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News Archive for Michael Jackson

NEWS 09.14.09 1:34 PM

MTV Video Music Awards Filled With Tributes, Stage-Crashers

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys closing the show
Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images

FROM NEW YORK MTV promised to use more than just Radio City Music Hall when it announced a return to New York for the 26th Video Music Awards, and it delivered. In addition to the festivities at the primary venue, last night's broadcast made use of a subway station, the Avenue of the Americas, the Walter Kerr Theater, and an F train. In between, there were a few extravagant performances, tributes to fallen stars, and an uncharacteristically tame M.C. job from returning host Russell Brand, though the night will probably be most remembered for an outburst from Kanye West.

Early reports of the hush-hush production and the show's promotional campaign suggested it would adopt a West Side Story theme in its decor and staging, but there were no obvious allusions to be seen last night. Instead, the stage sat below an archway of metal rods and neon lights, while images of the New York skyline, cranes on the Brooklyn waterfront, and water towers played on the backdrop. Performers left that stage for other venues throughout the night, but festivities kicked off inside Radio City with a tribute to Michael Jackson. MORE >>

MTV, MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Russell Brand

NEWS 07.08.09 11:52 AM

$4 Million Michael Jackson Memorial Spectacle Draws Far-Flung Fans and 3,200 L.A.P.D. Officers

Queen Latifah at the Michael Jackson memorial service at Staples Center
Photo: Harrison Funk/MJ Memorial/WireImage

FROM LOS ANGELES In the nearly two weeks between Michael Jackson’s death and his giant-scale memorial service at AEG's Staples Center yesterday, public interest in the late pop star seemed to grow exponentially. After the plans for the memorial were announced last week, more than 1.5 million fans reportedly applied online for free tickets, fewer than 20,000 of which were awarded via a lottery system. Wristbands and tickets—distributed at Dodger Stadium Monday—identified bona fide attendees from all over the world among the fans at large, who numbered about 1,000 (down from initial estimates as large as 1 million). Celebrities walked a black carpet to enter the event, according to The Los Angeles Times. Michael Jackson’s body rested in a flower-draped coffin in front of the stage, which was backed by a giant video wall.

Authorities shut down part of the freeway system to accommodate the event—and much of the city was affected by traffic for the morning rush hour. Classic Party Rentals supplied a significant number of barricades for crowd control and safety, plus other rental items. City Councilwoman Jan Perry's office released a map of street closures and impacted traffic regions—a document so complicated that architecture blog Curbed suggested it might actually deter would-be attendees coming from long distances. MORE >>

Michael Jackson, AEG

NEWS 06.30.09 4:54 PM

BET Awards' Hastily Planned Jackson Tribute Yields Ratings Triumph

FROM LOS ANGELES After Michael Jackson died suddenly on Thursday afternoon, BET worked fast to transform its already-scheduled awards on Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium into a tribute to the pop star. And, in addition to being what some would consider an appropriate format change for a show celebrating black entertainment, the modified broadcast was also a boon for the network: It was the top-watched cable telecast this year and BET's biggest audience ever, according to a press release from the network.

The live broadcast, hosted by Jamie Foxx, drew 10.65 million viewers. About 10 percent of televisions that were on during the broadcast period were tuned to the awards program, uncommonly high for a cable network, according to Nielsen Media Research findings cited in The Los Angeles Times. MORE >>

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