Can you dance like Michael Jackson? A new video game, due out for the holidays, will test that skill. Ubisoft announced the development of an interactive performance-based video game, inspired by the King of Pop.
The game will provide an interactive experience that enables players to step into the shoes of Michael Jackson himself and re-live his [...]

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Cirque du Soleil is taking on Michael Jackson next. The acrobatic troupe, which has produced successful Las Vegas shows based on the Beatles and Elvis Presley, announced Tuesday that it will put on a live touring show featuring the songs of the King of Pop starting late next year. That will be followed by a permanent production [...]

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Michael Jackson will be remembered at the Grammy Awards with a five-minute 3-D clip the singer made for his hit Earth Song.
Usher, Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Smokey Robinson will perform alongside the clip, which was due to be used in Jackson’s comeback shows in London.
Need 3-D glasses? They’re available at Target.
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Sunday’s American Music Awards (8 p.m., ABC) is more about the performers than the awards, and there will be plenty of talent to see. Janet Jackson opens the show, and she will be followed by an all-star lineup that includes Rhianna, Eminem, Adam Lambert and Lady Gaga. Also: The Black Eyed Peas, Mary J. Blige, [...]

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Bet you don’t get this one.
Who is the richest dead celebrity?
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Whoops.
That new Michael Jackson single “This Is It” that debuted online this week is actually an old tune.
It was originally called “I Never Heard,” co-written by Paul Anka in 1983, intended for a duets album Anka was recording. It was recorded 18 years ago by Sa-Fire, an obscure Puerto Rican singer.
Jackson’s estate quickly admitted the [...]

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The first song from the upcoming Michael Jackson music documentary has made its debut online.
“This Is It” premiered late Sunday, at midnight, on MichaelJackson.com.
The song plays during the closing sequence of “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” and will be included on a companion two-disc CD set.

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