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News: Obituary

Michael Jackson's Death Might Be Ruled Homicide, Police Chief Says

July 12, 2009

Investigators probing the death of Michael Jackson are awaiting the results of a toxicology report before determining whether the superstars sudden cardiac arrest on June 25th can be ruled an accidental overdose or homicide. Los Angeles Police chief William Bratton told CNN: We are still awaiting corroboration from the coroners office as to cause ...

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Article: Live Review

Montreal Jazz Festival: Days 7-9, July 7-9, 2009

by John Kelman
July 11, 2009

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae Charlie Haden Family and Friends / Bill Frisell QuartetVan Der Graaf Generator / Ornette ColemanFestival International de Jazz de Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada July 7-9 2009 Every year the Festival ...

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News: Event

Grammys' Ehrlich Tells How Jackson Tribute Came Together

July 9, 2009

Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich was the man behind the effort to rush a program into place for Michael Jackson's memorial service. I've never been a real fan of Jackson's, but after watching the live 2 1/2 -hour televised memorial service to him, I must congratulate those around him who produced it. As a former radio ...

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News: Event

Michael Jackson's Memorial Was Not Our Proudest Moment

July 8, 2009

Everyone -- including the media and myriad opportunists -- sought to cash in on the death of the pop star, with scant mention of the scandals that tainted his legacy. I got to Staples Center some time after the parade of Ringling Bros. elephants and just before a bikini-clad woman who held aloft a sign that ...

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News: Event

Michael Jackson Whose Life Was a Complicated Tale of Celebrity Was Honored at a Memorial Service as Millions Watched.

July 7, 2009

At Jackson Memorial, Music and Mourning. Jermaine Jackson tossed a rose after singing in front of his brother's casket during the memorial service on Tuesday. Smokey Robinson read messages from Diana Ross and Nelson Mandela. Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz performed the song Ill Be There. And Queen Latifah read a poem from Maya Angelou. Police ...

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News: Music Industry

Judge Decides on Executors for Jackson Estate

July 6, 2009

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Monday that the lawyer John Branca and the music executive John McClain should serve as the executors of Michael Jacksons estate. The ruling, issued by Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff, denied the application of Mr. Jacksons mother, Katherine, to oversee her sons estate. Mr. Branca and Mr. McClain were named ...

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News: Music Industry

Bulk of Jackson Wealth is the Beatles

July 6, 2009

Jackson Estate is Huge...and Growing. The singer's valuable share of a music catalog including songs by the Beatles and careful management of his image in the future could expand the vast fortune he leaves behind. Michael Jackson was one of the most famous people on Earth and also one of the most famously broke. Many who ...

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News: Music Industry

3 Search Warrants Executed in Michael Jackson Investigation

July 5, 2009

LAPD detectives have executed at least three search warrants in their attempt to determine whether prescription medication played a role in Michael Jackson's death. Sources familiar with the investigation told the Times that the warrants were part of an effort to reconstruct the performer's medical history, a task made difficult by the number of physicians who ...

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Article: Opinion

Michael Jackson: The Possibility of Communion

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
July 5, 2009

Can anyone write about Michael Jackson's music without talking about themselves? My story goes like this. An after-school dance in the multi-use room at Charlotte Wood Junior High School. I'm 13 years old, my back firmly affixed to the wall, together with my coterie of friends, watching the less socially awkward kids dance in the center ...

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News: Obituary

Drawing to Determine Attendees for Michael Jackson Memorial

July 4, 2009

Organizers of Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center said today they will give away 17,500 tickets to the event and will randomly draw names from those who sign up online to determine who gets to attend. The service will be live-streamed on television and on the Internet, and there will be no funeral procession, organizers ...