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Monday, July 6, 2009 - News Thread​


Hmm...not that much to report that isn't being covered in the other sections.... Continual announcements about the Memorial, Funeral, Tributes, plus plus...​

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Updated: Television networks planning Jackson coverage


NEW YORK – 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 and E! Entertainment in offering the ceremony live. It's set for 10 a.m. PDT at Los Angeles' Staples Center.

NBC had initially planned only a one-hour prime-time special on Tuesday night, but said Sunday it would also cover the event live. It was not immediately clear who would anchor.

Charles Gibson will anchor coverage for ABC, which is setting aside its typical daytime programming.

CBS anchor Katie Couric will be at the Staples Center, although the network had not yet said whether it was offering live coverage of the memorial.

CNN has seen its ratings soar with the Jackson story, and it will show the memorial on the main network and HLN (formerly Headline News). CNN International will air the ceremony to the rest of the world. Anderson Cooper, Larry King and Don Lemon are the anchors for CNN coverage. Robin Meade, A.J. Hammer and Jane Velez-Mitchell will anchor at HLN. CNN en Espanol also will cover it.

Chris Jansing will anchor live coverage of the memorial on MSNBC. Shepard Smith will anchor live coverage of the ceremony on Fox News, with Megyn Kelly anchoring coverage of the event on the Fox network.

E! Entertainment and TV Guide will cover the ceremony on their television networks and Web sites. - AP

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Clarification: Michael Jackson -TV

NEW YORK (AP) -- In a July 4 story about various television networks' coverage of the Michael Jackson memorial service, The Associated Press reported that Fox News Channel had not announced its plans. Fox communicated its plans Friday to several news organizations, not including the AP. The story should have noted that no public announcement of Fox's plans could be found, and that messages left with network representatives were not immediately returned

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...N_TV?SITE=OKPON&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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Colin Powell says Americans should celebrate Michael Jackson's art, not dwell on controversies


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Colin Powell says Michael Jackson had controversy in his life, but in death his art should be celebrated.

The retired general and former secretary of state said he was in Vietnam, Korea or stationed elsewhere during Jackson's heyday.

"So he's not quite of my generation but his art spanned three generations and is worthy of all the tribute that he is receiving for his art," Powell said in a television interview set to air Sunday.

Powell said his most vivid memory of Jackson is of the young boy performing with his brothers in the Jackson 5. He said the Jacksons were "fresh, exciting kids with the 'fros in the early '70s and singing those wonderful songs."

Jackson, who died June 25, had been plagued with heavy debts, allegations of child abuse and use of prescription drugs.

"Yes, there were some challenges in his life," Powell told CNN's "State of the Union," which released excerpts of the interview ahead of the broadcast. "Yes, there was a great deal of controversy about him. But he's now passed on. Let's celebrate his art."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...KSON?SITE=OKPON&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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Today in
Michael Jackson History


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1984 - The Jacksons' began the "Victory Tour" of America and Canada.​

2002 - Michael Jackson said, "The recording companies really, really do conspire against the artists - they steal, they cheat, they do everything they can." Jackson was speaking at the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network in Harlem.​

2004 - In Santa Barbara, CA, Michael Jackson's lawyer Robert Sanger filed a motion which asked County Judge Rodney Melville to throw out the indictment against Jackson for child molestation. The motion was made public the next day and was planned to be addressed in court on July 27.

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Wow! The AP apologising to Fox (cause that's what that clarification amounts to). Wow! Wonder if the AP would ever apologies for the misrepresentations they have made about Michael. Hmm.

PS - Thanks for the news.
 
Fox can go to hell, if they aren't there already? Hmm...

Colin Powell is also quoted in the TIME magazine - Special Commemorative Edition: The spirited lyrics, the dancing and the joy of watching these five handsome, clean-cut youngsters pouring their hearts out moved me then and moves me now. It was the early '70s, a time of war, a time of political turmoil, a time of the counterculture and domestic unrest. They made us smile with their freshness and their cute 'fros. We tapped our feet, felt good watching them, and our cares left for a few minutes.
 
Jackson tributes at Wireless Festival

Kanye West and the Sugababes were among the performers at London's Wireless Festival to pay tribute to the late King of Pop.

Kayne West jumped on stage after one of Michael Jackson's songs was played and plenty of MJ t-shirts could been seen in the thong of people who attended the festival in Hyde Park.

Keisha Buchanan from the Sugababes said she would have flown out to Michael Jackson's funeral if she wasn't working, and added: "He meant so much to me."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5he6ZjxVAHNfMtd5QdhB599ZB-TYg
 
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2009/07/06/jackson-estate-judge.html


Michael Jackson's family is set to square off in court over who has the power over his estate.

Reports say the family wants a judge to delay Monday's hearing, which would designate two men listed in the late pop superstar's will as temporary administrators of his estate, so that they can look deeper into his affairs.

The family also wants the additional time to wait and see if another will emerges, as well as to accommodate Jackson's memorial service Tuesday, said a person close to the family.

The family is also interested in delving into the circumstances leading up to Jackson's death June 25 in Los Angeles, where he was found in his home.

The two men are lawyer John Branca and music executive John McClain, who are designated in a five-page will filed last Wednesday as administrators to shepherd Jackson's estate into a private trust.

Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, was granted some limited powers over the singer's estate days after his death, but that control expires Monday.

Because Branca and McClain are named as executors in the 2002 will, it's expected that they would be granted more authority to oversee Jackson's estate, estimated in court filings as being worth more than $500 million US, in Monday's scheduled hearing.
'Premature' to contest the will

In court filings, lawyers for Katherine Jackson ask Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff to delay naming Branca and McClain as the estate's administrators.

Lawyers for the two men argue their appointment is crucial to controlling Jackson's diverse financial interests and its liabilities, which include refunds due on a series of London concerts that have been cancelled, and several lawsuits.

In court filings, Katherine Jackson's lawyers say it would be "premature" to contest the 2002 will, but they also note that several wills may have been filed.

The 2002 will stated Jackson wanted his three children entrusted to his mother, Katherine, who has been named a temporary guardian until July 13.
Mother given control over certain possessions

Lawyers for Branca and McClain said last week they do not expect any other wills to emerge.

Monday's hearing will be crucial in deciding who takes control of Jackson's financial empire, which includes an estimated $400 million in debt. A judge on Thursday delayed a hearing on who should have custody of Jackson's three children, making Monday's hearing entirely about the singer's fortune.

Last week, Katherine Jackson was given authority over some of her son's possessions, including items taken from his Neverland Ranch that were slated for auction earlier this year, but not his finances. She had sought to control Jackson's finances and the estate of his children, but that was before Branca and McClain filed the will.

Gaining even temporary control of Jackson's estate is key, lawyers for Branca and McClain argue in court filings, because they can begin tapping into the singer's earning potential by licensing "records, music, TV, publishing, pay-per-view, theatrical" properties.

A temporary administrator would also have the power to take over numerous lawsuits pending against Jackson, including a $44-million federal claim filed by former publicist Raymone Bain, two lawsuits filed by Thriller director John Landis and another one filed by Thriller co-star Ola Ray.

Temporary administrators would also control 2,000 items taken from Neverland Ranch that were slated for an auction halted by the singer this year.

The items, which include awards, clothing and numerous other unique items, were expected to fetch at least $12 million.
 
Michael Jackson's Doctors Served With Search Warrants

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1615295/20090706/jackson_michael.jhtml

As part of their ongoing investigation into whether prescription drugs played a role in the death of Michael Jackson, the Los Angeles Police Department has executed at least three search warrants on different physicians over the past week. The Los Angeles Times, citing unnamed sources familiar with the investigation, reported that the warrants were an attempt to reconstruct the singer's medical history, a job complicated by the fact that Jackson was treated by a number of different physicians over the years.

At least five of those doctors who prescribed medication to Jackson are under investigation, and detectives from the LAPD's robbery-homicide division — who are assisting in the case due to its high-profile nature — executed searches over the past week. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Superior Court confirmed that a judge signed off on three searches but would not specify what detectives were looking for and whether or not they found it.

To date, police have confirmed that they removed some unnamed prescription drugs from Jackson's rented Beverly Hills-area home, and they emerged from a second search with two bags of medical evidence. Though a number of former friends, advisors and medical personnel have come forward since the singer's death to tell stories about his alleged struggles with addiction to prescription medicine, it has not yet been determined if prescription drugs played a role in his sudden death following cardiac arrest on June 25. Results of toxicology tests performed after the initial autopsy proved inconclusive and are expected to take several more weeks.

A spokesperson for the Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed last week that the federal agency has joined in the investigation into Jackson's death, and the Times, quoting an unnamed source, reported that "numerous bottles" of the powerful anesthetic Diprivan (also known as Propofol) — some full, some empty and none with prescription labels — were found at Jackson's home. The drug, used in doctors' offices for minor surgical procedures, is not available for prescription and, experts told MTV, is very dangerous if not administered by trained personnel in a clinical setting. A registered nurse who allegedly worked for Jackson has said that Jackson pleaded for Diprivan just days before his death in order to treat his chronic insomnia.

Edward Chernoff, a lawyer for cardiologist Dr. Conrad Murray, who was by Jackson's side the day he died, would not discuss with TMZ whether his client administered Diprivan to Jackson. Murray has not been named as a suspect in the case, but LAPD officers have interviewed him, and an unnamed source told the gossip site that the information Murray gave police regarding drugs at Jackson's home prompted officials to obtain a search warrant from a judge. The subsequent searches of the rented home turned up the Diprivan, and while Chernoff denied that his client gave Jackson the powerful painkillers Demerol and OxyContin before the singer's death, he reportedly told TMZ, "I have no statement on whether the Dr. prescribed or administered Propofol. ... We're confident whatever the doctor prescribed did not kill Michael Jackson."

A spokesperson for Chernoff told MTV News that, going forward, per an agreement reached with LAPD investigators, Murray (and Chernoff) are not allowed to discuss any medical issues related to Jackson with the press, including any medication the doctor may or may not have prescribed/ administered to the singer.
 
Re: Michael Jackson's Doctors Served With Search Warrants

Good!
 
**Michael Jackson’s Family Makes Funeral Plans as Fans Clamor for Tickets to L.A. Memorial**

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdai...ns-as-fans-clamor-for-tickets-to-la-memorial/

Michael Jackson will reportedly be buried at Hollywood Hills, California’s Forest Lawn Cemetery, CNN reports after speaking with law enforcement officials. While the family has not yet confirmed the report, LAPD assistant chief of staff Jim McDonnell said that the police were working with the family on “a package of events” tomorrow, July 7th, including the public memorial service at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. Police have already set up barricades outside of the Forest Lawn Cemetery, CNN reports, and a caravan of news vans have descended on the site following rumors of the service being held there began late last week.

AEG Live, the concert promoter behind Jackson’s This Is It! concerts in London and tomorrow’s memorial service, said that there would be no funeral procession. While it’s unclear whether Jackson’s body will be at the memorial service, his brother Jermaine Jackson said last week that the family was plotting a funeral service that morning of July 7th, likely before the 1 p.m. PST start of the memorial service.

Nearly 1.6 million people registered for the Staples Center memorial service, for which only 8,750 pairs of free tickets are available. Fans began being notified yesterday whether they should go to Los Angeles’ Dodgers Stadium to receive a pair of tickets to tomorrow’s service, and auction Website eBay is already stocked with people trying to sell their unique codes needed to pick up tickets. According to CNN, tickets will also be handed out today outside the Staples Center, using a wristband system to circumvent the scalpers. This Is It! co-director Kenny Ortega will direct the memorial service, while Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich will produce the event. Jennifer Hudson will be among the performers, CNN confirms.

In other Jackson news, Madonna paid tribute to the King of Pop during her July 4th performance at London’s O2 Arena, where Jackson was to begin his run of 50 concerts next week. One of Madonna’s dancers dressed like Jackson and performed some of the Thriller singer’s signature dance moves to a medley of “Billie Jean” and “Wanna Be Startin’ Something.” “Let’s give it up to one of the greatest artists the world has ever known,” Madonna told the crowd. “Michael Jackson.Long Live The King!”
 
Re: Michael Jackson's Doctors Served With Search Warrants

''We're confident whatever the doctor prescribed did not kill Michael Jackson."

um, yea.
 
Re: Michael Jackson's Doctors Served With Search Warrants

not really new new. they are just summerising whats happened over the last week

TMZ updated the last article regarding Murray's attorney, Mr Chernoff:


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UPDATE: A spokesman for attorney Ed Chernoff just called to say when Chernoff spoke with TMZ last night "He was not conscious. He had just woken up and he can't speak for anything that was in the home."

In fact, it was just after midnight Houston time when we spoke with him. We were on the phone with Chernoff for nearly 20 minutes. He repeated multiple times that he had no comment regarding the Propofol. Aside from the comments we quoted above, Chernoff said, "I have no comment on whether the doctor administered Propofol." He also said, "I can't deny or admit what the doctor might have prescribed." He also said "I can't say if the doctor gave him Propofol."

Chernoff went on to talk about the LAPD investigation, sounding very alert and choosing his words carefully: "When all the results come in, the truth will come out and the correct result will be obtained." He also asked questions about what we knew regarding which drug may have killed Michael Jackson.
 
Re: Michael Jackson's Doctors Served With Search Warrants

i beg to differ. I think the doc gave him to much of something or messed something up. Hell Murry didnt even do CPR right. Right there tells you what kind of a doctor he was. Not to mention the length of time it took to call 911. Even if he didnt know the address everyone knew where Michael lived.
 
EXCLUSIVE: MICHAEL JACKSON WILL BE BACK AT #1 IN US ALBUM SALES THIS WEEK
NUMBER ONES SHIFTS 250,000+ SALES!


DON’T STOP ’TIL YOU GET ENOUGH: Forget our sales projections from Friday morning. Michael Jackson’s Number Ones moved nearly 225k at Wal-Mart, easily making it the best-selling album this week. We’re told that about half of the end caps were taken up by M.J. product and that, in some locations, Jackson CDs were merchandised in at least a half-dozen other areas throughout the store. The selling price was $9 even. When sales from other retailers are added in, Number Ones will easily top the quarter-million mark in sales this week. Whoa. (7/6a)

SOURCE: HITS DAILY DOUBLE
 
Re: Michael Jackson's Doctors Served With Search Warrants

michael's life could have been saved that day, this thought doesn't give me peace :no:
 
I always smile when I say "reports say". By including that phrase some media people think they are covering their ass. What they need to say is "reports in/on ..." before I even think of listening to them.
 
Not news as such but a nice article from the BBC on why Man In The Mirror is doing better in the UK charts than other MJ songs:
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It failed to make the Top 20 on its first release more than 20 years ago, but now Man In The Mirror is the Michael Jackson track everyone wants to hear. Why?

Thirteen Michael Jackson songs are in the Top 40, among them his signature hits like Billie Jean and Thriller.

But the biggest seller in the UK since his death has been Man In The Mirror, which failed to make the Top 20 when first released in 1988. This week it has climbed to number two.

So why is it suddenly a hit?

It's always been a favourite among Michael Jackson fans, says Matt Blank, a spokesman for the UK-based website Michael Jackson World Network.

He is not surprised by its belated success, given its elevated status in the Jackson catalogue - there was a memorable rendition by the singer at the 1988 Grammy Awards, with a gospel choir supplying the rousing crescendo, and it was the finale on Jackson's Dangerous world tour four years later.

"It's quite inspirational and when people are grieving they don't necessarily want a dance one, and they don't necessarily want a slow song either, because it might be too much," says Mr Blank.

"So Man in the Mirror is on middle ground. It appeals to lots of people, not just Michael Jackson fans but the general public who might not consider themselves to be Michael Jackson fans in particular."

It's not a song that can be pigeon-holed, he says, because it's not pop or soul, but it's an anthem that a lot of people can relate to, especially with the world going through hard times.

Its most famous lines are:

If You Wanna Make The

World A Better Place

Take A Look At Yourself, And

Then Make A Change

Its message, says Mr Blank, is that the ills of the world, like homelessness and suffering, can be cured if every individual makes his or her own contribution.

"It deserves to be at the top of the charts and as it's always been popular among fans, it's as if they are saying: 'Let's get it the recognition it deserves.'"

Man In The Mirror was the fourth single from Bad, Jackson's 1987 album, and was written by Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard. It reached number 21 in the singles charts - a respectable position for most artists, but by Jackson's standards a low performer, when other singles from Bad were selling in large numbers.

But, at times, the song has reached out to a wider audience. During Celebrity Big Brother 2007, Michael's brother, Jermaine, who was a contestant on the show, confronted housemates about the bullying of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty. The following morning, Man In The Mirror was used as an alarm call to wake the house.

A year later, it reappeared in the lower reaches of the charts after X Factor contestant Diana Vickers sang it. And since his death, tributes on television have used clips of Jackson singing it. Madonna's stage tribute to Jackson at her O2 concert also featured its lyrics.

Sorrowful mood

The song's failure in 1988 was a shock at the time, says Yahoo! Music blogger and chart expert James Masterton, but it was something of a throwaway release.

Not only was it not one of Jackson's own songs, but he was too busy to appear in the video, which instead featured footage of the shootings of the Kennedys, Live Aid and people such as Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa.

So its new-found success is curious, says Masterton, but maybe its relative unfamiliarity has helped to propel it to the upper reaches of the charts.

In the US, where Man In The Mirror was number one first time around, it is Billie Jean that has gripped the imagination since Jackson's death.

But Man In The Mirror is a choice of song that reflects well on the creative thinking of the British public, he says, with masterful production by Quincy Jones that provides the perfect platform for Jackson to show off his voice.

And the words of the song have caught the sorrowful mood after his death.

"People wanted to quote his lyrics and sum up how they felt, and they picked up lyrics from Man In The Mirror as the message Michael Jackson would have wanted to project to the world.

"It fits the image that he himself liked to project. You always got the feeling when he was singing as a Lothario figure or as a hard-as-nails gang member fighting for good, that they weren't roles that he could play very well.

"But the peace and love message, that fits the Michael Jackson image better than the other songs he has in his repertoire."

But while Jackson's other songs of that genre, such as Heal The World and Earth Song, can be rather overblown and saccharine, presenting him as a benevolent, all-knowing being, there is a welcome simplicity about Man In The Mirror.

"This has a more straightforward way of thinking - to change things one step at a time. If you were going to pick a Michael Jackson record with a more realistic way of looking at things, this would be it."

Given Jackson's preoccupation with his appearance, there is an irony in the words:

I'm Starting With The Man In The Mirror

I'm Asking Him To Change His Ways

But while it's interesting to interpret the words in that way, says Masterton, they would have more resonance if he had written them himself.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8136372.stm
 
Judge backs Michael Jackson lawyer and friend

LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson's longtime attorney and a family friend should take over the pop singer's estate, a judge said Monday.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff issued his ruling after a court hearing Monday morning. Attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain had been designated in Jackson's 2002 will as the people he wanted to administer his estate.
Jackson died June 25, deeply in debt. But a court filing estimates that his estate will be worth more than $500 million.
The singer's mother, Katherine Jackson, had applied to oversee her son's estate, but that was before the will surfaced. Her attorney, Burt Levitch, expressed concerns about McClain and Branca's financial leadership.
Levitch told Beckloff that Branca had previously been removed from financial positions of authority by Jackson. Branca's attorney says he was rehired by Jackson on June 17, days before Jackson's death.
Katherine Jackson did not appear at Monday's hearing. Branca did attend.
Branca and McClain will have to post a $1 million bond on the estate, Beckloff ruled. Their authority over the estate will expire Aug. 3, when another hearing on the estate will be held.
"Mr. Branca and Mr. McClain for the next month are at the helm of the ship," Beckloff said.
Katherine Jackson's attorneys had asked that she be appointed to serve as a co-administrator with Branca and McClain.
Beckloff did not grant that request. Beckloff considered which powers over the estate to give to McClain and Branca. Beckloff stressed that Katherine Jackson should be given complete information about major transactions, but that he as the judge would grant final approval.
John E. Schreiber, an attorney for Katherine Jackson, said, "Frankly, Mrs. Jackson has concerns about handing over the keys to the kingdom."
Paul Gordon Hoffman, an attorney for Branca and McClain, said some of Katherine Jackson's concerns were unfounded.
"We're not aware of any real conflicts at all," he said in response to a claim that the men may have business dealings with parties such as concert promoter AEG Live.
In contrast, Hoffman said Jackson's mother had more of a potential conflict administering the estate because she is a likely beneficiary.
"If there are any conflicts by the parties, Katherine Jackson rather than Mr. McClain and Mr. Branca have them," Hoffman said.
A public memorial has been scheduled for Jackson in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday. More than 1.6 million people registered to win the coveted free tickets, and only 8,750 names were chosen.
Los Angeles officials are concerned about other fans clogging city streets
Downtown hotels were quickly filling Monday, and police warned those without tickets to the memorial to stay away.


i HOPE I POSTED THIS IN THE RIGHT SPOT
 
After 'King of Pop,' an empty throne

After 'King of Pop,' an empty throne

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The tributes to Michael Jackson have been vast, global -- and may never happen for a musician again. In an age of iPods and "American Idol," the concept of a pop superstar has irrevocably changed.

To be sure, there are plenty of living musicians -- Bono, Mick Jagger, Madonna and Paul McCartney come to mind -- whose deaths would be mourned by fans around the world.

But music insiders wonder whether anyone will ever have the sheer hold on global pop culture as Jackson, who sold 750 million albums, virtually defined the music video and whose death made front pages in all but a dozen countries.

"Michael Jackson is not just the King of Pop, but the Last King of Pop," said the Scottish songwriter and author Nick Currie, who performs under the stage name Momus.

Momus pointed to the rise of digital culture, which has fragmented music consumers into small, targeted audiences.

"Then there's the question of the sheer rarity of Jackson's combination of talents, his neurotic work drive and his eccentricity. Lightning like that takes a long time to strike twice," Momus told AFP.

Scott Plagenhoef, editor-in-chief of Pitchfork, the influential Chicago-based online music magazine, said the music industry was already floundering before Michael Jackson but was propped up by his seminal 1982 "Thriller" album and the advent of compact discs and music videos.

"But now with things like cable and satellite television, DVDs and video-games, there are just so many entertainment options," Plagenhoef said. "Music doesn't seem to have that central hold on youth and pop culture."

Websites such as Pitchfork now link fans with musicians, who can achieve fame -- at least for a niche -- without as much of the hand-shaking and self-promotion bemoaned by generations of embittered songwriters.

The hugely popular television series "American Idol" -- along with the British original "Pop Idol" and dozens of international spinoffs -- has taken the democratization of music to a new level, letting the public vote on a star.

"There is way less mystery and mystique with pop stars than there was in Michael Jackson's time," Plagenhoef said.

But Jerry Del Colliano, a professor of the music industry at the University of Southern California, said the world will always produce stars -- it just may be trickier to find a way to define them.

While no one will match Jackson's 750 million album sales figure, such a yardstick is irrelevant when fans can download music for free, he said.

"If the Michael Jackson of 'Thriller' came back from the dead, he would not be able to sell CDs because that's over," Del Colliano said.

"Records are dead, CDs are dead and legal downloads are dying," he said. "But let's push that aside -- would there be another Michael Jackson? Absolutely."

Del Colliano predicted that a future superstar would emerge from the world of social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace.

"It reminds me of the Olympics. We always say we can't do any better," Del Colliano said. "But there will always be an icon who has musical talent above all the rest of them, even if we change how it's delivered."

Momus, however, believes that social networking may have the opposite effect.

He said the world may be headed back to what celebrated sociologist Pierre Bourdieu found in 1960s France -- white-collar workers preferred high-brow classical music, while manual laborers listened to cheap pop.

"A few decades later, postmodern consumer culture had leveled that, at least superficially: now, people with college degrees spoke about Michael Jackson 'intelligently,' people from lower class backgrounds spoke about him 'passionately.' But everybody spoke about him," Momus said.

But social networking is now limiting interaction among groups with different tastes, Momus said.

"I think we'll see different classes embracing different cultures again. Things will settle back into the kind of cultural landscape Bourdieu described," he said.

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-I totally agree with this article. No one will ever sell like Michael due to many factors and a lot of that has to do with technology and the internet, but beyond that it will be hard to find someone who has so much worldwide appeal. This is why MJ wil forever be the King. I don't see how he can be topped. Some people who are not MJ fans just don't understand, someone like Michael Jackson only comes around once in a lifetime. There will never be another like him.
 
Re: After 'King of Pop,' an empty throne

It reminds me of the movie The Last Emperor...
Who knows if we'll get another genius like MJ again. Maybe we will but not for a very loooong time...
 
Re: After 'King of Pop,' an empty throne

none can even compare to michael. they may have the musical talents, but i'm sure no one can ever match that unique adoring personality michael had.
 
Re: Judge backs Michael Jackson lawyer and friend

Hired 8 day(If realy true)"Family friend "Attorney John Branca and
music executive John McClain will suck this will dry before Katherine gets anything.

Remember James Browns Friends and representatives?

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/121907/met_177340.shtml

Cannon gets contempt charge
Judge frowns on failure to pay James Brown estate, other violations
By Johnny Edwards| Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 19, 2007




http://buzz.yahoo.com/article/augus...e.augusta.com/stories/121907/met_177340.shtml

James Brown's former accountant has been charged with contempt of court, and unless he forks over $433,000 he could be locked up in a state prison for six months.


David Cannon: Former accountant for James Brown is accused of mishandling $7 million, and won't say where it went.

David Cannon said he doesn't have the money, so he'll probably be going to jail. He said the ongoing legal mess shows that the South Carolina judicial system is broken and that Mr. Brown's plans to educate needy children are being ruined by attorneys feeding at the trough.
"What Mr. Brown wanted is not going to happen, if they have their way," Mr. Cannon told The Augusta Chronicle on Tuesday in a rare public statement. "His legacy is being destroyed."
According to a court order signed Tuesday by Aiken County Court of Common Pleas Judge Jack Early, Mr. Cannon is being punished because he:
- Did not pay $373,000 to Mr. Brown's estate, as ordered by the judge in September
- Did not keep his hands off the Brown estate, even after he had resigned as a trustee. He had filed amended tax returns for James Brown Enterprises. Mr. Cannon testified in November that if the changes hadn't been made, the estate would have lost $39 million.
- Did not turn over financial documents dating back to 1999. He turned in more than 35 boxes, taken from file cabinets boxed without indexes, later testifying that he had never done an accounting for probate purposes and didn't know what it involved, the order says.
Mr. Cannon has until Jan. 25 to pay the $373,000, plus $50,000 for attorneys' fees and a $10,000 fine. Otherwise, he can report to the Aiken County jail that day at 12:01 p.m., the judge ordered.
Mr. Cannon was one of three men the funk and soul performer designated to oversee his estate after he died. Mr. Cannon, Alfred "Judge" Bradley and attorney Buddy Dallas were to oversee two trusts -- one to school needy children, another to educate his grandchildren -- funded by proceeds from his music rights, legacy and persona.
Six heirs named in his will were to divide up his household belongings, but after their father's Christmas Day death, they petitioned Aiken County probate court to remove the three trustees, alleging that they mismanaged the estate.
All three men have since resigned, and the two South Carolina attorneys Judge Early named as special administrators to the estate -- Adele Pope and Bob Buchanan -- have become the new trustees. Mr. Dallas and Mr. Bradley, however, have retracted their resignations, saying the judge used "improper judicial influence" to intimidate them into quitting.
Mr. Cannon has been accused of mishandling $7 million of Mr. Brown's money, but he said Tuesday that his only mistake was misdirecting a $900,000 royalty check in July 2006.
The check should have gone to pay off a $26 million bond against future royalties that Mr. Brown took out in 1999, but Mr. Cannon said he placed it in Mr. Brown's trust fund.
The singer paid him $350,000, then apparently spent the rest himself, Mr. Cannon said. That's why Mr. Cannon handed over $350,000 when he resigned as a trustee in August, he said.
Judge Early wants him to pay $373,000 toward the balance. When he told the judge in November that he didn't have the money, the judge expressed doubt because Mr. Cannon had recently paid a contractor $866,000 to build a home in Honduras and had purchased the lot for $223,000.
Mr. Cannon said that money came from the sale of another property and it's his wife's money. He said he offered the court a second mortgage on his South Carolina beach property but was refused.
Mr. Cannon would not address questions from The Chronicle about where the bulk of Mr. Brown's money went.
Judge Early's order says he "does not find David Cannon credible," based on the Honduras contract and his earnings during the past seven years. He made more than $1 million in 2006 and no less than $169,000 a year since 2000.
"Their minds are already made up before they even ask the questions," Mr. Cannon said. "They've had all these accusations, but nobody's even looked at the books."
Reach Johnny Edwards at (706) 823-3225 or johnny.edwards@augustachronicle.com.
 
Re: After 'King of Pop,' an empty throne

We love you Michael.
 
Re: After 'King of Pop,' an empty throne

fuck are they talking about. Michael will ALWAYS be the King of Pop!!
 
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alex_MJ said:
none can even compare to michael. they may have the musical talents, but i'm sure no one can ever match that unique adoring personality michael had.
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The sad thing is even if there was another person with Michael talents, I don't think he'd make it with record labels focusing so much on a formulaic process and the looks of the singer. The labels are like factories. It's like they took the Motown formula but dropped the talent aspect.
 
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I have to say that that article is especially untrue.
There was never a time where the 'classy' people listened to Mozart and the 'not-so'-classy people listened to the 60's sunshine girl groups. People listen to all kinds of music, regardless of their material and social status.
The 'digital culture' as it is called is only a fad. Myspace is a fad, Facebook is a fad, Twitter (ugh!) is a fad, portable music players are in most other cases a fad too... People are made of living flesh, and cables cannot be replacement umbilical cords no matter how much people want them to be, just because they're afraid of getting outta the womb. To paraphrase Brian Eno on the song "House", "There is this fight in man between the natural and the machine. I'm certain that the natural will win." I'm not here arguing that record companies are any good, (if anything, they're necessary evil) but they're here to stay. Illegal downloading and the fragmentation of the musical culture followed by it is a direct consequence of the industry filtering away hits in favor of t-ts, although I would like to note that gaps between genre fandoms always existed.
There will be people as talented and as revolutionary as Michael, but I'd like you to have in mind that all genii are mutually different, and will definately not fit into all tastes, but may and can into most. What I want to say by this is that Michael Jackson music can only be made by Michael Jackson, but music of Michael Jackson quality can be made by anyone who is enough hard working and dedicated to his/her art and fans. (Now this is the most important part) From what I've seen, here are the core properties of an artistic genius:


  • Talent;
  • Dedication;
  • Willpower;
  • Ability not only to strike a balance between personal and social, but also meld the personal and social sides of the works together into a whole; what results in
  • The ability of an artist to bridge a gap between self and the public; more specifically to
  • Bridge another gap and influence people and have them know the artist through his works on a near-personal basis;
  • The ability of the artist to touch many different fields, just like Michael did on Thriller - there was funk, there was rock, there was soul etc....
  • The ability of the artist to mutually bridge those different fields that just can't do that spontaneously;
  • And finally, after accomplishing those prerequisites - to complete his master-mission - help Humanity and change things for the better.
Michael has proven himself to be able of all those things and therefore he really is a genius. And as I said, every genius is unique - Michael Jackson made Michael Jackson art, but art of Michael Jackson quality can be made by many other genii who equal Jackson in their respective fields.
 
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King of Pop is Michaels title, it doesnt go to anyone else.

These people havent got a clue what they are talking about and simply have to write an article about something, and pick this out. Why dont they get proper music journalists and writers to cover this kind of thing? :S
 
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