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What are the answers? At this new website we believe we have most of the answers from people who were there and saw what was going on first hand. A lot of people say if Prince’s music was so good and all that, why don’t we hear him on the radio like Beyonce, Snoop Dog, Kanya West and J- Z? That’s because most people don’t know how radio air play works. If Prince wanted a good song from a cd to be played in regular rotation he could get it done. All of the above mentioned artists paid anywhere from $200,000 to $1,000,000 million dollars to an Independent Promoter to be placed in regular rotation nationally. It’s got nothing to do with how popular you are (e.g. Beyonce). With their connections with the radio stations they get the job done. The music industry is another subject matter that must be discussed to educate the uninformed public of the inner workings of this vast empire and how Prince and Michael were both ripped off by the major labels, along with a long line of other entertainers.

What if Prince had stood next to and sang with Michael Jackson? What was their relationship like? How did they feel about each other personally and musically? What was it like to hear them on the radio like Beyonce? Michael Jackson VS Prince is a new website developed to further explore these mega superstars’ careers and musical contributions to the world. At one point Quincy Jones tried to bring the two of them together. What most people don’t know is that Prince was asked to appear on the Michael Jackson ‘Bad’ album of 1987. The new Michael Jackson VS Prince website has some of the answers to these questions regarding the two largest icons of the 21st century and how they felt about each other, these two of the largest egos in music. Michael was a star before anyone new who Prince was, so how did Prince feel about the Jackson 5 performing their music during his Minneapolis days?

The big fallout between Prince and the music industry came about for him not appearing on the ‘We are the world’ video, when he would have stood next to and sang with Michael Jackson. What was the hold up which could have seen the pairing of two of the biggest superstars of the music world? At this new website we will explore these questions.

How does Prince feel that his biggest rival is no longer with us? In 1984 James Brown performed at the Beverly Theater in LA and he invited MJ and Prince on stage, this being the only time both stars have been known to appear on stage together. With Michael no longer with us we wonder how Prince is feeling now that his biggest and only rival is no longer here. These and other questions we will answer on this website.

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Michael Jackson was born in Indiana, USA on 29th August, 1958. This American superstar entertained the audiences for many decades. Michael was a musical prodigy, with exceptional singing and dancing talent. Single sequined white glove, moonwalk, high pitched voice, and white socks with black shoes became the trade mark of Michael Jackson. He was undoubtedly one of the most popular and successful pop stars of 80s. With stunning musical versatility, eye-popping dance moves and tons of sheer star power, he dominated the charts for many years. Album Thriller was his best-known accomplishments, and was largest-selling album of all times.

Michael Jackson had been influenced by the work of musicians like James Brown, Little Richards, Diana Ross, Gene Kelly, David Ruffin, Sammy Davis and Bees Gees. He also admired the performances by English music hall tradition such as Charlie Chaplin and Benny Hill.

Life of Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson started his career early, along with his elder brothers, and soon emerged as lead vocalist of the group. He easily impressed audiences with the range and depth of his emotions. His career progressed very gradually, and he was the first black artist who found the stardom on MTV.

Michael Jackson lived a lonely and sad life, and he always felt that no one is able to understand him. He had a tough childhood, and felt that his father was always very stern and hard who would beat him up often prior to stage performances. He entered entertainment industry when he was six years old, and regretted the fact that he could never enjoy fun things that kids of his age do, such as parties, sleepover, trick-or-treat and so on. He always longed for true friends, and often wandered on the streets in the night, looking for someone to talk to. He confessed to crying many times in the privacy of his house. Michael Jackson loved children, and spent almost all his life helping million of children all across the globe. However, he always felt that media exploited his concern for children, and made him the vulnerable target.

Despite all his accomplishments, media always focused on his eccentricities, and portrayed him as the molester. In 1993, he was accused of molesting a teenager boy. Though he denied the charges and tried the out-of-court settlement, all his attempts failed to restore his image. In 1994, he married Lisa Presley, the daughter of King Elvis Presley. Many people believed that it was just a show by Jackson to end the accusations of him being gay.

Towards the end of his life, Michael Jackson had become the favorite punch line for media, and was always surrounded by troubles. On June 25th, 2009, Michael Jackson collapsed due to cardiac arrest, and was rushed to UCLA medical center. There, he was pronounced dead at the age of 50. At that time, he was rehearsing and training for the upcoming comeback set for final performances. Police decided to treat his death as homicide after they found several drugs in his body. To date, police is conducting investigations on Conrad Murray, Jackson’s personal doctor. One of the greatest music heroes of the century had to face a very unfortunate and untimely death. At the time of his death, he was known more for his wild spending, erratic behavior and several plastic surgeries, rather than for his music.

His death came as a major shock for all Michael Jackson fans throughout the world. July 7th, 2009 was the day of Jackson’s memorial, and it took place at Los Angeles Staple Center. On 3rd September 2009, his body was finally put to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial after much debate with his family.

Michael Jackson was a great artist, and will always live in the hearts of his million fans who have undying love for him.

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The King of Pop, Michael Jackson passed away on 25 June this year at the age of 50.

Rumours surrounding the reason for his death have reached catastrophic lengths, from murder to accidental suicide but since his death the pop icon has not yet been allowed to rest in peace.

After accepting one of his numerous awards, the star once said that it felt good to be “thought of as a person not as a personality”.

Michael’s brother, Marlon, said at his memorial service: “We will never understand what he endured, not being able to cross a street without a crowd gathering around him. Being judged, ridiculed?how much pain can one take? Maybe now Michael, they will leave you alone.”

However, the controversy surrounding his children, money and personal life as well as new stories that have come to light since his death, show that he is still only the “personality”.

We’ve seen these actions before when Princess Diana passed away – leaving her loved ones with the scars of the media’s consistent badgering, and now it’s Michael.

Even in death he will continue making money although he won’t be able to take pleasure in it.
The Daily Record recently reported that Michael Jackson has earned ?60m since his death and that he could exceed the posthumous business empire of the late Elvis Presley.
A book on Michael’s life featuring never before seen lyrics, a movie and a tribute to him will all appear soon but who will gain from them?

The media, which once sympathised with the Jackson family can’t do this any longer as the behaviour of some of the family members seem more like a publicity stunt than acts out of love for their late brother or son.

Marc Freden, Hollywood-based celebrity expert told the Daily Mail: “A backlash has started because of the deep unease here about how the family is blatantly cashing in.

“As far as Joe is concerned, it’s very hard to reconcile a man who is supposedly grieving for his son and who at the same time is basically saying, ‘Kerching!’ He is working on yet more big deals, despite the fact Michael clearly said he wanted no money from his will to go to his father.

“And lest we forget, Joe caused outrage when he arrived on the red carpet at a music awards ceremony honouring his son just three days after Michael’s death and used the occasion to publicise his new record label.”

In all this madness, Michael Jackson was a person who should be remembered for who he was to those who knew him best.

Brook Shields who has been his friend since they were children gave a heart altering speech at his memorial service.

“To the outside world Michael was a genius with unchallenged ability,” she said.

“To the people who were lucky to know him personally he was caring and funny, honest, pure, non-jaded and he was a lover of life. He cared so deeply for his family and his friends and his fans.”

“He was often referred to as the King but the Michael I knew always reminded me more of a little Prince.”

Shields also mentions that Michael “saw everything with his heart” and that his favourite song was a song that Charlie Chaplin wrote for the movie Modern Times called ‘Smile’.

“There’s a line in the song that say’s, ‘Smile though your heart is aching’,” Shields said.

“Today although our hearts are aching we need to look up where he is undoubtedly perched in a crescent moon and we need to smile.”

The pop icon was an artist who loved his job and should also be remembered for what he has done for the industry.

Since making his debut in 1964 as part of The Jackson 5 sensation, he had won over fans across the US and world with his voice and dance moves.

In 1971 he went solo and wrote and produced numerous hit albums like “Thriller” and “Bad” and also choreographed multiple music video hits like “Billie Jean” and “Beat it”.

Michael holds the record for making the biggest selling album ever with “Thriller” selling 50 million copies in the world.

He is known for his moves like the robot and moonwalk and has had many people across the world try to copy him at some stage or another.

Michael Jackson was an entertainer and he did so for four decades and he features in the Guinness World Records as the “Most Successful Entertainer of All Time”.

He boasts with 13 Grammy Awards, 17 number one singles and sold around 750 million records world-wide.

Also as an artist the King of Pop contributed directly and indirectly to the creation of numerous jobs in the US, UK and other countries in the world through concerts, records and memorabilia sales but also through his accomplishments.

Michael Jackson also gave back to the needy and during his life he raised millions of dollars for the Heal the World Foundation as well as countless other charities.

A couple of months ago while on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Brad Pitt was asked by a viewer what he would do if for one day no one would recognise him.

His reply was that he would break down the walls around his house and watch his children play in the street.

The downside of stardom is far greater than any normal human being could ever successfully grasp.

When has it become vital for people to see how a celebrity looks without make-up?

Or what personal troubles a celebrity has?

Why do we have an infected hunger to know a stranger’s insides?

It doesn’t matter if you still think of Michael Jackson as “Wacko Jacko”, the name the tabloids gave him, nor does it matter if he is and always will be the King of Pop to you.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and after seeing photographs and reading the articles published about him in the later years, one can not help but wonder if some of the things written about him could be true or not.

The reality is that Michael Jackson, the person, has died and this truth will leave those who justly loved him with an inconsolable void for years to come.

But his music, the only aspect of him that we do have a right to judge, will live forever.

Author Bio: Chantel is a regular contributor of career advice and jobs news for leading UK Job Board http://www.careersandjobsuk.com

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Michael Jackson memorabilia has been on a tear lately. Fans of Michael have always wanted souvenirs and collectable memorabilia of Michaels. Since his passing fans are collecting more than usual, including a huge jump in his music sales almost reaching a gold status again. Michael Jackson’s entertainment brought joy and happiness to many lives and still does preceding his death. Collecting Michael Jackson memorabilia should be inspired from the heart and supported by a budget. The top 5 reasons to collect Michael Jackson memorabilia are?

“Remembering The Time” with the world for generations to come:
Collect memorabilia to display creating a visual reference and remembrance of this great artist and entertainer. Michael wowed us with his music and dance. Michael was a great person in life, he gave, loved and cared for others with a strong and passionate heart. Per his brother Jermaine, Michael was such a loving and giving person that heaven took him back due to the people wasn’t ready for such a deep person. I truly hopes that’s not true, we can all spread love and joy to each other “Remember The Time” and places in your own life he made you smile, or?? He brought joy to your life.

Philanthropy a part of Michael Jackson Legacy:
Michael brought much good to children in need all over the world through his philanthropy. One of the world’s greatest humanitarians Michael Jackson is an example to us all through life and proceeding in death. Michael devoted a great deal of his life to helping all children in need including the terminally ill. Michael gave a great deal of time and money too many children’s charities during his life as well as leaving one fifth of his assets to children charities in his will per the Associated Press. He loved children and took time when touring to secretly visit sick children. Neverland was built with the passion to give sick and terminally ill children a place to enjoy their childhood. Michael had special rooms built to accommodate the children to stay over so they could have an opportunity to enjoy childhood, and for a moment not think of only there illnesses. The 2000 edition of The Guinness Book Of World Records listed Michael Jackson breaking the world record for “Most Charities Supported By a Pop Star” At that time 39 Charities were listed. He helped charities from the Aids Project L.A., helping kids get off the streets of L.A., Scholarship funds, Children’s Institute International, Dreams Come True Charity, Child help USA, Rotary Club of Australia, Society of Singers, NAACP, Trans Africa, UNCF, National Rainbow Coalition, Just to name a few but the list goes on and on.

Passing on a Legacy of memories for the generations:
When you pass the memorabilia on to your children and grandchildren you can tell them the stories of your life, where you were, what you were doing and how you felt at the time and the impact Michael had on your own life. Memories of the King of Pop and the greatest music entertainer will live forever in your life as well as passing it on to generations to come and his legacy and yours will live forever in their lives.

Beginning and ending of a great era, he was one of a kind:
In 1966 Michael joined his brothers band “The Jackson 5″ and in 1968 he made history as one of the original “boy Bands” of Motown family at the young age of 11. Michael sang lead and astounded audiences everywhere. 1975 they were renamed to “The Jacksons” and signed with CBS. Michael also appeared in movies such as “The Wiz” as the scare crow. And moved on to more music in the 1980’s where he hit the top 10 charts for a consecutive 80 weeks and 37 of those were number 1. Not only were his songs number on but also his albums and music dance videos on MTV all hit the top charts. Michael continued to sing and dance through the 1990’s selling over 750 million albums. He is the greatest entertainer of all time. And his albums and memorabilia value will increase over time as it already has.

The world will always remember:
Michael impacted the world with his unrivaled greatness in song, dance and the world of theatrical arts. His great monumental style will impact future entertainers forever; he laid the foundation to be followed by generations of upcoming entertainers. The memorabilia we collect now will be teaching tools for our future generations.

“My goal in life is to give the world what I was lucky to receive? the ecstasy of divine union through my music and my dance.”
By Michael Jackson

Author Bio: Authored by Mari Taylor, creator of photographic visual art. I was inspired to write this article as I created a unique piece of Michael Jackson memorabilia. I have a great passion for capturing life and expressing it through graphic creativity and productions. www.flashbackproduction.com

“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin” – What a brilliant way to start this album. It’s a totally over the top song stuffed with so many beats, riffs, and unexpected surprises (“yee haw”) that it still sounds ridiculously fresh 27 years after it was first released. I think it’s worth noting that Jackson as a sole songwriting credit on this song. Not enough people give him credit as a songwriter. They want to write him off simply as an “entertainer” or as someone who just sang and danced but didn’t have any real creative input on his music. While he was an excellent singer and dancer, he was also an extremely creative songwriter.

“Baby Be Mine” – One of just two songs not released as a single which goes to show how great this album really is because this is an excellent song that I think could
have been a hit.

“The Girl Is Mine” – Most would agree this is one of the lesser songs on the album yet it was actually released as the lead single. That’s probably partly because MJ was so thrilled to have done a duet with Paul McCartney. Over the years this song has actually really grown on me and I enjoy it more today than I ever have in the past. Once you accept it for what it is, it’s really quite enjoyable.

“Thriller” – The music video for this song is so famous that I think the song itself actually doesn’t get enough attention. While Jackson didn’t actually write “Thriller,” it’s hard to imagine it being anything close to what it is in the hands of anyone else.

“Beat It” – Michael wrote this classic song himself. The inclusion of the blistering guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen gives this song a lot of crossover appeal to rock fans who may otherwise dismiss MJ’s music. Including such a guitar solo in this song is a great example of Jackson’s creativity and desire to push the boundries.

“Billie Jean” – Probably Jackson’s all time most popular song. It’s the song that he first moonwalked to (at the 1983 Motown awards.) And yes Jackson wrote this brilliant track himself. I’m not sure there’s any other song in the world that makes me want to dance more than “Billie Jean.”

“Human Nature” – This part of the album is probably what I enjoy most at this point because these songs haven’t been quite as “overplayed” as most of the rest of the album. I love this song. It was written by Steve Porcoro and John Bettis. Steve Porcoro was a member of the band Toto.

“P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” – This song just absolutely rocks. It’s somewhat lesser known because it’s never included on Jackson’s “Greatest Hits” albums but to me it ranks among his best songs.

“The Lady In My Life” – This one has grown on me over time but I’d still probably rank it as my least favorite song on the album. I think it starts off pretty weakly but I do really dig where it goes once it gets going.

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Michael Jackson shot to the top of the album charts and saw five of his singles enter the top 40 on Sunday 28th June after fans rushed to buy the king of pop’s material following his death.

The album “Number Ones”, featuring many of Jackson’s biggest hits, jumped from 121 in the charts last week to reach number one, the singer’s first since the same album was first released in 2003.

“Thriller”, the biggest selling album of all time, surged from 179th place to number seven, while compilation album “King of Pop” reached 14,”Off The Wall” got to 17 and “The Essential Michael Jackson” got to number 20.

Demand for Jackson’s singles also shot up following his death Thursday, although retailers have commented the extent of his back catalogue meant no one song stood out.

“Man in the Mirror” re-entered the charts at number 11, “Billie Jean” got to 25, “Smooth Criminal” to 28, “Beat It” to 30 and “Earth Song” to 38.

Top 20 albums for Sunday 28th June are:

No 1 – Michael Jackson – Number One (Previous Week No 121 – Up 120)

No 2 – Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

No 3 – Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up

No 4 – Take That – The Circus

No 5 – Lady Gaga – The Fame

No 6 – Bruce Stringsteen and E Street Band – Greatest Hits

No 7 – Michael Jackson – Thriller (Previous Week No 179 – Up 172)

No 8 – Daniel Merriweather – Love & War

No 9 – Kings of Leon – Only By The Night

No 10 – Black Eyed Peas – The End

No 11 – Prodigy – Invaders Must Die

No 12 – George Harrison – Let It Roll

No 13 – Jim Reeves – The Very Best of

No 14 – Michael Jackson – The King of Pop (New Entry)

No 15 – Neil Sedaka – The Music of My Life

No 16 – Jack Penate – Everything is New

No 17 - Michael Jackson – Off The Wall (New Entry)

No 18 – Gossip – Music For Men

No 19 – Lilly Allen Be Not Me It’s You

No 20 – Michael Jackson – The Essential (New Entry)

Michael Jackson was unquestionably the biggest pop star of the ’80s, and certainly one of the most popular recording artists of all time. In his prime, Jackson was an unstoppable juggernaut, possessed of all the tools to dominate the charts seemingly at will: an instantly identifiable voice, eye-popping dance moves, stunning musical versatility, and loads of sheer star power.

His 1982 blockbuster Thriller became the biggest-selling album of all time (probably his best-known accomplishment), and he was the first black artist to find stardom on MTV, breaking down innumerable boundaries both for his race and for music video as an art form. Yet as Jackson’s career began, very gradually, to descend from the dizzying heights of his peak years, most of the media’s attention focused on his increasingly bizarre eccentricities; he was often depicted as an arrested man-child, completely sheltered from adult reality by a life spent in show business.

The snickering turned to scandal in 1993, when Jackson was accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy; although he categorically denied the charges, his out-of-court settlement failed to restore his tarnished image. He never quite escaped the stigma of those allegations, and while he continued to sell records at superstar-like levels, he didn’t release them with enough frequency (or, many critics thought, inspiration) to once again become better known for his music than his private life. Whether as a pop icon or a tabloid caricature, Jackson always remained bigger than life.

Here we provide a run down of the key dates that Michael Jackson has accomplished during his life.

1958 – Michael Joseph Jackson is born August 29, in Gary, Indiana, USA.

1962 – Joe, Michael’s father, organises a family musical group – it eventually becomes the Jackson 5

1970 – The Jackson 5 release ‘I Want You Back’, ‘ABC’, ‘The Love You Save’ and ‘I’ll Be There’ – they all top the charts

1972 – Michael Jackson scores his first number 1 single as a solo artist with ‘Ben’ – he also earns an Oscar nomination

1977 – Jackson stars in the movie ‘The Wiz’ with Diana Ross and meets Quincy Jones

1979 – Jackson releases his first solo album as an adult. ‘Off The Wall’, produced by Quincy Jones goes platinum, while singles ‘Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough’ and ‘Rock With You’ top the charts.

1982 – Jackson releases ‘Thriller’, the album goes on to become the biggest-selling album of all time, staying in the charts for 2 years and hitting number one worldwide. ‘The Girl Is Mine’ – a duet with Paul McCartney, ‘Beat It’, ‘Billie Jean’, ‘Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’, ‘Human Nature’ and ‘P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)’ all reach number one in the charts. Michael Jackson supports the singles with amazing music videos, turning them into mini movies with narratives, best shown on ‘Thriller’, widely acknowledged as the greatest video of all time.

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1983 – Jackson wins 8 Grammys and becomes a spokesperson for Pepsi.

1984 – Michael records his last album with the Jacksons.

1985 – ‘We Are The World’ is released, the single supports the all-star famine relief effort for Africa.

1986 – Jackson buys a ranch in California and turns it into Neverland, an  amusement park filled with rides and animals. He undergoes cosmetic surgery and gets accused of wanting to ‘turn white’ as his skin gets lighter.

Wild rumours about Jackson’s personal life start to surface, the media talk about hormone treatments, the star sleeping in an oxygen tent and excessive
cosmetic surgery.

1987 - Jackson’s new album ‘Bad’ is released – once again produced by Quincy Jones. Singles ‘I Just Can’t Stop Loving You’, ‘Bad’, ‘The Way You Make Me Feel’, ‘Man in the Mirror’ and ‘Dirty Diana’ all debut at number 1.The world tour supporting the album becomes the highest-grossing tour of all time. More media speculation about the star’s personal life – tabloids start to call him ‘Wacko Jacko’.

1991 – New album ‘Dangerous’ is released, first single ‘Black Or White’ debuts at number one, although the video gets criticised for it’s violent scenes. Following singles ‘Remember the Time’, ‘In the Closet’, ‘Jam’ and ‘Heal the World’ don’t perform as well as expected.

1993 – Jackson is accused of molesting a 13 year old boy, he denies the charges and settles out of court, paying an estimated 18 to 20 million.

1995 – Michael Jackson marries Lisa Marie Presley, the marriage breaks up 19 months later. Jackson releases ‘HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book 1’,
a two-CD set featuring new material and his greatest hits, singles ‘Scream’ and
‘You Are Not Alone’ top the charts but the record is perceived as a disappointment.

1996 – Jackson marries Debbie Rowe, over the next two years the couple has two children, son Prince Michael Jackson, Jr. and daughter Paris Michael Katherine Jackson.

1999 – The couple divorce.

2001 – Michael Jackson is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and holds a massive concert at Madison Square Garden celebrating the 30th anniversary of his first solo record. Release of ‘Invincible’- the album performs well but singles ‘You Rock My World’ and ‘Butterflies’ disappoint and the single ‘What More Can I Give’ get canceled.

2002 – Jackson’s media appearances take an extreme turn – when at the MTV Video Music Awards he gets a birthday cake he thinks he has won the Artist of the Millennium title. Fans grasp in horror when he dangles his son off a balcony in Germany. He apologises the next day but his image gets more and more tarnished.

2003 – The star’s Neverland ranch is searched and he is arrested on charges of child molestation.

2005 – Jackson’s child molestation trial begins and he is acquitted on all counts. The singer moves to Bahrain.

2009 – Jackson announces his comeback with a 50 date run of shows at London’s O2 arena called This Is It.

25th June 2009 - Michael Jackson dies in California.

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