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Jackson memorial gets 1.6 million ticket requests - 07/05/2009

The more than 1.6 million fans who registered for tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service will wait until Monday to learn if they received one of the 11,000 tickets for Tuesday's ceremony. The two-day registration period for the service at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles ended Saturday. Another 6,500 tickets will be given

Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson in concert - 07/04/2009

Madonna paid tribute to Michael Jackson on Saturday night in the same arena where he was to stage his comeback, dancing along with an impersonator doing Jackson's distinctive moves. Jackson, who died last week, was to begin a series of 50 concerts at the 23,000-seat O2 starting July 13. A picture of a young Michael Jackson

Ex-Beatles, Rolling Stones manager Klein dies - 07/04/2009

Music manager Allen Klein, a no-holds-barred businessman who bulldozed his way into and out of deals with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, died Saturday, a publicist for his company said. He was 77. Klein, who was one of the most powerful figures in the music business in the 1960s but ended up feuding with some of his biggest clien

AP Interview: Jackson adviser Tohme breaks silence - 07/04/2009

Dr. Tohme Tohme vividly remembers the first time he met with Michael Jackson to discuss the pop star's finances. It's not the money talk that stays with him now, but his enchantment at entering Jackson's world of love. "I saw how kind he was and what a wonderful human being," Tohme said in an interview. "I saw him with

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