MJ’s reign as King of Pop continues in Europe

September 16th, 2009 German writer Enzensberger wins Danish prizeCOPENHAGEN — German writer Hans Magnus Enzensberger was awarded Denmark's 2010 Sonning Prize on Wednesday, which honors work that benefits European culture. The University of Copenhagen said Enzensberger, 79, will receive the prize and 1 million kroner (about $200,000) during a ceremony in February.

September 7th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson has been predicted to become the world's top earning celebrity next year. The late King of Pop's estate is expected to amass up to 150 million pounds from beyond the grave, thanks to merchandising contracts, album sales, and other royalties.

August 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Joe Jackson has said that his son Michael will be buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles on August 29, on what would have been the King of Pop's 51st birthday. Confirming a New York Daily News report, People magazine stated that the burial will take place privately at 10 that morning.

August 7th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON continues to dominate the charts from beyond the grave - his compilation album THE COLLECTION is Europe's new number one. Sales of Jackson's extensive back catalogue have soared since his death on 25 June (09), with his pop hits topping charts in the U.S.

August 5th, 2009 Emily Blunt's 'Young Victoria' to end Toronto festTORONTO — Next month's Toronto International Film Festival is ending on a regal note. The closing-night film of the 10-day festival will be "The Young Victoria," starring Emily Blunt as the British queen in the early days of her nearly 64-year reign.

August 1st, 2009 LONDON - Hip-hop star Kanye West is convinced that he is the right choice to be "the new King of Pop" after Michael Jackson's death. He thinks that he is as popular as Michael was.

July 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Representatives of Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds have rubbished reports that actor missed Comic-Con convention over a feud with wife. They insist that Reynolds was in Europe shooting for a film.

July 15th, 2009 Britney's Warsaw stop on European tour canceledWARSAW, Poland — Britney Spears' "Circus" won't be coming to Warsaw following a dispute between her international and Polish organizers. The singer, whose hits include "...Baby One More Time" and "I'm a Slave 4 U," has been playing a series of shows this summer in Europe, including in Britain, France and Sweden.

July 2nd, 2009 LONDON - U2 paid tribute to Michael Jackson as they began their first tour in three years in Barcelona. Bono, Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, who will be performing at 15 stadiums across Europe, dedicated Angel Of Harlem, originally penned about Billie Holiday, to the late King of Pop.

June 29th, 2009 NFL players put the heavy in metalDALLAS — Marc Colombo lowers his bald head and leans his sweaty, 6-foot-8, 318-pound frame toward the microphone, growling to the crowd that the next song will "rip your face off." The sometimes scary stage presence of the heavily tattooed guitarist and singer, who is one of three Dallas Cowboys offensive linemen in the heavy metal band Free Reign, is a thing of beauty for the head of the recording company that just signed them. "They're big guys — big, ugly, mean guys," said John Howarth, owner and CEO of the Australian company Riot Entertainment.

June 23rd, 2009 Cheap Trick finds fountain of youth on 'Latest' CDCheap Trick "The Latest" (self-released) Maybe it's Red Bull, or maybe they just took a dip in that pool from the movie "Cocoon," but Cheap Trick has got its youthful energy and exuberance back again. That's no small feat for the Rockford rockers, whose biggest success came while Jimmy Carter was in office, and who haven't hit it this hard since 1982's "One On One" album.

June 14th, 2009 Trent Reznor says Bonnaroo his last US concertMANCHESTER, Tenn. — Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor said their performance Sunday at the Bonnaroo Music Festival was their last in the country.

June 10th, 2009 Lauryn Hill cancels all European tour datesSTOCKHOLM — Festival organizers say hip-hop and R&B singer Lauryn Hill has canceled all tour dates in Europe this summer for health reasons. Stockholm Jazz Festival spokeswoman Liisa Tolonen says the artist's agent informed the festival late Tuesday that all performances in Europe by the former Fugees singer have been canceled.

May 30th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - King of pop Michael Jackson, who has been detected with skin cancer, is in constant fear of dying and is terrified that his nose will fall off. Though the music star has seen top doctors here after cancerous skin cells were found on his nose, chest and arm, he continues to fret about the effects of the ailment, thesun.co.uk reported.

May 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - South Asian people migrating to Europe face an increased risk of diet-related diseases as they adjust to a 'Western' lifestyle, according to scientists. Indian-origin researcher Dr.