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[Bellamy]

Can you imagine how much SONY will get from this?  

[CelineRox]

Nikosn17, on Jun 28 2009, 04:46 PM, said:

Michael Jackson will become the first artist to fill all Top Ten slots in the UK singles chart at the same time, industry experts predicted yesterday.

Sales in the UK this week (only for 2 days):

Singles: 204,703
Albums: 109,082
DVDs: 7,896
Total For 2 days: 321,681
I can't imagine the worldwide picture for 1 full week...

It's amazing! Why do people go crazy like this?! Why suddenly decide you want his album after he has died ?!

[Charlie92]

So that they Would remember him it's all very simple a star dies and he becomes a legend

[angelil78]

yeah I don´t get why people are suddenly interrested in his albums after his death.

Maybe someone who didn´t know that much about him and now see a lot on tv?   but still...don't think so. I mean most people have heard his music I think??

Here in Iceland there are no music channels but they have cancelled all regular tv programs on one channel and are only playing Michael Jackson.
Makes me want to dig up my Thriller album again.. (was just watching the Thriller video)

[Charlie92]

I havn't seen and shows of MJ here in Finland...    Then again I don't watch so much TV, but I havn't heard anything of him either

[CelineRox]

Charlie92, on Jun 28 2009, 05:02 PM, said:

So that they Would remember him it's all very simple a star dies and he becomes a legend

you either like someones music, and buy it or you don't


and he was already a legend!

[Charlie92]

It's just these fans that have some of his CD:s cause they didn't need it at the time (when he was alive and did his gigs) now they buy them for appreciation and to honor him.. it's very hard for me to explain

[stevethefan]

I still can't believe MJ is gone. I know that he has not been as popular as he once was, but I remember him during the early 1980's and how big the "Thriller" album was. He was everywhere then and that album had multiple hitsw on it it. In fact I think most of the songs on it were hits.

He was definitely super talented and unfortunately, since he achieved stardom at a very young age, I think the attention got to him.

His music will live on.

[GoldenLeaf]

CelineRox, on Jun 28 2009, 11:58 AM, said:

Nikosn17, on Jun 28 2009, 04:46 PM, said:

Michael Jackson will become the first artist to fill all Top Ten slots in the UK singles chart at the same time, industry experts predicted yesterday.

Sales in the UK this week (only for 2 days):

Singles: 204,703
Albums: 109,082
DVDs: 7,896
Total For 2 days: 321,681
I can't imagine the worldwide picture for 1 full week...

It's amazing! Why do people go crazy like this?! Why suddenly decide you want his album after he has died ?!

Yeah, why they haven't bought his albums/dvds when he was still alive ?

It seems that many people in the world became fans of him right after he died. weird..

Edited by Calypso, 28 June 2009 - 11:10 AM.

[Nikosn17]

You know that you appreciate something when it's gone...   I've always considered him a legend but now I rediscovered his albums and songs and that's actually the only artist I'm listening to for the last 3 days...

[Charlie92]

Nikosn17, on Jun 28 2009, 09:39 PM, said:

You know that you appreciate something when it's gone...   I've always considered him a legend but now I rediscovered his albums and songs and that's actually the only artist I'm listening to for the last 3 days...

Now that was my point I was trying to explain and you said it in an easy way  

[Duchess]

the only live in concert video or dvd i've ever seen of his was the one in bucharest, which i have. he has the on of his videos and that history one but no other concerts on dvd. so now i wonder if they will release any other concerts on dvd for the fans.

[takeachance]

Just beat it , just beat it...

[trls]

Janet and her relatives may do a tour to honour MJ (and to pay the huge debts)! Poor Janet, she's in charge of paying all of them.

http://www.billboard...003988549.story

http://www.contactmu...xecutor_1107990

[Black Kitten]

Nikosn17, on Jun 29 2009, 02:39 AM, said:

You know that you appreciate something when it's gone...   I've always considered him a legend but now I rediscovered his albums and songs and that's actually the only artist I'm listening to for the last 3 days...

same here. i'm very open that even during my first days in this forum, MJ is my all-time favorite male artist and basically the "male" counterpart of Celine. i have lots of his albums and i've been listening to all of them since Friday. the "Bad" album being the most played among my collection.

the music world will never be the same again without him...

Duchess, on Jun 29 2009, 03:42 AM, said:

the only live in concert video or dvd i've ever seen of his was the one in bucharest, which i have. he has the on of his videos and that history one but no other concerts on dvd. so now i wonder if they will release any other concerts on dvd for the fans.

still hoping Sony will release the Bad World Tour dvd, which IMHO his best tour ever.

trls, on Jun 29 2009, 07:54 AM, said:

Janet and her relatives may do a tour to honour MJ (and to pay the huge debts)! Poor Janet, she's in charge of paying all of them.

http://www.billboard...003988549.story

http://www.contactmu...xecutor_1107990

...but at least she may use the tour to revive her dying career...

[ladylindsey]

It's just so unexpected! I grew up dancing with Michael and Janet's music! In college a few years ago, we had social clubs that competed at the end of the year with a big choreographed production with singing, dancing, and costumes, etc for a big trophy. It was a big deal at the school and we spent months every year practicing at night and keeping things hush hush from the other clubs. My last year there we did a 70's versus 80's show with half of our club having a dance off with the other half to gain control of the disco haha. I was one of the 80's girls. I was on the choreography and costume commitees and we soooooo wanted to deck the 80s boys out in red "pleather" Thriller jackets, but our school WOULDN'T APPROVE IT because Michael Jackson's trial was going on at the time and they were afraid of how it would look to the board members who donated money to the school that came to see the show! WE WERE SO MAD!  They couldn't get past it so we had to settle for blue jackets, not the same effect AT ALL. I got to do the solo moonwalk part during "Smooth Criminal" with one of my guy friends and dance around the front while the rest of the cast broke it down in the back. It was so amazing and to hear the crowd when "Smooth Criminal" started playing OMG it was such a rush! All the young people went nuts!

Brings back so many memories And janet was always a staple in my jazz classes. "Black Cat" I've danced to I don't know how many times.

Such great music and such a tragic loss. I do believe he would have come back with something out of this world

[smw]

I feel so strange about his death.  I listen to the radio today - and NOTHING has the magic of his songs.  We have some great performers today - who can actually sing and dance live (Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, sometimes Madonna) - but who is truly as gifted a performer as Michael Jackson?  His songs were incredible.  His dancing changed the world!

If there is a concert tour to pay off his debts - I hope it is a Janet Jackson concert.  With Janet Jackson songs.  And perhaps a couple tribute songs.  But to do a concert full of Michael Jackson songs would be ridiculous.  Janet has had an amazing career of her own - and she should do her own songs....in honor of her brother.  

I'm sure there will be a tribue album of some kind (like with Luther Vandross).

I will remember Michael Jackson for his T A L E N T.

[Black Kitten]

i've read somewhere that Michael was actually developing a new dance move for his upcoming tour that would put the moonwalk in shame. if that's true, that would be so interesting... but it's too late now... *sighs*

[SensationalCeline]

I started listening to his music when I was 10 or 11 because my older sister got me to listen to him and I liked him right off the bat.  My friends and I decided that we are going to do Thriller at our Prom this upcoming year but now we have another reason to do it...for his honour.

[ladylindsey]

Dhena, on Jun 29 2009, 01:50 AM, said:

i've read somewhere that Michael was actually developing a new dance move for his upcoming tour that would put the moonwalk in shame. if that's true, that would be so interesting... but it's too late now... *sighs*

OMG!!!!

has anyone heard about the 100 songs he had pre-recorded not to be released until he died, for his kids? I read an article somewhere about that. heck it might have been on here though. It will be interesting to hear those.

[kathyc25]

I heard about those...but I just don`t feel right listening to them if they were only supposed to be a gift for his kids...I mean its the last thing they have from thier father....

[ladylindsey]

Oh I was under the impression that they were "for his kids"  but released to the public as well, kind of as a way to generate an income for the kids, after he was gone.

Michael's dad was just on a live press conference talking about how they all knew Michael was a superstar, but how they wished he could have seen support like this when he was alive and how unfortunate it is that most times it takes something tragic for people to show this kind of outpouring. It made me think how glad I am that our girl, Céline has all of us who if we could, would show her every day! And we do when she's out n about on tour or performing!  

[kathyc25]

Yeah too bad they didn`t show the whole interview...he was at the BET Awards last night and he was smiling and saying that the family was "fine" and couldn`t even refer to Michael as his son! He just called him a superstar...then went on to talk about a new record label he`s starting. A*******

[Black Kitten]

Michael Jackson's "This is It" Final Rehearsal

Edited by Dhena, 29 June 2009 - 06:23 PM.

[celinesounds]

seems that the Rehearsal was record in HD

[Black Kitten]

HitsDailyDouble:

CHART DATE: 06/29/2009
LAST UPDATE: 06/29/2009 17:30:14
NOW IN: 72.31%

LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 90,784
ESSENTIAL
-- 2 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 90,634
NUMBER ONES
-- 3 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 88,601
THRILLER
2 4 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 64,056
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
1 5 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 51,188
LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES
-- 6 GINUWINE ASYLUM 31,674
A MAN'S THOUGHTS
-- 7 TRANSFORMERS - MUSIC FROM REPRISE 30,060
REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
6 8 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 29,378
FAME
10 9 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 27,841
FEARLESS
4 10 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 26,858
RELAPSE
3 11 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RCA/RMG 25,966
BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING
7 12 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY RECORDS 25,832
SOUNDTRACK
-- 13 REGINA SPEKTOR WARNER BROS. 22,298
FAR
-- 14 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 20,973
OFF THE WALL
11 15 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 18,676
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
18 16 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 18,577
WIDE OPEN
12 17 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 18,454
FOUNDATION
13 18 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 18,373
GREATEST HITS II
15 19 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 17,341
DARK HORSE
8 20 CHICKENFOOT REDLINE 17,125
CHICKENFOOT
-- 21 MARS VOLTA WARNER BROS. 16,266
OCTAHEDRON
20 22 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 14,915
LEARN TO LIVE
-- 23 DREAM THEATER ROADRUNNER 14,740
BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS
-- 24 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 13,774
BAD
21 25 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 13,411
SOUNDTRACK
23 26 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 12,739
SOUND OF MADNESS
9 27 GREEN DAY REPRISE 11,756
21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN
28 28 NOW 30 UME 11,311
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 29 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 11,182
DANGEROUS
14 30 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 11,037
UNSTOPPABLE
5 31 INCUBUS EPIC 10,755
MOMENTS & MELODIES
25 32 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 9,355
LADY ANTEBELLUM
32 33 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 9,296
FUNHOUSE
30 34 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 8,860
DEFYING GRAVITY
34 35 THEORY OF A DEADMAN ROADRUNNER 8,855
SCARS & SOUVENIRS
47 36 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 8,220
TAYLOR SWIFT
29 37 KERI HILSON INTERSCOPE 7,812
IN A PERFECT WORLD
-- 38 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 7,785
ULTIMATE COLLECTION
43 39 THE FRAY EPIC 7,555
THE FRAY
17 40 AVENTURA SONY MUSIC LATIN 7,312
LAST
-- 41 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 7,299
HISTORY, VOL. 1
26 42 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 7,053
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
35 43 JAMEY JOHNSON MERCURY NASHVILLE 6,955
THAT LONESOME SONG
27 44 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 6,725
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
-- 45 KATY PERRY CAPITOL 6,711
ONE OF THE BOYS
40 46 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 6,673
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
31 47 CHRISETTE MICHELE DEF JAM/IDJMG 6,446
EPIPHANY
-- 48 3OH!3 PHOTO FINISH 6,191
WANT
-- 49 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD A&M/OCTONE 6,104
SWAN SONGS
-- 50 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 5,464
INTUITION

[MartaMaria]

hi

Michael, you were too good for this world, for the people here, for the decadence of the community around us. You are finally up with the angels, where you belong... You`re in heaven!

You were... you are and always will be a legend!

I wish media would of been more nice and give MJ love when he was alive and be more supportive , but instead they were giving him so much stress, teasing and humilieting him. Have they seen themselves in the mirror ? how many cosmetic surgeries they have done and how many scalatons they have in their closets? And now they talk nice about MJ and are showing that they really cared about him. How fake! WHERE WERE YOU YESTERDAY?

MJ, you are far away from this cruel money minded world, you had evertything, but givent a damned about it... Micheal gave up his childhood so the world could have one.
May god bless your soul, youre the legend 4ever.
Haters, go hang yourself, it makes the world a better place 4 you and me.

I LOVE YOU MICHAEL, AND I ALWAYS WILL

R.i.P

[Black Kitten]

More Pics From the Final Rehearsal

[fa_na_tic]

MJ's passing is a real tragedy.

I "remember the time" when I was about 8 and my parents bought me my first cassette tape and it was the Dangerous album. I played that tape over and over again, eventually making everyone nuts around me.

Even my grandmother liked his music, and there's a 62 years gap between us. That's one of the beautiful things about Michael Jackson's music : it spans through so many generations.

The imprint he made on pop music will never be replaced or forgotten. He was a true genius ! I am still stunned when watching his videos.

Like with princess Diana's death, I think we'll all remember what we were doing when the news hit us. I found out about his death first thing in the morning (because of the time difference;I live in Romania) . What a shitty way of waking up. Since that day I can't stop listening to his music and watching his videos.

Rest in peace Michael !

[fa_na_tic]

Why oh why did I watch this video? It only made me unbelievably angry !!!!

If you haven't seen this already, please have a look at Joe Jackson's interview at the BET Awards, less than a week after his son's death.

This guy is the biggest idiot ever. It's only now that I actually realize what Michael had to put up with. I'm now listening to "Childhood" from the HIStory album  


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Edited by fa_na_tic, 30 June 2009 - 04:21 PM.