Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT): “On this tour (June 26, 2009) I have been paying tribute to [Michael Jackson] by wearing his ‘Beat It’ jacket and rhinestone glove [see photos below]. The irony and timing is shocking. I am very sad. He was truly brilliant and the reason why I love to dance.”
I suppose it’s the thought that counts and bless his little dance moves -the singing however…not so much.
Regardless home boy is holding it down for MJ!
The YOUTUBERS Say:
I love this.It was really close. RIP MJ!
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Corey just destroyed this song.
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ok, I admit, the singing wasn’t that great, but he does got most of Michaels moves down better than most people. I’ll just be honest about Corey needing to choose and stick to songs more suited towards his vocal range. I know Corey mainly did this song as a tribute to Michael because he wanted to and not for anyone else, cuz he knew Michael as was good friends with him too from what I understand. I met Corey in person, shook his hand and exchanged some friendly words. He’s a descent guy.
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Wow, that was almost like watching Michael again. Almost.
Michael Jackson’s estate has raked in close to a billion dollars in the year since he died.
The huge sum – from record sales and lucrative deals brokered by the estate – is 47 TIMES what the debt-ridden King Of Pop made the previous year.
That’s nearly two thirds of what Elvis Presley’s estate has made in the 33 YEARS since his death. If the cash keeps rolling in, Jackson’s children, Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11 and Blanket, seven, will get billions from their trust funds when they reach 21.
A source said: “The estate has made around $900million (£614m) in cash since Michael’s death. This is an incredible amount. No other artist has ever made that much since they died. It should ensure Michael goes down in history as the greatest artist of all time.”
On the one-year anniversary of the King of Pop’s death, the Jackson Family Foundation will be presenting “Forever Michael,” a red carpet celebration event featuring performances honoring the late singer.
“The vision is to bring together Michael Jackson family members, celebrities, fans, supporters and the community to celebrate and honor his legacy,” says VoicePlate Productions, the company producing the June 26 event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
The party will be open to the public – $500 for VIP tickets and $250 for general admission can be purchased on VoicePlate.com.
A group of young Hollywood artists came together to recreate MJ’s Earth Song and there is no denying… the Magic was in the studio. 50/50 music group’s Dani Wright was inspired by MJ and found it necessary to bring her talented friends together to honor and pay tribute to the King of Pop with this 2010 video remake of “Earth Song”. Not only is this a tribute to the King, but it is a call to action, and a recognition of the times we are living in.
Don’t simply watch this video, share it with your friends, family, and the world to help renew and live out the legacy created by the world’s greatest entertainer, Michael Jackson.
Four-year-old Jalynn Hurt stands in front of the stage prior to the start of a memorial service for Michael Jackson
Anthony Wilson impersonates Michael Jackson prior to the start of a memorial service for the late singer at the Steelyard, a minor league baseball park in Jackson's boyhood hometown July 10, 2009 in Gary, Indiana.
Michael Jackson’s estate has signed the biggest recording contract in history, nine months after the pop legend’s death.
The $250m (£164m) deal for up to 10 recordings by 2017 represents a huge bet on the singer’s continued popularity with a new generation of listeners who did not grow up at the peak of his stardom.
It gives Sony the rights to sell Jackson’s back catalogue and previously unreleased tracks, and the soundtrack to This is it, the concert movie Jackson was filming when he died from a drug overdose in June, at the age of 50. The arrangement also gives Sony the right to exploit his music in video games, amusement park rides, television adverts, memorabilia, a DVD compilation and elsewhere.
Article Headline: Michael Jackson: What did the superstar say to the presenter? Article Date: March 6th, 2009 Article Source:blogs.telegraph.co.uk
I guess the question of whether people are still interested in seeing Michael Jackson has been comprehensively answered by news that the dedicated Jackson O2 website has been creaking under the strain of 16,000 fans visiting every second.
Which must be a relief for all concerned, cause the public wasn’t looking quite so interested at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. His carefully stage-managed appearance at the O2 arena seems to have done the trick, by putting Jackson on our screens and in our inboxes, with a luxurious red backdrop, flashing lights and a big crowd of noisy fans. Even though, from the perspective of someone actually standing in the cavernous, cold O2 lobby, it was all smoke and mirrors.