Michael Jackson tributes planned for CBS, NBC, MTV tonight
Also at 9 p.m., the MTV networks (MTV, MTV2, MTV tr3s, and mtvU) will air a one-hour show about Jackson that will be hosted by MTV News' Sway Calloway and will feature celebrity and musician call-ins. The networks have been airing Jackson videos throughout the afternoon.
CBS and NBC's news departments are planning tributes tonight for the late Michael Jackson, who was pronounced dead in Los Angeles today. The Eye will air The Life and Death of Michael Jackson at 10 p.m., while NBC will combine American Legend: Michael Jackson with its Farrah Fawcett tribute during a special
On Saturday, the BIO Channel will air Bio Remembers: Michael Jackson at 10 p.m. It'll feature interviews with Jackson's family and friends, including Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, and Liza Minnelli.
Source:news breif
Friday, June 26, 2009
Why Jackson was the King of Pop
When Michael Jackson made his last public appearance, announcing his planned comeback gigs at the O2 Arena in London in March, the fans who there were adamant - he was still the King of Pop.
Asked why they loved him, the same answer came back. He was the complete entertainer - an exceptional songwriter, a dazzling dancer and performer, a perfectionist and a passionate singer.
But it was more than that. His fans cared deeply about him, and believed that he felt the same way about them. To the brilliant music was added an emotional bond that inspired greater devotion that any other artist has enjoyed.
It is no exaggeration to say he was the biggest pop star of his generation.
All music-lovers will recognise his musical gift, everyone has a favourite Michael Jackson song, millions upon millions have his LPs or CDs on their shelves.
For 20 years, from his start as the precocious child in the Jackson 5 to the world's biggest-selling album Thriller in 1982 throughout his continued hits in the 1980s, he was at the pinnacle of the musical world.
The personal problems and eccentric behaviour may have clouded the myth.
Mesmerising figure
But Michael Jackson will be remembered as the slim, smiling figure, in jewelled glove and sparkling jacket, who could barely hold a record eight Grammy Awards in his arms in 1984.
He will be remembered as the man who millions of fans flocked to get a glimpse of in every corner of the globe as he toured the world between 1987 and '89.
He will be remembered as the exciting figure who defined pop music with a slick, mesmerising mixture of soul, disco and polished rock.
And he has been an absolutely huge inspiration for the artists that followed.
Pop stars like Justin Timberlake, Nelly, Ne-Yo and Usher are direct descendents, but his influence spreads far wider - from boy bands to rappers to rock bands - who have taken on elements of songwriting, singing style and smooth performance and production.
New album
He was said to have been working on a new album with the likes of current R&B and soul singers like John Legend, Akon and will.i.am - all of whom revered him as a legend.
He had not released music for eight years, but the clamour to see him at the O2 Arena proved that massive numbers of people were desperate to see him perform his hits once again.
Many fans at that launch had been following him for decades, but some were barely born when he had his last significant chart success.
His music continued to inspire devotion among new generations, and he will be hugely missed by music fans around the world.
Source:bbc
Asked why they loved him, the same answer came back. He was the complete entertainer - an exceptional songwriter, a dazzling dancer and performer, a perfectionist and a passionate singer.
But it was more than that. His fans cared deeply about him, and believed that he felt the same way about them. To the brilliant music was added an emotional bond that inspired greater devotion that any other artist has enjoyed.
It is no exaggeration to say he was the biggest pop star of his generation.
All music-lovers will recognise his musical gift, everyone has a favourite Michael Jackson song, millions upon millions have his LPs or CDs on their shelves.
For 20 years, from his start as the precocious child in the Jackson 5 to the world's biggest-selling album Thriller in 1982 throughout his continued hits in the 1980s, he was at the pinnacle of the musical world.
The personal problems and eccentric behaviour may have clouded the myth.
Mesmerising figure
But Michael Jackson will be remembered as the slim, smiling figure, in jewelled glove and sparkling jacket, who could barely hold a record eight Grammy Awards in his arms in 1984.
He will be remembered as the man who millions of fans flocked to get a glimpse of in every corner of the globe as he toured the world between 1987 and '89.
He will be remembered as the exciting figure who defined pop music with a slick, mesmerising mixture of soul, disco and polished rock.
And he has been an absolutely huge inspiration for the artists that followed.
Pop stars like Justin Timberlake, Nelly, Ne-Yo and Usher are direct descendents, but his influence spreads far wider - from boy bands to rappers to rock bands - who have taken on elements of songwriting, singing style and smooth performance and production.
New album
He was said to have been working on a new album with the likes of current R&B and soul singers like John Legend, Akon and will.i.am - all of whom revered him as a legend.
He had not released music for eight years, but the clamour to see him at the O2 Arena proved that massive numbers of people were desperate to see him perform his hits once again.
Many fans at that launch had been following him for decades, but some were barely born when he had his last significant chart success.
His music continued to inspire devotion among new generations, and he will be hugely missed by music fans around the world.
Source:bbc
Jackson on PainKillers - Brian Oxman?
Brian Oxman, a former attorney of Jackson's and a family friend, said he was concerned about Jackson's use of painkillers and he warned the singer's family about possible abuse.
"I said one day, we're going to have this experience. And when Anna Nicole Smith passed away, I said we cannot have this kind of thing with Michael Jackson," Oxman said Friday on NBC's "Today" show. "The result was, I warned everyone, and lo and behold, here we are. I don't know what caused his death. But I feared this day, and here we are."
The 50-year-old musical superstar died Thursday, just as he was preparing for a series of 50 concerts starting July 13 at London's 02 arena.
He died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in the posh Los Angeles neighborhood of Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him.
His brother Jermaine said it was believed that Jackson suffered cardiac arrest at his home. Cardiac arrest is an abnormal heart rhythm that stops the heart from pumping blood to the body. It can occur after a heart attack or be caused by other heart problems.
Source:Associated Press
"I said one day, we're going to have this experience. And when Anna Nicole Smith passed away, I said we cannot have this kind of thing with Michael Jackson," Oxman said Friday on NBC's "Today" show. "The result was, I warned everyone, and lo and behold, here we are. I don't know what caused his death. But I feared this day, and here we are."
The 50-year-old musical superstar died Thursday, just as he was preparing for a series of 50 concerts starting July 13 at London's 02 arena.
He died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in the posh Los Angeles neighborhood of Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him.
His brother Jermaine said it was believed that Jackson suffered cardiac arrest at his home. Cardiac arrest is an abnormal heart rhythm that stops the heart from pumping blood to the body. It can occur after a heart attack or be caused by other heart problems.
Source:Associated Press
MJ Autopsy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities are seeking to clear up the mystery surrounding Michael Jackson's death, including whether prescription drugs could have been a factor.
An autopsy was planned for Friday, though results weren't likely to be final until toxicology tests could be completed, a process that could take several days and sometimes weeks. However, if a cause can be determined by the autopsy, they will announce the results, said Los Angeles County Coroner Investigator Jerry McKibben.
Police said they were investigating, standard procedure in high-profile cases.
Source:Associated Press
An autopsy was planned for Friday, though results weren't likely to be final until toxicology tests could be completed, a process that could take several days and sometimes weeks. However, if a cause can be determined by the autopsy, they will announce the results, said Los Angeles County Coroner Investigator Jerry McKibben.
Police said they were investigating, standard procedure in high-profile cases.
Source:Associated Press
Jackson's death shocks fans at Glastonbury
Glastonbury, one of the world's largest music festivals, began on an unexpectedly somber note on Friday as fans gathering for the usually exuberant event in bucolic southwestern England awoke to the news of Michael Jackson's death.
Rumors had circulated the festival's giant campsite throughout the previous evening, but had been dismissed as the kind of false hearsay which usually circulates around the isolated rural venue.
But confusion quickly turned to shock for many, as Jackson's music played in festival bars and news of his demise spread by cell phone.
"It's totally weird," Sally Anne Aldous, 29, told CNN. "People are just getting text messages saying Michael Jackson is dead. Michael Jackson is dead,"
With a laid-back focus on mainly alternative music, the Glastonbury festival -- expected to attract as many as 137,000 music-lovers -- is not a venue where people would normally to expect to hear Jackson's music.
But few here deny the singer's influence.
An impromptu memorial was already held late Thursday at the "Stone Circle," a neolithic monument in the festival's grounds.
Fans are now wondering whether stars like Bruce Sprinsteen, Lady GaGa and Lilly Allen, who are expected to perform at the festival, will pay tribute to Jackson by singing some of his iconic songs.
Festival organizer Emily Eavis wrote on her Twitter site: "So sad to hear the news about MJ. There will be tributes all over the site all weekend. A truly great artist. Emily."
There has been no official statement yet from the organizers of Glastonbury to tell fans of the news or to say how they will respond to the entertainers' death.
Source:cnn
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