Anyone even half-watching the Oscars Sunday night saw some way-weird TV. Who was that woman who grabbed the mike from Roger Ross Williams, director/producer of best documentary short winner Music by Prudence in the midst of his thank-yous? Elinor Burkett,

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Sideshow: The ‘Oscar Kanye Moment’ (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Michael Jackson is all set to come alive at the Grammys, which is the music industry’s biggest night as musicians are presented awards by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. So how will Michael appear from the dead? The king of pop will SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Michael Jackson to come alive in 3D …

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Michael Jackson to come alive in 3D on Sunday’s Grammy Awards! (Entertainment and Showbiz!)

via Christian Science Monitor Vinyl lives on. Michael Jackson lives on in his music. The Beatles aren’t dead. Country is king. Starbucks is saving music retail…

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MUSIC INDUSTRY: Five Surprises for the Music Industry in 2009 (All About Jazz)

50 Cent thinks he will be more popular and his music will be more revered when he dies, just like his idol Michael Jackson.

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Late great 50 Cent (Bangshowbiz via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

On June 25, 2009 the internet almost crashed. Not just one website, the entire internet. The drug-related death of Michael Jackson wasn’t just devastating to the music industry, but to the entire world.

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This is it for Michael Jackson (The DePaulia)