MJJ

All about the gloved one

I remember the times

I remember the times
I do

I remember the time when I tried my best
to get that damn moonwalk right,
but just couldn't make it glide
in that seamless way that you could

I couldn't even come close.

I remember when Thriller came out
That wasn't a music video
There weren't any music videos
That was a movie
And music videos were born

I can still do those dances

I remember "We are the World"
That feelings that sprung up
when I heard it

I remember "Man in the mirror" 
and how it asked me to check myself

I remember that great shining star
that reached people
from all over the planet
through music and magic on stage

Your name was MJ
"MJ" was "www" before the internet
You were viral before YouTube

Yes, I remember the times...

L.O.V.E 

 

The Most Famous Star on the Walk of Fame

Hollywood Backstage has released some footage of Michael's ceremony for his Star on the walk of fame in 1984. He appears and waves to the crowd. Michael was loved by millions of fans. The video speaks for itself. This was one of the most crowded Walk of Fame events in the history ever.

You can see the massive appeal that he had with his fans. Michael received his own star  on Nov. 20, 1984. He also received another star previously on the Walk-of-Fame as a member of the Jackson 5.

 

Michael Jackson Deal: $225 Million Just for Records

The most lucrative recording contract ever will be signed these days... wanted dead or alive... read below:

 

Sony Corp has reached a deal with Michael Jackson's estate that could be worth as much as $225 million, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the situation.

The report said the deal, coming months after Jackson's death, is the most lucrative recording contract ever signed. It guarantees the estate at least $200 million, according to the newspaper's web site, and involves 10 albums over seven years.

The deal will combine a mix of previously unreleased songs and new packages of familiar ones, according to the report.

Sony has sold about 31 million of Jackson's albums worldwide since his death on June 25, the report said. It added that the advances Sony will pay are to be offset by sales of albums as well as revenue generated by licensing Jackson's music.

Sony's deal with the estate retroactively covers the soundtrack album to "This Is It." It also covers a number of other releases, some of which have been planned and others that still must be determined, according to the Wall Street Journal.

One album of previously unreleased songs is likely to hit stores before the end of this year, and another collection is due out later, it said.

via nytimes.com

 

We Are the World will premiere on the Olympics

“We Are the World 25″ will premiere on the Olympics. Just like in the original version, Michael sings the bridge, with Janet joining in. The vocal and the video of Michael are taken from the original version of the record. 

The new website for the single has gone live at www.world25.org. Money raised from the single, will go toward Haiti relief. In the eighties the project collected millions of dollars for africa, so this will be a second wave of donations for Haiti.

Larry King sits down with Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones for a sneak preview of We Are the World 2010.

MJ's aid for war zone

In 1992 the Bosnian War began and Sarajevo was besieged. This siege was the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. Today it is estimated that nearly 10,000 people were killed or went missing, including over 1,500 children. An additional 56,000 people were wounded, including nearly 15,000 children. Many people suffered then.

In the middle of the siege Michael teamed up with AmeriCares to offer help. Michael’s charitable foundation was responsible for an airlift delivering $2.1 million worth of humanitarian aid to the region. This generosity also helped provide 47 tons of winter relief supplies including medical items, blankets, winter clothing and shoes to benefit the children of Sarajevo.

Curt Welling, AmeriCares president and CEO, said after Michaels death:

“AmeriCares is indebted to Michael Jackson for his generosity. His kindness will stay in the hearts of AmeriCares and the many children he helped through his foundation”.

Jackson aid for war zone

I bet you didn't know that...and this is just one small example of his charity work. Michael did a lot of work with charities, he gave away tons of millions of dollars. Mostly he did it in silence.

In the Guinness Book of World Record's Millennium Edition he is listed as having the most charities supported by a pop star.

"Most Charities Supported By a Pop Star: Michael Jackson has supported 39 charitable organizations either with monetary donations, through sponsorships of their projects or the participation in their activities. The charities involved include AIDS Project L.A., American Cancer Society, BMI Foundation, Inc., Childhelp USA, United Negro College Fund, YMCA - 28th Street/Crenshaw, The Sickle Cell Research Fund and Volunteers of America."

All I can say is:

Thank you Michael for your life long charity work.

Unreleased MJ Song Hits the Web

An unreleased song called "Another Day" is going round YouTube, it's a duet with Lenny Kravitz. Typical Lenny, typical Michael... perfect match. Unfortunately the song wasn't good enough for Michael. He never released the song. Kravitz gave an interview after Michael's death where he mentioned this song and called working with Michael in the studio was his most amazing experience he've had in the studio. The song sounds pretty much like Lenny's Storm track.

How much unreleased songs will leak in the future? Some, just search the BMI... there're many songs listed that you never even heard about.

UPDATE: Sony yanks leaked Michael Jackson song, Lenny speaks out

Sony Music Entertainment tries to pull the song from YouTube, but as you see above, you can't put a genie back in the bottle. Lenny speaks out on Facebook and sets the record straight. You can watch Kravitz's video message here.

Michael Person of the Year 2009

Michael is the person of the year 2009 for Time Magazine. He kept the most stunning performance for the very end. Always able to command an audience, he knew how to bring whole arenas to fits of exultation with his moves and then silence them to the point of tears with his poetry. He was brilliant, excessive, maudlin, and tacky, but you could never ignore him.

So it was fitting that in death, he momentarily silenced the largest arena humanity has ever known...the Internet.

News of this middle-aged man's sudden passing nearly broke the Web. Google's news section malfunctioned under the weight of "Michael Jackson" searches. The volume of Jackson-related tweets reached 5,000 per minute the day he died; Twitter was so overwhelmed that some users couldn't get into their accounts. Wikipedia buckled temporarily after hundreds of edits were made to Jackson's page. Across the Internet, more than 24,000 Jackson collectibles were offered for auction or sale. Jackson was crowned the King of Pop back before new media helped crack the monolith of radio pop into innumerable subgenres, from hip-hop and house to praise rock and adult contemporary.

But the old-media monarch showed, one last time, that he still reigned: the world stopped for him for a few hours on June 25.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1946375_1946448_1946390,00.html#ixzz0bJHFPUSy