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News: Award / Grant

Jackson Earns American Music Awards Nod

October 13, 2009

Michael Jackson has a chance to win artist of the year posthumously at the American Music Awards. Country star Taylor Swift tops all artists with six nominations. Fans will select winners by online voting. The awards will be televised Nov. 22 on ABC from Los Angeles. Jackson is up against Lady Gaga, Eminem, Kings of Leon ...

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News: Music Industry

Michael Jackson's Single 'This is It' Dates to a 1983 Collaboration with Paul Anka

October 13, 2009

Though officially released less than 24 hours ago, Michael Jackson's first posthumous single, “This Is It," has turned out to not be so new after all. After rampant speculation Monday that the song has decades-old roots, a representative to the special administrators for the Jackson estate has confirmed that “This Is It" was originally co-written with ...

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News: Recording

The Michael Jackson New-Music Onslaught Begins

September 23, 2009

SO THIS IS IT! Sony Music announced this morning that on Oct. 12 it will release a new Michael Jackson single called “This Is It" -- the first previously unreleased recording to emerge since the superstar's death. The song's debut will be followed by a blitz of posthumous releases from the King of Pop, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jackson Tribute in Vienna: A Thriller Gone Bad?

September 10, 2009

VIENNA, Austria - It was supposed to be a thriller. Now it just looks bad. Big names were promised, but right now fans arent happy with lineup. Jermaine Jackson promised some of the planet's biggest stars would take the stage in front of a 17th century palace in Vienna for what's been billed as the major ...

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News: Obituary

Michael Jackson Laid to Rest

September 3, 2009

Michael Jackson will be buried today, September 3rd, 7 PM at Forest Lawn, Glendale. A private ceremony will be held as the icon is laid to rest at the sprawling cemetery's Holy Terrace section, in the Great Mausoleum. Plans for the burial have been the subject of much debate for weeks. Some family members said they ...

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News: Music Industry

Jackson's Death Officially a Homicide

August 28, 2009

Michael Jackson's death has officially been ruled a homicide, as the Los Angeles County Coroner has released their report on the King of Pop's death. The report cites “acute propofol intoxication" as the main cause of Jackson's death, officially linking the powerful anesthetic to his demise. The report also lists “benzodiazepine effect" as another factor that ...

News: Music Industry

Michael Jackson Died of Lethal Levels of Propofol

August 24, 2009

L.A. County coroner's officials found lethal levels of the powerful anesthetic propofol after examining Michael Jackson's body, according to a search warrant affidavit unsealed today in Houston. According to the search warrant, Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, told LAPD detectives that he had been treating Jackson for insomnia for about six weeks. He had been giving Jackson ...

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Article: Interview

Aaron Akins: Thinking Love

by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
August 20, 2009

Aaron Akins' music is something out of the ordinary. After all, a certain reminiscence of the voice of Nat King" Cole wrapped up in the arms of a sophisticated Urban beat is not something heard every day. Jazz is an alive music. Its rawness leaves an open door for pure artistry to grow and ...

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News: Obituary

Michael Jackson Will Be Buried Aug. 29 at Forest Lawn

August 17, 2009

Michael Jackson will be buried Aug. 29 at Forest Lawn, his father says. There's been so much chatter about when and where Michael Jackson is going be laid to rest that it is hard to keep up. But now, the pop star's father, Joe Jackson is weighing in, saying his son will be buried Aug. 29, ...

News: Music Industry

Michael Jackson's Doctor Left Singer Alone After Giving Him Powerful Drug

August 13, 2009

Michael Jacksons personal physician left the performer alone and under the influence of a powerful anesthetic to make telephone calls the morning the pop singer died, according to three people familiar with the investigation. By the time he returned, Jackson had stopped breathing, the sources said. Dr. Conrad Murray, identified in court records as a suspect ...