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London, April 29 (ANI): Bobby Brown has rubbished reports of his death.
Brown is the latest celeb to have been proclaimed dead over the internet gossip columns, reports The Daily Express.
Fake stories of Brown”s death began circulating on microblogging site Twitter.com this week so much so that the New Edition singer’s rep has now had to rubbish the reports.
Johnny Depp, Zach Braff and Bill Cosby are other celebs whose death reports have been circulated online by pranksters. (ANI)
London, Sept 4 (ANI): Rapper Jay-Z has rubbished all criticism of hip-hop by well-known African-Americans who believe the genre degrades their ethnicity.
The superstar said the protests were only for “publicity purposes”.
Hip-hop recently generated a lot of disapproval from prominent black celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Bill Cosby, who say it is misogynistic and frequent uses the racial N-word.
An annoyed Cosby even went on to pull off a hip-hop album that was “without the profanity, misogyny, violence and braggadocio”.
However Jay-Z thinks otherwise. The hitmaker says rap portrays important issues in its own style.
The Daily Express quoted him as saying: “Put it like this; everything is birthed from somewhere real, right? These emotions and this anger and this angst in reality rap is coming from a real place.
“People in those circles try to dismiss it, buy you can’t because it’s part of culture. They only attack hip-hop because, and I hate to sound like a cynic, but this is all done for publicity purposes, right? You don’t attack the real issue – you attack the thing that’s popular.” (ANI)
Michael Jackson Top Video – I Want You Back
A costumed Bill Cosby played a faux reporter during the Jackson 5’s television special to introduce their performance of “I Want You Back.”
Michael Jackson 1971 to 2009 Videos – POP King Michael Jackson Most Memorable Performance Videos of 1971 to 2009
A costumed Bill Cosby played a faux reporter during the Jackson 5′s television special to introduce their performance of “I Want You Back.”
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The brothers – Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael – performed their hit song “Dancing Machine,” which also can take credit for popularizing the Robot dance move as part of their routine – one of Michael’s earliest signature moves.
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Jackson’s first No. 1 song as a solo artist was not only a hit record, but earned the young singer a Golden Globe nomination and an Oscar nomination for Best Song for “Ben,” from the 1972 movie of the same name about a boy who befriends a rat.
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While touring with his brothers for The Jacksons’ “Destiny” tour, the singer also performed songs from his smash solo album Off the Wall, including the album’s eponymous hit single.
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Millions were transfixed as Michael Jackson took the stage at the record label’s anniversary celebration to debut his most famous – and patented! – dance move, the Moonwalk.
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The King of Pop wowed the star-studded crowd at the Grammy Awards, starting out with a slowed-down version of “The Way You Make Me Feel” and climaxing with “Man in the Mirror” – with a full gospel choir accompanying him.
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Recreating his stylish, retro video look for “Smooth Criminal,” the singer glided across the stage in a suit and fedora while performing his smash 1987 hit during his 1992 concert tour.
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135 million Americans tuned in to watch the King of Pop perform at the halftime show. They were treated to a medley that included “Jam”, “Billie Jean”, “Black or White” and “Heal the World.”
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The star took the VMAs audience by surprise when Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash stormed the stage during the singer’s medley of hits. The rocker was an ongoing Jackson collaborator since the early ’90s.
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Jackson filmed a space-age video for “Scream,” his duet with sister Janet, but performed it solo while touring in 1997.
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In a two-hour televised special, Jackson celebrated his 30th year as a performer alongside his famous friends, including Usher, Whitney Houston and Marc Anthony. Here, he takes the stage with Britney Spears to perform “The Way You Make Me Feel”.”
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On March 5, the pop star took to the stage of O2 Arena in London to announce a series of comeback concerts, for which he was rehearsing until his untimely demise. More than an astonishing 750,000 seats were sold to fans hoping to see him in action for what he called his career “curtain call.”
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The singer performs “They Don’t Really Care About Us” June 23, 2009.
London, May 15 (ANI): Legendary soul musician Aretha Franklin is auctioning singing lessons to fans in a bid to raise money for charity.
Franklin’s has offered one-on-one vocal session to fans as an exclusive prize at charitybuzz.com, reports the Daily Star.
The profits from the auction will benefit the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.
Stevie Wonder has also donated his harmonica for the sale.
Bidders can also win a dinner date comedian Bill Cosby, a visit to the Desperate Housewives set, swimming lessons from Olympic champion Michael Phelps and a meet-and-greet with Oprah Winfrey and VIP tickets to her daily talk show. (ANI)