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NEWS ABOUT: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson stories: 313 news summaries

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Investors Throw Dice on Jacko's Vegas Comeback

Investment firm pushing for a start to Michael Jackson: the Vegas Years

Jun 13, 08 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Las Vegas comeback could be in the cards for Michael Jackson if a private equity firm has its way, the Wall Street Journal reports. A firm that owns the Las Vegas Hilton and a big stake in a casino company bought $23 million of Jackson's debt last month and... More »

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private equity • Las Vegas • singer • Michael Jackson • private equity firms • Neverland • comeback

 Thriller Joins Top
 US History Trove 

Jackson hit album added to prestigious aural archives

May 15, 08 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson's Thriller has been added to the prestigious National Recording Registry's archive of the most important recordings in American history, Variety reports. The monster 1982 hit joins 24 other "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" new additions to the collection, including a 1925 recording of the first-ever broadcast to... More »

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archive • record • Library of Congress • broadcasting • Michael Jackson • speech • Thriller • National Recording Registry

 Investment Firm
 Bails Out Neverland 

Eccentric Pop King gets to keep fantasy land estate

May 12, 08 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - An investment company has bailed out Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch and a foreclosure auction of the 2,500-acre California property—which once featured roaming wild animals and amusement park rides—has been canceled, reports the Los Angeles Times. The financially troubled pop star bought the Los Olivos ranch in... More »

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California • foreclosure • auction • celebrity • ranch • Michael Jackson • Neverland

 Jacko Jacked to Cut
 Jackpot Album 

King of Pop knows his financial future relies on a chart-topper

Apr 25, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson is depending on his next album to stave off encroaching financial ruin. That’s why, 2 days ago, he banned his kids from his Las Vegas studio, swore off women (did he ever like them?) and recruited music masterminds RedOne and Akon to produce a money machine, the... More »

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music industry • Las Vegas • celebrity • Michael Jackson • album

Michael Jackson Comeback in the Works

MJ back in the studio with high-profile advisers

Mar 18, 08 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The King of Pop is cooking up what one TV pundit calls "the biggest comeback since Lazarus," the Observer reports. After years of legal and financial woes and self-imposed exile, the Gloved One is forging new material and planning a possible concert tour, reportedly collaborating with pop culture... More »

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pop music • celebrity • Simon Fuller • Michael Jackson • comeback • Thriller • Will.i.am

 Jacko Can Keep Neverland 

Last-minute deal keeps King of Pop's ranch from public auction

Mar 13, 08 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The King of Pop will live another day as the rancher of Neverland. Michael Jackson made a last-minute deal today to refinance his notorious California homestead and will retain ownership, the AP reports. The 2,500-acre property had been scheduled for a public auction next week after Jackson—who hasn't... More »

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California • child molestation • celebrity • David Beckham • Michael Jackson • Neverland • default

Sony Goes
Viral With 'Thriller'

New YouTube videos promote song's
25th anniversary

Mar 10, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Sony BMG wanted to work up some excitement for the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” a conventional campaign using the reclusive artist didn't look like a winner. So the label went the guerrilla route, staging “impromptu breakouts” of the "Thriller" zombie dance at... More »

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YouTube • London • marketing • London Tube • Copenhagen • Michael Jackson • Sony BMG Music Entertainment • Sony BMG • Tesco • Thriller • Sydney Opera House

Jackson's Neverland Foreclosed

2,800-acre ranch is set for sale in March

Feb 27, 08 3:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Creditors have foreclosed on Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, which will be auctioned March 19 if the King of Pop doesn't pony up $24.5 million by that date, Fox News reports. If the sale goes through, Jackson would lose everything in the California house, including furniture and relics of... More »

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California • foreclosure • auction • celebrity • ranch • Michael Jackson • Neverland

NEW RELEASE

Thriller Revives 'Prettiest Star'

25th anniversary reissue both 'lame' and 'legendary,' critics say

Feb 12, 08 4:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Thriller's 25th anniversary reissue shows why Michael Jackson was once "the coolest, slinkiest, prettiest pop star alive,” Rob Sheffield writes in Rolling Stone. Six “lame” remixes by stars like Fergie, Akon, and Kanye West apparently indicate the best-selling album of all time "cowed" the cover artists,... More »

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Kanye West • Michael Jackson • Akon • Fergie • Thriller • music review

OPINION

More Jacko, Less Whacko

Jackon doesn't look creepy in 'timeless' magazine shoot

Dec 1, 07 5:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Jacko's comeback in this month’s Ebony doesn't make him “look like a creepy goofball,” marvels the Washington Post’s Robin Givhan. And it’s not just a rebirth for Jackson, Givhan says, but for the venerable mag itself. Flamboyantly dolled up in classic Jacko garb,... More »

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African Americans • magazine • thriller • Michael Jackson • African-Americans

Jackson Five May Reunite in '08

Michael will take part, says Jermaine

Nov 27, 07 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - The Jackson Five could be touring again as early as next year, according to Jermaine, and Michael will take part. "We feel we have to do it one more time," the third-oldest Jackson brother told the BBC. "We owe that to the fans and to the public.... More »

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music • Janet Jackson • reunion • Michael Jackson • recording industry • Jermaine Jackson • Jackson Five

Cash-Strapped Jacko Could Lose Neverland

King of Pop defaults
on $23M loan and has 90 days to pay—or else

Oct 26, 07 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson has defaulted on a $23 million loan against his storied Neverland Ranch, and he’ll lose the Santa Barbara fortress if he doesn’t pay in 90 days. The King of Pop is in his worst financial situation ever, says Fox News, and speculation is mounting that he’... More »

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Sony • Santa Barbara • Michael Jackson • Bahrain • Elvis • Neverland • loan • default

Get Britney a Sequined Glove

Spectacular falls of pop's king and princess eerily similar

Sep 21, 07 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears' meteoric rise, suspect marriages, bad parenting, outrageous public behavior, not to mention her spectacular VMA flub—it's better than watching a train wreck, but we've seen this implosion before. The LA Times studies the pop princess' antics and finds an eerie resemblance to the fall of the King... More »

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Britney Spears • pop music • celebrity • Video Music Awards • Michael Jackson • child star

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