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"He had to be there," Ritchie said 'We Are The World' Remake for Haiti includes Michael Jackson Michael Jackson was an integral part of the first "We Are the World," from co-writing the song to singing it alongside a gang of fellow celebrities. Now, twenty-five years later, and only hours before "We Are the World — 25 for Haiti" was set to premiere, Lionel Richie revealed on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" Friday that Michael Jackson will be part of the remake's song and video. "He had to be there," Richie told the talk-show host. "If you're not gonna be there for the production, you still gotta be a part of it." Jackson's vocals leads the new all-star cast through the famous refrain on the song's chorus, Richie said. And in the Paul Haggis-directed clip, archive footage of MJ singing from the original shoot will appear alongside his sister Janet Jackson in the new video. "We have Michael singing that exact part and Janet singing along with him," Richie said, describing the moment as "emotional." "We Are the World — 25 for Haiti" debuted on NBC during the opening cerem

Michael Jackson's children Prince and Paris steal the show at the Grammy AwardsMichael Jackson's children Prince and Paris steal the show  at the Grammy Awards It was a stand out moment that many considered to be the highlight of the Grammy awards, and one that the rest of the night's performers were hard pushed to top. With their late father absent from proceedings, Michael Jackson's children Prince Michael and Paris took to the stage at the Staples Centre to accept the lifetime achievement award on their father's behalf. Accompanied by three of their cousins, Prince Michael, 12, and his 11-year-old sister wore black suits with red armbands and red stripes down the seam of their trousers in tribute to the pop superstar. Scroll down to see the Grammy's special Michael Jackson segment... Grateful: Prince thanked his father's fans for always being there for him Emotional: Michael Jackson's children Prince and Paris accept their father's Lifetime Achievement Award at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles The show-stopping appearance was punctuated by a speech by his eldest child who, looking remarkably mature and no longer with the longer hairstyle he kept

Michael Jackson Estate Pays 10% to Executors Michael Jackson Estate Pays 10% to Executors A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has signed off on a deal giving John Branca and John McClain, the administrators ofMichael Jackson's estate, a ten-percent cut of the estate's profits. Per the terms of the approved agreement, Branca and McClain will split 10 percent of the profits they net -- excluding profits from Jackson's concert film 'This is It' and the late King of Pop's music catalog interests, says the Associated Press. The judge who okayed the deal will oversee the payments and has set a progress report for September.   Source ET Online/MJJC News

NAACP nominations NAACP have nominated This is it and the Memorial service for this years NAACP awards. Outstanding Variety – (Series or Special) "BET Awards 2009" (BET)  "Bill Cosby: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor" (PBS)  "Michael Jackson Memorial Service" "Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me" (HBO)  "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial" (HBO)  Outstanding Motion Picture  "The Blind Side" (Warner Bros. Pictures) "Invictus" (Warner Bros. Pictures) "Michael Jackson's: This Is It" (Columbia Pictures) "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire" (Lionsgate) "The Princess and the Frog" (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) NAACP Awards will be live on FOX February 26.

MTV: Michael Jackson is the man of the year To not much surprise, Michael Jackson is the once famous music channel's Man of the Year. Based on factors like music sales, box-office performance, Internet traffic and overall reach, Michael Jackson is well deserved this years top spot."We think the list we've put together represents the men and women who helped make 2009 the most exciting and memorable 12 months in recent history," according to mtv.comFor the complete list, go to mtv.com

Invincible voted as the best album of the decade! According to Billboard.com, their readers have voted Michael Jackson's album Invincible from 2001 as the best album of the decade. Invincible was a big success when it was released 8 years ago, and it continues to rock the public votes. Big thanks to everyone that voted.     Top five voted albums of the decade:1. Michael Jackson - Invincible2. Lady GaGa - The Fame3. Britney Spears - Blackout4. Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift5. Taylor Swift - FearlessFor the complete list go to billboard.com

MJ to be ‘Subject’ at A R Rahman’s Music Conservatory Michael Jackson will be a subject at Oscar winner musician A R Rahman’s KM Music Conservatory, according to reports. It is Rahman himself that will give the inaugural lecture on Jackson. It is said that Rahman loved Jackson's music.‘MJ, for most of our generation, was an icon who made uncompromising music. He pushed the milestone of pop music to unbelievable levels through the 80s and 90s. I am yet to find an artist with that energy, perfection and vision,’ said Rahman, who had recently met the pop superstar following the Oscar awards.During their meeting in Los Angeles (USA) earlier this year, when Jackson showed Rahman a five second example of his dance move, Rahman said to alltimetv:‘He was bursting with energy and told me that every dance move he did came from his soul and did a five second stunning example. It was like a lightning strike,’ the composer recalled.During a meeting between the two in LA Jackson had asked Rahman to compose a unity anthem. In 1999 Jackson collaborated with Rahman on Ekam Satyam track. Sources say that Rahman is developing an album in memory of Jackson,