Michael Jackson’s posthumous new single ‘Hold My Hand’ is out, and over 120,000 TMZ readers weighed in on the Akon featured track, as did the entertainment show’s boss Harvey Levin. “I heard the whole album last night, and it’s great,” Levin said. “It’s totally him. I even heard a song that’s gonna be on the next one after that, which is great.” Watch the TMZ segment below.
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson’s three children Paris, Prince and Blanket talk about their famous father, living with their grandparents, and their hopes for the future. Katherine Jackson also talked about how the day Michael died was “the worst day in my life.” Watch a report from NBC’s Jeff Rossen, aired on the ‘Today’ show on Tuesday (November 9), via MSN.com below.
Orianthi did a Q&A with guitarinternational.com, where the Australian singer/guitarist talked about her ‘This Is It’ tour rehearsals with Michael Jackson before the King of Pop’s tragic death on June 25, 2009.
“He gave me a lot of moments, and he wanted me to solo out in the audience,” the 25-year-old said about her role in the production. “He wanted me to come up with an ending to ‘Black or White’, which was actually called ‘Aftermath’, and he asked me to put something together. It’s really guitar-based and it’s all about me and Michael’s other guitar player. At the end of ‘Black or White’ I would just solo with the spotlight on me. I would come through the rubble. There’s gonna be rubble all over the ground with explosions and pyro and stuff. I’d be soloing in the audience, then I’d invite Tommy to come over and play with me and do this trade off thing which you can see on ‘This is It’.”
Orianthi added that “the other day was really hard for me because it’s been a year since he’s passed. I was just remembering the amazing moments that we all had, and how wonderful he was to work with. We had really good times.”
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ joked about the Animal Planet show ‘Michael Jackson and Bubbles: The Untold Story’, featuring Michael Jackson’s sister La Toya going to visit Bubbles at a reserve in Florida.”Can you imagine being so famous that when you die a television channel does a documentary about your sister visiting your monkey,” Kimmel asked. “That’s pretty famous.”
Video of the comedy clip at YouTube has since been removed.
Michael Jackson’s son Prince Michael joined his younger brother Blanket for some fun on the beach near the Jackson family’s vacation apartment in Hawaii on the first anniversary of the King of Pop’s death. Prince was photographed without his shirt on in the water, where a white patch on his armpit led British tabloid The Sun to speculate he inherited the skin disease vitiligo from his father, despite widespread suspicion that MJ is not his biological dad.
The story at thesun.co.uk has since been removed.
One year after the death of Michael Jackson – his fans were out in force across the nation, but there was one group hoping to unite all MJ fans with marijuana. New Jersey Weedman organized a “Marijuana Mike’s 4:20 Tribute Party” on Friday (June 25) near Jackson’s grave at Forest Lawn Cemetery to celebrate the King of Pop’s life. The event kicked off at 4:20 PM. Watch the TMZ report via MySpace below.
Fans around the world are gathering to remember Michael Jackson on the first anniversary of his death. Watch a report from ITN about Friday’s events to pay respect to the King of Pop, featuring comments from several of his devotees, via DailyMotion below.
Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine is paying tribute to the King of Pop’s fans as the world gets ready to remember the star a year since he died. On Saturday (June 26) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, VoicePlate.com is presenting “Forever Michael”, a red carpet event to pay tribute to the singer on the anniversary of his death. “I know Michael would be very pleased and very honored that fans from all over the world are coming together to celebrate his life,” Katherine said from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. “I’d also like to thank friends all over the world for their love and support that they have given my family this last year. Thank you very much fans and we all love you and if Michael was here he’d say ‘I love you more’.” Watch the comments via YouTube below.
Michael Jackson’s father Joe tells News of the World that the King of Pop’s mother was to blame for his death by being unable to convince Michael to seek help for his prescription drug addiction. “Katherine was weeping uncontrollably and highly upset. But I didn’t give her a hug because I was MAD at her crying,” 80-year-old Joe said of their confrontation hours after MJ’s death. “I said, ‘If you had listened to me Michael would be living now!’ I kept thinking about the times I had stood in front of her saying something was wrong. I couldn’t bottle up my feelings. Katherine didn’t say a word – I had to get away from her. If she’d done what I asked, Michael would be here today. I am incensed with her. She could have made a difference.”
The entire story at newsoftheworld.co.uk has since been removed.
CNN’s Emily Chang hit the dance floor with China’s “Prince of Pop”, a 4-year-old who may be the country’s youngest Michael Jackson impersonator. Xiao Bao even got to dance on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’. The young dancer was also born extremely premature, weighing just over two pounds. “The doctor told me they couldn’t guarantee anything,” his mother Bian Aiqin explained. “It would be a miracle if Xiao Bao survived.” Watch a report below and read more details at CNN.com.