Los Angeles, July 16 (IANS) Michael Jackson’s sudden death has made him once again the most dominant musical figure on the planet.
His recordings have dominated the US pop charts for the third consecutive week ending Wednesday – counting a sale of more than 9 million of the singer’s albums since his death June 25.
Nielsen SoundScan said Jackson’s albums sold 1.1 million copies over the last seven days and had combined to sell an impressive 2.3 million in the US in the nearly three weeks since he died, reports the Los Angeles Times.
According to the Los Angeles Times an unidentified source with knowledge of sales figures for the catalog said that more than 9 million Jackson albums have been sold worldwide since June 25.
Sony Music, which controls the catalog of his solo adult recordings, declines as a policy to comment on sales issues, but a spokeswoman for the label did not dispute the accuracy of the 9-million figure.
Jackson’s music has also topped the pop charts in countries including France, Germany, Australia and Britain during the same period.
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in 1984 shows the fateful moment that Michael Jackson’s hair caught fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial Los Angeles.
Every fan knows that and knows that because of it the King of Pop was hospitalized for treatment for serious burns to his head, is the credited as the point at which Jackson started acting strangely, from bleaching his skin white, through to a full range of other behavior that earned him the tag “Whacko Jacko.”
London, July 14 (IANS) Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor is reportedly in hospital in Los Angeles after the death of her close friend Michael Jakcson left her emotionally drained.
The ailing 77-year-old icon was taken to a medical centre from her home in Beverly Hills Monday after she allegedly started suffering extreme exhaustion due to constantly weeping since Jackson’s death June 25, reports imdb.com.
Taylor, a long-term friend of Jackson, was so stunned at his death she collapsed in her Hollywood home after hearing the tragic news.
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A small earthquake has rattled Los Angeles International Airport, but there are no reports of damage or injuries.
The U.S. Geological Survey say in a currently report that the magnitude-3.2 temblor struck Monday at 9:14 p.m. It was centered under the airport runways.
City Fire spokesman Devin Gales said no damage has been reported and there has been no increase in emergency calls. Airport Supervisor Steve Goodwin said a routine runway check found no evidence of damage and no flights were delayed.
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The Los Angeles Lakers signed a new contract with Ron Artest . He’ll join the defending champions for five years at $33 million, but the biggest headline-grabber was that Artest said he would wear jersey number 37 as a tribute to Michael Jackson. he has decided to wear No. 37 with the Lakers in honor of Michael Jackson.
But the best tribute yet came professional MLS soccer player Kei Kamara, who celebrated scoring a goal by donning one sparkly glove and doing a Jackson dance. The Jackson mojo seemed to work best for Kamara — his Houston Dynamo defeated the Kansas City Wizards 1-0.
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There has been no shortage of tributes to Michael Jackson in the past two weeks, from mixtape tracks to concert nods. But perhaps the strangest tributes came from the world of sports.
Yesterday, basketball forward (and rapper/music mogul) Ron Artest signed a new contract with the Los Angeles Lakers (perhaps he can be the new Method Man). He’ll join the defending champions for five years at $33 million, but the biggest headline-grabber was that Artest said he would wear jersey number 37 as a tribute to Michael Jackson.
Ron Artest has decided to wear No. 37 with the Lakers in honor of Michael Jackson.
Artest, worn five different numbers in his NBA career, wore No. 96 with the Rockets last season.
The forward chose No. 37 to honor Jackson’s “Thriller” album, which topped the national sales chart for 37 weeks after its release in 1982.
But the best tribute yet came professional MLS soccer player Kei Kamara, who celebrated scoring a goal by donning one sparkly glove and doing a Jackson dance. The Jackson mojo seemed to work best for Kamara — his Houston Dynamo defeated the Kansas City Wizards 1-0.
