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Kevin Lyttle

Watching the local Calypsonians marching by from his mother's shoulders and then going home and watching Michael Jackson perform "Billie Jean" on television was an influential mix for the seven-year-old Kevin Lyttle, a mix that stuck with him.

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Related Topix: Michael Jackson, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock

Yesterday | Manila Bulletin

Goodbye, Summer

Of course, PAG-ASA still has to officially declare the onset of the rainy season.

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Related Topix: Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Pop/Rock, Black Entertainment, Michael Jackson, Disco, Donna Summer

Fri May 25, 2012

TIME.com

Synchronized Robots Dance to 'Thriller'

We shrugged when they learned how to use the microwave . We gave a collective "Meh" when they mastered darts .

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Trend Hunter Magazine

Imitation-Busting Ads - Volkswagen's 'Original...

Created to promote the company's original auto parts, Volkswagen's 'One Click' campaign is a brilliant appropriation of YouTube.

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She Knows

Paris Jackson's acting dreams: Dammit, says Janet

Janet Jackson has some hard-earned wisdom to impart on niece Paris Jackson. The sole daughter of late legend Michael Jackson has hopes of becoming an actress, but at least one member of the family does not approve.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Janet Jackson, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Entertainment

NME

'Top of the Pops' to be resurrected for stage production

Top Of The Pops is set to return as a theatre production which will tour the UK from October this year.

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CBS Local

How Phillip Phillips Won 'American Idol'

From the moment he first stepped in front of the judges and unleashed a folksy take on Michael Jackson's "Thriller," guitar-playing crooner Phillip Phillips seemed preordained to win "American Idol," and not just because he's another white guy with a guitar, the all-too-familiar profile of the previous four "Idol" champions.

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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Lisa Marie Presley gets back to her roots

After moving across an ocean to rural England, Lisa Marie Presley found herself as close as she's ever been to her father, at least musically.

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Related Topix: Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley, Pop/Rock, T-Bone Burnett, Black Entertainment, Michael Jackson

Thu May 24, 2012

Bay of Plenty Times

Wizz is known to be one of the best Michael Jackson impersonators in the world.

The stage at Tauranga's Baycourt is just not big enough for a world class act like this, and it is astonishing that Kenny Wizz's show on Wednesday night wasn't completely sold out.

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The Gleaner

Kashief pays tribute to the King of Pop

Singer Kashief Lindo says Michael Jackson has always been one of his biggest musical influences.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Reggae, Kashief Lindo

Newsday

Burns on track for music career

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire's Band of the Month for May is a solo artist who was first picked up on the radar of the station's Introducing programme two years ago.

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Frontpage The Cabinet Press, Inc.

Students, parents come out for '80s night

Courtesy photo Evan Peters, Ethan Peters, Spencer Murray, Ben Goolsby, Cooper Murray, Anthony Basque, TJ McKenna, Sammie Sheppard perform Michael Jackson's "Beat it!" at the Brookline PTO's 80s dance on May 11.

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Fox News

Missouri to use same drug involved in Michael Jackson's death for executions

The same anesthetic that caused the overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson is now the drug of choice for executions in Missouri, causing a stir among critics who question how the state can guarantee a drug untested for lethal injection won't cause pain and suffering for the condemned.

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Related Topix: Missouri, Missouri Government, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Death Penalty, Prison

New York Daily News

Drug behind Michael Jackson's overdose deathA to be execution drug in MissouriA

The Missouri Department of Corrections is switching from its longstanding three-drug method to a single drug, propofol, which has never been used in an execution in the U.S. ST.

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RTE.ie

Top of the Pops becomes a musical

The live show version of the television series hosted by the likes of Jimmy Saville and Noel Edmonds will premiere on October 18 at the Congress Theatre in Eastbourne, on the south-east coast of England.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Top of the Pops, Television, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Comedy, House, Drama, Celebrities, Hugh Laurie

Wed May 23, 2012

International Business Times

Why Phillip Phillips Deserves to win American Idol 2012: His Best Performances [VIDEOS]

After tallying over 132 million votes, Georgia native Phillip Phillips came out on top and continued the streak of male winners in the past seasons.

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OhNoTheyDidnt

Gaga makes Michael Jackson-like history on The Simpsons + ratings

Gaga joins an extremely long list of superstar musicians who played a guest role on the show.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Animated TV, The Simpsons, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Short, Music!, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Jr.

E! Online

Lindsay Lohan Ruled?! Plus, 14 Other Surprising Factoids About the 2011-12 TV Season

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Lindsay Lohan, Pop/Rock, Black Entertainment, Michael Jackson, Desperate Housewives, Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Whitney Houston, Charles Barkley, Moneyball

Hampshire Chronicle

Top Of The Pops goes on the road

The production, which organisers described as "a nostalgic interactive jukebox", will feature singers, dancers, a live band and footage from the BBC's vaults.

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Lite 98.7

Michael Jackson Estate to Release 'Bad' 25th Anniversary Deluxe Album

Michael Jackson 's 1987 album 'Bad' will be re-released as a three-CD, one DVD deluxe set called 'Bad 25a 2 in honor of the album's 25th anniversary.

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