Jay-Z Downs Remake for M.J.’s “We are the World”

February 16th, 2010 | By

Eighty-one artists have come together to remake Michael Jackson’s “We are the World”. The purpose of the remake isn’t only for its iconic status, but for the symbolism of the song and for the Haitian relief fund. The celebrities that have come together are looking to raise more money for the devastation that has occurred in Haiti. This sounds like an awesome thing to many, but not so hot to some — such as Jay-Z, who didn’t want any part in the remake. He even went as far as saying that he loves the song and that it’s like “Thriller”, and never wants to see it touched. He also said that he’s a fan of music and knows the plight and everything that’s going on in Haiti — he applauds the efforts, but believes that some things are just untouchable.

Some of the artists that are associated with the Michael Jackson remake include, Pink, Wyclef Jean, Vince Vaughn, Justing Beiber, Keri Hilson, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Robin Thicke, Kanye West, Celine Dion, Akon, Rob Thomas, Jason Mraz, Toni Braxton, Barbara Streisand, Nichole Richie, Usher, Busta Rhymes and Miley Cyrus, among a whole bunch of others. The track has a more Southern hip hop kick to it. Michael Jackson recorded the original track about 25 years ago for the African famine relief. Back then, a great connection was made for human kind, so the hopes for this remake is to have the same effect.

The King of Pop and the King of Fashion

August 23rd, 2009 | By

The rumors about Michael Jackson and Christian Audigier collaborating together have been confirmed. You may be familiar with Christian Audigier as the designer behind the Ed Hardy brand. You can also find some items from the Christian Audigier jewelry line. Ed Hardy jewelry, along with his clothes and shoes, are quite popular. Well, apparently, the two were working on a few projects together, including a clothing line. I would have liked to see what crazy combination they could have come up with. What took Mike so long anyway? You’d think he would’ve been one of the first people to begin a line of clothes. Hopefully the two were close to the completion of the design, so that Audigier can still release a limited edition of the brand. Supposedly, Audigier will bring it out after all and it will be sold at a boutique called Kitson in Hollywood, California. Can you imagine the prices?

Christian Audigier and Michael Jackson

The two were also supposed to come out with other merchandise designs. There are other rumors that Christian Audigier will be leasing the Holmby Hills Mansion where Michael Jackson was living. Hubert Guez, CEO of Ed Hardy, is the owner of the property and will be renting it out to him for $100,000 a month (roughly $1.2 million a year…wow). Michael Jackson and Audigier seemed to be quite close; they were seen together at Mike’s 50th birthday bash and were seen together in February. Christian has shown a great deal of sadness over the King of Pop’s death.

R.I.P. Michael Jackson – King of Pop

July 7th, 2009 | By

As you may have already heard, the legend Michael Jackson has passed away on June 25, 2009. It’s still a bit shocking to think of it because he really seemed like Peter Pan, a lost boy who never grew old. Now, that he has come and gone, many are holding memorials to honor the legendary MJ. Ever since he was nine years old, he’s been enlightening our ears with beautiful music. He is known best for songs like “ABC, 123″, “Thiller”, “Beat it” and “Smooth Criminal” (my fave).

I can only imagine what the Jacksons are going through right now and even worse, Michael’s three children. His will was read shortly after his death (which excludes his ex-wife) and he asked that either his mom or Diana Ross to raise his children. There was a bit of a mystery surrounding his death because just hours before the 9-11 call, his doctor had left his residence. He was said to be fine, but soon began complaining he wasn’t feeling well. The doctor was questioned and checked out, but came out clean. No foul play was suspected.

Michael Jackson was known to abuse pain killers, which could have lead to his untimely demise. Catherine Jackson, Mike’s mom, may not be able to raise MJ’s children because of her old age and condition, so MJ’s ex-wife volunteered — but we’ll see how that works out. It doesn’t seem like Mike liked her very much, so much not to even include her in his will.