Michael Jackson’s Kids Caretaker Needs More Cash

Raising Michael Jackson’s kids is not cheap. TJ Jackson who is the court appointed surrogate to MJ’s kids needs more cash to continue to raise Paris, Prince and Blanket. TMZ reports that the executors of MJ’s Estate are asking the judge to give TJ a reasonable amount of money to keep the ship afloat.

Beyonce Cancels Performance At Michael Jackson Tribute Concert

Beyonce will not be performing at the Michael Jackson Tribute concert in Wales next month. Though she was originally scheduled to put on a show via satellite, the now-pregnant singer has pulled out of even that.

New Michael Jackson Album Leaks on Internet

Michael Jackson's highly anticipated new album is now the victim of music pirates ... ALL 10 tracks from "MICHAEL" have leaked online -- a week before its official release date.



The tracks are now up on several file sharing websites ... and unless Sony Music authorized it -- this is a clear case of illegal piracy.

The official, aka legal, release date is next Tuesday -- December 14.
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Eminem Relates To Michael Jackson Over Prescription Drug Problem

Em says he understands what the King of Pop may have been going through with drug dependency.

Eminem recently compared his struggles with drugs to that of Michael Jackson's own public battle with prescription medication, sharing that on any given day, he used to swallow up to 90 pills.

"It's very similar to what I've read about Michael," Em said. "I don't know exactly what he was doing, but I read that he kept getting up in the middle of the night, asking for more [drugs]. That's what I was doing."

Will.i.am -- New MJ Album 'Disrespectful' to Michae

Black Eyed Peas front man Will.i.am wants no part of the new Michael Jackson album -- because he feels the entire thing goes against everything Michael stood for.  Will.i.am tells EW, "Whoever put it out and is profiting off of it, I want to see how cold they are ... He just wasn't any ordinary artist. He was a hands-on person. To me it's disrespectful. There's no honoring."His biggest issue, it seems, is using unfinished MJ tracks -- something he feels the King of Pop never would have stood for: "Michael Jackson songs are finished when Michael says they’re finished ... Maybe if I never worked with him I wouldn’t have this perspective. He was very particular about how he wanted his vocals, the reverb he used ... he was that hands-on." It's worth noting ... the album is put out by Sony, through Michael's estate. So Michael's kids are the ones who stand to make money off this.  

Jackson 5 Launch Clothing Line

The Jackson brothers are launching a new clothing line honoring their former band with Michael, The Jackson 5.
Called “J5,” the first collection will hit stores — including Urban Outfitters and Kitson — in the spring.
The line will include replicas of the leather jackets Michael wore in the “Thriller” and “Beat It” videos for about $600 and a series of t-shirts priced from $32 to $58.

Is It Michael, Or Is It Memorex?

Nearly a year and a half after Michael Jackson's shocking death, the public's appetite for all things Thrilling remains voracious. So to feed that need, this week it was announced that a Jackson-themed Cirque Du Soleil show directed by MJ's Dangerous Tour choreographer Jamie King is in the works, and, even more thrillingly, that an album of all-new unreleased Michael material, no-brainingly titled Michael, will be in stores in time for the holidays. But perhaps the more suitable title for that album should be This Is It?, because according to Michael's own children and mother, some of the songs on the album are fakes.

T-Pain Says Michael Jackson Requested "P.Y.T." Remake

Auto-tune king, T-Pain addresses critics via Twitter, saying he got the co-sign from Quincy Jones and the late Michael Jackson.

Legendary producer and composer Quincy Jones enlisted platinum-selling artists T-Pain and Robin Thicke to remake Michael Jackson’s “P.Y.T.” for his upcoming album, Q: Soul Bassa Nostra. Akon, Ludacris, Three 6 Mafia, Talib Kweli and a host of others are slated to be on the album as well, but it was T-Pain’s reinterpretation of the 1983 classic that drew the ire of most fans.

Kanye Explains Michael Jackson Scene & What the Phoenix Represented in Runaway

In Kanye’s new film “Runaway”, around 8-9 minutes into the film, he takes his love interest (played by Selita Ebanks) to see his world. There are fireworks and a band as well as people dressed in pointed hoods reminiscent of those worn by the Ku Klux Klan. There is also Michael Jackson float that appears.   Kanye sat down with Sway of MTV last night for a live Q & A session on the film and he explained that the scene represented the concept of cult and social conformity:

Akon Talks Lady Gaga, Claims He Started Euro R&B Trend

When you're a consistent hitmaker like Akon, you find yourself being a wanted man in the music industry. Over the last few years, the chart-topping producer, vocalist and music mogul, who also oversees his Konvict Music imprint, has collaborated with everyone from Styles P (“Locked Up”) and Eminem (“Smack That”) to the late Michael Jackson (“Hold My Hand”) and French house music producer David Guetta (“Sexy Chick”). But lately, Akon has had less time for outside studio work due to the unfathomable success of one of his biggest collaborators Lady Gaga.