Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson's private doctor waited over an hour to call emergency services when he realised the singer was not breathing, according to newly-released documents. Police filed the documents to support their request to search a Las Vegas pharmacy in August. They provide new insight into what happened on June 25, when the 50-year-old "King of Pop" went into cardiac arrest and died.  

A collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the now iconic rhinestone-studded glove he wore when he performed his first moonwalk dance in 1983, is being sold at auction. The glove and other Jackson items are part of a music memorabilia auction being held by Julien's Auctions at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York's Times Square on Saturday. Jackson wore the left-handed glove, which accompanied his fedora, when he unveiled what was to become his trademark dance on Motown's 25th-anniversary TV special.  

At what may be the height of her early career, teen sensation Taylor Swift finds herself facing the downside of stardom -- naysayers. The 19-year-old pop/country singer-songwriter heads in to Sunday's American Music Awards with a leading six nominations after a dream year of sold out concerts and the best-selling album in the United States. Swift will compete Sunday against the late Michael Jackson for artist of the year, and is nominated for favorite female artist in the pop/rock, country and adult contemporary categories, along with favorite album for "Fearless".

I have never used Auto-Tune in a live television performance, and I have never used Auto-Tune in any of my concerts. That is a promise   -Britney Spears

 

When I first saw David Cook on the seventh season of American Idol — a show he'd wind up winning over Muppet Boy David Archuleta — I thought he looked like a weary door-to-door salesman pushing Hoovers in Boise. I also thought Cook had supremely bad hair, like a reverse mullet or, for that matter, a "skullet." Let me tell you: I've never been more wrong about a contestant.  

T he weekend beckons with TV bounties this time of year. Dramas and comedies are in first-run episodes, documentaries and news programs are in abundance and sports fans have their choice of hockey, basketball and football – either NFL or CFL. I prefer the CFL – the East and West conference finals air this Saturday and Sunday – mostly because it's so much fun watching players who came here from southern U.S. colleges shiver on the sidelines, while fans sit shirtless in the stands.  

Janet Jackson, Rihanna, Lady GaGa, Green Day, Shakira, Jay-Z, Eminem Mary J. Blige, Keith Urban, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry and Adam Lambert are among the pop stars expected to perform at the American Music Awards on Sunday. Jackson is scheduled to open the broadcast with an eight-minute medley of her hits, and Rihanna will give her first solo public performance since being assaulted in February by her then-boyfriend, R&B singer Chris ...  

George Pennacchio has a preview of what viewers can expect to see at the 37th annual American Music Awards on Sunday. Many of the biggest names in the music business will be at the Nokia Theatre, some performing or accepting awards. The late Michael Jackson is nominated for five American Music Awards , thanks to a decision allowing his chart-topping greatest hits collection, "Number Ones," eligible in this year's voting.

Not only do I like her music, but I think she really embodies the spirit of rock n' roll. Even though she's a dance-pop artist, she's the spirit of rock n' roll and she's a rebel and she's a non-conformist and she takes risks and she's got that raw, fiery energy. So I am looking forward to that   -Adam Lambert

 

2010 promises to start with a bang with American Pop and R&B Singer–Songwriter, record producer, actor, Shaffer Chimere Smith, popularly known as Ne-Yo coming to Manila for 'Ne-Yo Live In Manila' on Saturday, January 9, 2010. Ne-Yo was to work on what should have been Michael Jackson's latest album before the latter's untimely demise. Since his debut, Ne-Yo has had five top 10 songs on the billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist and two number-one albums on the Billboard 200.  

RihannaRated RMercury Rated R opens with a creepy Vincent Price soundalike warning listeners of a nervous disposition not to go further. The nod is to Michael Jackson's "Thriller", which featured a voiceover from the real Price, but the advice isn't tongue-in-cheek. Rihanna's violent assault at the hands of pop star boyfriend Chris Brown in February hangs over her fourth album like a dark cloud.