Ne-yo To Revive Ex-sugababe's CareerSeptember 28th, 2009 KEISHA BUCHANAN has been given a boost after she was booted out of the SUGABABES - R&B star NE-YO wants to help launch her solo career. The So Sick hitmaker contacted Buchanan about writing songs for her upcoming solo project after he learned she had been forced out of the British girl group she helped create.
Hall's Name Fame Helped Early CareerSeptember 3rd, 2009 Actress REBECCA HALL is convinced she would have found fame even without her father PETER HALL's help - because she is so talented. The Frost/Nixon star grew up watching her director father helm theatre productions, and always knew she was destined for a career in the spotlight.
Michael Jackson concert merchandise for sale on what would have been opening nightJuly 14th, 2009 Michael Jackson concert merchandise for saleLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's comeback concerts will never happen, but you can still get the T-shirt. Merchandise from Jackson's "This Is It" tour, which was scheduled to begin Monday in London, will be available online and at retailers across the United States.
Family tributes, photos with presidents fill program of Michael Jackson memorial serviceJuly 7th, 2009 Family honors Michael Jackson in memorial service programLOS ANGELES — Mourners at the Michael Jackson memorial service were handed full-color, glossy programs filled with triumphant photos and emotional tributes to the King of Pop. The metallic gold program is filled with pictures of Jackson with his brothers and sisters, celebrities and world leaders.
Rarely seen Michael Jackson portrait displayed in luxury car showroom near NY's Apollo TheaterJuly 3rd, 2009 Jackson portrait displayed in NYC car showroomNEW YORK — A rarely seen portrait of Michael Jackson is on display inside a New York City showroom that sells luxury cars to celebrities. Owner Marty Abrams says an oil painting titled "The Book" is the only portrait Jackson sat for because he was friends with Australian painter Brett-Livingstone Strong.
Harlem's Apollo Theater continues Michael Jackson tributes with amateur night moonwalk contestJuly 2nd, 2009 Apollo Theater's amateur show dedicated to JacksonNEW YORK — Tributes to the King of Pop continued Wednesday at the Apollo Theater, where the weekly Amateur Night turned into a Michael Jackson celebration, with impersonators emulating his outfits and mimicking his dance moves. Teenager Mike Rios was the first to demonstrate his Jackson jinks and jukes when the Harlem theater's doors opened Wednesday night.
Crowds line up early in NYC for Apollo Theater's public memorial service for Michael JacksonJune 30th, 2009 Fans gather for Apollo Theater's Jackson memorialNEW YORK — Thousands of Michael Jackson fans gave the late pop star a raucous yet respectful send-off during six hours of public memorial services celebrating his life and music at Harlem's Apollo Theater. Some 600 fans crowded into the Apollo Theater for each of the services that began shortly after 2 p.m.
Start the Presses: Instant Michael Jackson books coming.June 30th, 2009 Instant Michael Jackson books comingNEW YORK — The "instant" books on Michael Jackson are coming soon. People and Life magazine each are preparing commemorative editions, due in August.
Detroit's Chene Park site for concert honoring Michael Jackson on Tuesday nightJune 29th, 2009 Detroit concert Tuesday honors Michael JacksonDETROIT — A musical tribute to Michael Jackson is planned Tuesday night at Chene Park in Detroit, former home of the Motown label that launched his pop singing career. The Detroit News says the free concert will include performances by Serieux & Friends, HotSauce, Asiid and Velocity.
Apollo to honor Michael Jackson _ decades after $1,000 gig that helped launch his careerJune 28th, 2009 Apollo Theater to pay tribute to Michael JacksonNEW YORK — The Harlem theater that helped launch Michael Jackson's career plans a star-studded musical memorial on the same stage where he and his brothers once did 31 shows in one week, for $1,000. "They couldn't pay their hotel bill," recalled Bobby Schiffman, whose family owned Harlem's Apollo Theater in 1967.
Michael Jackson remembered by fans at Apollo Theater in New YorkJune 28th, 2009 NEW YORK - Hundreds of Michael Jackson's fans paid tribute to the late legend at the Apollo Theater in New York, say reports. Locals, tourists and fans celebrated Jackson's life and music with makeshift memorials and shrines.
Makeshift memorial outside Harlem theater where Michael Jackson performed as a childJune 26th, 2009 Michael Jackson mourned outside Harlem theaterNEW YORK — People heading to work were stopping at a makeshift memorial outside Harlem's Apollo Theater, where Michael Jackson performed as a child. The tributes were being written Friday on pieces of cardboard, and on newspapers bearing his photo.
Singer Michael Jackson is dead: Reports (Second Lead)June 26th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Pop star Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles, aged 50, media reports say. Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday local time Thursday after he stopped breathing and suffered a suspected cardiac arrest, BBC reported.
A look at the career of Michael JacksonJune 26th, 2009 A look at the career of Michael JacksonA look at the career of Michael Jackson:
— Aug. 29, 1958: Michael Joseph Jackson is born in Gary, Ind., the seventh of nine children.
Jamie Foxx says boo-birds came out for his first comedy routine at the ApolloJune 11th, 2009 Jamie Foxx: 'I got booed at the Apollo'NEW YORK — Is there anything Jamie Foxx can't conquer? His first try at the Apollo, apparently. The singer/actor/comedian says the first time he tried his stand-up act on the famed stage, he was roundly booed.
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