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shared on X.In June, the Queen Of Pop was found unresponsive in her NYC home after “strenuously rehearsing” and “putting in 12-hour days” in anticipation of her tour.Madonna said the ordeal made her think about her own mother, who died aged 30 back in 1963.“She was by herself,” the singer shared. “And I was thinking, ‘What if I left my children?’ That would destroy me to leave my children at this moment in their lives.”“I wasn’t thinking about me.

Michael, the forthcoming biopic based on the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson has received positive reviews.The film will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who is known for films including Training Day, The Equalizer and Brooklyn’s Finest and is set to star Michael Jackson’s own nephew, Jaafar Jackson in the lead role.Per The Hollywood Reporter, the film’s trailer began with a peek at the Jackson 5 performing their hit song ‘ABC’ on TV followed by a cut to a 90s-era concert of Jackson performing ‘Man in the Mirror’. Images of a masked Jackson being hounded by both fans and paparazzi are also shown.The trailer also shows Jaafar as Michael, capturing his striking features and his dancing and stage presence.

Madonna paid tribute to the victims of the 2016 Orlando shooting at her show in Miami, Florida earlier this week. Watch the footage below.The pop star was performing at the Kaseya Center arena on Tuesday (April 9) as part of her current ‘Celebration Tour’ when she took a moment to reflect on the tragedy.On June 12, 2016, a mass shooting at the LGBTQ+ nightclub Pulse in Orlando left 49 people dead and injured 53 more.

Michael Jackson‘s catalogue in a landmark deal.According to Billboard, the company will fork out at least $600million (£475million) for its stake in the late star’s publishing and recorded masters catalogue, with sources valuing it at between $1.2billion and $1.5billion in total. However, no exact figure is known currently.Should these numbers be accurate, the deal is expected to be the biggest-ever valuation of an artist’s music assets.It is said that Sony’s deal with the Michael Jackson estate does not include royalties from Broadway’s MJ The Musical and other theatrical productions featuring the King Of Pop’s material.But it reportedly includes songs by other acts from Jackson’s Mijac publishing catalogue such as Sly & The Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield and Ray Charles.The deal, which Billboard said closed in late 2023, trumps the $1.2billion that Queen are currently seeking for their recorded music, publishing and other income streams like royalties from the Bohemian Rhapsody biopic.Almost exactly one year ago, it was reported that the Michael Jackson estate was nearing a huge deal to sell half of its ownership in his catalogue.

Antoine Fuqua‘s Michael Jackson biopic deviates from the director’s usual modus operandi of actioners. But with the cast he’s accrued for “Michael,” the upcoming film could be a sleeper hit.

Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox have covered Michael Jackson‘s ‘Give In To Me’ for their latest ‘Sunday Lunch’ performance.The musicians and married couple performed the “real fan fave” from the King Of Pop’s 10th album ‘Dangerous’ for this weekend’s musical ‘Sunday Lunch’ cover, which sees the pair perform classic rock songs from their kitchen.The King Crimson musician dressed up as Slash for the performance, donning the Guns N’ Roses guitarist’s signature glasses and black top hat.Willcox rocked out in front of a sign which read “Fripps my Slash” as he played the 1991 track, while the pair looked windswept with the help of a makeshift wind machine.Watch the new ‘Sunday Lunch’ cover below.Earlier this month, the couple kicked off 2024 with a cover of KISS’ ‘Lick It Up’.Other recent highlights include a cover of Bon Jovi’s ‘You Give Love A Bad Name’, The Black Keys‘ ‘Lonely Boy’, and Richard Berry’s ‘Have Love, Will Travel’.Last year, the pair brought their viral lockdown concept to the live stage at Glastonbury, where they performed David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’.They reflected on the success of their series backstage with NME, sharing that the response “did surprise us”.“We were going for about eight months and it was growing and growing and growing,” Willcox said. “It started with one very simple post: 28 seconds of us jiving.

Madonna revived her 1989 single ‘Express Yourself’ during a live show on her ‘Celebration Tour’ earlier this week – check out the footage below.The Queen Of Pop is currently out on the North American leg of the career-spanning 40th anniversary run of dates, which is due to conclude in April.During her concert at the TD Garden arena in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday (January 8), Madge treated the crowd to an acoustic rendition of ‘Express Yourself’ as part of the gig’s fifth act.To introduce the song, Madonna held up a bottle of beer and told the audience that she was “starting out 2024 with gratitude and appreciation” before taking a sip and picking up her guitar.The pop icon went on to thank her “beautiful, talented, intelligent [and] opinionated children” who have joined her at the ‘Celebration Tour’ shows.“I’m very grateful because while they may need me as a mother, I must admit that I need them,” she continued. “And I need you, and we need each other.

Glastonbury Festival organiser Emily Eavis has responded to the most recent news about the festival’s headliners saying they’re “untrue”.Yesterday (November 4), reports emerged that suggested Madonna was to headline next year’s festival at Worthy Farm alongside Dua Lipa and Coldplay.However, in a statement posted to social media today (November 5), Eavis quelled the rumours, saying they were still working on the final line-up.Eavis wrote: “As always, there is much speculation and excitement about who is playing at Glastonbury. We are working on the line-up day and night at the moment, but it’s still changing every day.“The story about our confirmed headliners is untrue.

Madonna will reportedly headline Glastonbury Festival next summer alongside Dua Lipa and Coldplay.As noted in the Mail on Sunday, Madonna will reportedly close the festival on Sunday night, with Dua Lipa headlining on the Friday and Coldplay, who have headlined the festival previously in 2002, 2005, 2011 and 2016, set to headline on Saturday.No performers for the 2024 festival have been officially announced as yet. Fans however have already been speculating over whether Madonna could headline Glastonbury 2024 after organiser Emily Eavis recently shared an image from a ‘Celebration Tour’ concert in London.

Madonna‘s musical director Stuart Price has said the icon’s singing on her current ‘Celebration Tour’ is “all live vocal”.The Queen Of Pop began the UK and European leg of her 40th anniversary tour at The O2 in London last Saturday (October 14). She has since played a further three nights at the arena, and will return for two more in December.During a new conversation with Billboard, Price – who served as a producer on Madonna’s 2005 album ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’ – reflected on the opening gig, and shared further details about the dates.The interviewer at one point told Price that Madge’s voice “sounded amazing”, singling out her performance of the 1998 single ‘Ray Of Light’.“In terms of building the show, top of the list is got to be, ‘Can we make something that is enjoyable to perform? Can we make something you feel confident doing?’ The number one reason for doing that is it’s all about the vocals,” he responded.“To give a singer the platform to sing and be themselves is the number one goal.

Madonna has teased fans with what they can expect from the live shows by sharing some impressive statistics.The Queen Of Pop is due to begin the UK and European leg of her 40th-anniversary tour at The O2 in London this Saturday (October 14). She will play six concerts at the arena in total.The dates also come after the recent health scare the singer had earlier this year, which saw her admitted to intensive care with a serious bacterial infection and forced to postpone the North American leg of the Tour.Now, sharing insight into the tour with fans, the singer has revealed the numbers behind her shows.These reveal that the tour will mark the 13th culture shaping tour for Madge, and will include 78 shows across 15 countries (six of which include sold-out shows in London).

Madonna‘s upcoming ‘Celebration Tour’ is set to feature “over 40 songs”, and will not include an onstage band.The Queen Of Pop is due to begin the UK and European leg of her 40th-anniversary tour at The O2 in London this Saturday (October 14). She will play six concerts at the arena in total.Ahead of the first show, Madonna’s musical director Stuart Price spoke to BBC News about what fans can expect.

Michael Jackson’s youngest son is celebrating his dad.

Paris Jackson has had to deal with some cruel social media trolls over the years.

Prince Jackson is honouring his late father on a very significant day.

DEALSJess Glynne has signed to booking agency UTA for worldwide representation.Sony Music Middle East and Kuwait-based music company Ghmza have announced a new partnership to produce music and promote emerging Khaleeji pop artists across the Middle East. “We are incredibly excited to partner with the talented team at Ghmza”, says Mike Fairburn, General Manager at Sony Music Middle East.

A Canadian dad has gone viral over his extreme support for his daughter’s fandom of Harry Styles.

Michael Jackson’s nephew Taj is angry. Why? Because Harry Styles is on the cover of the new issue of Rolling Stone. Well, not that specifically.

Michael Jackson’s nephew is raging about Harry Styles being called the “new King of Pop”. Taj Jackson hit out after the former One Direction singer, 28, was given the label in his cover shoot for the September issue of Rolling Stone UK magazine. The 49-year-old vented on Twitter: “There is no new King of Pop.

Harry Styles earned himself some major friend points on Monday night.

Rolling Stone UK, former One Direction member Styles, 28, was described as the new Monarch of Popular Music — and the notion has since received backlash from fans and even MJ’s nephew, Taj.“There is no new King of Pop. You don’t own the title @RollingStone, and you didn’t earn it, my uncle did.” Taj tweeted yesterday. “Decades of dedication and sacrifice.

Harry Styles has been styled the “new King of Pop” on the cover of Rolling Stone UK, a move that has upset not only fans but also the family of the late Michael Jackson.

Madonna has said she decided to make her own biopic in order to stop “misogynistic men” from taking over the project.As announced back in 2020, the Queen Of Pop is directing and co-writing the forthcoming film with Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody. Amy Pascal (Ghostbusters, Little Women) will serve as a producer.Last month, it was reported that Ozark actor Julia Garner had been offered the lead role after she “emerged the favourite” from over a dozen candidates.During a new interview with Variety, Madonna gave a brief update on the as-yet-untitled movie and explained why she took a more hands-on role.“I’ve had an extraordinary life, I must make an extraordinary film,” she said. “It was also a preemptive strike because a lot of people were trying to make movies about me.

The estate of Michael Jackson has threatened legal action against Belgian broadcaster VRT over one of the programmes on its Studio Brussel radio station, pop quiz show ‘King Of Pop’.The show, which has already run for three series, sees celebrities and members of the public answer questions about pop music. Whoever wins is crowned the ‘king of pop’.

She & Him have shared a previously unreleased cover of Madonna‘s ‘Holiday’ – you can listen to it below.The duo – comprised of actor Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) and Monsters Of Folk‘s M. Ward – are set to release a 10th anniversary edition of their festive album ‘A Very She & Him Christmas’ on November 12 via Merge.The vinyl reissue will feature a bonus 7″ record, which contains the pair’s take on the Queen Of Pop’s 1983 single as well as a cover of Wham!‘s ‘Last Christmas’ on the B-side.

Janet Jackson is taking her moment in the spotlight.

Madonna fans are unhappy with Lizzo after she labelled Janet Jackson the ‘Queen Of Pop’ in a new series of tweets.The ‘Truth Hurts’ singer presented her list of all-star performers, including Jackson’s brother Michael Jackson, Rihanna, Usher and more.In her first tweet, she praised Usher as the “the king of r&b,” before returning to quote tweet the praise with more classifications.According to Lizzo, Michael Jackson is the King of Pop – as goes his famous nickname – while Janet is the Queen of

The “Truth Hurts”.

When Michael Jackson passed away in June 2009 at age 50, his death shocked the world. At the time of his passing, his three children were still all very young. Michael’s only daughter Paris, who was 11 when he died, gave a heartbreaking eulogy at the “Billie Jean” singer’s memorial service. “Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine… I just wanted to say I love him so much,” she said, via The Guardian.

Michael Jackson once pitched a collaboration with Duran Duran, but the group turned down the offer.The Simon Le Bon-fronted band appeared on What Happens Live With Andy Cohen yesterday (August 2) where they were asked whether they had a friendship with Jackson back in the 1980s.In response, keyboardist Nick Rhodes recalled the time he received an unexpected phone call from the King Of Pop.“We go home after a tour – it must have been 1983, I think.