Michael Jackson MTV VMAs Japan 05/27/2006

I get emotional watching him get emotional.

The Oscars honored Michael Jackson

The Academy of Motion Pictures just honored Michael during the memoriam segment on the Oscars! I was in tears! I wasn't expecting that at all!!!!! Michael appears at 2:44; they show pictures from Thriller, the Wiz, and the Panther Dance.

The Grammys 3-D Earth Song Tribute to Michael Jackson

I listen to this song nearly every day, but I still got chills when I heard Michael's portion of the song. I think this was beautifully done. Each singer brought something heartfelt and special to the tribute.

Michael would have been proud of his children

Both Prince and Paris Jackson were clearly nervous. Heck, I would have been terrified to speak in front of all those people in that room and millions more watching around the world. It was very nice of their cousins 3T to come on stage to support them. All of them looked very polished and grown up. Prince and Paris were very articulate and what they said about Michael was touching.

Interestingly, Randy Jackson tweeted other family members were not even invited to the ceremony and followed that up with something cryptic about "the truth". We are presently trying to get to the bottom of that...

Target is giving away 3-D glasses

Starting today (Sunday) Target Stores will be giving away free 3-D glasses for the special Michael Jackson tribute during the Grammy Awards this year. Be sure to pick up your pair so you can enjoy the segment as it was intended for the This Is It shows at London's O2 Arena. This Is It will be released on DVD and Blu Ray this Tuesday, January 26th.

Vote for This Is It VH1 Best Documentary

Michael Jackson's This Is It is nominated for the Best Documentary at the VH1 Critic's Choice Awards. You can vote for it by clicking here. You can vote as many times as you want to. The show airs this Friday January 15th at 9 PM Eastern time on VH1.

Michael Jackson's Memorial nominated

Michael Jackson's memorial tribute broadcast from the Staples Center in Los Angeles has been nominated for an Outstanding Variety NAACP Image Award.

BET, CNN, NBC, MTV, and ABC all broadcast Michael's memorial service from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 7, 2009, almost two weeks after died of cardiac arrest while left unattended by his physician, Dr. Conrad Murray. The star-studded memorial was attended by thousands of fans lasted 90 minutes and monopolized live broadcasts as well as news rebroadcasts later that day. The memorial featured personal anecdotes and tributes by Magic Johnson, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Al Sharpton, Jennifer Hudson, Brooke Shields, Mariah Carey, Lionel Richie, Usher, and John Mayer, as well as Jackson's family members.

The NAACP Image Awards air live on Fox Feb. 26 at 8PM EST.

Help Nominate Michael Jackson for the NObel Peace Prize

Help nominate Michael Jackson for the Nobel Peace Prize by clicking here.

Michael Jackson will receive another Grammy

Michael Jackson is set to receive a posthumous Grammy for Lifetime Achievement Award, adding to his previous 15 Grammy Awards. He will be honored along with Loretta Lynn, Andre Previn, Leonard Cohen, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Andre Previn, Clark Terry and late singer Bobby Darin. This year's winners will be honored by The Recording Academy at an invitation-only event on January 30th, the day before the official Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

Double standard much?

Please tell me why it was okay for Pink to wear a pasty during her entire MTV VMA performance on Sunday and for Lady Gaga to freaking bleed out onstage but somehow Janet's pasty was so offensive they had to kill her career (but not Justin's)?

Joe Jackson past his bedtime...

on the red carpet at the VMA's

y'all know he a O.G. playa

Janet Jackson and Madonna pay tribute to Michael Jackson at the 2009 MTV VMA Awards

Janet Jackson's tribute to her brother Michael was the highlight of the show.

Michael Jackson brought the house down with his performance at the MTV VMA's in 1995.

Kanye posted an apology on his website

Kanye posted an apology for his heckling during the VMA's:

"I'M SOOOOO SORRY TO TAYLOR SWIFT AND HER FANS AND HER MOM," Kanye wrote on his site, AP reported. "I SPOKE TO HER MOTHER RIGHT AFTER AND SHE SAID THE SAME THING MY MOTHER WOULD'VE SAID. SHE IS VERY TALENTED!"

Others aren't really buying his apology:

Pink tweeted about her annoyance with Kanye. "Kanye West is the biggest piece of sh-t on earth. Quote me," she wrote. "My heart goes out to Taylor Swift. She is a sweet and talented girl, and deserved her moment. She should know we all love her." She later said on the Today Show that the incident never would have happened if she had won because she had a cute Alexander McQueen purse with brass knuckles on it.

Now, I'm going to be honest here. I had heard Taylor Swift's name before but couldn't pick her out of a lineup before last night (and maybe still this morning). When I saw Kanye run up next to her on stage I thought it was part of the night's skits. After listening to what he had to say, I felt sorry for the girl. That was her first VMA and she is only 19. To her credit, Beyonce looked shocked and embarassed (though some are saying she and Kanye orchestrated the event). Maybe this was another Eminem-Sascha Baron Cohen type scam. If so, it was in poor taste just like so much of the awards show (Russell Brand's jokes, Lady Ga Ga's 'performance', etc.).

As far as Bey goes, it was just good PR for her to 'graciously' give up her award acceptance time to Taylor. If she hadn't, the backlash would have extended to her. Her PR team was just earning their keep. The same applies to her pre-show statement that Janet Jackson was one of her inspirations. This after her quote earlier this year: “I grew up upper class. Private school..My dad had a Jaguar. We’re African-American and we work together as a family, so people assume we’re like the Jacksons, but I didn’t have parents using me to get out of a bad situation.” Um, yeah. It doesn't sound much like she idolized her. More like just swaggerjacked her style and kept it moving.

They say...

Janet Jackson cried all night at the MTV VMA Awards last night because Kanye's thoughtless antics on stage took the spotlight off her brother Michael's tribute. The whole night was supposed to be an evening in honor of Michael Jackson.