The past año has been full of tributes to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson. From stars proudly wearing their MJ gear on the red carpet and onstage to celebrity DJs tossing in that extra taste of "Billie Jean" to get a late-night crowd hyped, the iconic singer's face and música seemed to be everywhere.
But, as Friday's one-year anniversary of Jackson's death approaches, we decided to take a look at the many public tributes to the musical icon, who died June 25, 2009, at age 50 on the cusp of what was expected to be a triumphant series of comeback shows at London's O2 arena.
In the days following Jackson's death, spontaneous expressions of grief and celebration sprung up across the globe, from fans gathering on the streets of Tokyo and New York to pilgrimages to Jackson's childhood inicial in Gary, Indiana, and his abandoned adult playground, California's Neverland Valley Ranch.
The first and one of the most poignant was the July 7 public memorial for Jackson held at Los Angeles' Staples Center. With stirring performances and tributes from Stevie Wonder, Brooke Shields, Smokey Robinson, queen Latifah, Lionel Richie, Usher, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Hudson, the event reached an emotional apex when the singer's then-11-year-old daughter, Paris, dicho a final, tearful farewell to her "daddy."
And from President Obama and former wife Lisa Marie Presley to Slash, sister Janet and Kanye West, it seemed no one was immune from feeling the loss of Jackson's immeasurable cultura pop influence. The día after the singer's death, Obama dicho he was glad to see that MJ was being "remembered primarily for the great joy that he brought to a lot of people through his extraordinary gifts as an entertainer." Also weighing in with fond remembrances were usher and Beyoncé, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown, Mariah Carey and Juelz Santana, Britney Spears, Snoop Dogg, collaborators Diana Ross and Paul McCartney, 50 Cent and tons of fans.
Some banded together to record songs commemorating Jackson, such as the Game and Chris Brown, LL Cool J, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Cookin' Soul's Tribute to the King mixtape with 50 Cent and Biggie Smalls. We also remembered all the folks — from Jay-Z, rihanna and Tupac to Moby and Jennifer Lopez — who had sampled and covered MJ's classic songs in the past.
Time magazine did its part with a special commemorative issue just four days after Jackson's death, marking the first time the weekly had published off-cycle since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. The night before, Janet Jackson spoke publicly for the first time about her brother's death at the BET Awards, telling the crowd, "To you, Michael is an icon. To us, Michael is family. He will forever live in all of our hearts." Her appearance at the event, which was full of nods to Jackson's legacy por the likes of New Edition, was followed por a cover of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" por mostrar host Jamie Foxx and Ne-Yo.
In early July, Beyoncé and Ne-Yo nodded to Jackson again, dedicating their sets to the King of Pop at the Essence música Festival in New Orleans, while B's husband, Jay-Z, opened his July 9 mostrar in Chicago with a montage of Jackson's fotos and a plea to remember the amor as part of a series of big-ups to his idol, which also took place during shows por noted acolyte R. Kelly.
fans continued to play tribute to Jackson's legacy por streaming into stores to buy his albums por the millions, smashing sales records in the process and minting hundreds of millions for his beleaguered estate in the process. They also lined up in record numbers for his "This Is It" documentary.
The singer's family and friends gathered on September 3 for a private funeral, which featured his children laying a golden crown on the singer's casket, while a planned all-star concierto organized por brother Jermaine Jackson fell apart at the final hour.
madonna dicho goodbye to her old friend at September's mtv Video música Awards, which also featured a musical tribute from Janet. "Dancing With the Stars" paid tribute the siguiente month, when the show's dancers boogied to MJ songs.
In December, mtv News named Jackson its Man of the año in honor of his indelible imprint on popular música and culture and the global impact of his death. The National Film Registry added Jackson's iconic "Thriller" video to its lista of important films.
At January's Grammy Awards, an all-star cast of singers, including Smokey Robinson, Usher, Jennifer Hudson and Carrie Underwood, performed a cover of Jackson's "Earth Song" in a 3-D tribute that brought tears to the eyes of such superstar attendees as rihanna and Beyoncé. That weekend, stars also gathered for a remake of "We Are the World" for Haiti earthquake relief that paid homage to the song's co-writer and lead influence.
Earlier this month, the mayor of Gary, Indiana, announced that the city plans to erect a $300 million museum and performance complex in Jackson's name.
Celebrate Michael Jackson's legacy all week long as mtv News looks back at his life, his música and the death that shook the world one año ago.
But, as Friday's one-year anniversary of Jackson's death approaches, we decided to take a look at the many public tributes to the musical icon, who died June 25, 2009, at age 50 on the cusp of what was expected to be a triumphant series of comeback shows at London's O2 arena.
In the days following Jackson's death, spontaneous expressions of grief and celebration sprung up across the globe, from fans gathering on the streets of Tokyo and New York to pilgrimages to Jackson's childhood inicial in Gary, Indiana, and his abandoned adult playground, California's Neverland Valley Ranch.
The first and one of the most poignant was the July 7 public memorial for Jackson held at Los Angeles' Staples Center. With stirring performances and tributes from Stevie Wonder, Brooke Shields, Smokey Robinson, queen Latifah, Lionel Richie, Usher, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Hudson, the event reached an emotional apex when the singer's then-11-year-old daughter, Paris, dicho a final, tearful farewell to her "daddy."
And from President Obama and former wife Lisa Marie Presley to Slash, sister Janet and Kanye West, it seemed no one was immune from feeling the loss of Jackson's immeasurable cultura pop influence. The día after the singer's death, Obama dicho he was glad to see that MJ was being "remembered primarily for the great joy that he brought to a lot of people through his extraordinary gifts as an entertainer." Also weighing in with fond remembrances were usher and Beyoncé, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown, Mariah Carey and Juelz Santana, Britney Spears, Snoop Dogg, collaborators Diana Ross and Paul McCartney, 50 Cent and tons of fans.
Some banded together to record songs commemorating Jackson, such as the Game and Chris Brown, LL Cool J, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Cookin' Soul's Tribute to the King mixtape with 50 Cent and Biggie Smalls. We also remembered all the folks — from Jay-Z, rihanna and Tupac to Moby and Jennifer Lopez — who had sampled and covered MJ's classic songs in the past.
Time magazine did its part with a special commemorative issue just four days after Jackson's death, marking the first time the weekly had published off-cycle since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. The night before, Janet Jackson spoke publicly for the first time about her brother's death at the BET Awards, telling the crowd, "To you, Michael is an icon. To us, Michael is family. He will forever live in all of our hearts." Her appearance at the event, which was full of nods to Jackson's legacy por the likes of New Edition, was followed por a cover of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" por mostrar host Jamie Foxx and Ne-Yo.
In early July, Beyoncé and Ne-Yo nodded to Jackson again, dedicating their sets to the King of Pop at the Essence música Festival in New Orleans, while B's husband, Jay-Z, opened his July 9 mostrar in Chicago with a montage of Jackson's fotos and a plea to remember the amor as part of a series of big-ups to his idol, which also took place during shows por noted acolyte R. Kelly.
fans continued to play tribute to Jackson's legacy por streaming into stores to buy his albums por the millions, smashing sales records in the process and minting hundreds of millions for his beleaguered estate in the process. They also lined up in record numbers for his "This Is It" documentary.
The singer's family and friends gathered on September 3 for a private funeral, which featured his children laying a golden crown on the singer's casket, while a planned all-star concierto organized por brother Jermaine Jackson fell apart at the final hour.
madonna dicho goodbye to her old friend at September's mtv Video música Awards, which also featured a musical tribute from Janet. "Dancing With the Stars" paid tribute the siguiente month, when the show's dancers boogied to MJ songs.
In December, mtv News named Jackson its Man of the año in honor of his indelible imprint on popular música and culture and the global impact of his death. The National Film Registry added Jackson's iconic "Thriller" video to its lista of important films.
At January's Grammy Awards, an all-star cast of singers, including Smokey Robinson, Usher, Jennifer Hudson and Carrie Underwood, performed a cover of Jackson's "Earth Song" in a 3-D tribute that brought tears to the eyes of such superstar attendees as rihanna and Beyoncé. That weekend, stars also gathered for a remake of "We Are the World" for Haiti earthquake relief that paid homage to the song's co-writer and lead influence.
Earlier this month, the mayor of Gary, Indiana, announced that the city plans to erect a $300 million museum and performance complex in Jackson's name.
Celebrate Michael Jackson's legacy all week long as mtv News looks back at his life, his música and the death that shook the world one año ago.
Michael Jackson had some unexpected company drop por this weekend -- a surprise visit from his close friend Stevie Wonder.
TMZ has confirmed that the singer and three of his children stopped por Michael's tomb at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, CA this weekend to pay their respects.
According to Stevie's rep, Wonder and his kids had gone to the cemetery to visit Stevie's dearly departed mother -- but Stevie's children insisted they visit MJ too.
Wonder and MJ were famously close -- and at MJ's memorial last year, Stevie told the crowd he often let Michael know how much he loved him ... and was "at peace with that."
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TMZ has confirmed that the singer and three of his children stopped por Michael's tomb at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, CA this weekend to pay their respects.
According to Stevie's rep, Wonder and his kids had gone to the cemetery to visit Stevie's dearly departed mother -- but Stevie's children insisted they visit MJ too.
Wonder and MJ were famously close -- and at MJ's memorial last year, Stevie told the crowd he often let Michael know how much he loved him ... and was "at peace with that."
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Originally publicado May 13th 2010 5:30 PM PDT por TMZ Staff
Lisa Marie Presley's desperate plea for fans to bring más flores to Michael Jackson's tomb must have fallen on deaf ears -- because as of today the entrance to the tomb was pretty bare.
Michael Jackson's ex-wife complained about too much "empty space" around the singer's tomb on her MySpace page yesterday -- and urged fans to fill the void with lots of sunflowers ... but obviously that didn't happen.
fans have since fired back, claiming they've been faithfully doing their part flowers-wise since MJ died last year.
Read more: link
Lisa Marie Presley's desperate plea for fans to bring más flores to Michael Jackson's tomb must have fallen on deaf ears -- because as of today the entrance to the tomb was pretty bare.
Michael Jackson's ex-wife complained about too much "empty space" around the singer's tomb on her MySpace page yesterday -- and urged fans to fill the void with lots of sunflowers ... but obviously that didn't happen.
fans have since fired back, claiming they've been faithfully doing their part flowers-wise since MJ died last year.
Read more: link
Verse 1:
Looking out
Across the nighttime
The city winks a sleepless eye
Hear her voice
Shake my window
Sweet seducing sighs
Verse 2:
Get me out
Into the nighttime
Four walls won't hold me tonight
If this town
Is just an apple
Then let me take a bite
Chorus:
If they say
Why, why, tell 'em that it's human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
if they say-
Why, why, tell 'em that it's human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
Verse 3:
Reaching out
To touch a stranger
Electric eyes are ev'rywhere
See that girl
She knows I'm watching
She likes the way I stare
Chorus
I like lovin' this way
I like lovin' this way
Verse 4:
Looking out
Across the morning
Where the city's corazón begins to beat
Reaching out
I touch her shoulder
I'm dreaming at the Street
Chorus
Looking out
Across the nighttime
The city winks a sleepless eye
Hear her voice
Shake my window
Sweet seducing sighs
Verse 2:
Get me out
Into the nighttime
Four walls won't hold me tonight
If this town
Is just an apple
Then let me take a bite
Chorus:
If they say
Why, why, tell 'em that it's human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
if they say-
Why, why, tell 'em that it's human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
Verse 3:
Reaching out
To touch a stranger
Electric eyes are ev'rywhere
See that girl
She knows I'm watching
She likes the way I stare
Chorus
I like lovin' this way
I like lovin' this way
Verse 4:
Looking out
Across the morning
Where the city's corazón begins to beat
Reaching out
I touch her shoulder
I'm dreaming at the Street
Chorus
Originally publicado May 3rd 2010 8:25 PM PDT por TMZ Staff
God help anyone who uses a picture of Michael Jackson to hawk their products, because the licensee of MJ's image is going after some new companies with a vengeance.
Bravado International Group -- which markets all things Michael -- is suing T-Line Design, Inc. based in Oregon.
According to the federal suit, obtained por TMZ, T-Line is downright "defiant," sardonically escritura a blog that says, "...it SUCKS TOTAL BOLLOCKS when people steal those creations..."
The suit seeks $750 for each image illegally used, as well as statutory damages of $150,000.
Bravado filed two other infringement suits today against two other companies for unauthorized MJ
Read more: link
God help anyone who uses a picture of Michael Jackson to hawk their products, because the licensee of MJ's image is going after some new companies with a vengeance.
Bravado International Group -- which markets all things Michael -- is suing T-Line Design, Inc. based in Oregon.
According to the federal suit, obtained por TMZ, T-Line is downright "defiant," sardonically escritura a blog that says, "...it SUCKS TOTAL BOLLOCKS when people steal those creations..."
The suit seeks $750 for each image illegally used, as well as statutory damages of $150,000.
Bravado filed two other infringement suits today against two other companies for unauthorized MJ
Read more: link
like your charm, your face,
just everything.
But the thing I think of the most
is that smile of yours.
Everytime I see it,
my corazón skips a beat
and my thoughts get lost in it.
Your smile gives me butterflys in my stomach.
Your smile makes ángeles sing, a song that fills the streets.
Without that smile,
there is no joy in this world.
No one can replace it.
There is no mistake that when tu smile,
that wonderful, beautiful smile,
the world turns into a better place.
To: My LOVE, Michael Joseph Jackson
By: Gracie