Michael Jackson is to recreate his classic 'Thriller' video at the World
Music Awards.
The singer will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 'Thriller' album by
performing the classic graveyard scene with an army of 'zombie' dancers.
A source told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "Jackson has definitely told
organisers he will be performing. His dancers have already started
rehearsals. He will close the show with 'Thriller'. It will be a complete
recreation of the video."
The 48-year-old singer has not performed live in the UK since he sang 'Earth
Song' at the 1996 BRIT Awards, where his performance was mocked by Pulp
singer Jarvis Cocker.
Jackson is to be honoured with the Diamond Award which is given to artists
who have sold more than 100 million albums.
His costumes for the show will be designed by fashion designer Roberto
Cavalli.
'Thriller' is the biggest-selling album of all time and has sold 40 million
copies since its 1981 release.
Jackson recently said he was interested in recording a sequel to the
worldwide hit LP.
The 2006 World Music Awards will take place at London's Earls Court next
Wednesday (11.15.06) and will be hosted by actress Lindsay Lohan.
Beyoncé Knowles, Mary J. Blige, Katie Melua and Andrea Bocelli are all
scheduled to perform.
Jackson is to be honoured with the Diamond Award which is given to artists
who have sold more than 100 million albums.
His costumes for the show will be designed by fashion designer Roberto
Cavalli.
'Thriller' is the biggest-selling album of all time and has sold 40 million
copies since its 1981 release.
Jackson recently said he was interested in recording a sequel to the
worldwide hit LP.
The 2006 World Music Awards will take place at London's Earls Court next
Wednesday (11.15.06) and will be hosted by actress Lindsay Lohan.
Beyoncé Knowles, Mary J. Blige, Katie Melua and Andrea Bocelli are all
scheduled to perform.
I effin love mj and his movie videos. I was raised watching his videos and his movie moonwalker. Why the hell didn’t he just stop effin his face up damnit….idiot. I must admit though, i love his music.
And thriller was the bomb back in the day i remember being scared to death when he changed into a zombie though. What happened to the zombies from the good old days? Now in movies, they run at 35mph and they’re smart as hell.
Not a fan anymore. I think once your branded as a pedophile you shouldn’t even get the chance to HAVE a comeback.
***Thriller was the bomb back in the day. Too bad he ruined my image of what he was when he started touching little boys on their no-no’s.
One too many hoo-hoo and ha-ha fondled for me to even care what this plastic faced piece of shit no hair having white boy does. Until he drops dead anyway, then I will find it interesting.
If they make masks from his “now” face for the backup dancers, they won’t need all the ghoulish makeup they used the first time around.
It’s his own fault he has to resort to singing all his old stuff since no one will buy his new stuff now that he’s such a freak. He really used to be the most handsome of the brothers, I’ll never know what in hell he was thinking.
Thank you stasslovesDAS I was just thinking the same thing. I wouldn’t give a wooden nickel to see him perform. It’s such a shame because he’s so talented.
Michael is still a legend. If he hadn’t tarnished his fabulous stardom with those stupid acts and making that cute face a freaky mask, he would have been able to have a very big come back but I don’t think that would be possible. What a pitty. He was one of the most talented singers and dancers, a real musician and the best performer ever, not someone like these wannabe pop stars and he wasted all of that. I can’t forgive him. But I still love Thriller as the best music video of all time.
I don’t get why everyone thinks he’s such a great dancer. He does the same moves over and over again… sliding his feet, grabbing his crotch and squealing. I don’t get it.
u don’t get it cos u don’t know anything about dancing Damaris! Sorry but no one can move like him. A lot of dance moves nowadays good dancers like Justin, Usher, Chris Brown, Britney…do r created by Michael. Have u ever seen his Dangerous performance in MTV award? Or his THE WAY U MAKE ME FEEL? leave alone his Billie Jean’s one! Just fabulous! I still can’t get enough of it. He has one of the fast moves I’ve ever seen in a dancer. It makes me sad if such a great entertainer he was be a pedophil!
“Am I look like a lunatic?!” is incorrect, “Do I look like a lunatic?!” would be a better term, maybe you’d exercise your English before you get into an argument.
Actually I’m not that good in English! It’s not my language. Any correction Appretiated! I wish I had done my grammers better in school! I just tried to sound a bit crazy and it looks like it worked! So u can go and lick ur little dick u little funny bunny!
God, he was fu**ing HOT back in those days…a tad thin, but hot IMO. My dad said he’d already had a nose job at this point in his career, but damn, IF HE’D JUST STOPPED THERE he’d probably be a damn fine middle aged man! *sigh* I kindof wish he’d leave the classics alone. I still LOVE the old Thriller and don’t think it needs or deserves to be redone. I’m crossing my fingers he doesn’t destroy his classic creation…his face now just creeps me out and I have a hard time looking at him. I’ll still watch it though, just out of curiousity…maybe it’ll be o.k. I have very fond memories of Halloween as a child, watching the Thriller Music Video with my parents. I always liked it. It’s a shame he had to go and ruin himself…looks and every other wise. I still love the old Michael, I wish we could have him back:(
And a more serious question: r u an asssshoooole?(pronounce like that meet the fockers!)...And I am always ok with assholes, don’t worry about me!! Thanks! lol!!!!
Of course Marvin my dear! Thats the reason I’m still hanging out with u darlin!
But don’t take my words seriously dude, I don’t want to bad mouth any body, just kidding!
English isn’t my language either, sorry but that’s not an excuse to make such a big spelling mistakes as you do, plus this is a RAG site, not a fan site. Please look up in an English dictionary what the word “RAG” means b/c you obviously don’t know.
U never heard of Shel as u never heard of Voltair and Heinrich Bohl. So go and learn a bit about literature. I’m not good in learning foreign languages, never was, but actually I know great writes. Sorry for u. Go and read some books! I can recommend u Harry Potter’s ones!!!
And I am from somewhere dark side of the moon. Have u ever been there?
um, don’t bash rosetta because her grammar is bad. after all it’s not her own language. be a little bit more considerate. what if she’s only learning to speak/write the english language? correct her…not BASH her. where i come from, we’re encouraged to speak our national language (not english) that’s why a lot of my countrymen commit grammar mistakes and etc.
so, aren’t we allowed to say something positive about a celebrity in this site? like not one positive thing at all just because this is a rag site? just asking.
about MJ. He is a great dancer. I am a dancer as well so I’d know a great dancer if i see one. i just hope that MJ really didn’t molest those kids. I hate pedophiles. worst criminals ever.
Shel Silverstein read to my second grade class over 20 years ago. What grade are you in Rosetta and I’ve only been to the Darkside with Pink Floyd. Sorry.
Um tiwala, i have the right to bash her English grammar, not only b/c my language is not English either, but also b/c this is a site in English language. If she feels so hurt about the bashing, maybe she should go & comment at a site that’s on her own language & stop annoying us with her stupidity.
And u r absolutely right tiwala. I just come to sites like this to practice my English and learn more not to waste my time, so it would be wonderful if u all try to correct my mistakes. There is a lot I know!! I really appreciate that.
Sorry for u only read Shel’s books in ur childhood…He tells so many big meanings with his simple words. He talks with the languages of the little children but not only for little children. Actually I wonder how a second grade child can understand the real meaning of his “The missing piece” and “The missing piece meets the big O”?
So if u know My love Pink Floyd and their wonderful “darkside of the moon” u must know what I’m talking about! I’ll see u on the darkside of the mooon!!
well, okay. if that’s what you think. i’m sorry, i didn’t mean to sound so…um…bossy. i do understand your “stand” on this though. it’s just that i grew up in a community with so many ethnicities/culture that i learned to be more considerate of others. with all the non-english speaking countries trying to adapt the english language, there are bound to be quite a few people out there who commit mistakes…even in an english site. :D
well, having said that… can’t wait to see michael’s moves again. i especially love thriller.
You’re completely off topic rosetta, which by the way is spelled “Rosetta” in any language…if you could get back to ragging on MJ please. & “moon” is spelled with 2 o-s not 3.
tiwala…as i said before, if she’s difficulties at an English site, she doesn’t HAVE TO comment here, she’s just making a joke of herself, just like everybody else who can’t spell.
” & no, you’re not allowed to say good things about celebrities at a rag site, that’s what FAN sites are for. “
thanks. i’m new here so i’d like to know the rules. i usually visit this site only during my breaks, so i wasn’t able to ge the drift as to what’s what and what’s not.
hey hey hey that wasn’t a mistake u r cheating! I was just trying to sing the song!! the darkside of the mooooon!
And u want a rag? So let me tell u MJ is a bastard fatass pedophile who is by the way one of the best musicians alaive!...Just kidding! Pink Floyd and Enya r better musicians, but MJ is a bigger entertainer. I think I am again out of ragging topic!! I just can’t help it!!
no problem rosetta. english is not my native language too. i admire people who can stand being corrected. it’s the only way to learn. just keep on practicing. even those who speak english as their native language commit mistakes, how much more others?
got to go!
Thanks tiwala. I don’t afraid of doing mistakes and being corrected. If u don’t do that u never learn and if u never be corrected u never know if u r right or wrong.
mj is definitely the greatest dancer, in my opinion. if one can’t understand why clearly he or she is unfamilar with mj’s career and should watch some videos on youtube, before commenting on a topic that he or she has no knowledge. mj is a brilliant spontaneous dancer that truly created his own form of moving and dancing… simply watch one of his concerts clips. also, he was unmistakenly found NOT guilty of all accounts during the child molestation trial. i can’t fathom why people designate him a pedophile? especially in such a matter of fact way as if it’s a proven fact. There are people that are so biased that think he was acquitted because he is mj which is ludicrous because he’s probably the most underrated and poorly treated talents/celebrity in the U.S. which is why its so unlikely that the jury gave him any special treament. further more i doubt half the people actually followed the trial to fully comprehend that mj was genuinely innocent. people need to seriously stop judging. because in actuality nobody really knows all the facts which makes such assertions very aggravating and extremely narrow-minded.
imani, i’m sick of people telling me things like “cry him a river” whenever i rag on a celebrity & everybody making spelling mistakes has to get off their computers & sign up for an English class including you.
Damaris, MJ IS a great dancer; he can do more than grab his crotch and slide his feet. DUH!! Check out old footage of his robot, poplocking, and moonwalk. When he was just ten years old too. I trained as a dancer so I know dance talent when I see it.
He’s also done tons of choreography that even trained dancers have trouble with. See “Smooth Criminal” video. I guess you don’t know what constitutes a great dancer… However, there is solid evidence that proves MJ was one of the greatests—you can’t take away his talents and accomplishments even though he “might” be a pedophile.
So many has-beens are doing that nowdays. I’m all for nostalgia and stuff, but there’s a point where it becomes annoying, desperate and pathetic - especially if they have to rehash stuff they did 20+ years ago. Put it to bed already.
By the way maybe you should take another class too, that will enlighten you about what it really means to “take a class” in general. B/c if taking a class for you means “looking up something in an online dictionary”, then you really need some education.
Rosetta, I corrected my typo right after I posted. Where were you? Please don’t try to to include me in your corner of english-speaking ignorance. Thank you.
km5841…just b/c MJ was found not guilty of child molestation doesn’t mean anything. OJ Simpson was found not guilty of slashing 2 people to death. do you think he is innocent. Robert Blake was found innocent of shooting his wife in the head. do you think he’s innocent despite several people stating he tried to hire hit men and had all the motive in the world? do you think
your presumption that b/c he was found not guilty in a court of law that means he didn’t do it is specious reasoning. no legal system is perfect, especially ours considering how many innocent people are in jail and guilty people who can afford lots of lawyers walk the street free after committing terrible crimes.
and MJ is the most “poorly treated talents/celebrity” today is because he has continuously done bizzare and freaky thing to his face and in his life for over 20 years. it’s not like he just walks around acting and looking normal and the public en masse decided to pick on a perfectly normal guy. i don’t care if he is the biggest selling artists of all time (i have Thriller myself) the dude is a straight up freak and being able to sing and dance doesn’t get him a free pass on comments and observations that he is truly the weirdest person on the planet. any criticism he’s gotten for his looks and behavior come from him looking and acting like a damn freak not b/c there’s a mass conspiracy to hate on him for no reason.
were you one of those ppl who camped out at the courthouse during his trial and cried and screamed when he walked in an out? you sound like it
no, i don’t think oj & blake are innocent considering the evidence against them, but they did receive"NOT guilty” not to be confused with “INNOCENT”. the comparison is irrelevant though with the michael jackson trial. with oj and blake there was a lot of evidence against them, like you mentioned. With the mj trial though there was no proof of any wrongdoing which is why he was acquitted. Not to mention the accusing family were clearly extortionists and liars (the mother committed welfare fraud among other things). i believe mj was innocent because of what was presented in court not b/c he was found “not guilty”. i cannot explain a 6 month trial to you… read the court documents. Although, if you honestly followed the trial without any bias you would understand my opinion (including the jurors). and if you didn’t follow the trial you really shouldn’t be making claims on a something you know very little about because you might appear ignorant. but no i was not at the courthouse. i like some of mj’s older music and think he is very talented but i am in no way a fan, i am a fan of court tv though and followed all 3 of those trials among others.
*i only meant the comment about being poorly treated to demonstrate that he isn’t very popular. which is why i believe that it wasn’t a trial based on his celebrity.
well OJ and Robert Blake were also subjected to multi-month trials and found not guilty. so what’s the difference? the victims were shady? well robert blake’s wife was a reputed hunter of famous and rich men to support her and was alleged to have deliberately gotten pregnant to force Blake to care for her financially? shady victims do not necessarily equal the accused is innocent.
i agree the family of the accuser was shady to say the least. but honstely, WTH is this man doing with boys, not even his own children, in his bed? if loves kids so much why aren’t girls with cancer in his bed and getting overnights and getting back rubs and trips to Disney from him also? face it, MJ is screwed up…he has Peter Pan Syndrome in the extreme and is a plastic surgery addict, along with a load of emotional and mental issues that are readily apparent even to the casual observer. he grew up in a screwed up family with an abnormal childhood, we can all agree on that i think. but that doesn’t make it ok for him to grow up to be a complete freak or to have unnatural relationships with children. there are plenty of people who have horrible childhoods but not all of them grow up to be abusers or pedophiles…it has so much to do with the choices one makes as an adult, to cave to the fucked-up-ness of their upbringing or to fight against it. and those who don’t, who become predators should be held accountable if not in a court of law then by society and treated as the outcasts they are, regardless of their artistic talent.
him being a good dancer and a once-great vocal artists doesn’t excuse him from public scrutiny of his outlandish and freaky lifestyle and his behavior with children, which while not yet found criminal in a court you can not honestly say is healthy nor normal…can you?
I used quotation marks for a reason, femme-fatale. I even stopped to type to make these little air-quotes!
You can’t survive in the army without a sense of humour..
You all are so entertaining the past few days. Is it a full moon or is something just in the air? It seems as though I have had my claws out, too. Let’s just all try to get along and agree to disagree. Peace, love & happiness!!!!!!!!!
Oh but, in my opinion, MJ is a freakazoid, pedophile wack job who fancies little boys and should be caststrated in the most inhumane way….but hey, that is purely my opinion.
Wtjo, i didn’t start this fight, i just made a statement & everybody started hitting me…well i’m very sorry if i hit back!
Imani we aren’t in the army…wait now i understand, you think that we are in the army & that’s why you’re trying to fight with me. Well i hate to ruin your illusions, but this is a website, not the army. Oh, well you probably don’t even know what the word “website” means b/c all you see is army & war. I think you’d just go back into your hole where you came from & stop trying to join the army through a Hollywood rag website b/c that would be impossible.
I have very fond memories of Halloween as a child, watching the Thriller Music Video with my parents. I always liked it. It’s a shame he had to go and ruin himself…looks and every other wise. I still love the old Michael, I wish we could have him back:(
but no i was not at the courthouse. i like some of mj’s older music and think he is very talented but i am in no way a fan, i am a fan of court tv though and followed all 3 of those trials among others.