Usher, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder scheduled to attend Michael Jackson memorial service

September 3rd, 2009 A low-key CHRIS BROWN managed to pay his respects to the late MICHAEL JACKSON at his public memorial service in July (09), sitting just rows behind the King of Pop's grieving family at the televised Los Angeles event. The disgraced singer, who fell out of favour with the public following his February (09) attack on ex-girlfriend Rihanna, managed to evade the thousands of photographers present at the Staples Center ceremony to join stars like Mariah Carey, Usher and Lionel Richie as they mourned Jackson's passing.

September 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Mariah Carey has said that she regrets apologising for her shaky performance at Michael Jackson's memorial service by writing on her Twitter blog. The 'Hero' hit-maker was the first singer who went on stage at the 'Thriller' star's memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in July.

September 1st, 2009 MARIAH CAREY regrets writing a public message apologising for her shaky performance at MICHAEL JACKSON's memorial service. The Hero hitmaker was the first singer to take to the stage at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in July (09) as the city came to a standstill to officially mourn Jackson.

July 9th, 2009 It is said, that true music is that which transcends all barriers and strikes a chord in all hearts. Evidently, Michael Jackson, for all his eccentricities and a marked turbulence in lifestyle, was the kind of performer, who managed to do just that.

July 9th, 2009 NEW YORK - Mariah Carey has admitted that she is dissatisfied with her performance at the Michael Jackson public memorial service held at Staples Center on July 7 in Los Angeles. She stated on the social network site Twitter that the moment was too emotional for her to be at her best, the New York Daily News reports.

July 8th, 2009 On Michael Jackson’s memorial service, there is a Michael Jackson Memorial Booklet on every seat on Staples Center. Michael Jackson Memorial Booklet serves as an obituary, a tribute and a memory that you were in his burial.

July 7th, 2009 Seen and heard at Jackson's memorial serviceLOS ANGELES — The unprecedented public memorial for Michael Jackson drew fans, stars, onlookers, street vendors and countless police officers. A glimpse into the scene outside and inside Staples Center: As fans slowly file into Staples Center, the jumbo screens overhead show an image of a smiling Michael Jackson and read, "In loving memory of Michael Jackson King of Pop, 1958-2009." Holders of VIP tickets slipped through a side door to access their premier seats.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's Got Talent finalist Shaheen Jafargholi, a 12-year-old from Swansea, will perform today at Michael Jackson's memorial. Shaheen shot to fame after performing the Jackson 5 hit Who's Lovin' You on the talent competition.

July 7th, 2009 Mariah Carey sings at Michael Jackson memorialLOS ANGELES — Mariah Carey has given the opening performance at Michael Jackson's memorial with a sweet rendition of the Jackson 5's ballad "I'll Be There." The duet with Trey Lorenz began Tuesday after Jackson's golden casket was placed in front of the Staples Center stage while a church choir sang. The public event followed a private service for family and friends in a cemetery hall in the Hollywood Hills.

July 7th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Thousands of police deployed in downtown Los Angeles early Tuesday as the world's entertainment capital braced itself for the memorial service of one of the greatest entertainers in history. Police said the operation ahead of the public memorial for Michael Jackson exceeded that of all past events in the city's history, including the 1984 Olympics, the Los Angeles Times reported.

July 7th, 2009 List of guests invited to Jackson's memorialList of guests invited to public memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles: Larry King Dionne Warwick LeVar Burton Mariah Carey Spike Lee Wesley Snipes Lou Ferrigno Stevie Wonder Usher Lionel Richie Brooke Shields Kobe Bryant Berry Gordy Jennifer Hudson Magic Johnson John Mayer Chris Brown The Rev. Jesse Jackson The Rev.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and Lionel Richie are among the stars who are set to perform at Michael Jackson's memorial service. The Jackson family had announced that several music geniuses would be involved in the 90-minute tribute at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles today.

July 6th, 2009 Tix to Jackson memorial being sold for thousandsNEW YORK — Michael Jackson's concerts always were difficult to get tickets to, but that's nothing compared to the pop star's memorial service. On eBay, bids for tickets for Tuesday's event were reaching as high as $3,000, though it was impossible to verify the seriousness of those bids.

July 3rd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Fans wanting to bid their final adieu to late King of Pop Michael Jackson can attend his memorial service free of charge. The Jackson family has confirmed that a memorial service for the late pop icon will take place on Wednesday at the Staples Centre arena in Los Angeles About 11,000 tickets will be distributed free of charge for the event, the family said, through a public relations company engaged to handle the event.

May 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Mariah Carey, who turned 40 in March, wants to remain in her 30s for the rest of her life. The 'Touch My Body' star says she will never admit her real age, reports Contactmusic.