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Travis Payne and Michael Bearden, Michael Jackson’s choreographer and musical director, talk about ‘This Is It’ and working with the King of Pop.

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Hip hop producer, DJ and founder of hip hop label Stones Throw Records, Peanut Butter Wolf sits down with Red Foxx in LA to discuss Micheal Jackson Tributes, working with Gary Wilson and DJ-ing to video.

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Michael Jackson tells Rabbi Shmuley Boteach he’s repulsed by his appearance in more audio tapes released on NBC’s Today Show, 9/29/09.

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Sony Pictures Entertainment, in conjunction with Sony Music Entertainment, today announced that the first 24-hours of pre-sales activity for Michael Jackson’s This Is It has resulted in record-breaking sales throughout the world as fans secure the first tickets to the two-week, limited engagement of the highly-anticipated motion picture.
With reports still coming in from nations around [...]

Janet Jackson will wear only black colored clothes for a year to mourn the death of her brother/singer Michael Jackson, sources say.
The singer had the dark color on, when she did a rendition of the King of pop’s 1995 hit duet Scream at the MTV Video Music Awards earlier this month.
“Janet, like the rest of [...]

Michael Jackson’s mother is receiving $86,804 per month from her son’s estate to support herself and her three grandchildren, according to court records released Thursday.
Katherine Jackson is one of the primary beneficiaries of her son’s estate along with the late pop singer’s three young children and unnamed charities.
Over the course of a year, Jackson’s mother [...]

A single recorded to accompany Michael Jackson’s intended ‘This Is It’ concert series in London will now be released with the film of the same name.
“It sounds awesome. The size and scope of the orchestra hasn’t been seen since Ray Charles recorded Georgia,” a source told Britain’s Mirror.
Joining Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ film, which is [...]

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Janet Jackson will kick off the show Sunday night with a tribute to her late brother. Michael Jackson’s death on June 25 was soon followed by the BET Awards (where Janet Jackson also appeared), but the King of Pop was more closely aligned with MTV, the music network.
Though MTV dragged its feet at first in [...]

Singer had already started work with Jackson on songs
R Kelly has said he is planning to complete work on a series of collaborations he started work on with Michael Jackson prior to his death on June 25.
The singer told Black Voices that he had worked on five songs with Jackson, and was adamant that they [...]

Plans for a Vienna tribute concert honoring Michael Jackson have been dealt a blow, with singers Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown and Natalie Cole not expected to perform, despite efforts by the late pop star’s brother, Jermaine, to organize the event.
In Berlin, Jermaine Jackson and organizers on Thursday played down the lack of confirmed big [...]

Paris Jackson got her first haircut in Las Vegas over the weekend, but the 11-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson didn’t fully part ways with her locks.
According to the Daily Mail (UK) reports that after Paris Jackson’s haircut, her security team gathered up every last hair and put it in a plastic bag.
The reason? To ensure [...]

ABC says LaToya Jackson will be a guest co-host on “The View” Sept. 16 and 18. Having previously co-hosted the ABC daytime talk show in 2003, Jackson is the latest celebrity to be named as a substitute for Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who is on maternity leave until mid-October.
ABC is also announcing that Victoria Beckham will make [...]

A global tribute to Michael Jackson on the grounds of a 17th century palace in Vienna will be held Sept. 26, and Jackson’s brother Jermaine will announce the concert lineup soon, organizers said Wednesday.
World Awards Media GmbH, the event promoters, said Jermaine Jackson would unveil details at a Vienna news conference later this month.
The promoters [...]

iTunes‘ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Aug. 3, 2009:
Singles:
1. “I Gotta Feeling,” Black Eyed Peas
2. “Down,” Jay Sean
3. “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
4. “Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester),” Cobra Starship
5. “Fire Burning,” Sean Kingston
6. “You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift
7. “Best I Ever Had,” Drake
8. “Boom Boom Pow,” [...]