Stevie Wonder pays tribute to Michael Jackson at Montreal jazz festival

September 11th, 2009 VIENNA — Organizers of a tribute to Michael Jackson that had been set for Vienna this month say the event will be held instead in London next June. Vienna event promoter Georg Kindel told reporters that too many top performers had scheduling conflicts, and he says: "Maybe we underestimated these issues." Friday's announcement came at the end of a turbulent week of reports that key artists including Mary J.

September 1st, 2009 Michael Jackson tribute lineup to be unveiled soonVIENNA — It's almost as mysterious as Michael Jackson's moon walk. Fans still don't know who will perform at a major tribute to the late pop star that will be held outside a 17th-century palace in Vienna later this month.

August 24th, 2009 Michael Jackson's mother praises Vienna tributeVIENNA — The King of Pop's mother said in a letter made public Monday that next month's global tribute for Michael Jackson in Vienna is "a wonderful idea" and an event that her son would have loved. The Sept. 26 concert — being planned by Jackson's brother Jermaine — will take place in front of a 17th-century palace in the Austrian capital.

August 20th, 2009 Ticket site swamped for Jackson tribute in ViennaVIENNA — Fans have swamped the Web site offering tickets for next month's global Michael Jackson tribute in Vienna. Some 85,000 passes for the Sept.

July 4th, 2009 Colin Powell: Celebrate Michael Jackson's artWASHINGTON — Colin Powell says Michael Jackson had controversy in his life, but in death his art should be celebrated. The retired general and former secretary of state said he was in Vietnam, Korea or stationed elsewhere during Jackson's heyday.

June 30th, 2009 The King of Pop is to be a butter statueDES MOINES, Iowa — It's the King of Pop — in butter. Iowa State Fair organizers announced Tuesday that they will have a statue of Michael Jackson made of butter.

June 30th, 2009 Iowa fair to have butter statue of Michael JacksonDES MOINES, Iowa — Michael Jackson is getting a new tribute. And it's in butter.

June 26th, 2009 House pauses to remember Michael JacksonWASHINGTON — The House of Representatives paused for a moment of silence Friday to mark entertainer Michael Jackson's death. Lawmakers briefly interrupted a debate on a global warming bill to stand in silence and honor the "King of Pop." Rep.

May 2nd, 2009 Bon Jovi to make New Orleans Jazz Fest debutNEW ORLEANS — The rock group Bon Jovi is slated to make its debut at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The group known for such hits as "Livin' on a Prayer" and "Bad Medicine" helped the Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity build homes in south Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the region in August 2005.

May 1st, 2009 Washboard Chaz to open blues tent at NO Jazz FestNEW ORLEANS — Washboard Chaz, the Jambalaya Cajun Band and a host of jazz and brass bands are slated to perform Friday at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Among the day's headline acts are singer and pianist Marcia Ball, jazz singer Tony Bennett and the country group Sugarland.

April 25th, 2009 Jazz Fest 2009 begins in New OrleansNEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival opened Friday with a salute to its roots and a tribute to the late gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. Thousands of fans turned out for the tribute and dozens of other musical performances, enjoyed in the sunny weather and with plenty of food around.

April 24th, 2009 Wynton Marsalis opens Jazz Fest in New OrleansNEW ORLEANS — It's opening day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and trumpeter-composer Wynton Marsalis is set to take the stage. The New Orleans native was expected to play Friday afternoon with the Jazz at Lincoln Center, the New York-based orchestra for which he serves as musical director.

April 23rd, 2009 After 4 decades, Jazz Fest grows but honors rootsNEW ORLEANS — Only about 350 people attended the first New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 1970, and that number included gospel singer Mahalia Jackson and the other 100 or so local musicians who performed. Four decades later, Jazz Fest draws hundreds of thousands of fans from around the world to hear bands perform jazz, blues, country, Cajun, rap and rock.

April 21st, 2009 Lauryn Hill to headline Stockholm Jazz FestivalSTOCKHOLM — Organizers say former Fugees singer Lauryn Hill will be the headline act for the Stockholm Jazz Festival in July. Festival spokesman Gunnar Lagerman says the hip-hop and R&B singer will perform at the five-day event as part of a 10-stop European tour.

March 21st, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson has reportedly demanded an apology from the BBC after two of its comedians compared him to the Irish Republican Army (IRA). British funnymen Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis likened the singer to the organisation on BBC Radio 4s 'The Now Show' March 13 saying, '(We) can't believe which 80s celebrities (we) want back less - Michael Jackson or the IRA?' Jackson is now furious at the comment, contactmusic.com reports.