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WATCH: Das Racist performs "Michael Jackson" live on Conan

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By Mike Searle (CHARTattack) November 29, 2011 1:47 pm
The gentlemen (and female cymbal players) of Das Racist took to the Late Night with Conan O’Brien stage last night to perform the track “Michael Jackson” off their latest LP Relax. The performance featured all sorts of weirdness from the Brooklyn hip-hop trio including a satisfactory Michael Jackson impersonator (who is also featured in the music...
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I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending June 10, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 10, 2011 3:38 pm
Who knew it was possible to get in trouble for "disturbing the habitat of local manatees"? Can't people give Sean Kingston a break? I mean, the guy drove a jet ski into a bridge. Courtney Love is being sued by a New York security company that says she owes them $58,000 U.S. (about $56,700 Canadian) for two years' service. Isn't this the third time...
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I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending May 27, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 27, 2011 3:38 pm
A bunch of ex-KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent's dogs are dead. Really dead. As in not just "playing dead." That sucks, but at least he's not being charged over it. The Battle of the Cloud has taken a different turn: the Recording Industry Association Of America sued business management website Box.net this week because users have apparently been...
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I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending Jan. 28, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 28, 2011 4:49 pm
A woman is suing Diddy for $1 trillion U.S. (about $999 billion Canadian), claiming he caused the World Trade Center to collapse in 2001, was responsible for putting her child in hospital and stole one of her poker chips that was worth "zillions" of dollars. We're just gonna let this one speak for itself, but I can hear Dr. Evil laughing in the...
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I Fought The Law... For Dec. 1, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 1, 2010 12:32 pm
Some Texan lawyers and gubernatorial candidates are questioning the legality of Willie Nelson's pot bust last Friday. Gotta be careful with that Willie Nelson and pot smokers; as everyone knows, marijuana's a gateway drug that could lead to people doing more dangerous things, like drinking and smoking cigarettes. —Rolling Stone In today's episode...
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Michael Jackson's Doctor Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter

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By Valentina D'Aliesio (CHARTattack) February 8, 2010 4:46 pm
After much uncertainty, confusion and speculation, Michael Jackson's doctor was charged with involuntary manslaughter earlier Monday (Feb. 8) over the singer's death. Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston-based cardiologist, pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles courtroom late Monday.  TMZ reports prosecutors claim Murray "did unlawfully, and...
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Michael Jackson's Doctor To Be Charged Monday?

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 5, 2010 3:05 pm
The Los Angeles County District Attorney will charge Conrad Michael Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, with involuntary manslaughter on Monday (Feb. 8) in connection to the pop star's death, according TMZ. It was reported earlier this week that Murray was planning on surrendering himself to the Los Angeles Police Department in connection to...
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Michael Jackson's Doctor To Be Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) January 8, 2010 4:51 pm
Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's cardiologist who gave the pop star painkillers before he died on June 25, 2009, will reportedly be charged with involuntary manslaughter stemming from Jackson's death. The Associated Press reports an anonymous source told them Murray "would be prosecuted on a theory of gross negligence alleging that his...
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Michael Jackson — "This Is It"

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By CHARTattack Staff January 5, 2010 2:03 pm
The Spike Lee-directed (Naughty By Nature, Public Enemy) video for Michael Jackson's new single, "This Is It," features clips from the singer's life along with shots of his childhood neighbourhood and home in Gary, Ind. "This Is It" appears on the posthumous Jackson album of the same name, which is out now.
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Leonard Cohen, Michael Jackson Getting Lifetime Achievement Grammys

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) December 11, 2009 1:04 pm
Leonard Cohen and Michael Jackson will both receive lifetime achievement Grammy Awards in January. The two musicians will be honoured in a special ceremony on Jan. 30, the night before the Grammy Awards are held in Los Angeles. Cohen has only ever won one Grammy during his career. Funny enough, it's not even for his own music. Herbie Hancock'...
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Jacko's White Moonwalk Glove Sells For $350,000

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 23, 2009 2:22 pm
The white glove Michael Jackson wore when he debuted the moonwalk in 1983 was auctioned for $350,000 U.S. (about $369,000 Canadian) on the weekend. Julien's Auctions, which put the glove on the block with other Jackson memorabilia, originally estimated that it would sell for $50,000 U.S., but its final price including taxes was a whopping $420,...
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Michael Jackson Wins Four American Music Awards

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 23, 2009 12:46 pm
Michael Jackson won four posthumous American Music Awards during the annual show on Sunday (Nov. 22) night. Jackson received trophies for favourite male pop/rock artist and favourite male soul/rhythm & blues artist, while his Number Ones album won the favourite pop/rock album and favourite soul/rhythm & blues album awards. Jackson's...
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Michael Jackson 2009's Top Earning Dead Musician

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 29, 2009 12:30 pm
Michael Jackson has taken third place on Forbes magazine's annual list of the top earning dead celebrities, despite only having died in June. Jackson, who's the top earning dead musician on the list, has made $90 million U.S. (about $96 million Canadian) since he passed away, beating the $55 million U.S. (about $59 million Canadian) Elvis Presley...
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Michael Jackson's Death Reportedly Ruled Homicide

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) August 25, 2009 10:41 am
Michael Jackson's death has reportedly been ruled a homicide, which could result in criminal charges against Jackson's doctor. Although the Los Angeles County coroner's report has not been officially released, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press the coroner determined the King Of Pop died from a lethal combination of the...
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Pearl Jam Cover Michael Jackson

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) August 19, 2009 12:07 pm
Pearl Jam covered Michael Jackson's "Ben" during their show at London, England's O2 Arena on Tuesday night. Singer/guitarist Eddie Vedder, guitarists Mike McCready and Stone Gossard, bassist Jeff Ament and drummer Matt Cameron played a three-hour set at the arena, and integrated Jackson's "Ben" to their own "Rats,"...
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La Toya Has Unreleased Jacko Songs

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) August 7, 2009 11:44 am
La Toya Jackson, Michael Jackson's sister, reportedly has computer hard drives containing over 100 of the late singer's unreleased tracks. Frank DiLeo, Michael Jackson's manager, told Rolling Stone magazine that after Michael Jackson died, his family removed everything from his rented California mansion. Those items may have included a hard...
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Jackson Doctor's Office Raided

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 22, 2009 2:30 pm
The Houston office of Michael Jackson's cardiologist, Dr. Conrad Murray, was raided Wednesday by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and TMZ reports Murray's lawyer says the search was because the officials were looking for "evidence of manslaughter." Eight DEA vehicles were at Murray's offices Wednesday afternoon along with two Los...
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Police Treating Jackson's Death As Homicide?

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 15, 2009 10:48 am
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is reportedly already treating Michael Jackson's death as a homicide, according to TMZ. Jackson's cause of death has still not been determined. "Multiple law enforcement sources" have reportedly told the website investigators are focusing on the intravenous sedative Propofol, also known as...
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Jackson's Children To Become Jackson 3?

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 13, 2009 1:22 pm
Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson's father, reportedly wants to turn the late pop star's three children into a supergroup and send them on a world tour next year. Jackson is said to have asked "Prince" Michael Jackson, 12, Paris Katherine Jackson, 11, and "Prince" Michael "Blanket" Jackson II, seven, to tour together as...
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Jackson's Death Could Be Ruled Homicide

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 10, 2009 11:49 am
Michael Jackson's death could be ruled a homicide once the results of a toxicology report are in, according to the Los Angeles Police Chief. CNN reports an anonymous source told them the Jackson "family is aware of a potential criminal prosecution" that could arise in the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) ongoing investigation...
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