‘Jacko’s weird London gigs child choir demands’

September 30th, 2009 LONDON - Kate Price a.k.a Jordan has covered the walls of her entire house with snaps of ex-hubby Peter Andre, it has emerged. Jordan, who lives in her former marital home with new lover Alex Reid, has even placed Andre's statues all over the house, much to the bewilderment of her cage fighter boyfriend.

July 20th, 2009 Mormon Tabernacle Choir marks 80th broadcast yearSALT LAKE CITY — The renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir has marked a broadcasting milestone — 80 straight years of music and religious messages on radio and television. The Emmy Award-winning choir's landmark broadcast of its weekly program, "Music and the Spoken Word," was Sunday.

July 19th, 2009 LONDON - Leona Lewis has a handful of live shows in her kitty, but that's all about to change -- she is teaming up with Travis Payne, the dance guru behind Michael Jackson's ill-fated comeback gigs, for a spectacular 14-month world tour. "It's a case of hiring the best talent in the business at any cost to make sure the concerts will be one of the talking points of next year," thesun.co.uk quoted an insider as saying.

July 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Pop legends ABBA have apparently been approached to fill in for the 50-show run previously planned for Michael Jackson at London's O2 arena. AEG Live, the promoters for the King of Pop's slated comeback tour, are said to be trying hard to woo the renowned band out of retirement.

June 30th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's controversial doctor, who is suspected of giving the star a shot of Demerol before he collapsed, has fathered six kids by five different women, it has emerged. According to reports, Dr Conrad Murray, who was quizzed by LA investigators about the King of Pop's death, has also failed to pay child support.

June 24th, 2009 LONDON - More tickets for Michael Jackson's comeback concerts in London are to go on sale. The "limited" number of extra seats, estimated to cost hundreds per show, had previously been restrained while the production logistics were being tallied.

June 18th, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson is looking for a physically disabled child to appear on stage with him at his comeback tours starting here July 13. An email from the promoter AEG Live was sent to London's casting agencies asking for such a kid, reported thesun.co.uk.

June 18th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson is reportedly on the lookout for a child who is missing limbs or in a wheelchair to share the stage with him during his comeback concerts in London. The King of Pop is due to kick off his much-awaited 50-show run at the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena next month.

June 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Mum-to-be Nicole Richie is driving her family "crazy". The socialite - who is seven months pregnant with her second child with the Good Charlotte rocker - is driving her friends and loved-ones mad with her pregnancy hormones and demands.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson is making strange requests for his comeback concerts starting Saturday - he wants a children's choir that will have "exactly equal" numbers of black, white, mixed-race and Asian singers. According to mirror.co.uk, Jackson also wants every child to know sign language and they are supposed to be in the age group of 5 to 13 years.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson, who is all set to make his comeback Saturday, is making strange requests for a child choir for his concerts. According to mirror.co.uk, Jackson wants every child to know sign language and wants "exactly equal" numbers of black, white, mixed-race and Asian child singers for his concerts.

June 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson's comeback concerts in London will not take place, according to Jackson family stalwart Arthur Phoenix. Phoenix, the family's former publicist and advisor to Jackson's brother Tito, expressed his doubts over the King of Pop performing at the O2 Arena stage to begin his 50-run shows next month.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson has told his fans he is livid with concert promoters for booking him to do 50 shows in London than 10 as he desired. The King of Pop made the revelation outside his LA dance studio, telling fans he wanted to perform only a couple of concerts at the O2 arena and spread the remaining shows all over the world.

May 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's concert promoter has dismissed claims that the singer postponed the first four concerts of his comeback tour in London due to his skin cancer. AEG Live president Randy Phillips said that the delay had "absolutely nothing" to do with the King of Pop's health.

May 15th, 2009 LONDON - Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has expressed his anger on promoters who book huge car parking areas as location for their gigs. Noel, who recently performed in Argentina, Chile and Peru, revealed that he would like to perform in huge stadiums instead of car parks.