson was videotaped telling a TMZ cameraman that, in a major 180, he would be performing at a...
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Michael Jackson has hit out at his London O2 Arena gig bookers, saying he believed he only signed up to play 10 shows--not the 50 he is scheduled for--at the venue. ...
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Michael Jackson's representatives announced Wednesday that the elusive King of Pop will postpone several of his London comeback shows scheduled for this summer. The opening...
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Despite the current legal threat to Michael Jackson's ballyhooed comeback, the King of Pop is pressing on with his $20 million production. With Billboard estimating...
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In what the organizer jokingly calls a case of his "Michael Jackson obsession gone wrong," a group of College of William & Mary students has won the world record for most...
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UPDATE: President and CEO of AEG Live has released the following statement to E! News: "We are aware of the allegations which we believe are completely meritless....
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Michael Jackson's publicist and general manager has filed a $44 million lawsuit against the pop star claiming he has not paid her for deals she's made. Raymone Bain of...
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Michael Jackson's glove is not going once, going twice — or going anywhere. A scheduled auction of the pop singer's possessions was called off Tuesday after Jackson...
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Hundreds of items from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch may still go on sale after a judge on Friday rejected a bid to have the King of Pop's one-time possessions returned...
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Fifty nights. One million fans. And one Michael Jackson out to prove he's still the King of Pop. How's that for HIStory-making? All 50 of Jackson's comeback...
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Michael Jackson is really milking his "final curtain call." With the Thriller faithful snapping up seats at blinding speed, the erstwhile King of Pop has added 20...
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When American Idol's newly minted Top 13 take the stage on Tuesday, they'll be performing songs by a former American idol. No, not Kelly Clarkson—although...
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Michael Jackson will be in London this week to make a "special announcement," organizers said Tuesday, and industry sources said it is likely to involve a series of comeback...
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Michael Jackson started somethin' all right. Another legal battle. In the latest in a never-ending string of lawsuits, a Cameroonian musician is suing Jackson and...
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Broadway producer James L. Nederlander says he's hopeful a legal duel over "Thriller" rights can be resolved. John Landis, who directed the iconic music video, sued...
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Michael Jackson has no business taking Thriller to Broadway at this time as far as John Landis is concerned. The man who directed the seminal 14-minute music video for...
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The director of the influential music video "Thriller" has sued pop star Michael Jackson over his share of profits from the 14-minute work. Filmmaker John Landis, who...
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Remember that Thriller musical we told you about yesterday? Seems Michael Jackson already has a sequel in the works. This one will be playing out not on Broadway, however,...
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And so the Michael Jackson comeback begins...on Broadway. Finally making good on years of promises about his showbiz return, the erstwhile King of Pop today announced that...
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Michael Jackson is not only not suffering from a life-threatening lung ailment, he's so healthy he's planning a world tour! In response to recent comments made by...
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Michael Jackson is supposedly in need of a lung transplant because he is suffering from alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency, emphysema, and chronic gastrointestinal bleeding,...
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Is Michael Jackson really facing a life-threatening genetic condition? The reclusive King of Pop's camp is remaining mum after a biographer with a penchant for...
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The gloves are off. And hopefully, up for making some major cash. Possibly hurting from last month's out-of-court settlement with his Bahraini sheik BFF, Michael...
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Sure, we're glad that Britney Spears isn't in danger of being forcibly committed anymore and that Samantha Ronson has persuaded Lindsay Lohan to sober up and stop showing...
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Michael Jackson's latest courtship is kaput. Fresh off yesterday's news that the entertainer reached a tentative settlement in the ultimately short-lived $7 million...
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The details of pop star Michael Jackson's settlement with a Bahraini prince are to remain confidential, a lawyer for the royal said Monday. Attorney Bankim Thanki confirmed...
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In the end, Michael Jackson once again beat it. The King of Pop managed to avoid a showdown with a sheik of Bahrain in a London court, reaching a last-minute settlement in...
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Michael Jackson and a son of the king of Bahrain signed an out-of-court settlement on Monday ending a legal dispute under which the prince sued the pop star saying he...
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Michael Jackson will not be appearing in a London court as expected on Monday after the U.S. pop star reached a settlement "in principle" with a Bahraini prince suing him...
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Michael Jackson's latest court battle keeps getting weirder. And he hasn't even shown up yet. Another day of testimony in the case—in which Sheik Abdulla bin...
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Michael Jackson's former personal assistant told a British court Friday that a Bahraini sheik who is now suing the singer was a generous friend, eager to give Jackson money...
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Michael Jackson is hoping a doctor's note can get him out of his latest lawsuit. An attorney for the pop star, currently embroiled in a $7 million breach-of-contract...
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On the down side, Michael Jackson has been sued yet again. On the plus side, the suit has absolutely nothing to do with underage children. The son of the king of Bahrain,...
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A reunion of the Jackson 5 is not quite as easy as "ABC." Michael Jackson denied on Thursday that he would take part in a reunion of the famed Motown singing group, a day...
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Hmph, it seemed too kitschtastic to be true. Michael Jackson continued to dash dreams of pop-royalty rejuvenation by confirming Thursday that he will not be joining...
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A family has dropped a lawsuit that claimed a hospital caused distress to a dying woman by moving her to make room for Michael Jackson during his 2005 child-molestation...
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The Hot 100 just turned the big 5-0. The seminal singles chart turned a half-century-old today, having made its Billboard magazine debut on Aug. 4, 1958. Ricky Nelson's...
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A judge on Monday denied a new trial for a Santa Monica-based air charter service that was ordered to pay $20.25 million for secretly videotaping Michael Jackson and his...
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We don't think much about the Internet winging messages across the globe at blinding speeds, but in 1925 the first broadcast that spanned the Atlantic was a...
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The best-selling pop album on planet Earth and a disc sent hurtling into deep space are among recordings the Library of Congress will preserve for their cultural...
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HIStory, indeed. Michael Jackson's Thriller, the 1982 album that turned the Gloved One into a pop superstar and went on to become the biggest-selling record of all...
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This is one time Michael Jackson's happy to beat it. A judge ruled the Gloved One was not liable for having a patient moved from a hospital room to accommodate his bout...
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A judge has dropped Michael Jackson from a lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who died at a hospital soon after she was moved to make room for the pop star. Judge...
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A judge has dropped Michael Jackson from a lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who died at a hospital soon after she was moved to make room for the pop star. Judge...
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The King of Pop and the Queen of Soul are working to resolve problems with their respective castles. With a public auction looming, Michael Jackson has managed to refinance...
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Michael Jackson's credit rating appears to be moving into dangerous territory. Per newly disclosed public records, the self-proclaimed King of Pop's financial...
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Michael Jackson's famed Neverland Valley Ranch in California will be foreclosed and sold on March 19 unless the pop star pays a balance of nearly $25 million,...
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Michael Jackson can't believe it's been 25 years since Thriller came out, launching him into the stratosphere of pop stardom.
While a lot can happen in a...
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Michael Jackson is on deadline.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Wednesday issued a court order giving the reclusive entertainer 25 days to turn over financial...
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Kanye West, Akon, and will.i.am have contributed remixes to the 25th anniversary commemorative issue of Michael Jackson's classic Thriller album.
Previously unreleased...
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Michael Jackson is set to rejoin the Jackson 5 for a world tour next year, according to his brother Jermaine.
The brothers--Tito, Jermaine, Michael, Jackie, Marlon, and...
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Rumors of a Jackson 5 reunion show for 2008 have been sparked by a concert promoter.
Leonard Rowe promoted Michael Jackson's Off The Wall tour the late '70s/early '80s. He...
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Sorry, bargain hunters and other real-estate vultures, Neverland's not going on the auction block.
Michael Jackson has not defaulted on a jumbo jumbo-sized home loan,...
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Has the housing bubble burst at Neverland, too?
Michael Jackson's long-troubled estate is one of hundreds of properties listed in a foreclosure report covering...
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Michael Jackson will lose his Neverland Ranch in January if he fails to pay a $23 million loan, it has been claimed.
The faded pop superstar is on the brink of seeing his...
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A federal judge has granted a request by Ticketmaster LLC to block a software company from making or distributing computer programs used to flood the ticket retailer's Web...
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Kanye West has revealed he is working on a track with Michael Jackson, creating more speculation that Jackson will be releasing a new album in the near future.
Yesterday...
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Michael Jackson has broken his silence with a letter to his fans.
The singer addressed the letter to the members of his European fanclub and included news of his current...
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Michael Jackson and his kids remain the only ones donning the veils in the family.
The singer's rep issued a firm denial Thursday in response to a sudden flurry of...
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For Michael Jackson, it's been one of those good news, bad news kind of weeks.
First, the bad news: The comeback-minded King of Pop, whose finances have been a big...
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Michael Jackson is swapping Neverland for Maryland.
Doing his best to keep those bankruptcy rumors at bay, a rep for the dethroned King of Pop has confirmed that Jackson...
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Michael Jackson is (a) bedridden; (b) convinced his brother Randy has been stealing from him; (c) getting evicted from his Las Vegas residence; (d) readying a European tour,...
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A battle over ownership of Michael Jackson memorabilia is headed back to a Nevada courtroom, where the King of Pop is seeking the return of items withheld from an auction of...
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Janet Jackson wants her 1980s-era contact info for Brooke Shields back.
The Blue Lagoon star's digits are among the 35 items that the Rhythm Nation singer is looking...
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Michael Jackson wanted to be stopping something—namely a $48 million federal lawsuit against him.
The erstwhile King of Pop on Monday put the kibosh on a case...
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Eminem mocked Michael Jackson in a music videos a few years ago, but it might be the Moonwalker who's getting the last laugh.
The erstwhile King of Pop has purchased a...
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As flip-flops hit the pavement and barbecue grills ignite, some of the biggest artists are packing their bags to get the summer concert season started.
This year, everyone...
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Jackson family memorabilia brought in about half a million dollars on the first of a two-day auction at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, auctioneer Guernsey's said Thursday....
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Michael Jackson has bought a stake in Eminem's back catalog.
Jackson, who also currently owns the Beatles' copyright, has bought Famous Music LLC from Viacom.
As well as...
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Going under the knife is not compulsory
but being sculpted as the perfect lookalike sure helps in
Britain's burgeoning tribute band business.
Get an Elvis nose job,...
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Veteran producer Quincy Jones has snubbed the chance to work with Michael Jackson again.
The legend, who produced Jacko's 1982 album Thriller, still the best-selling LP of...
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Michael Jackson really doesn't wanna be startin' something.
Despite reports to the contrary, the erstwhile King of Pop did not turn up in a Las Vegas court Friday...
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Facing fierce criticism of sexist and depraved rap lyrics, top music industry executives planned a private meeting. They would discuss the issue, they said, and "announce...
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The self-proclaimed mother of Michael Jackson's children is down, but not entirely out.
A Los Angeles judge Wednesday rejected Nona Paris Lola Jackson's latest bid...
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Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) and digital media
company Gracenote launched an online lyrics service on Tuesday,
the first industry-backed effort in a market dominated...
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Sony/ATV Music Publishing's new
head, Martin Bandier, has already tucked away one acquisition,
and there may be more to come.
Just weeks after Bandier took over as...
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Julian Lennon sold a share of his financial stake in Beatles songs co-written by his late father to a New York music publishing firm in a deal announced Friday.
Financial...
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Hey, Jude, take your dad's songs and make you richer.
Julian Lennon, John Lennon's eldest son, has decided to sell an economic stake in the compositions cowritten...
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After a 30-year career on the
fringe of Music Row, singer/songwriter John Anderson is gearing
up for an improbable third run at mainstream success.
"Easy Money" (Warner...
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Michael Jackson's trademark black
fedora and the gold record for his "Thriller" album are among
dozens of the pop star's belongings to be auctioned by New
York's...
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It is, the auctioneer said Thursday with no apparent pun intended, "a very thrilling collection."
Clothing, records and hand-written lyrics worn by, made by and/or...
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What's wrong with Michael Jackson? There may be a number of answers to that question. Pneumonia, however, isn't one of them.
Despite reports to the contrary,...
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It turns out that the London woman looking to have a say in Michael Jackson's custody arrangement wouldn't mind if a little child support was thrown her way, as...
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Michael Jackson is in discussions about creating a 50-foot robotic replica of himself to roam the Las Vegas desert, according to reports.
The pop legend is currently...
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At a Star Trek convention, you can't really meet Captain Kirk. But at a Michael Jackson convention, you really can meet Michael Jackson.
Provided you've got the available...
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Michael Jackson isn't up to much these days. Please make a note of it.
On Tuesday, the pop icon's rep sought to squash some of the latest rumors concerning Jackson's...
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It's official: Michael Jackson will not be making a cameo appearance on this season of American Idol.
The list of stars scheduled to drop by the show in coming weeks was...
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We know you're not supposed to stop 'til you get enough but...hasn't this woman had enough yet?
A British woman who claims that she is the mother of Michael...
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The children of
James Brown and his former partner have decided on where the
soul singer should be buried nearly two months after he died, a
lawyer said on Tuesday.
The...
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Audioslave singer Chris Cornell has
quit the short-lived "supergroup," citing "irresolvable
personality conflicts as well as musical differences," he said
on...
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A new Michael Jackson track has been uncovered on the internet, according to reports.
"No Friend Of Mine (Gangsta)" can currently be heard on the MySpace of DJ Tempamental,...
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The Grammy Awards are the music
industry's biggest bash, but the event long ago lost the TV
popularity race to "American Idol."
Last year, the two shows went head-to-head...
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Apparently Michael Jackson just can't beat it.
After more than a year of living abroad following his acquittal on child-molestation charges, Michael Jackson has returned...
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The good news is Michael Jackson appears to be taking his meds, if not actually paying for them. On time, that is.
A Beverly Hills pharmacy filed suit against the...
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Just like all the other devoted family, friends and fans in attendance, Michael Jackson had no problem talking about the way James Brown makes him feel.
The elusive pop...
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More than 8,500 James Brown fans filled an arena bearing his name Saturday in a final, joyful farewell to the singer that seemed as fitting for a civil rights leader as for...
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Civil rights leaders,
entertainers and legions of fans turned out in force on
Saturday for a celebration and funeral for James Brown, whose
music and message embodied a...
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Just like James Brown to pack them it at the Apollo Theater one last time.
A standing-room-only throng of people jammed the historic Harlem venue Thursday as...
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Apparently, what Michael Jackson wants most for Christmas is to make a comeback.
After spending the past 18 months living overseas in Bahrain and Ireland, the reclusive...
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James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul,"
whose voice, showmanship and bold rhythms brought funk into the
mainstream and influenced a generation of black music, died...
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American superstar Michael Jackson has postponed a pricey Tokyo Christmas event to next
year so he could add another date to his schedule to meet fans,
organizers...
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Michael Jackson might be able to see some daylight up ahead, but he isn't out of the woods yet.
A Los Angeles judge made things slightly more comfortable for the elusive...
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She said, "I am the one," but for now the courts told her to just beat it.
A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday rejected a British woman's seemingly off-the-wall...
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Michael Jackson is set to appear at a
Tokyo Christmas event next month and organizers are charging a
staggering $3,400 for tickets even though he won't sing.
According...
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They've won a Grammy.
They count on loyal fans to sell out venues in grueling 200-day
tours each year. Critics call them hip-hop's greatest live
band. Jay-Z released their...
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Call it a less than thrilling comeback for Michael Jackson.
Wednesday night's 18th Annual World Music Awards at London's Earl Court Arena were supposed to mark the...
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Michael Jackson gave his first public performance Wednesday since his acquittal on child molestation charges a year-and-a-half ago — a fleeting rendition of "We are the...
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He came, he saw, he changed his tune.
Somewhat placating the devoted fans who came out Wednesday just to hear the erstwhile King of Pop perform "Thriller" at the...
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Michael Jackson came out of hiding this
week and is running London's tabloid press ragged, but ahead of
his long-awaited return to the stage many doubt whether the
deposed...
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Michael Jackson is no longer hiding out in Bahrain.
Though he fled the United States after his acquittal on child molestation charges last year, apparently happy to live...
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One of the myriad chapters of Michael Jackson's legal saga has come to a close.
Janet Arvizo, the mother of the boy who accused the erstwhile King of Pop of...
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The mother of a boy who claimed Michael Jackson molested him, leading to last year's trial at which the singer was acquitted, pleaded no contest Monday to welfare...
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There may be
explanations -- financial or otherwise -- for the severe dearth
of hip-hop (or R&B) bands on the musical landscape.
The Roots represent the very reason that...
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Fifty years after his first appearance on the show that became known as "American Bandstand," Dick Clark is ready to let go of the microphone.
The famed host is auctioning...
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Michael Jackson is working on an "edgy street record" with a string of producers including Will.I.Am, it has been claimed.
The pop legend is apparently now living in...
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According to Jeannette Walls's much-read gossip column on MSNBC.com, eccentric singer Michael Jackson is planning to open a leprechaun-inspired theme park in...
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Flamboyant New York band the Scissor
Sisters dominated music sales in Britain for a second week as
they stayed at the top of both the singles and album charts.
Their...
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Two Seas or not Two Seas? Michael Jackson has opted for the
latter.
The self-proclaimed King of Pop has split with
the Bahrain-based record label just five months...
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A judge threw out a $10 million civil assault lawsuit Monday filed against Liza Minnelli by her estranged husband, David Gest, who claimed she beat him so badly during...
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In case you've forgotten about the many magical moments in Janet Jackson's illustrious career, she's ready to remind you of each one — if you buy her new CD.
In the...
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A judge Monday threw out a $10 million civil assault suit filed against Liza Minnelli by her estranged husband, David Gest, who claimed she beat him so badly during...
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You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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At 76 years old, "America's oldest teenager" made a jovial yet touching appearance during a special Emmys tribute Sunday.
Dick Clark, still recuperating from a 2004...
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When Justin Timberlake
released his first solo album in 2002, numerous observers
pointed out the Michael Jackson influences -- including
high-pitched shrieks and tight...
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For the second time in a year, a law firm representing Michael Jackson has parted company with the pop star, saying it hasn't been paid and can't get Jackson on the...
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Michael Jackson's accounting skills are once again being called
into question.
The oft-sued artist was named in a new
lawsuit filed by Los Angeles law firm Ayscough &...
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An air service businessman on Monday was sentenced to eight months in federal prison for secretly videotaping Michael Jackson as the pop star flew to Santa Barbara with his...
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Debbie Rowe, the former Mrs. Michael Jackson, has sued the pop singer, claiming he has failed to pay her what he promised when the two divorced in 1999.
In the lawsuit,...
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U.S. music producer Dallas Austin left
the United Arab Emirates for New York on Wednesday after being
pardoned for a drug offence, a local newspaper reported.
Austin, who...
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U.S. music producer Dallas Austin left
the United Arab Emirates for New York on Wednesday after being
pardoned for a drug offence, a local newspaper reported.
Austin, who...
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Michael Jackson is moving towards the permanent closure of his Neverland ranch, after many of the animals were found new homes. The pop superstar, who has been living in...
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A year after Michael Jackson was acquitted of child molestation charges, a lawsuit by a former associate is headed for a trial that will put Jackson's chaotic financial...
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Michael Jackson sent discouraging song dedications as part of an orchestrated, wiretap-assisted plot to harass and stalk a fan.
So go the allegations in a $100 million...
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In Brazil, soccer and samba
go together like love and marriage. And as World Cup fever
grips the country, dedicated fans have plenty of choices of
music for their game-day...
more >
Michael Jackson got his MTV and then some.
In his first official public appearance since being acquitted on
child molestation charges last year, the erstwhile King of...
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Michael Jackson made his first public appearance since being acquitted on child molestation charges, choking up as he thanked Japanese fans at an award ceremony Saturday.
...
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David Hasselhoff has Germany. Now Michael Jackson has Japan.
The self-proclaimed King of Pop is primed to make his first
public appearance since being acquitted of...
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Famed American impresario Quincy Jones
has offered to write a theme tune for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
having been seduced by China on his first visit.
The 73-year-old...
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Andrae Crouch is celebrating his
40th anniversary in gospel music by releasing his first new
studio album in eight years.
"Mighty Wind," due May 30 on Verity, showcases a...
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Alien Ant Farm will return this
summer with its first album since a 2003 European bus crash
that killed the band's driver and nearly paralyzed lead singer
Dryden...
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R. Kelly is, without a
doubt, the most enigmatic figure in pop music today and among
the most prolific singer-songwriters of his generation. He
invites a raw, nearly...
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According to Billboard magazine, self-declared King Of Pop Michael Jackson wants to collaborate with the reigning king of hip-hop, 50 Cent.
A member of 50 Cent's crew, DJ...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger, the brother-sister duo that make up the Fiery Furnaces, are nothing if not specific about their new album, "Bitter...
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The King of Pop is getting back in the game.
Looking to
revive a career that has seen better days, Michael Jackson announced
Tuesday he has teamed up with a Bahraini...
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Michael Jackson may be able to moonwalk his way out of his monetary problems after all.
The onetime King Of Pop is said to be close to cutting a deal that would allow him...
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Michael Jackson restructured his finances with the help of Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news)., which co-owns a valuable music catalogue with the pop star, Jackson attorneys said...
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Singer Michael Jackson is close to a
deal that would help him to avert bankruptcy by refinancing
hundreds of millions of dollars in loans, the New York Times
said on...
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As a DJ for 50 Cent, I have been able to travel the world. Most recently we toured countries like Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Thailand. As the tour came to end, 50...
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Here lies Neverland.
Trains once packed with laughing children no longer roll around the grounds. The arcade that pulsed with rap music, the curse words edited out, has...
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Michael Jackson has closed the house on his Neverland Ranch and laid off some of the employees there but has not completely shuttered the sprawling estate, the pop star's...
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Michael Jackson has closed the house on his Neverland Ranch and laid off some of the employees there but has not completely shuttered the sprawling estate, the pop star's...
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The state barred workers from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch on Thursday and fined the singer $69,000 because the estate's workers compensation insurance policy had...
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A movie deal. Check. A new jewelry line. Check. Another bunch of
music awards. Check.
Not a bad week's work for Mariah Carey,
who capped a busy seven days--and an...
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For the people working at Bahrain's malls, the person covered head to toe in a black veil, gloves and glasses appeared to be a rich, doting Saudi mother, leaping from one...
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Eight days after Hurricane Katrina hit, Michael Jackson announced he would release an all-star charity single within two weeks.
Nearly six months later, after questions...
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Jermaine Jackson has revealed plans to build an entertainment complex in Armenia and said he hoped that his brother, Michael Jackson, will join in a reunion concert marking...
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An Italian priest who runs a music label specializing in religious songs said on Monday that Michael Jackson could be one of several artists to sing on a CD of Pope John...
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Pop star Michael Jackson could sing some
of the prayers written by the late Pope John Paul, the head of
the music company coordinating the project said on Monday.
Father...
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The Teflon R. Kelly is cruising on the Soul Train.
The R&B star, embroiled in an ongoing kiddie porn case, leads the nomination list for the 20th Annual Soul Train Music...
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R&B singer R. Kelly, the soulful
crooner who let his libido loose in a passionate album, led
contenders for the 20th annual Soul Train Music Awards, which
honor the leading...
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Looking for the Temptations on Super Bowl Sunday? They'll be in Charlottesville, Va. Smokey Robinson? He's playing down the block from Ford Field the night before. Diana...
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Michael Jackson went shopping in Bahrain
on Wednesday disguised as a traditional Arab woman, but if it
was an attempt by the pop star to avoid attention, it...
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Pop star Michael Jackson took a shopping trip to a Bahrain mall Wednesday, covering himself in a black abaya robe traditionally worn by Bahraini women and a veil hiding his...
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P.O.D. believes you can go home
again.
After tussling with Christian retailers over the cover of
its last studio album, 2003's "Payable on Death," the hard rock
band will...
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The year is 1972. Five
young men are boosting the ratings of any one of the dozen-odd
variety shows on which they appear regularly, laying down a
mainstream-safe version of...
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Michael Jackson is being sued for unpaid bills by the veterinarian who tends to his menagerie of exotic animals at the Neverland Valley Ranch, the estate Jackson has not...
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Michael Jackson apparently has other things to worry about than
some missing memorabilia.
A federal judge has tossed a $10
million lawsuit brought two years ago by the...
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It may not have been evident at the time, but when Tom Cruise was leaping up and down on Oprah Winfrey's couch, he was like a piston, churning the wheels of fate.
Had...
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You do not need to read an
analysis of the 2005 charts to know that Mariah Carey made an
impressive comeback, but a closer look at Billboard's year-end
surveys suggests this...
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Here is a look at some of the
notable artists who died in the past year.
Swing-era clarinetist/bandleader ARTIE SHAW, 94, died
December 30, 2004, in Thousand Oaks, Calif....
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Michael Jackson's camp slammed reports about his alleged drug use and threatened legal action against the media in a statement released by his spokesperson Friday (December...
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It might take another
British Invasion to right the floundering neo-soul movement in
America. If that is the case, then the dynamic duo of Londoners
Marsha Ambrosius (aka...
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Bill Bray, a former Los Angeles
police officer who served as Michael Jackson's longtime
security chief and became a father figure to the onetime child
star, has died at the...
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Kanye West can handle gold diggers, but he'll need the best lawyers
money can buy to fend off a big-bucks court battle.
West has
been hit with a $10.5 million...
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Two years have elapsed since the
release of Floetry's live album, "Floacism," and three years
since debut "Floetic." That seems like an eternity considering
the industry's...
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In LOS ANGELES story headlined "Diana Ross ends 9-year
absence from singles chart" please read the headline as "Diana
Ross ends 6-year absence from singles chart" and the...
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The mother of a boy whose accusations of molestation against Michael Jackson were rejected by a jury made a brief and apparently reluctant court appearance Friday on welfare...
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Looks like R. Kelly's kiddie porn trial will fly, after all.
A Chicago judge on Friday turned down Kelly's motion to dismiss
the case. Lawyers for the embattled R&B star...
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Bling took a back seat to brotherhood as Jay-Z surprised bloodthirsty fans by performing side-by-side with his rival Nas in a concert dedicated to squashing rap beefs.
The...
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Michael Jackson is taking a break from his Bahrain getaway and
getting down to business.
The entertainer has reportedly
been in London recently, working on his charity...
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Is Chris Brown the next Usher?
His Jive Records label certainly hopes so, as it watches
the vibrant 16-year-old R&B newcomer scamper up the charts with
his debut single,...
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How big of impact did the hurriane-wrought devastation have on
Hollywood? So big even miserly record labels are coming together to help
out hurricane victims.
Like the...
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Hurricane Katrina's news coverage may have come and gone, but the
Hollywood benefits live on.
Grammy winners Wyclef Jean and
Norah Jones are the latest celebs to be...
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Pop star Michael Jackson tripped and fell Saturday (October 8th) as he was trying to make his way through a mob of fans outside a London theatre. Jackson, who's reportedly...
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In times of war, tragedy and turmoil, many hit songs have eloquently expressed a collective angst. But even though Hurricane Katrina has already inspired several musical...
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Michael Jackson wants a former business partner to beat it.
From his Bahrain getaway, Jackson has dispatched his legal
minions to Los Angeles Superior Court to file a...
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Jim James sings on the opening track of My Morning Jacket's solid new album, "Z," "We are the innovators, they are the imitators."
But are they? My Morning Jacket, who...
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State troopers planned to be on hand Sunday in rural Paulding County on the final day of Hammerfest 2005, an annual gathering that features white supremacist rock...
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Who's bad? Not Michael Jackson--at least not in this case.
Two air service businessmen were indicted Wednesday on
federal charges of secretly recording the Moonwalker as...
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For the first time since his June acquittal on child molestation charges, Michael Jackson has spoken with a reporter about his ordeal. In a phone call to the Associated...
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In his first post-trial interview, Michael Jackson made like James Brown.
"I'm feeling good," the pop star proclaimed.
Speaking with the Associated Press in a phone...
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With a little help from his friends, Michael Jackson is going to
try and heal the Gulf Coast.
The popster, who's currently
enjoying a lengthy vacation in the United...
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Michael Jackson has written a song to help raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and will soon record it.
Tentatively titled, "From the Bottom of My Heart," the...
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During a five-year live
absence, Eric Benet has been in more tabloid stories about his
much-publicized marriage to and breakup with Halle Berry than
he cares to admit. The...
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He ate Buffalo wings. He took a speedboat to a luxury villa on a manmade island. He buzzed around the Emirate with a race car driver and a prince. In contrast to the frail...
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The Reagan-era White House
counseling of Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts, Jr. dug up
in the press in recent weeks might not be inflammatory enough
to rally Democrats...
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Bass guitarist Guy Pratt has backed
some of the world's biggest rock acts, and his comedy routine
at the Edinburgh Fringe presents a cast of famous characters
whose behavior...
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When Michael Jackson issued a brief statement Tuesday regretting the passing of one of his mentors, John H. Johnson, the subtext that caught the eye of many was where the...
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Two of the jurors who voted to acquit singer Michael Jackson of child molestation and other charges say they regret their decisions.
Jurors Ray Hultman and Eleanor Cook,...
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Michael Jackson is nearing a settlement in a legal dispute with his ex-wife over visitation rights for their two children, the singer's attorney said Tuesday.
Deborah Rowe...
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A recent court decision allowing the Michael Jackson case to stand as a precedent on secrecy could shut off public access to information in high-profile cases, some legal...
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Leave it to a teen to knock R. Kelly for a loop.
Now That's What I Call Music! 19, the latest edition in the
world's most popular hits compilation series, used its star...
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Jermaine Jackson told reporters Friday his brother's child molestation trial "tore him apart mentally" and left the star too exhausted to attend their father's 76th birthday...
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County taxpayers are on the hook for $2.7 million for the unsuccessful prosecution of Michael Jackson on child molestation charges, and the bill is climbing.
Most of the...
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The judge who presided over Michael Jackson's child molestation case ordered prosecutors Thursday to return to the entertainer hundreds of items seized by...
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Neither Michael Jackson nor his attorney showed up for a hearing in a civil case that accuses the pop star of sexual assaulting an 18-year-old during the 1984 World's...
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During the dark days of his criminal trial, when conventional
wisdom said a financially strapped Michael Jackson should sell his 50
percent stake in the Beatles song...
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A financial company specializing in asset acquisition sued Michael Jackson on Monday, saying it is owed $48 million in fees for rescuing the singer's stake in the publishing...
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While Michael Jackson is relaxing at an undisclosed location in the Gulf state of Bahrain, thousands of his fans in that country wait for him to make a public appearance. A...
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Grammy winner Luther Vandross, whose deep, lush voice on such hits as "Here and Now" and "Any Love" sold more than 25 million albums while providing the romantic backdrop...
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Designed to raise consciousness about African poverty, the Live 8 concerts will feature some of black music's biggest stars — especially those representing...
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Michael Jackson, acquitted this month of
child sex abuse charges, turned up in the Gulf Arab country of
Bahrain on a private visit to "relax," a Bahraini official said
on...
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Michael Jackson released a message to fans on his web site, mjjsource.com, yesterday (June 26). The message reads: "Without God, my children, my family and you, my fans, I...
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The Foo Fighters set a band sales record and Backstreet is
back--alright!--but nothing was as hot as Coldplay on this week's album
chart.
In its first week out, the Foo...
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Michael Jackson's mother said she feels sorry for the singer's accuser and the boy's mother.
Katherine Jackson was asked on NBC's "Today" show Tuesday what she would say...
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The Michael Jackson saga is coming to bookstores.
Court TV anchor Diane Dimond is writing a book about the singer's legal struggles, to be published this fall by Atria...
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Set aside Michael Jackson's wealth and celebrity, and his trial could be a textbook lesson — a study in the pitfalls prosecutors face in trying to make...
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Michael Jackson's prosecutors said Friday they still believe the pop star could be a danger to children, despite his acquittal on charges of molesting a boy two years...
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Michael Jackson's family plans to throw a party at a casino this weekend to thank the singer's most loyal fans for their allegiance during his 14-week trial, a casino...
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Eight isn't nearly enough for Bob Geldof.
The charity
rocker behind the massive Live 8 shows aimed at raising awareness in
industrial countries of the problems in the...
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Africa is to get its own Live 8 concert,
taking the event to the continent whose problems it aims to
highlight, Irish rocker Bob Geldof said on Thursday.
Geldof and other...
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Nancy Grace held up a "crow sandwich" to eat after Michael Jackson was declared not guilty of child molestation, then appeared near tears after talking about the case on CNN...
more >
A day after Michael Jackson walked
shakily from a California court to face a free but uncertain
future, questions abound regarding his finances and plans for
his most...
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The New York Post and the Daily News, ultra-competitive tabloids that pride themselves on their outrageous and original headlines, had nearly identical front pages Tuesday...
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The family of Michael Jackson's accuser once seemed like a less-successful version of Jackson's own family — a collection of precocious kids who aspired to stardom but...
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Jurors took an anonymous poll among themselves early in their deliberations on the charges against Michael Jackson, and it was apparent that most believed the pop star was...
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Michael Jackson's career has been declared dead before.
When his success as a child wunderkind fronting The Jackson Five was waning, some doubted whether he could make it...
more >
Now that Michael Jackson has been
cleared of child molestation charges, the next big question is
whether the one-time unstoppable superstar can rebuild a
shattered career...
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Michael Jackson tried for years to portray District Attorney Tom Sneddon as an overzealous prosecutor with a personal grudge, and Sneddon sometimes played into that...
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Before each searing cross-examination of the prosecution witnesses in Michael Jackson's trial, the imposing lawyer with the shock of white hair told them, "My name is Tom...
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The jury found Michael Jackson not guilty of the following 10 counts Monday (June 13): Four counts of administering an intoxicant agent to assist in the commission of a...
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Some quotes on the verdict in the Michael Jackson molestation case Monday:
"I would never have married a pedophile. And the system works."
• Jackson's ex-wife...
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When Michael Jackson became a superstar more than three decades ago, irresistibly cute with his apple cheeks and dandelion afro, perhaps the most startling thing about the...
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Ecstatic fans of pop star Michael Jackson celebrated Monday after learning he had been acquitted of molestation and other charges, erupting in cheers of "innocent" and...
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"I'm not like other guys."
Not yet the King of Pop, but a squeaky-voiced adult,
Michael Jackson uttered the line with some understatement in
the groundbreaking 1983 music...
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The jury's findings on the 10-count indictment against Michael Jackson:
_Count one: Conspiracy involving child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion, including 28...
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A look at the career of Michael Jackson:
• Aug. 29, 1958: Michael Joseph Jackson is born in Gary, Ind., the seventh of nine children.
• 1963: After several...
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Chronology of child molestation claims against Michael Jackson:
• 1993: Jackson faces a child abuse investigation that never results in criminal charges. He...
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Key testimony presented by prosecutors in the Michael Jackson case:
• The accuser, a 15-year-old former cancer patient, said he was twice molested by Jackson at the...
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Key players in Michael Jackson's molestation trial:
• MICHAEL JACKSON: Although he didn't testify, the 46-year-old entertainer commanded the spotlight during the...
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If the child molestation case against Michael Jackson ends with a prison sentence, the pop star's likely new home would be almost as exclusive as his Neverland ranch.
It's...
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The jury in the Michael Jackson case has been deliberating for a week now, so the question might arise: What's keeping them?
For starters, the jury instructions were 100...
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Thirteen years ago, Romania's president waited outside a shabby orphanage as Michael Jackson met children inside. Beyond the walled compound, thousands of screaming fans...
more >
Former child star Macaulay Culkin pleaded guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor charges of possession of medication without a prescription and marijuana and was given a deferred...
more >
As a nervous Michael Jackson awaits
the verdict of the jury in his child sex abuse trial, an even
tougher future may be awaiting him in a California state prison
if he is...
more >
As jurors weigh Michael Jackson's
guilt in his child molestation trial, music industry executives
and bankers have been weighing a separate, but related
question: Will...
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As jurors weigh Michael Jackson's
guilt in his child molestation trial, music industry executives
and bankers have been weighing a separate, but related
question: Will...
more >
Testimony in the Michael Jackson case ended Friday (May 27) with the jurors watching a videotaped July 2003 interview of his then-13-year-old accuser. The prosecution rested...
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Sony Music was ordered to pay $5 million for not putting a Cleveland record company's logo on Meat Loaf's "Bat Out of Hell" album.
"Today, David beat Goliath," said...
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If Mariah Carey keeps up her current chart-topping ways, music
historians are going to have to rewrite the Glitter star's
story.
This week, Carey just scored her 16th...
more >
Motown Records won't
celebrate its 50th anniversary until 2009, but its Universal
Music Group parent is getting the party started early.
Hip-O Select, Universal's Web-only...
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Highlights of Michael Jackson's defense case:
_Jackson never took the stand but the jury heard him on a videotape as he talked with a documentary maker. On the tape he...
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A gag order bars Michael Jackson from speaking out about his legal troubles, and the defense has not said if he will testify during his molestation trial. But Jackson may...
more >
Michael Jackson's accuser
drank alcohol, his younger brother secreted a stash of porn
magazines and his mother drove off for a body wax at the
singer's expense at the time...
more >
A lawyer who has represented Michael Jackson's accuser and his mother told talk show host Larry King and another man that he considered the mother "a flake" and didn't...
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Michael Jackson has played the victim in his songs for years. In "Billie Jean," he portrays the target of a false paternity claim. In "Man in the Mirror," he says he's "been...
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After 10 weeks of proceedings, the prosecution in the Michael Jackson molestation trial rested its case Wednesday (May 4). Through testimony from 80 witnesses -- including...
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As the prosecution nears the end of its case against Michael Jackson, jurors face a dilemma: how much should they believe testimony from key witnesses who have admitted past...
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A potential defense witness in the Michael Jackson trial was accused of having sex with an underage girl after telling her he had seen the pop star seduce a girl.
Police...
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A potential witness in the Michael Jackson trial was accused of having sex with a minor in the basement of her home after telling her he had seen the pop star seduce a...
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Everyone loves to bully Michael Jackson. Add online animators to the list.
The pop star and headline maker is no stranger to late-night talk show stabs and tacky tabloid...
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A superstar act in your camp has
almost completed a new album. Do you drop it in or near the
fourth quarter with the huge traffic it enjoys during the
holiday selling season...
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Fox News reports that Michael Jackson, who is currently on trial for alleged child molestation in California, may be on the verge of selling his shares of the Beatles'...
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The First Lady finished second.
Faith Evans became
the latest chart pretender to get Massacre-d, as her latest disc
fell just 8,000 copies shy of the top slot that 50...
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The prosecution in the Michael Jackson molestation trial continued to call witnesses Friday (April 8) who said they saw the pop star inappropriately touching young boys. A...
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Michael Jackson's mother said Sunday that she briefly left the courtroom during her son's child molestation trial last week to use the rest room — not to avoid hearing...
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As she sits in the backseat of an SUV, Lisa Marie Presley — looking particularly goth with her jet black hair, black jumpsuit and black sneaks — prepares for the...
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Michael Jackson made a speakerphone call late Sunday to some 200 fans gathered for an event to support the singer, telling the group, "God and the truth are on our side. We...
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It turns out Peter Pan grew up after all. Saying he never had a true childhood, Michael Jackson made his home into a children's fantasy, called it Neverland and once...
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The unfamiliar sound of laughter has punctuated Michael Jackson's child molestation trial with the recent witness stand appearances of three comedians and a comedy club...
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A former Michael Jackson bodyguard who may be a witness in the pop singer's trial pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he committed a series of armed robberies in the Las...
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news aired her "Dirty Laundry" on "Oprah." In the first of a two-part interview on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to promote her new album, Presley spoke Monday about her brief...
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Just when the news trial couldn't get any weirder, yesterday it was announced that Maculay Culkin and that guy from MTV's "The Wade Robson Project" might be called to...
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The judge in Michael Jackson's molestation trial will decide Monday (March 28) whether or not the prosecution can bring up unrelated, prior allegations of sexual abuse...
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Michael Jackson tried to close the door on a 1993 claim of child molestation when he paid millions to a young accuser, but a court hearing in his current trial could...
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Donald Trump might not want Michael Jackson to perform at his Las Vegas hotel after all.
On Wednesday, Us Weekly magazine reported that Trump and Phil Ruffin, his partner...
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A former Michael Jackson bodyguard and a potential witness in the singer's child molestation trial has been jailed in Nevada on charges he was behind a series of armed...
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Michael Jackson 's child molestation trial has started to look like an X-rated show, complete with lurid magazine covers of topless women projected on a large screen in the...
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The boy accusing Michael Jackson of child molestation said during the trial Tuesday (March 15) that he told a school official he was never abused by the pop star because he...
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Maybe Mario Vazquez suspected the "American Idol" judges would be in a foul mood this week.
On Tuesday night's show, Randy Jackson managed to be as dismissive as Simon...
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Mario Vazquez revealed his Top Ten — well, seven — reasons he withdrew from the "American Idol" talent competition on CBS' "Late Show With David Letterman."...
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Michael Jackson has been starting his trial days by praying with the Rev. Jesse Jackson , the minister and the singer's spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Michael Jackson receives...
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The Michael Jackson trial judge was overruled by the jury Tuesday when they extended their 10-minute snack break because of an unexpected bonanza: free pizza.
Superior...
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The boy accusing Michael Jackson of molestation underwent another day of cross-examination Monday (March 14), admitting that he had told a school official that the pop star...
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Michael Jackson and the jury in his molestation trial had the day off Friday (March 11), but lawyers for both sides were present as Judge Rodney Melville made decisions on...
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Prosecutors in the Michael Jackson molestation trial showed the courtroom a video Friday (March 4) of the alleged victim and his family praising the pop star. The alleged...
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They rode in chauffeured limousines, were whisked across the country in private jets and were treated to spas at luxury resorts. Along the way, the poor family with the...
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Each afternoon at Michael Jackson 's trial, about a dozen reporters gather to hear his words of the day.
Before the entertainer leaves court, the reporters decide who will...
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Austrians recognized Michael Jackson 's star — the one he wore on his chest that is.
The pop singer has been photographed before recent court appearances in...
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Jay Leno, who has been subpoenaed for Michael Jackson 's child molestation trial, wants the judge to lift or clarify a gag order that could keep the comedian from one of his...
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_ MICHAEL JACKSON: The 46-year-old entertainer recorded numerous hit songs with the Jackson Five then went on to even greater stardom as a solo performer. Recently he has...
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The site of Michael Jackson 's child molestation trial has had brushes with celebrity before, as a stopover for the biggest stars of Hollywood's golden age en route from Los...
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Just hours before selection of a jury to decide his molestation case, Michael Jackson was relaxed enough to ask about buying some sketches of himself from a courtroom...
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A hospital's focus on accommodating a flu-stricken Michael Jackson contributed to the death of an elderly heart patient, according to members of the woman's family who on...
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Michael Jackson is set to return to court Tuesday (February 22) after the pop star's bout with a viral infection shut down proceedings for a week. Jackson fell ill on the...
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Four out of every five prospective jurors in the Michael Jackson trial are parents, a fact that could influence how they view charges that the pop star molested a teenage...
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You know, Bad Language hasn't felt very good for the past two days, but we still manage to work. By work, we mean bitch about stuff. If we were a celebrity, we wouldn't have...
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From J.Lo to James Brown, Usher to U2, the Grammys had it all this year — except a lot of interested viewers. An estimated 18.8 million people watched Ray Charles'...
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Monday mysteries: What were people watching instead of the Grammys ? What will Kobe Bryant say on Michael Jackson 's witness stand?
_ Ray Charles' "Genius" didn't have so...
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With Michael Jackson 's child-molestation trial under way, The Associated Press asked "The Question" at the Grammys : Where does Michael Jackson's career go from...
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Attorneys in Michael Jackson 's child-molestation trial are turning to the tough job of finding jurors who can judge the pop star not as a legend but as a...
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The 242 prospective jurors in Michael Jackson 's child molestation case range from janitors to computer analysts and include people whose children have visited the singer's...
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Michael Jackson's molestation trial won't be proceeding as scheduled due to a death in his attorney's family. Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville...
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There was a sinking feeling last week when CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC all trained their cameras on a California street to catch Michael Jackson returning from a lunch...
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The studio that churned out hits from Michael Jackson , Bruce Springsteen , Stevie Wonder and many more, is closing shop.
The legendary Hit Factory will close its New York...
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The Hit Factory, one of New Yorks
largest and best-known recording facilities, will close within
a month.
The company will move its headquarters to its Miami
facility, the...
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He doesn't have to confess it anymore. Everybody knows Usher's got
soul.
The R&B smoothie scored five nominations, including
Male Album of the Year for his...
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Britain had just suffered its worst one-day loss of life in two years of conflict in Iraq , but judging by British television and tabloid headlines, the big story here was...
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There's an assumption, at least from folks on the outside, that people in the entertainment business are, well, a little nuts. Randy Jackson can confirm that.
"Everyone in...
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Jury selection in the Michael Jackson molestation trial starts Monday (January 31). Twelve jurors and eight alternates will be chosen from over 750 potential jurors in a...
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Michael Jackson 's child molestation trial begins this week with participants and observers sharply divided over whether there has been too much secrecy imposed by the judge...
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In 2001, Martin Amis, Rick Moody and other authors and artists gathered in New York to honor a peer they regarded as a giant of the times. They compared him to Walt Whitman,...
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"We Are the World," the pioneering
all-star charity anthem that generated millions of dollars for
African famine relief 20 years ago, is returning to the world
stage -- this...
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One of this year's entries for Lithuania's spot in the annual Eurovision Song Contest sported a familiar hook and memorable tune. That's not surprising, considering it was...
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Michael Jackson 's accuser told a grand jury that the pop star closed his eyes tightly while molesting him on a bed, according to an ABC News report that quotes from...
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The judge in Michael Jackson's molestation trial ruled Wednesday (January 12) that he will allow the jury to hear arguments about whether Jackson's prior sexual history...
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An American and a British television company found a creative way around the ban on cameras for Michael Jackson 's child-molestation trial: dramatic re-enactments.
E!...
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The future is temporarily on hold for Jermaine Dupri.
The
star rapper-producer had been planning to record the charity single "We
Are the Future," a 20th-anniversary...
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Music producers Quincy Jones and Jermaine Dupri announced Tuesday that the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia has prompted them to postpone the recording of "We are the...
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The young man who accused Michael Jackson of child molestation in 1993 may be called to testify in the pop star's current trial if the prosecution has their way.
Allowing...
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Michael Jackson's ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, is planning to sell her wedding band on the auction site, eBay.com. According to FoxNews.com, the mother of Michael Jackson's two...
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The mother of a boy accusing Michael Jackson of child molestation tricked a weekly newspaper into running a story seeking donations for her son's cancer treatments,...
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You only need one word to sum up
the year in pop 2004: Usher. Clearly, it was his house. The
rest of us were just overnight visitors.
It began innocently enough, right at...
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The third chart entry proves to
be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the
Billboard Hot 100 with "Let Me Love You" (3rd Street/J). The
single moves 3-2,...
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Snoop Dogg was too hot to drop
from the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as
his hit tune "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell logged
a third week at...
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A trip to "The Red Light
District" scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on
the U.S. pop charts Wednesday.
The Atlanta rapper/actor's fourth Disturbing Tha...
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Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can't get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV's "Pimp My Ride"?
Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician...
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The holiday mood at independent
music retailers is one of cautious optimism, despite Nielsen
SoundScan numbers showing that overall sales at U.S. indie
merchants were down...
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The 20th anniversary of the release
of USA For Africa's charity single "We Are the World" will be
marked Feb. 1 with the DVD "We Are the World: The Story Behind
the...
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So much for that "Ebony and Ivory" stuff. At least as far as
Stevie Wonder and Eminem go.
Speaking to Billboard
magazine, Wonder comes to the defense of old Motown...
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Nearly 45 years after Stevie
Wonder's live harmonica workout "Fingertips, Pt. 2" topped the
charts, the soul visionary's musical charm still enthralls.
From preteen...
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Sheriff's investigators spent less than two hours searching Michael Jackson 's ranch Saturday in a brief follow-up to an extended search a day earlier.
The latest round of...
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The transition from teen to young
adult can be difficult enough on its own, but imagine making
that change in front of a fickle public.
That was the situation facing 3rd...
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"I acted purely on impulse. On hindsight it could have been a lot worse, I could have been like George Harrison. I could have been badly injured, or anything, or shot or...
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A Canadian man charged with e-mailing a death threat to Michael Jackson pleaded guilty Monday to uttering death threats.
Adrian Poffley, 26, was given a conditional...
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An antiques and furniture store has sued pop star Michael Jackson for allegedly failing to pay a nearly $180,000 bill.
Kamad Enterprise, which owns Mayfair Gallery,...
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Chronicling Eminem 's five-year career has been a little like watching someone go through court-ordered therapy.
When we first met the patient in 1999 on "The Slim Shady...
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Premature or not, Eminem has made one helluva of an encore.
The Shady One moved up the drop date of his latest disc,
Encore, to Friday, giving it just three days in the...
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Hip-hop duo OutKast are set to add a
handful of top MTV awards to their crowded trophy cabinet on
Thursday night when millions of fans tune in to MTV's Europe
Music Awards,...
more >
Shady's back -- in a big way. Rapper
Eminem released his new two-disc set "Encore" on Friday -- four
days ahead of schedule in hopes of curbing physical and online
piracy...
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Robbie Williams , Michael Jackson , Queen, the Rolling Stones and Cliff Richard have been inducted into Britain's first Music Hall of Fame, chosen by the public as the best...
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Ryan Cabrera may be better known as Ashlee Simpson 's ex-boyfriend, but now he's making a name for himself.
His major label debut album, "Take It All Away," has sold more...
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It seems Ashlee Simpson will forever bear the scarlet "L" — for lip-synching. The 20-year-old "singer" has been lampooned and shamed, held up as an example of today's...
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And for his encore, Eminem 's record company has moved up the
release date of his latest record, Encore, due to what they are
calling "rabid" demand.
The rapper's...
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Singer R. Kelly sued rapper Jay-Z on Monday for $75 million, alleging Jay-Z's "spite and jealousy" prompted him to use violence to force Kelly off their national...
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Usher won Hip-Hop Artist of the Year and Hip-Hop Song of the Year at the Radio Music Awards Monday night. Linkin Park grabbed the Alternative Rock Song of the Year and Rock...
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AC/DC formed in Sydney in 1974, but
it's the Australian city of Melbourne that has honored the
veteran hard rock band with its own street.
On Oct. 1, Melbourne City...
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First Michael Jackson gets hit, now Eminem 's taking a potshot at
President Bush .
"Mosh," a Bush-berating track off the
rapper's upcoming Encore album, was all over...
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The founders of Band Aid, the 1984 charity effort that raised millions for Ethiopian famine relief, plan a new version of the single "Do They Know It's Christmas," a British...
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Controversial rapper Eminem will
launch his widely expected satellite music radio channel called
Shade 45 on Oct. 28 with a live broadcast of a concert from New
York, the...
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The clash between Michael Jackson and Eminem is turning into a
real thriller.
In a rare victory for the former King of
Pop, Black Entertainment Television announced...
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Michael Jackson is angered by the way he is mocked in rapper Eminem 's recently released video "Just Lose It" and has asked cable music stations to remove the video from...
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The California district attorney
prosecuting Michael Jackson on child molestation charges is
"blinded by zeal" and "personal animosity" and must be removed
from the case,...
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Hip-hop group Outkast has landed five nominations in next month's MTV Europe Music Awards, organizers said Wednesday. Another artist from Atlanta — singer Usher —...
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Michael Jackson's father, Joseph Jackson, was hospitalized last Thursday (September 23) in Encino, California, after vomiting what appeared to be blood. Though he initially...
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Michael Jackson , frequently savaged in the tabloid press, was picked apart by more rarified critics as scholars gathered for a conference on the pop star at Yale...
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Joseph Jackson, Michael Jackson 's father, had surgery Friday to fix two bleeding ulcers in his stomach, his lawyer said.
Jackson went to the hospital several days ago...
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Even though the band is without a
record deal, the B-52's will be front and center during the
live telecast of the Emmy Awards, Sunday (Sept. 19) on ABC.
That night, Buick...
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As the release of a new album
approaches, most artists begin to wax philosophical about art,
life and the messages they hope to convey with their music.
In discussing his...
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For most people,
Mongolia evokes images of Genghis Khan and his hordes galloping
on horseback to conquer immense territories. But the developing
Central Asian nation sports...
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Brazilian newcomer Maria Rita, one of Wednesday's leading Latin Grammy nominees, treats her family's rich musical legacy as a personal gold watch — a treasure to be...
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In the end, it didn't matter which dream teams the other countries brought — Greece had its own during the closing ceremony. An all-star lineup of Greek pop icons had...
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Olympic competitors like Paul Hamm and Carly Patterson are skipping out of the closing ceremony in Athens and heading to Miami for the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday, the...
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In an Aug. 18 story about Michael Jackson , The Associated Press reported erroneously that court documents showed a public statement he asked permission to make was about...
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Michael Jackson has asked the judge in his child molestation case to allow him to make a public statement reacting to the California attorney general's conclusion that...
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The state attorney general's office has concluded that Michael Jackson was not "manhandled" by sheriff's deputies who took him into custody last year on child molestation...
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There appears to be two types of people when it comes to Robert Randolph: those who haven't heard his music and those like, for example, Eric Clapton , who swear he's the...
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A 15-year-old riding an all-terrain vehicle at Michael Jackson 's Neverland Ranch was hospitalized after the vehicle reportedly flipped, it was reported Friday.
A security...
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The heavy lifting is about to begin
for BMG and Sony Music.
With the European Commission 's July 19 clearance of the
proposed merger of the two music giants, approval by...
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Michael Jackson wants "a celebrity exception to the First Amendment" which will keep much of his child molestation case secret, a media lawyer argued in a motion filed...
more >
Apple Computer Inc. is on the verge of
agreeing a deal with independent record labels that will allow
its iTunes music service to sell their tracks, The Times
newspaper...
more >
The soundtrack to the forthcoming
Ray Charles biopic "Ray!" features a combination of studio
tracks and live recordings from the late "Genius of Soul."
The 16-track set,...
more >
R&B group Boyz II Men will issue an
album of covers, including Michael Jackson 's "Human Nature" and
Al Green 's "Let's Stay Together," on Aug. 24.
"Throwback," the debut...
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The 2004 Songwriters Hall of Fame
Awards dinner June 10 in New York will be another star-studded
affair. But this year's ceremony, which honors songwriting
legends, also...
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A 12-hour series about the famed Motown Records music empire and its founder, Berry Gordy, is being developed for NBC.
"Berry Gordy's Motown" will dramatize Gordy's rise...
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WHO: Usher, 2004's chart king, R&B crooner and heartbreaking ladies man.
WHERE HE'LL BE: Tour dates to be announced.
WHAT TO EXPECT: Michael Jackson -esque dance moves,...
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With Michael Jackson temporarily sidelined, Ricky
Martin is stepping up for the kids.
The Latin
bon-bon shaker has offered his mug for a series of TV ads as part of...
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David Gest, estranged husband of entertainer Liza Minnelli , and his lawyer, Raoul Felder, have parted ways.
"I resigned from the case over two weeks ago," Felder said...
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Michael Jackson 's father has hired a lawyer to be an "extra pair of eyes" for him during the child molestation case against his son, according to a statement issued Monday...
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Courtney Love , Wilco's Jeff Tweedy,
Whitney Houston , Kelly Osbourne , Jo Dee Messina , Scott Weiland .
The list goes on.
All are creative rock or pop stars and veterans...
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The question is as plain as the nose on his face. Why would anyone want to play Michael Jackson ? True, there are few roles as enigmatic and challenging as that of the pop...
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Addie Collins knew when her granddaughter was young that fame and success lay ahead. Sassy and energetic singer Fantasia Barrino has followed through on that promise,...
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Nearly two decades after music greats gathered to record the hit song "We are the World" to benefit Africa's hungry, the next generation of celebrities came together Sunday...
more >
A star-studded cast assembled by "We Are
the World" producer Quincy Jones rocked Rome's ancient chariot
track on Sunday in a concert to raise money for children...
more >
Gospel artist Andrae Crouch will
receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame June 4 in Los
Angeles.
The 61-year-old music patriarch is only the third gospel
artist to...
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Nearly 20 years ago, legendary producer and media mogul Quincy Jones gathered about 45 top musicians, including Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen , for the charity...
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Michael Jackson pleaded "not guilty" to a 10-count indictment officially handed down by a Santa Barbara County, California, grand jury on Friday (April 30). The pop star was...
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Underwear worn by Michael Jackson and handwritten notes were among Jackson items belonging to a businessman that were turned over to prosecutors in his child-sex...
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Choosing discretion over drama, Michael Jackson made a relatively subdued appearance at his latest court hearing on Friday, waving and blowing kisses to hundreds of fans...
more >
Nearly 20 years after recording the
ground-breaking charity album "We Are the World," producer
Quincy Jones is at it again -- assembling an all-star ensemble
concert to...
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Pop star Michael Jackson has won a legal fight to shut down a pay-per-view Web site operated by a New Jersey man once awarded a warehouse full of Jackson family...
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Busted want you to know: They're pop, not plastic.
The London-based trio, currently on a sold-out stadium tour of Britain, may be freshly scrubbed moppets whose melodic...
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Kurt Cobain and his band, Nirvana, spent only three years in the public eye, and they released only three studio albums. But what he accomplished before committing suicide...
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Pop star Michael Jackson has saved more than $1 million in property taxes on his Neverland Ranch by claiming the California land conservation tax break, but a year ago,...
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Viewers who tune into the upcoming
TV special celebrating the 45th anniversary of Motown Records
might find themselves asking "What's going on?"
Two decades after Michael...
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An appeals court intervened late Thursday to loosen some of the restrictions a judge placed on reporters covering the grand jury hearing evidence in the Michael Jackson ...
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Michael Jackson is promoting the idea of staging a concert tour in Africa to help raise money to fight AIDS — if a California court where he faces child molestation...
more >
Michael Jackson is promoting the idea of staging a concert tour in Africa to help raise money to fight AIDS — if a California court where he faces child molestation...
more >
British recording company EMI Group PLC has reached a deal to become the sole owner of Jobete, the Motown song catalog established by Berry Gordy Jr.
EMI's Music...
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Upbeat despite being snubbed by the Congressional Black Caucus , Michael Jackson took a break from his legal troubles in California to confer with several leading black...
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VHI plans to run a movie that chronicles Michael Jackson 's life from the height of his success to his current legal woes, the music channel said Friday.
A casting search...
more >
A judge on Wednesday threw out
several of Michael Jackson 's claims in a lawsuit against
Universal Music Group, saying he could not claim royalties from
the sale of records...
more >
Michael Jackson 's Heal the World Foundation once spread millions of dollars around the globe to help children threatened by war and disease. But now, like its founder, the...
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The prosecutor in the Michael Jackson child-molestation case plans to present at least two weeks of testimony to a secret grand jury, including details of past child...
more >
Producer, songwriter and singer Johnny Bristol, who worked with almost everyone, including Michael Jackson , Diana Ross , Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye has died.
Bristol...
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Instead of fries, how about a
little Beyonce or Bruce Springsteen to go with your Big Mac?
In the latest blend of e-music with the food-and-beverage
industry, Japanese...
more >
OutKast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" won two awards, including R&B/soul or rap album of the year, to lead the winners at Saturday's 18th annual Soul Train Music...
more >
Music legend Little Richard put
his larger than life personality on display for all to see
Thursday during a keynote address at the South by Southwest
festival in Austin,...
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The people at Blender magazine are out with what they call their list of the top 50 craziest celebrities. And Whitney Houston is number four on the list.
The magazine...
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Lisa Marie Presley said she "saw things she could do nothing about" during her brief marriage to Michael Jackson , but refused to elaborate.
In an interview with...
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Ten years after Kurt Cobain's 1994
suicide, a new Nirvana video is out.
It features a familiar figure in a gray cardigan and Sonic
Youth T-shirt, shaggy hair flopping in...
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It turns out Michael
Jackson isn't guilty.
Of copyright infringement,
that is. A federal judge has removed the embattled pop star from
defendant status in a...
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Rumors have been circulating recently that embattled singer Michael Jackson checked himself into a rehab center in Aspen, Colorado. A spokesperson for the singer said the...
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Beyonc's
got soul--and the nominations to prove it.
The golden
girl of the 2004
Grammys reeled in four Soul Train Music Award nominations
Thursday, including those for...
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A travel agent sued Michael Jackson on Wednesday, claiming the pop star failed to pay her $18,000 for the infamous charter jet flight that brought him from Las Vegas to...
more >
If someone compiled a list of the
most commercially successful and prolific producers in
R&B/hip-hop, Timbaland's name would likely be near the top of
the list.
In less...
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A Jackson family victory is a bigger--much bigger--draw than a
Jackson family controversy.
CBS says an estimated 26.4
million watched some, all or as much as they...
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Janet didn't show. Justin did. Beyonc won--a lot.
The
46th
Annual Grammy Awards, irrevocably shaped by last weekend's 38th
annual Super Bowl, played it safe with a...
more >
As three major TV networks shifted broadcast plans in reaction to the racy Super Bowl halftime show, Janet Jackson 's publicist said she may back out of Sunday's Grammy...
more >
Beyonc
Knowles, multiplatinum sweetheart of the music award show circuit
this year, was exhausted. She'd just appeared on the Vibe
Awards and breathlessly arrived across...
more >
CBS, MTV, the NFL, Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson are all sorry — but none of that is deterring the federal government from looking into the Super Bowl's...
more >
A man who identified himself as a longtime friend of Michael Jackson's family described the allegations against the pop star in a Vanity Fair story to be "trash." The...
more >
R.
Kelly is fighting to keep a couple of his candid-camera moments out
of court.
While he awaits trial in Chicago on 21 charges
of child
pornography stemming from a...
more >
R. Kelly won't be mingling with Michael Jackson during next month's Grammy festivities: A judge has ordered the R&B star, who is awaiting trial on child pornography...
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The father of Michael Jackson 's young accuser appeared on the verge of tears Wednesday after a judge denied his request to see his children.
Barred from contacting the...
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Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news) .'s earnings plunged 26 percent for the latest quarter as expenses for job cuts and other restructuring costs and lower profits from its...
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Singer Dionne Warwick has defended Michael Jackson , calling his child molestation case a "complete injustice."
"I've watched him grow to become the icon that he is, and...
more >
A contingent of independent
music labels vowed on Monday to fight the proposed merger
between music giants Sony Music and Bertelsmann's BMG as a
crucial deadline for...
more >
Authorities in Santa Barbara County are considering security changes for Michael Jackson 's next court date after hundreds of fans surged into the street last week to watch...
more >
Michael Jackson may be the star attraction when he shows up to court, but the judge overseeing the singer's child molestation case has made it clear it is his show inside...
more >
A judge delayed a hearing Wednesday in Michael Jackson 's lawsuit against Universal Music Group that claims the world's largest record company owes the pop star royalties...
more >
A classic Bentley, owned by Michael Jackson and featured in a music video, will be sold at the Barrett-Jackson classic car auction this weekend unless company executives...
more >
Once again OutKast
didn't spend too much time cast out of the top slot.
A week
after being displaced
on the album chart by Josh Groban 's Closer,
the Polaroid-shaking...
more >
Psychic Uri Geller defended his friend Michael Jackson on Sunday, saying the pop singer denied under hypnosis three years ago that he had sexually abused...
more >
Chanting "Michael is innocent," a spirited crowd of about 35 people marched through Mexico City late Saturday to show their support for embattled pop icon Michael Jackson...
more >
CBS' top executive complained Saturday that the network's news division, embroiled in questions about how "60 Minutes" obtained an interview with Michael Jackson , is held...
more >
A thriller it wasn't.
There were songs, slogans and more than one moonwalking Michael Jackson impersonator, but plans to mount a major show of international support for...
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LaToya Jackson broke a toe while rehearsing for a music video for her upcoming single "Just Wanna Dance," her business partner said.
Michael Jackson 's sister was...
more >
Most Americans think celebrities get special treatment in the nation's legal system, but they also believe Michael Jackson , Kobe Bryant and Martha Stewart will get fair...
more >
It appears Michael Jackson has left his Neverland estate for good. The singer is now staying in a 37,000 square foot, $20 million Beverly Hills mansion that overlooks...
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The murky ties between Ed Bradley's interview with Michael Jackson , broadcast Dec. 28, and the pop star's CBS entertainment special on Jan. 2 have led to charges that CBS...
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Michael Jackson , who says he'll never live at his Neverland Ranch again, has found a $20 million substitute.
The pop star is leasing a cliffside estate described as...
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You may soon be seeing Michael Jackson on the big screen. The entertainer is in a movie titled "Miss Cast Away," about a group of beauty pageant contestants who crash-land...
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An attorney representing the family of the boy allegedly molested by Michael Jackson has filed a formal complaint about the leak of a confidential child welfare agency...
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When the law speaks of defendants being entitled to a jury of their peers, it's obvious no one contemplated Michael Jackson 's place in the justice system.
The millionaire...
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A few months ago, reporter Diane Dimond told Court TV Chairman Henry Schleiff that she was working on a great story and would need him to commit money and manpower to help...
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While consumers are still trying to
get used to the idea of cell phones with cameras, Idetic has
launched a service that enables Sprint cellular subscribers to
watch live...
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"Crocodile hunter" Steve Irwin's latest stunt — hand feeding a large crocodile while holding his infant son — drew fire from viewers Saturday, a visit by police...
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Here's another stat for shot-nine-times rapper 50
Cent's collection: One. As in, number one.
The
27-year-old's solo debut, Get
Rich or Die Tryin', was 2003's...
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The sheriff Wednesday strongly denied Michael Jackson was roughed up by jailers during his arrest, and threatened to press charges against the pop star for making a false...
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CBS said Wednesday that the network did not pay Michael Jackson to give an interview that was seen by nearly 19 million people on "60 Minutes" on Sunday.
The New York...
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He wasn't called Moon the Loon for nothing.
The late Who drummer Keith Moon , famed for trashing drum kits, cars and hotel rooms, topped a list of the "100 most insane...
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Michael Jackson says he is still in pain from being put in police handcuffs last month and tells CBS's "60 Minutes" that authorities "manhandled" him.
The pop star said...
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For jurors to convict Michael Jackson , they would have to believe he was so bold as to molest a boy while he was under investigation by child welfare authorities in a probe...
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Michael Jackson , facing child molestation charges, was told to surrender his passport unless he supplies "documented confirmation" that he plans on going to Britain to...
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Pop singer Michael Jackson has found a friend in another celebrity who's had his own brushes with the law — former baseball star Darryl Strawberry.
Strawberry, a...
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Elvis Presley is the all-time singles king in Britain, nearly a half-century after he first crashed into the pop chart here, according to a new list published...
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Pop star Michael Jackson , expected to
fly to Britain this week for a Christmas visit, is unlikely to
escape the furor surrounding his forthcoming court fight over a
barrage...
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This time last year, Ashanti,
Nelly and Eminem ruled the Billboard year-end R&B/hip-hop
charts. This year, it comes as no surprise that one artist
dominates the...
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A breakdown of the nine counts against pop singer Michael Jackson :
Seven counts alleging: "On or between Feb. 7, 2003, and March 10, 2003, in the county of Santa Barbara,...
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According to a new poll, most people want embattled pop singer Michael Jackson to keep making music, despite the fact they think he's guilty of molesting a 12-year-old boy....
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About a dozen people rallied outside a courthouse complex to show their support for singer Michael Jackson , who's expected to be charged this week in a child molestation...
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Michael Jackson 's brother said the pop star was physically mistreated while in custody of the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department. Department officials disputed the claim...
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Michael Jackson 's parents say he's innocent of the child molestation allegations against him, and have offered to adopt his children if they're taken away from him.
"Some...
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Sultry singer Beyonce and crooner R. Kelly each took home four awards from the 2003 Billboard Music Awards.
Beyonce, who appeared at the ceremony Wednesday in a sequined...
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Authorities investigating allegations in 1993 that Michael Jackson had molested a boy spoke to a second child who also claimed to have been molested, but no charges were...
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More than a year ago, Michael Jackson let a television crew into his bizarre world for a TV documentary he no doubt hoped would boost his fading career.
Instead, "Living...
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No doubt about it, Jay-Z
rules.
The rap kingpin's supposedly final CD, The
Black Album, climbed back to number one on the album charts,
holding off a hard-charging No...
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Michael Jackson 's roots run deep in Las Vegas, his playland away from Neverland, where he holds a key to the city, loves browsing magic shops for a clever card trick and...
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Michael Jackson has donated to so many charities that the Guinness Book of World Records in 2000 listed him as the world record holder for "most charities supported by a...
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Michael Jackson , whose albums once generated tens of millions of dollars in sales, would like the world to believe he has a billion dollar fortune at his disposal.
Others...
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His once broad nose has been surgically whittled to the size of a pencil. His formerly brown skin is now off-white. His woolly afro has been replaced by a sleek,...
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From France, Michael Jackson devotee Pascale Hatot has been bombarding 5,000 other fans in 96 countries with e-mails urging them not to despair.
Sasha, a Swiss fan...
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More experts are speaking out about last week's (November 20) arrest of pop star Michael Jackson on child molestation charges. Michael Borack, a forensic psychiatrist at the...
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Actress Elizabeth Taylor has broken her silence about the child molestation accusations surrounding Michael Jackson , defending her close friend and blasting the...
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For more than a decade, John Cody has watched thousands of Michael Jackson fans stream past his front porch and up the eight miles of rural road that lead to the pop star's...
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Small gatherings of Michael Jackson fans held candlelight vigils around the world Saturday to support the pop megastar as he faces allegations of child molestation.
There...
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The whole world seemed to be wondering where Michael Jackson was. Helicopters and reporters were swarming his ranch. Fans were waiting patiently for any glimpse of...
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The molestation allegations against Michael Jackson have impacted even the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, where an Indiana marching band decided to drop the pop...
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As the spectacle of Michael Jackson 's arrest was beamed to viewers around the world, fans rallied to the pop icon's defense while his entertainment industry peers mostly...
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There's already been some fallout
from the criminal charges filed against Michael Jackson this
week, but retailers do not expect the scandal to affect the
recording...
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For years, Mark Geragos toiled in the legal trenches for little-known clients. Then Geragos took the case of Whitewater scandal figure Susan McDougal, and he quickly...
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Michael Jackson is a wanted man. The Santa Barbara District Attorney issued a warrant on Wednesday (November 19) for Michael Jackson's arrest on multiple charges of "lewd or...
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The prosecutor in the Michael Jackson case praised a law that can halt civil lawsuits during related criminal cases, saying it would prevent a scenario where the singer's...
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In the 10 years since Michael Jackson first stood accused of child molestation, the superstar has managed to eke out two platinum albums, a handful of hits and some highly...
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Michael Jackson 's father says he never beat his son but admits in a TV interview to be broadcast Sunday that he whipped him.
Joe Jackson told the British Broadcasting...
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Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees knows his fan base is mostly teenage girls, and he's OK with that. Those fans pushed the boy band's album sales to multiplatinum.
But the...
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Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees knows his fan base is mostly teenage girls, but he's OK with that. Those fans pushed sales of the boy band's "98 Degrees and Rising" and...
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Musicians worried that new media ownership rules will make it harder to get airtime are taking the fight from the Capitol to their own turf, embarking on a grass-roots music...
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Music pirates beware. Two music giants have just announced plans
to form a powerful alliance in the fight to save the recording
industry.
New York-based Sony Corp...
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Alien Ant Farm guitarist Terry Corso has left the band, citing "irreconcilable differences."
According to a statement on the band's Web site, "Not wanting to miss a date...
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Reba McEntire is preparing to release a new album after four years of being away from the studio.
"Room to Breathe" is due out on Nov. 18. The current track off of the CD...
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Michael Jackson is getting some help with his latest attempt to jumpstart his career. According the British paper, the Sun, his next single, "One More Chance," will be...
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Singer Michael Jackson is voicing his concerns over a new bill that seeks prison time for illegal file-swappers. The Consumer And Computer Owner Protection And Security Act...
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A surprise performance by Michael Jackson, a tribute to the late Jam Master Jay, and shout-outs to the winner of American Idol were some of the highlights of the third...
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Michael Jackson has settled a lawsuit with a former financial adviser who claimed the singer owed him $12 million in unpaid fees. Terms of the out-of-court deal were not...
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Gary, Indiana's most famous native son, Michael Jackson, will soon have a Performing Arts Center in his home city named after him.
The singer returned to his home to Gary,...
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A Michael Jackson song, originally intended as a September 11 charity single, has turned up on the Internet. Jackson's "What More Can I Give?" includes vocals by...
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Michael Jackson was briefly admitted to a Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis on Wednesday, May 21 for observation and treatment after he fell ill. The singer was in the city...
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Michael Jackson has been spotted at several far-flung locations across the country--from a California fast food restaurant to an Indiana shopping mall. At the same time,...
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Michael Jackson filed a lawsuit on Friday (May 9) in Los Angeles Superior Court against Motown Records and its parent company, Universal Music Group, for breach of contract...
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Michael Jackson has reportedly fired back at Paul McCartney for recent comments regarding his parenting skills. The former Beatle told the BBC that he thought Jackson was...
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Paul McCartney thinks his one-time close friend Michael Jackson is an "unusual guy" and wonders about his parenting skills. During a recent interview with the BBC, McCartney...
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Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies is set to air on Fox TV tonight, April 24...but there's a chance that the final version of the show isn't finished.
According to...
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Michael Jackson is reportedly selling his Neverland Ranch in California's Santa Ynez Valley for $22.5 million dollars, though real estate sources believe the property's...
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Michael Jackson has been dealt another blow to his image. The entertainer--who's been largely scorned by the press since the February airing of the TV interview special,...
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Michael Jackson wears a prosthetic nose, according to a new article in Vanity Fair. The magazine cites a source close to the pop star who says that Jackson wears a fake nose...
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Michael Jackson has initiated legal proceedings against Granada Television to keep the company's as-yet-unseen footage of the star off the air. Granada aired the...
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Thursday (February 20) night Michael Jackson answered the scandalous documentary narrated by celebrity interviewer Martin Bashir by supplying his own tapes of the same...
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Michael Jackson's own rebuttal to Living With Michael Jackson will air Thursday night (February 20). Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant To See will...
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Michael Jackson has been caught in a storm of public criticism since the airing of the British documentary, Living With Michael Jackson, specifically because he admitted...
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Michael Jackson has released a video clip in the U.K. that he says proves that he was treated unfairly by British celebrity journalist Martin Bashir, the creator of Living...
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Fox has won the bidding war for the rights to air Michael Jackson's answer to Life With Michael Jackson. Insiders say that the TV network paid more than two million dollars...
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Michael Jackson has turned down a chance to appear on 60 Minutes. The singer--who feels he was unfairly treated by the recent Life With Michael Jackson interview special,...
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Michael Jackson has vowed to air his own video, which he says will expose Life With Michael Jackson interviewer Martin Bashir as a hypocrite. In a statement released to the...
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A California lawyer has requested an inquiry into Michael Jackson's admission that he shares his bed with children. Jackson's comments were made public Thursday night...
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You've heard about it and now's your chance to see the Living With Michael Jackson documentary for yourself.
The film airs Thursday night (February 6) at 8 p.m. ET as part...
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Pop star Michael Jackson is admitting that kids still sleep in his bedroom, despite the fact that he's been accused of child sexual abuse in the past. Jackson made the...
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Michael Jackson is a "disturbing individual" who is "obsessed by the notion of frozen childhood," according to a British journalist who spent eight months working on Living...
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20/20 will air an intimate documentary about Michael Jackson on February 7. Living With Michael Jackson provides "unprecedented and exclusive access to Jackson's private...
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The oddities of Michael Jackson's life are examined in Freak: Inside The Twisted World Of Michael Jackson, out now from Mass Market Paperback. The book covers Jackson's...
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The private funeral service for Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees was attended by family and close friends, including his fraternal bandmates, twin brother Robin Gibb and Barry...
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Jermaine Jackson visited CNN's Larry King Live on Thursday night (January 9) to discuss the ongoing oddities surrounding brother Michael Jackson. The suspender-clad Larry...
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American Music Awards show producer Dick Clark was forthcoming about his long-time friend Michael Jackson during a recent interview with the San Francisco...
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Michael Jackson called in sick to his $20-million breach of contract trial on Thursday (December 5) so that he could continue to heal his ailing left foot. After contacting...
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German police have begun an informal investigation into Michael Jackson's antics following Tuesday's (November 19) frightening incident when the "King Of Pop" held his...
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Michael Jackson has issued a statement expressing regret after he shockingly held his 9-month-old child out a fifth-floor window in a Berlin hotel.
In a statement issued...
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Michael Jackson arrived in court more than four hours late for his second day of testimony on Thursday (November 14). Jackson is in the midst of defending himself in a...
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Michael Jackson appeared in a Santa Maria, California, courtroom on Wednesday (November 13) to testify in the $20 million breach-of-contract case that promoter Marcel Avram...
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Michael Jackson and his family practiced a bizarre ritual in which they sacrificed a live monkey. This is just one of the allegations made by sister LaToya Jackson's former...
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Host Jimmy Fallon opened MTV Video Music Awards on Thursday night (August 29), following Bruce Springsteen's performance, by spoofing Eminem, Avril Lavigne, Dave Matthews,...
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Michael Jackson will reportedly portray suspense writer Edgar Allan Poe in a new film based on the tortured final days of the famed author, who died in 1849. The...
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Michael Jackson used a trip to Las Vegas to unveil the latest addition to his family, 7-month-old Prince Michael II. On July 30, Jackson went backstage following a...
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Michael Jackson has been slapped with a hefty lawsuit by Myung-Ho Lee. Lee claims that on September 14, 2001, in Los Angeles, the "King of Pop" signed a piece of paper in...
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Mariah Carey is defending ex-husband Tommy Mottola against accusations hurled by Michael Jackson, according to MSNBC. Mottola's current wife, Thalia Motolla, claims that...
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Yet another chapter unfolds in the ongoing saga between Michael Jackson and Sony Music: The "King of Pop" has begun contemplating a lawsuit against the label. Believing that...
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Jermaine Jackson has come out in full support of brother Michael as the war of words between the "King of Pop" and Sony Music escalates.
Three weeks ago, Michael began...
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Michael Jackson's advisors were the ones who asked Sony Music to abandon the singer's charity single, "What More Can I Give," after it was discovered that the song's...
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Reverend Al Sharpton has come out swinging in support of Michael Jackson as the name calling between the "King of Pop" and Sony Records rises to a fever pitch.
The latest...
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Michael Jackson, Doug E. Fresh, Bobby Humphrey, Dave Mays of The Source magazine, Shakim Compere of Flavor Unit Management, Johnnie Cochran, and others were on hand at a...
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(7/8/02, 3 p.m. ET) -
Michael Jackson spent Saturday (July 6) touring New York City, making rare public appearances for his fans, and at each stop calling the head of his...
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While Michael Jackson fans were set to protest Sony Music's treatment of their idol on Saturday (July 6), the record company maintains that they are surprised and saddened...
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Fans of Michael Jackson are set to protest Sony Records on Saturday (July 6) for what they see as the label's lack of support for the artist.
Fans of the "King of Pop"...
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Michael Jackson's many nose jobs and fading skin have long made him the brunt of many freak jokes. In the upcoming film Men In Black II, Jackson gets an opportunity to play...
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One of the most-talked about aspects of the upcoming film Men In Black 2 are two scenes featuring the "King Of Pop" himself, Michael Jackson. Although rumors of his...
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More details are emerging on just what Michael Jackson said to fans about Sony Records and its head Tommy Mottola at a concert in the singer's honor in London. In addition...
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Michael Jackson condemned Tommy Mottola, the head of Jackson's label Sony Music, when the artist attended the Exeter Charity fundraising event Friday (June 14) in...
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Michael Jackson, Barry Manilow, Sting, Randy Newman, and Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson joined the Songwriters Hall Of Fame on Thursday (June 13) at the institution's...
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Michael Jackson has joined the ever-growing list of artists who have spoken out about the poor treatment they have received at the hands of record labels. Jackson recently...
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Michael Jackson will address the shareholders of MDP Worldwide Entertainment--the production company he recently entered into a partnership with--via a videotaped message on...
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Michael Jackson, Tony Bennett, K.D. Lang, Ruben Blades, and BeBe Winans will headline a concert in support of the Democratic National Committee's voter registration drive at...
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Michael Jackson has selected Brett Ratner to take over directing duties from David Meyers on the singer's "Unbreakable" music video. Jackson reportedly made the move after...
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Sony Music is denying reports that say Michael Jackson has plans to surrender his share of the Beatles song catalog to the label's publishing division.
An unnamed Sony...
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Michael Jackson could be forced to give up his share of the Beatles' song catalog to Sony Music Publishing. Jackson famously bought the catalog for $47.5 million in 1985,...
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Michael Jackson will not perform at the Grammy Awards ceremony Wednesday night (February 27). Jackson was at the center of the dramatic controversy stirred up two months ago...
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Michael Jackson, Barry Manilow, Sting, Randy Newman, and Ashford & Simpson have been named as the next inductees to the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. The songwriters--all of...
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Dana Gross is suing Madison Square Garden and Ticketmaster for $20 million for issuing her poor tickets to the Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary Concert on September 10...
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Michael Jackson will appear on the 29th annual American Music Awards Wednesday (January 9) to accept the Artist Of The Century Award, a spokesperson for the show tells...
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CBS--the network that airs the Grammy Awards--has scheduled a rebroadcast of Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration on January 9, to air opposite ABC's telecast of...
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Recording Academy president Michael Greene has responded to producer Dick Clark's lawsuit over artists performing on the Grammy Awards and the American Music Awards, calling...
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Dick Clark Productions (DCP), the company of the famed producer and music television personality, has sued Michael Greene, president of the Recording Academy, on Wednesday...
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Pop superstar Michael Jackson has weighed in on the loss of the Beatles' George Harrison. "The world has lost a great spirit in George Harrison; a great musician,...
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Makeup has certainly come a long way. A LAUNCH staff member who spotted Michael Jackson at his September reunion show in New York City noted that the "King Of Pop" looked...
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Michael Jackson's Invincible sold more than 202,000 units in its second week of release, giving the effort a two-week sales tally of more than 570,000 copies. Sales of the...
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Michael Jackson's ballad "Butterflies," which is said to be his favorite song on Invincible, entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart last week at Number 60. The song had already...
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Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special is set to air tonight (November 13) at 9 p.m. ET on CBS. The show was culled from two celebrity-filled concerts in honor of Michael...
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Despite a lukewarm response to the single "You Rock My World," Michael Jackson has debuted at the top of Billboard 200 album chart with Invincible, his first album of...
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Destiny's Child, Michael Jackson, Lil' Bow Wow, Master P, Eminem, Michael Jordan, and Tiger Woods are among the record holders listed in Guinness World Records 2002, out...
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Producer Teddy Riley, who gave the keynote address Thursday (November 1) at the 23rd Annual Billboard Music Video Conference And Awards, co-produced four songs on Michael...
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Jive Records recording artists Aaron Carter, and his older brother, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, were among a number of recording artists that recently helped Michael Jackson...
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Tyrese, who is currently on tour with Brian McKnight, has a song writing credit on Michael Jackson's Invincible album, which is out Tuesday (October 30). The song "2000...
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Michael Jackson will host a cyberchat today (October 26) beginning at 7 p.m. ET to promote the upcoming release of Invincible, due out on Tuesday (October 30).
This rare...
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Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Aerosmith, *NSYNC, the Backstreet Boys, Ricky Martin, Kiss, James Brown, Aaron Carter, Al Green, Ricky Martin, and many more...
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Fans of Michael Jackson can participate in a contest sponsored by his official website that will give you a chance to meet the "King of Pop." Unlike other online...
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As part of the premiere of Michael Jackson's short film for "You Rock My World" yesterday (September 26), the clip aired on Jumbotron screens in New York's Times Square and...
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Gloria Estefan is looking forward to next month's release of her Epic Records labelmate Michael Jackson's new album Invincible. Estefan told LAUNCH that Jackson is poised to...
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Michael Jackson has gathered a group of today's biggest music stars to record a new song to raise $50 million dollars to aid survivors and families of the victims of last...
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The first of two concerts celebrating Michael Jackson's 30 years as a solo artist brought out an A-list of singer, musicians, actors, and sports heroes to pay tribute to the...
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With just four days left before the first of two New York City concerts celebrating the career of Michael Jackson, the shows' lists of performers and presenters continue to...
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The artwork for Michael Jackson's much-anticipated Invincible album will feature a close-up black & white photo the singer's left eye and raised eyebrow. The album, due out...
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The much-anticipated Invincible album from Michael Jackson is now scheduled for U.S. release on October 30. With yesterday's (August 23) press release confirming the date...
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Michael Jackson's 30th Anniversary show, scheduled for September 7 and 10 at New York's Madison Square Gardens, may include a tribute to The Wiz--the 1978 rendition of The...
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Following several weeks of trading blows through both publicists and the media, Jermaine Jackson has agree to appear at brother Michael's 30th anniversary concerts on...
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Michael Jackson's Invincible will not come out on September 25. The album has been in production for the better part of the last two years, and was to have been released to...
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Michael Jackson fans hoping to see the "King of Pop" at his two upcoming anniversary shows at Madison Square Garden in September, which reportedly sold out, might not be out...
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Tickets to both all-star tribute concerts to Michael Jackson at New York's Madison Square Garden in September have sold out in record time, according to event producer David...
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Randy Jackson will appear with original Jacksons members Michael, Jackie, Marlon, and Tito Jackson at the Michael's 30th anniversary celebration concerts on September 7 and...
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Jackson family members and their publicists exchanged pointed statements regarding who will and who will not be performing at the Michael Jackson 30th anniversary...
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As if Michael Jackson isn't busy enough these days, he is now going to star in and produce his first animated feature, reports AP. The Way Of The Unicorn, The Endangered One...
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Tickets to the highly publicized Michael Jackson 30th anniversary concerts at Madison Square Garden in September will likely be tough to come by, but it's the party after...
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Academy Award-winning actor Marlon Brando will make a rare public appearance on September 7 at the all-star salute to Michael Jackson, dubbed Michael Jackson: 30th...
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Ricky Martin, *NSYNC, Marc Anthony, Diana Ross, and Ray Charles, as well as more than 200 stars from the motion picture, television, recording, and sports fields and...
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Michael Jackson joined Jay-Z on stage Thursday (June 28) at the summer jam event for New York's Hot 97 radio station. Jay-Z introduced his special guest when performing his...
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Michael Jackson is doing his part to aid in the search for missing children. Jackson's new album Invincible, which is set for a September release, will feature a song...
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The uptempo dance track "Rock My World" has been confirmed as the first release from Michael Jackson's Invincible album, according to a spokesperson at Epic Records. "Rock...
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Michael Jackson will visit the civil war-torn nation of Sudan to better understand the recently reported news of child slavery in that country. Jackson, founder of the Heals...
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Michael Jackson has reportedly been dumped by management company the Firm on the heels of announcing a celebrity-filled party in his honor set for fall. According to Hits,...
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Michael Jackson is planning what's shaping up to be New York City's biggest party this year. Jackson, who is celebrating 30 years as a solo artist, has asked musical giants...
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Newly elected Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met with Michael Jackson on Wednesday night (March 21) following Sharon's first official visit with President George W....
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'N Sync had the honor of inducting Michael Jackson into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on Monday (March 19) at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. Singer Justin Timberlake...
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Teen pop stars 'N Sync had the honor of inducting Michael Jackson to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on Monday night (March 19). They spoke eloquently about Jackson's career...
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A personal birthday call from Michael Jackson was sold at Sotheby's auction house on Tuesday (March 6) in New York as part of the UNICEF/Liam Neeson Movie Action For...
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Michael Jackson addressed the Oxford Union in England yesterday (March 7), delivering a teary speech on his views about the issues affecting children today. Jackson is...
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The current issue of US Weekly contains an article that quotes music insiders as saying that Prince and Michael Jackson will work together on part of the Jackson's eagerly...
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Michael Jackson broke his right foot after a fall at his Neverland Valley Ranch in California. According to Jackson's publicist, the "King of Pop" is resting comfortably at...
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'N Sync has announced the dates and venues for its upcoming North American 2001 Pop Odyssey tour, a 36-city tour that kicks off May 12 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami and...
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Michael Jackson will release Greatest Hits HIStory Volume 1 on February 27. The single-disc release will be similar to disc one of 1995's History: Past, Present, And...
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Jermaine Jackson said the Jackson 5--including Michael Jackson--will reunite this year, and that the group is in the studio recording a new album. "We're in the studio...
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The long-awaited new album from Michael Jackson will be out this spring. That's the word from producer Rodney Jerkins, who's been deeply involved with the project for quite...
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Although it sounds like the perfect tabloid headline, it's reportedly true. Sandy Allen--who holds the Guinness Book Of World Records title as the world's tallest woman at...
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Michael Jackson made a long-rumored appearance at New York's Madison Square Garden on Tuesday (December 19), but he didn't perform. Jackson was the special "unannounced"...
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When Michael Jackson speaks at Britain's Oxford Union, it looks like he'll be kicking off a new children's initiative. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, who's been friends with...
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The new Michael Jackson album is no closer to release than it has been for the past year, but that isn't stopping people from making predictions. In February, producer...
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Michael Jackson has been named in a civil lawsuit filed on behalf of a Beverly Hills jeweler. The David Orgell shop on Rodeo Drive has filed suit against Jackson for what...
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No Authority was discovered by Michael Jackson after a demo of their music ended up in his hands. The "King of Pop" signed the foursome to his own MJJ/Epic label, which...
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Michael Jackson was sued on Friday (June 23) for more than $20 million for canceling the two New Year's Eve concerts he planned for last year. The suit was filed in state...
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Michael Jackson is one of the honorees at this year's World Music Awards. The event, which takes place Wednesday (May 10) in Monaco, will honor Jackson with the male pop...
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Mariah Carey was released from Massachusetts General Hospital late Wednesday (April 5) evening after recovering from a bout of food poisoning she got from eating raw...
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Michael Jackson has canceled his trip to Poland this week. According to published reports, Jackson was invited to visit Warsaw by Mayor Pawel Piskorski, and the two were...
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Producer Walter Afanasieff is the latest in the long list of people who are working with Michael Jackson on his upcoming album. Afanasieff -- whose credits include work...
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Producer Rodney Jerkins - who has worked with female acts including Brandy, Monica, Mary J. Blige, and Whitney Houston - has been spending a lot of time with one particular...
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On Saturday night (Dec. 5), Michael Jackson was a surprise guest at a charity event hosted by Whitney Houston in New York City. Titled "Whitney Houston's All-Star Holiday...
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The latest word on the upcoming album from Michael Jackson is from Gary L. Pudney, a film and television producer who's teaming with Jackson on the singer's Edgar Allan Poe...
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The list of contributors to Michael Jackson's upcoming album continues to grow. The newest additions are Emilio Estefan, husband of Gloria Estefan, and rapper Missy...
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On Tuesday (Nov. 16), a new version of Michael Jackson's Thriller will be released, but it will cost you a pretty penny to play it. That's because the 1982 album has been...
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Michael Jackson has his eyes set on the big screen. Producer Gary L. Pudney has confirmed to LAUNCH that Jackson will be making a movie next year called The Nightmare Of...
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Once again, Michael Jackson has been vindicated in a plagiarism case. On Wednesday (Nov. 3) in Milan, Italy, the Court Of Appeals found that Jackson's song "Will You Be...
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Some videotapes of Michael Jackson playing with his children have been reported missing. The videos--shot at Jackson's Neverland Ranch last Christmas and New Year's, and at...
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Is Michael Jackson into karate? That's the question, as reports of an impromptu Michael Jackson performance in the English countryside emerge.
During the awards ceremony...
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Michael Jackson has cancelled his two New Year's Eve concerts. Jackson had planned to play a gig in Sydney, Australia on Dec. 31, then fly to Honolulu, Hawaii for a second...
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Wyclef Jean revealed Saturday (Oct. 9) at NetAid (LAUNCH, 10/11) that he's currently writing a song with one of the biggest artists of all time, Michael Jackson.
"I'm in...
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Deborah Rowe Jackson filed for divorce today from her husband, Michael Jackson. According to documents filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court, Rowe and Jackson separated...
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Michael Jackson and his wife, Debbie Rowe, are divorcing after three years of marriage.
"Michael Jackson and his wife, Debbie Rowe Jackson, have mutually agreed to end...
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King of pop Michael Jackson has been cleared of wrongdoing in a breach of contract suit. In 1996, Jackson was sued by Evan Chandler, a young Californian he was accused of...
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Nobody's disputing that Michael Jackson performed Sunday (June 27) night at his Michael Jackson And Friends: What More Can I Give? charity concert in Munich, Germany....
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The long-awaited debut album by rapper Charli Baltimore (born Tiffany Lane) has been delayed again. It's now due out July 20, but the single and video "Feel It" are...
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Singer Michael Jackson reportedly had to follow up his appearance at the benefit show he'd put together in Munich's Olympic Stadium on Sunday (June 27) with one in a local...
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Fresh from a high of winning a third Golden Globe last March for "The Prayer" (an Andrea Bocelli/ Celine Dion collaboration heard in the animated film Quest For Camelot),...
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Yesterday's "Pavarotti And Friends" benefit concert in Modena, Italy may have been upstaged by a shocking announcement the Italian tenor made from the stage--Michael...
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In spite of Luciano Pavarotti's onstage announcement yesterday that Michael Jackson's son is gravely ill (LAUNCH, 6/2), the child's mother, Debbie Rowe Jackson, has said...
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Michael Jackson recently announced plans to participate in a number of concerts to benefit children in need (LAUNCH, 5/18). However, it was for the welfare of his own...
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Less than a week after his label, Epic Records, announced the release of No Boundaries, a benefit album for Kosovo refugees on which he is curiously absent (LAUNCH, 5/12),...
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In a recent interview with the Angel International Hardcore Fan Club (www.mjangel.de), superproducer Rodney Jerkins shared some details about his work on Michael Jackson's...
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Michael Jackson may have been keeping a relatively low profile of late, but don't expect him to be hiding behind a disguise on New Year's Eve. According to a report in...
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A new book that examines the sex lives of Kurt Cobain, Madonna, Dave Navarro and Michael Jackson just came out.
Boy, is it ever "out."
Sing Out! Gays And Lesbians In The...
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Randy Jackson, president/ CEO of the Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Modern Records, has announced that the Jacksons are back together and plan to record an album for Modern....
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Michael Jackson's foreign exile continues in earnest. The King Of Pop said Friday, May 15th that he will perform at a special fundraising concert at Chamsil Stadium in...
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The U.S. Postal Service is considering Motown Records as a candidate for a postage stamp as part of its Celebrate The Century commemorative stamp and education...
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A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded Michael Jackson $2.7 million in damages in his defamation-of-character suit against an author of a controversial book.
Victor...
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The Jacksons, including Michael Jackson, have reunited and begun work on a new album for A&M Records.
The album, which has the working title J5, features Jackie, Randy...
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Michael Jackson has added Paris Michael Katherine Jackson to his growing brood.
Jacko and his wife, Debbie Rowe, became parents for the second time last Friday. Baby girl...
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Michael Jackson has not renewed his contract with manager Tarak Ben Ammar, leaving him searching for new input into a career that's seen better days.
Ammar, the right-hand...
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Michael Jackson had a hidden collection of videotapes and magazines featuring young boys, leading to his divorce from Lisa Marie Presley, says a respected Baptist...
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Pete Bennett, a record promoter who worked albums by the Beatles, Michael Jackson and the Rolling Stones, is shopping a book proposal that promises to tell all about some...
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Rumors that Michael
Jackson had performed yet another miracle and that his wife, Debbie Rowe, was pregnant again have been running rampant for several months now, ever...
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A judge has delayed the trial in a $100 million slander suit brought against freelance writer Victor Gutierrez by the self-proclaimed King Of Pop, Michael Jackson. Wacko...
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Janet Jackson recently revealed in the November issue of Vibe magazine that she hasn't spoken to her brother Michael in over two years, and has never even seen her baby...
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South African cable TV news anchor Prudence Solomon had a father figure of the most freakish sort giving her away at her wedding October 7th in Cape Town, South Africa:...
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Self-proclaimed King Of Pop and universally-proclaimed king of freaks Michael Jackson has agreed to write two new songs for an upcoming movie starring none other than Todd...
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Yesterday LAUNCH Online reported that Michael Jackson cancelled his August 31st Belgium concert because he was so grief-stricken over the death of Princess Diana. Jackson...
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Jermaine Jackson has announced plans to reunite his musical family for a benefit extravaganza entitled Earthvision '98. The 90-minute program will benefit the Sunshine...
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