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Michael Jackson 'Opus' book offers rare images

Nate Giorgio, an artist who Michael Jackson relied on to illustrate him over the years, recalls the last time he saw the singer, just days before his death this summer. The pop icon wanted him to create dazzling murals of his children as well as ...

From NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, Taiwan News,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Michael Jackson,  Paula Abdul,  John Landis,  David Blaine,  Smokey Robinson

Norah Jones experiments with guitars and grooves

Indie-rock producer Jacquire King had long been an admirer of Norah Jones' smoky, seductive voice, but the man behind acclaimed albums from Kings of Leon to Tom Waits never thought the two would ever inhabit the same musical orbit, let alone work ...

From NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, eTaiwan News,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Norah Jones,  The Fall (musician),  Tom Waits,  Q-Tip,  Dolly Parton

John Mayer makes sure music rises above tabloids

If you're engrossed in the tabloid Internet-gossip that has come to define the celebrity world, then John Mayer's latest CD, "Battle Studies," could provide enough fodder to fill at least a dozen Perez Hilton blog posts or at least one story in Us ...

From NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, Taiwan News,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: John Mayer,  Perez Hilton,  Twitter Inc,  Jennifer Aniston,  Jessica Simpson

Jackson tribute accents talent

WATCHING "Michael Jackson's This Is It" will have fans grieving once again, but this time, it won't only be for the fallen King of Pop, but for what we lost - a brilliant entertainer who gave every inch of his body and soul for what might have been ...

From NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, Shanghai Daily,  7 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Michael Jackson

Music legends celebrate rock hall’s anniversary with a rollicking show

NEW YORK - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors music’s most treasured acts, but this time it was the hall’s turn to be feted. Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, and more celebrated the hall’s 25th birthday with a concert that included ...

From NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, Boston Globe,  30 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Michael Jackson,  Bruce Springsteen,  Billy Joel,  John Legend,  Simon & Garfunkel (musician)

Springsteen, Wonder and others celebrate Rock Hall

Bruce Springsteen sang Billy Joel tunes, Bonnie Raitt rocked out with Crosby, Stills and Nash, and Stevie Wonder gave a tearful tribute to Michael Jackson. Those were among the highlights Thursday at the first of two concerts celebrating the Rock ...

From NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, eTaiwan News,  30 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Bruce Springsteen,  Billy Joel,  Bonnie Raitt,  Stevie Wonder,  Michael Jackson

Sting: Obama best person to handle world's 'mess'

Sting isn't a religious man, but he says President Barack Obama might be a divine answer to the world's problems. In an interview, he jokes that Obama was "sent from God," but in a serious tone, he also said that Obama was the best person to ...

From NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, Taiwan News,  29 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama

Jay-Z's 'Empire' to be clean for World Series

NEW YORK - The lyrics to Jay'z "Empire State of Mind" are sometimes as raw as New York, but it looks like the rapper will clean up that language when he performs his city anthem at the World Series. ...

From NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, Access Atlanta Vendor,  28 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Jay-Z,  New York Yankees,  Alicia Keys,  Philadelphia Phillies

Review: 'This Is It' a homage to Jackson greatness

Jackson never got to complete that comeback, dying days before his London concerts were to begin in July, but "This Is It," culled from hundreds of hours of rehearsal footage for those shows, does it for him. ...

From NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, Access Atlanta Vendor,  28 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Michael Jackson,  Lionel Richie

U2 and Bono adapt to changing times

Charismatic front man Bono, in a reflective mood as U2 closes the North American leg of its "360" tour, notes the different, more polarized atmosphere in the United States since the band performed its anthem, "City of Blinding Lights," at President ...

From NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  23 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Bono,  U2 (musician),  Adam Clayton,  Larry Mullen Jr.,  Barack Obama

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