By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP MUSIC WRITER NEW YORK — 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 record-setting sales of “Thriller,” and yes, he may have had a string of No. 1 hits with… Read More ‘Michael Jackson was much more than the King of Pop’
By Lisa Hodga Michael Jackson’s family lawyer has blamed the pressure of his 50-night stint at London’s O2 Arena for killing him. Brian Oxman, who was with the Jacksons in Los Angeles overnight, revealed the 50-year-old singer had been taking drugs for months in his battle to be fit for the string of concerts next… Read More Mystery of Jackson’s ‘Fatal Injection’
The death of Michael Jackson leaves his three children facing an uncertain future. It is reported Jackson’s mother Katherine has offered to take in Michael Joseph Jackson Junior, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson II. Jackson family lawer Brian Oxman said: “Probably Mrs Jackson will take care of them, she loves them dearly.”… Read More What now? The future of Michael’s children
He was the pop icon the media loved to hate. Tremendously wealthy, inarguably eccentric, and one of the most famous people in the world, Michael Jackson was the unenviable target of constant public humiliation. The media poked fun at his skin, his features, his sexuality, and his lifestyle.Here, seasoned crime reporter Aphrodite Jones condemns the… Read More The Michael Jackson Conspiracy Theory
By Richard Williams Michael Jackson may have spent his last years mutating into an ever more freakish version of himself, eventually becoming a prize exhibit in the celebrity zoo, but under the outlandish surface was a singer who had come by his fame not via mere eccentricity or a stroke of luck, but through a… Read More From the Guardian: ‘For all Michael Jackson’s flaws he was the greatest entertainer of his age’
NEW YORK, NY – June 25, 2009 – Michael Jackson, one of the most widely beloved entertainers and profoundly influential artists of all-time, leaves an indelible imprint on popular music and culture. Commenting on his passing, Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, CEO and President, Sony Corporation, said: “Michael Jackson was a brilliant troubadour for his generation,… Read More Sony Comments on the Passing of Michael Jackson
By Steve Jones, USA TODAY On a magical night in 1983, Michael Jackson struck a pose on stage, clasping the black fedora on his head with his white sequined glove. His black jacket and silver vest glittered as white socks showed under his high-water black pants. Then he erupted into a flurry of fluid dance… Read More USAToday: ‘Michael Jackson’s artistic legacy spans the decades’
By Rachel Giese, October 31st 2007 “I’m not like other guys.” Who knew just how prophetic that line was back in 1983, when Michael Jackson uttered it in the opening scene of his groundbreaking Thriller video? MJ was still a musical genius then — not yet a punchline, a baby dangler and a cosmetic-surgery victim… Read More CBC: ‘Scary tributes: Michael Jackson video inspires copycat Thrillers’
Legendary performer Michael Jackson, whose groundbreaking music and dance moves earned him the nickname the “King of Pop,” died in Los Angeles on Thursday after apparently going into cardiac arrest. He was 50. In a brief news conference, the performer’s brother, Jermaine Jackson, said he was pronounced dead in hospital at 2:26 p.m. PT. It’s… Read More CBC: ‘Michael Jackson dies at 50’
By Ann Powers Michael Jackson was not of this world. He always seemed to defy gravity, as a dancer whose signature move was so incomprehensibly graceful that it earned the extraterrestrial title “the Moonwalk,” a singer whose tenor was high but strong, a rhythmic instrument that went as sweet and tender as a clarinet on… Read More LA Times: “Ann Powers on Michael Jackson: A performer who kept transcending boundaries”