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10 Reasons Michael Jackson Became The King Of Pop
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As we approach the five-year anniversary of Michael Jackson's death, we look back on 10 royal achievements that made him the King of Pop.
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On June 25, 2009, the music world stopped spinning when news broke of the death of Michael Jackson. Jackson's unparalleled place in music history was quickly solidified as millions of fans around the world mourned the loss. The GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles subsequently sprang into action with the unveiling of the special exhibit, Michel Jackson: A Musical Legacy, which served as a follow-up to the Michael Jackson: HIStyle exhibit that opened in February of that year.
On the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2010, GRAMMY winners Smokey Robinson, Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, Usher, and Jennifer Hudson teamed for an all-star 3-D rendition of "Earth Song" in tribute to Jackson,
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The 1985 American Music Awards made history for a few reasons. Lionel Richie won six awards, Prince took home three, and Michael Jackson was shut out. But that was just the opening act. Later that night, Richie, Jackson, and a number of other artists finished cutting a record that turned out to be a massive worldwide hit while throwing a focus on a humanitarian crisis. Here are 10 things you didn’t know, or maybe didn’t remember, about “We Are the World.”
1. It Followed the Lead of Band Aid.
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The first big charity single of the 80s was “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Released beneath a supergroup named grupp Aid that was organized by Bob Geldof (of The Boomtown Rats and star of the rulle Pink Floyd’s The Wa • 4:20 Hello, Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters! Hello, Harry Belafonte! Hello, Dan Aykroyd! Wait — Dan Aykroyd?! With a jacket, tie, and big glasses, looking like a junior accountant more than a movie star? Admittedly, he did have a Number One album (Briefcase Full of Blues, with the Blues Brothers in 1978), which is more than some people in the room could claim. So how did he end up as part of USA for Africa? “Totally by accident,” he told New Hampshire Magazine in 2010. “My father and I were interviewing business managers in L.A. and we walked into this office of a talent manager” — presumably, Kragen — “and realized we were in the wrong place. I was looking for a money manager, not a talent manager. I managed myself at that time and always have. But he said, so long as you are here, would you like to come and join this ‘We Are the World’ thing? I thoug ‘We Are the World’: A Minute-by-Minute Breakdown