Just as major brands and record labels were buying fake fans on Facebook to increase their popularity, the same-thing were actually happening on YouTube as well. According to The Daily Dot, major labels: Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG and RCA... [[ This is a content summary only. Click on the titles for full stories... ]]

In their ongoing efforts to combat view count manipulators, YouTube has stripped major labels of more than two billion views across various channels. In addition, the online video juggernaut has taken down videos that are in violation of the site's terms of service regarding view manipulation. The labels adversely affected by the view raid included Universal, Sony/BMG, and RCA. The apparent crackdown hit Universal hardest, leading to the loss of a whopping one billion views (or approximately one "Gangnam Style") as well as thinning the channel's collection of videos. Sony's channel (which lost 850 million views) currently [...]
Beyoncé is at a stage of her career where she is getting comfortable sharing a little bit more with her numerous fans. The music legend is slowly building an interesting internet social profile for herself by posting cute and often hilarious photos where people can see unexpected aspects of her personality. This week Bey decided [...] Beyonce Imitates Michael Jackson in New Pictures is a post from: RnB Music Blog
To honor his works before his passing, MJ's key producers Quincy Krashna, Jerry Greenberg, Raymond Del Barrio and Larry Hart are putting together a live show(s) in Vegas called "The Man," a fictional show inspired by the rise of... [[ This is a content summary only. Click on the titles for full stories... ]]
Holiday Gift: Free Download! MJ - Rock With You - Miguel Migs Tribute Bootleg Listen Here Greetings good people... I wanted to share this little bootleg with everyone. I actually created this mix the day Michael Jackson passed away as a tribute to all the amazing music he shared with the world. And every time [...]
Austin Brown may be a new name to you, but chances are you're more familiar with him than you realize. The R&B singer had a hand in JoJo 's excellent Agápē mixtape and he's the son of Rebbie Jackson , so yes, that means he's the nephew of Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson . But we can promise you, this post has nothing to do with nepotism; dude's music speaks for itself. Ahead of the release of Brown's [...]

It's the annual, token Plain Or Pan Christmas posting. And this year it's a cracker. Boom, boom! At the televised Michael Jackson funeral/tribute on the telly after his death there was a piece of slo-mo footage that was absolutely dynamite, and it's stuck with me ever since. I can't seem to find it on the You Tube (copyright, Rob Bryden) so you'll need to make do with my 3 and a half year old memories. In it, a barely into double figures Michael, wearing [...]

Here's the meat and potatoes of this video, folks: While answering fan questions on a panel, One Direction talk about the songs they sing in the shower. Then the moderator of the panel says "Alright, everyone, I want you to close your eyes — and picture them in the shower." In case there was any question about 1D's appeal. There it is! Just putting it all out there. That was a grown man advising an amassed crowd of underage girls to picture a bunch of teenage boys naked. We can all go home now. Our [...]
[YouTube link: click the image above] We Are the Children. In my mind, there is no song more to the point of this week’s theme than this. It is at once a celebration of the best of many things: our children/our future and the voices of a collection of some of the best in music. It is a song of hope and dedication. [...]

Aggiornamento Visto il - prevedibile - successo di prenotazioni, vi annunciamo che è stata aggiunta una replica alle due date milanesi: Michael Jackson - The Immortal World Tour sarà al Mediolanum Forum di Milano anche il 23 febbraio alle 16:00 oltre alle due date confermate del 23 e 24 febbraio (dalle ore 20:00) e a quelle di Torino. I biglietti per il nuovo spettacolo saranno in vendita da domani 19 dicembre alle 15:00 (su www.ticketone.it) a un prezzo che va da 50 a 90 euro. Michael Jackson - The Immortal World [...]
ומה עם לבוא לקראת אלו שלא מכירים, לגרות קהל חדש? “אני חושב זו פיקציה. זה כמו להגיד לבחורה אם תשימי מחשוף, תשיגי חתן. אני מדבר מתוך ניסיון ולא רק מאמונה. כולם חושבים שאם הם ילכו לפי “חוקי השוק” הם יקבלו יותר. זה הפך להיות רעש רקע לא מורגש. מהניסיון שלי הדרך היחידה לגרום למישהו שלא [...]
Everyone always complains about how little year-end lists actually matter, so Last.fm decided to switch things up a bit. With their tenth anniversary, the champions of scrobbling released a fantastic interactive timeline that documents some of the biggest moments in music. Such as when the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, passed away. The graphic below shows how much people listened to him immediately after his death, and how much it tapered off shortly thereafter. Kind of hysterical, isn't it? And as you play around with the timeline, you [...]
Did You Hear? :: Alicia Keys debuted her sleek, short haircut this summer in advance of Girl On Fire , and we loved it. But now the singer says she wants to go even shorter. When asked if she would ever go the Sinead O'Connor route and buzz it, she replied, "I'm thinking about something like that. I'm telling you. I'm going there. I'm doing it." This is all Miley Cyrus 's fault. [ Billboard ] [...]
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'Michael Jackson: BAD 25' (2012) // Words: Saam Das SYNOPSIS: "Oscar-nominated director Spike Lee 's documentary assessment and celebration of Michael Jackson 's 1987 blockbuster album 'Bad' , the follow-up to 'Thriller' ." (bbc.co.uk) How do you follow up one of the greatest and most successful albums of all time? Few could manage to come anywhere close. But Michael Jackson (and his producer Quincy Jones ) followed 'Thriller' with [...]
Those of you that are readers of the blog know that I love Marvin Gaye. Today's holiday song is an instrumental track written and produced by Marvin. My suggestion to you is to get a nice drink, turn down the lights, relax, and enjoy this amazing song. Your surprise gift today, an amazing live performance by Marvin at Motown's 25th Anniversary celebration. Marvin, you left us way too soon! RIP As much as I loved Marvin's performance at the Motown Celebration, it wasn't what people would [...]
SET LIST 1 - Dancing Machine 2 - Things I Do For You 3 - Get It Together 4 - Ben 5 - "Keep on Dancing" 6 - I Wanna Be Where You Are + Jackson 5 Medley 7 - Enjoy Yourself 8 - Blame It On The Boogie 9 - Don't Stop 'Til You [...]
Lady Gaga dropped cake like Lady Gaga (a.k.a. hundreds of thousands of dollars) at a Michael Jackson stage costume auction over the weekend. The singer bought 55 pieces at the auction, and tweeted Sunday (December 2) that she will ensure the items are "archived and expertly cared for in the spirit and love of Michael Jackson, his bravery and fans worldwide." The event raised over $5 million, and consisted of pieces from MJ's costume designers Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush, including a pair of the King of Pop's [...]

The New York Times published an article "‘Thriller’ and the Lessons of the Mega-Super-Album". Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” turns 30 this year. It is still the biggest-selling album ever, worldwide, by a lot. As is the case with most biggest-evers, actual or perceived (“I Love Lucy,” say, or “Star Wars”), it’s hard to imagine a world in which “Thriller” didn’t exist. And who would want to remember the pre-“Thriller” days anyway, at least the stretch of months right before it was released, which were nasty ones for the music business? To paraphrase Don McLean’s “American Pie,” the year that [...]
Filed under: News Getty Images After reportedly suffering a stroke last week , more information is coming about 83-year-old Joe Jackson's recent hospital stay and the current state of his health. One of his daughters, La Toya Jackson , was asked by a Twitter follower on Sunday (Dec. 2) what had happened to her father, and she answered , "He had 3 strokes. He's doing so much better now!" The [...]
Soul II Soul: Back To Life (Follow Me Remix) Soul II Soul'un 1989 tarihli klasiği Brooklynli ikili Follow Me'nin "synthwave" ağırlıklı yeni düzenlemesiyle günümüz sounduyla tanışmış, iyi de olmuş. "Thank You Guys!" free download Michael Jackson: Billie Jean (Wolfgang Lohr Remix) Wolfgang Lohr riskli bir işe girmiş gibi görünse de çalışmayı dinledikçe tech-house remixe alışıyorsunuz. free [...]