Today in Michael Jackson HIStory: May 30th
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1970
‘The Love You Save’/‘I Found That Girl’ by The Jackson 5, released on May 13 by Motown Records, enters the Pop singles chart. It goes on to sell over two million copies.
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1971
The Jacksons perform in concert in Shreveport, Louisiana.
1979
Concert in Shreveport ( Louisiana )
1988
A concert in Lyon, France, is cancelled after only half of the 30,000 tickets are sold.
Captain EO Backstage is aired in America, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. The TV special goes behind the scenes of Captain EO, showing dance rehearsals, make-up and special effects. [Video @ the end]
1992
Michael Jackson's single "In The Closet" hit #6 in the U.S.
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1993
‘Will You Be There,’ the eighth single from ‘Dangerous’ released on May 24, enters the charts at number 11 peaking at number 9 and remains on the charts for eight weeks.
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2000
Michael’s ‘Dangerous’ album is certified Multi-Platinum. Billboard Online report “the ‘Dangerous’ album has just been certified 7 times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).” Michael becomes a key investor and partner of HollywoodTicket.com Inc. HollywoodTicket.com is an interactive promotional and marketing entertainment web site, which covers movies, television, music, Internet, sports, merchandise and books. Michael will play a major role in securing the participation of important people from show business. Michael said of the venture, “Through HollywoodTicket.com talent professionals have a business and artistic opportunity to get involved on a much more active level, in the creation and distribution of innovative entertainment for our fans. The Internet allows us to fans together with top talent in creative new forms of entertainment that provide fun, adventure and meaningful interactive experiences for everyone.”
ARTICLE:
May 30, 2000
HollywoodTicket.com
HollywoodTicket.com is a new celebrity funded and supported interactive entertainment site, designed to bring fans top-of-the-line entertainment access. The company has plans to join with leaders in the entertainment industry in order to bring fans this exciting and innovative new website.
The new project, which is headed up by Derek Rundell, President and CEO, will center around a website that offers interactive film production (where fans get to vote online about script concepts, actors, costumes, even the film director), "Dream Sweepstakes" (where fans can win prizes like hot concert tickets, movie premier tickets, or even lunch with your favorite celebrity), insider Hollywood news, merchandise and auctions. HollywoodTicket.com will cover all the major outlets of entertainment (i.e., television, Internet, music, sports, books and movies).
Long known to be a brilliant businessman, Michael Jackson, through his company Jackson International, LLC, has become a key investor and partner in HollywoodTicket.com. He is also expected to play a significant role in securing participation by other major entertainment figures. The King of Pop had this to say about the new venture: "Through HollywoodTicket.com, talent professionals have a business and artistic opportunity to get involved on a much more active level in the creation and distribution of innovative entertainment for our fans. The Internet allows us to bring fans together with top talent in creative new forms of entertainment that provide fun, adventure and meaningful interactive experiences for everyone."
The new site is up and running now, although it will not be fully launched until the summer of 2000.
Source: PRNewswire
2003
Michael attends a party at Robert Evans’ house to celebrate the launch of Brett Ratner’s book. Later, Michael show up at a MTV Movie Awards post party at Ron Burkle Beverly Hills Mansion in Beverly Hlls where he meets Puff Daddy & Paris Hilton among others.
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2006
Michael & Grace take the kids to the Tokyo Disneyland.
2007
Michael and Sony/ATV announce that they have acquired Famous Music LLC to add to their existing music publishing portfolio. Famous Music LLC includes 125,000 songs, from classics to contemporary hits from stars like Shakira and Eminem. Still in London, Michael waves to fans from his hotel window. The sale of Jackson family memorabilia begins at the Hard Rock Resort Hotel in Las Vegas, and bids for thousands of items are expected from every corner of the world. The items were seized as part of a bankruptcy settlement when a Jackson family business failed. The memorabilia has been insured for £100 million and ten percent of the proceeds are to be shared between five children’s charities in America. Universal Express, who are auctioning the items, have also been encouraging celebrities associated with those charities to act as auctioneers, hoping to increase the bidding.
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CAPTAIN EO (The Making Of)- 1988
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