Justin Timberlake, Shakira, Usher, Seal & Prince To Take Part In Michael Jackson Tribute At London’s Wembley Arena.
Jermaine Jackson has apparently gathered an all-star cast, including Prince, Justin Timberlake and Santana to pay tribute to his late brother Michael Jackson at a show in June in London.
The Tribute By Jermaine is expected to take place on June 8, 2010 at Wembley Arena in London.
Other participants include Shakira, Earth Wind and Fire, Nelson Mandela, Jennifer Hudson, Whitney Houston, Jabbawockeez, Seal, Neyo and a performance by the Jackson 5 with Janet Jackson.
‘The best way and most suitable way is to assemble the world’s largest tribute in history that is only fitting to a man who moved the hearts and souls of an unimaginable amount,’ Jermaine said in a statement.
The show will be filmed with 12 HD cameras and air globally on June 25, 2010.
From his first appearance on the hit TV show ‘Star Search’ to record sales of over 30 million, this five-time Grammy(r) Award winner’s career has been one huge success. His album “Confessions” sold over one-million copies in its first week of release, the highest debut-week numbers ever for a male R&B artist. Usher is also the first solo artist in history to simultaneously have three singles in the Hot 100’s top 10. His latest album, “Raymond v Raymond” is scheduled for release on March 30. Its first single, “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)”, has already received high marks.
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Ellen DeGeneres will bring her popular daytime show back to Universal Orlando next month for a couple of episodes.
The show will tape two episodes on Sunday, March 28. They will air on April 1 and 2. “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” can be seen at 3 p.m. on weekdays.
DeGeneres announced the visit today. Her guests will include Sharon Osbourne and Usher; the show will spotlight rides and attractions at Universal Orlando.
“I love going to the Universal Orlando Resort,” DeGeneres said. “I always have so much fun. Last time I was there, I rode The Hulk and The Mummy. … You know what? It was so much fun, we’re going to go back there this year.” You can log on to the show’s Web site for information about tickets.
The tapings will be at the Lagoon Stage at Universal CityWalk.
This video comes from MTV Behind the Screen, the network’s presentation to advertisers at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom last week. It was the opening pitch of the basic cable Upfront season but one not overtly positioned as an Upfront event. Rather, the very early timing (February 2) came across as an important acknowledgement that television is a 52-week-a-year business in all ways.
MTV decided to let its talent tell its story, a smart move considering the dizzying diversity of its current and upcoming programs. This approach seemed to play very well with the crowd of noticeably young media buyers and planners that filled the room, along with some of the industry’s senior-most media agency executives. Usher opened the show with several songs, his performance enhanced by four provocative female dancers. Quest Crew, the winning group from Season 3 of America’s Best Dance Crew, brought the house down at the end. In between, it was all talent and series creators talking about their shows, with minimal hosting chores handled by MTV News personality Sway. The energy throughout was palpable.
The messages put forth about individual shows and the network overall were consistently clear and concise. They all reinforced the fact that, despite formidable competition from the usual online suspects, MTV is still a driving force in popular culture as it relates to young people, and it is still second to none at reflecting all aspects of current youth culture.
It was interesting to hear Usher at the opening of the event and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy at its mid-point wax nostalgic about watching MTV when they were young. Their hindsight enthusiasm was all about the music and artists they saw on the network that entertained and inspired them, rather than unscripted series programming of the kind that largely defines MTV today. Usher recalled the thrill he felt when he saw his first video “on the same channel” he had seen Michael Jackson’s Thriller on many years earlier.
There is a new 10 min. video of Usher at Haze nightclub for those who havent seen it yet….click on Jan 8, 2010 on the calendar (top of right column) to view.
