The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards are almost upon us and we’ve got a lot to look forward to. There are great performers and presenters scheduled and the competition is fierce. If that weren’t enough to entice you to watch, then maybe this next bit of news is.
According to reports, two of Michael Jackson’s children are scheduled to be accepting some awards for the Late King of Pop. They will be accepting some Lifetime Achievement awards for their father, who passed away over the summer from cardiac arrest.

Paris and Prince Michael Jr. are who will be doing the honors. His …read more

After the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, passed away at the age of 50 over the summer, it seemed like the world stopped in remembrance. He was working on a concert series, set to kick off eighteen days after his death.
Though his death was tragic, there was some footage of Michael’s rehearsals that was put together and released for his fans under the title This Is It. The film has set the record for the highest grossing concert movie and documentary ever.
The movie made about $23 million in the US alone and was #1 at the …read more

We often look at celebrities and other high earners and think that they must have so much money that they could never exceed their incomes. However, this is not the case. Free Money Finance has an interesting list of celebrities that made tons of money and then blew it because they failed to abide by the #1 rule of personal finance: Spend Less Than You Earn.
Here are some of the celebrities listed by Free Money Finance:

Michael Jackson
Mike Tyson
Nicolas Cage
Kim Basinger
Gary Coleman
Corey Haim

And, of course, I can think of a few more off the top of my head, including Elton John, …read more

While many fans are thrilled by the This Is It movie featuring Michael Jackson, others (including me) feel that it’s a tad exploitative.  Still, audiences are flocking to theaters in droves since no one will ever get to see his much-hyped tour and this is as close as it gets.
If you aren’t seeing it on the big screen or you just want to own it, you won’t have to wait long.  This Is Is is expected to be released on DVD and Blu-ray during the first part of 2010.  There isn’t a solid release date but they are saying that …read more

Ever since Michael Jackson died earlier this year, anything having to do with the King of Pop has been a hot commodity but nothing has generated more buzz than the music and video footage associated with the This is It world tour that he never even got to start.
A movie featuring clips from rehearsals and musical numbers will hit theaters this Friday but you can pick up the This Is It soundtrack today.
The two-disc set contains the original album masters of some of Jackson’s biggest hits including “Billie Jean,” “Smooth Criminal,” “Human Nature,” and “Thriller.”
The second disc offers fans a …read more

More than two months after he died, Michael Jackson has finally been laid to rest.  Surrounded by friends and family, the King of Pop was buried last night amid very tight security at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles.

The Jackson family arrived in a procession of 30 Phantom Rolls Royce limousines and, despite being more than an hour late, the famous guests – which included Elizabeth Taylor, Macaulay Culkin (along with girlfriend, Mila Kunis), Chris Tucker and ex-wife, Lisa Marie Presley – in attendance didn’t seem to mind.
The burial is said to have been delayed by the fact that the …read more

I have to say that I didn’t believe this was the truth but the death of Michael Jackson has been ruled a homicide and it looks like his personal physician, Dr. Conner Murray, is going to be criminally charged.
While the development is dramatic, it doesn’t necessarily mean that he was murdered intentionally but, rather, means that he died as the result of someone else’s actions.  What is known, however, is that there were lethal amounts of drugs in Jackson’s system, including the highly dangerous anesthetic propofol. 
So here’s what happened.  Michael Jackson apparently had been suffering from insomnia for years …read more

It’s been widely reported that a public memorial will be held for Michael Jackson on Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.  There was such a high demand for tickets, in fact, that they had to hold a lottery.  If you are one of the fans who will not be able to attend, don’t feel too bad.  NBC, ABC, CNN, HLN, MSNBC and E! Entertainment will be broadcasting the ceremony live at 10 a.m. PDT (1700 GMT).

NBC is the last network to join in since they “initially planned only a one-hour prime-time special on Tuesday night” but I’m glad …read more

Ever since the death of Michael Jackson last week, fans of his music have been buying CDs and downloading songs like crazy.  I’m not surprised but I think it’s sad that he’ll never know how many people still loved and respected him as an artist, even if they were puzzled by him as a man.
If you are choosing to focus on the musical legacy Michael has left behind, you might be interested in picking up some of his albums (if you don’t own them already).
Thriller (1982) was Jackson’s sixth release and became the best-selling album of all time.  Even though …read more

While his life was filled with rumors and controversy, many people are choosing to remember Michael Jackson for his music.  The singer died on Thursday under mysterious circumstances.  What is known is that he suffered a cardiac arrest but the reasons for it are unknown.
The BET Awards are tomorrow night and reports show that many artists including Beyoncé, Wyclef Jean and Ne-Yo are “scrambling” to change their performances in order to pay their respects to Jackson.
A producer for the show said: “To change it up in three days is something that’s not easy but they’re all willing and looking forward …read more