Michael Jackson's This Is It #1 in video sales

According to Home Media Magazine, Michael Jackson's This Is It rocketed to the number one position on national home video sales charts in its first week of release selling 1.2 million copies in the U.S. alone. This is a record performance for first week sales of a music film. According to Nielsen VideoScan, the film was also the number 1 seller in the Blu Ray format for the week ending January 31, 2010. Fully 21% of sales of This Is It were on the Blu Ray format, which is also a record for a release of any type.

This Is It chronicles the exhaustive rehearsals leading up to what would have been the largest concert tour ever. The documentary provides a glimpse of the creative genius that was Michael Jackson and offers the viewer the opportunity to meet the dancers, musicians, and crew behind the massive production. This Is It earned over a quarter of a billion dollars in its limited theatrical release worldwide.

Source: Reuters

"Do Burlington Coat Factory still sell my suits?"

is the new host of Family Feud this fall...

Michael Jackson's furniture is being auctioned off

According to TMZ (not the most reliable source), Michael ordered $700,000 worth of furniture from Italian designer, Colombostile, for his London mansion he was to use during his “This Is It” tour. Since the items were not delivered due to his passing, the company reportedly returned the money to Mrs. Katherine. They have opted instead, to auction off the furniture instead. Everyone is trying to trade on his name. $700,000 is a LOT of furniture! Michael was living large!

Jay-Z and Beyonce top Forbes' list of highest earners

Jay-Z and Beyonce topped Forbes' lastest list of the highest-earning couples in entertainment, bringing in an estimated collective $122 million last year.  It would be nice to hear they donated a lot of that money to charities and non-profits in the style of Michael Jackson and Oprah rather than bragging about buying a $70 ro $80,000 purse.  One can only hope.

Just in case you were writing a dissertation on it...

What do this smell like?

Snoop Dogg moves from the NYSE to OLTL

Snoop Dogg will appear on the long-running ABC soap opera One Life To Live to perform his new hit "I Wanna Rock" from his new album Malice In Wonderland.  You will recall, last month we reported he was priveleged to ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange.  Look forward to The Simple Life:  Snoop Edition coming soon to a TV near you.

It's all going up in smoke, so Tiger may as well take advantage

As Tiger Woods' personal and professional life goes up in smoke, an Orlando, Florida-based cigar company has offered him an endorsement deal for their tobacco products.  Here is an open letter from their company:

While Corona Cigar Company does not condone Tiger Woods’ extra-marital affairs, there is no denying that Tiger Woods is one of the greatest golfers of all time. (And let’s not forget all the good that Tiger has done with his generous charitable contributions.)
We respect the Woods family’s privacy and wish the best for them as they go through this difficult time. With support from the community including local businesses such as Corona Cigar, we hope the healing process may begin.
With that said, we believe that Tiger Woods will soon return to the golf course. Nothing pairs quite as well as enjoying a premium cigar on a golf course. Many of our customers are golf enthusiasts and many golfers are cigar enthusiasts.
We hope Tiger Woods accepts our offer to be the official spokesperson for Corona Cigar Company.

The company has offered Woods a $100,000 endorsement deal.  Too bad they don't realize that won't even cover his monthly data plan bill for texting all those women...

Michael Jackson has sold over 20 million albums

Barely one month after its release, Michael Jackson's posthumous album "This Is It" is currently the 6th best-selling album for 2009. He currently has 8 albums in the TOP 25 best selling albums of the year. Only with those 8 albums MJ sold 17,560,000 albums. The total is near 20,000,000 now making Michael Jackson best selling artist/group of 2009

Michael's Top Selling Albums In 2009:

003) Michael Jackson Thriller (25th Anniversary Reissue) *since july 2009 counted together at "Thriller" 3.342

007) Michael Jackson Number Ones (since 2009) 3.150.000

011) Michael Jackson The Essential (since 2009) 2.583.5

015) Michael Jackson King Of Pop 1.957.5

017) Michael Jackson Bad (since 2009) 1.769.00

018) Michael Jackson This Is It 1.745.00

024) Michael Jackson Dangerous (since 2009) 1.515.50

025) Michael Jackson Off The Wall (since 2009) 1.497.50

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Rihanna will ring in the new year with a bang and a buck

Image courtesy of: Barbados Free Press

Rihanna will ring in the new year with a bang and more than a few bucks. The "Umbrella" singer has been offered US$500,000 to sing at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi for New Year's Eve. It will be her first concert in the Middle East. Cue obscenely wealthy oil-rich boyfriend in 3, 2, 1...I wonder if they will make her cover up some of her more risque costumes.

Fox TV Renews The Wendy Show thru 2012

The Wendy Williams Show has been renewed on the Fox Television Stations for another two years, taking it through the 2011-12 season that doesn't mean it will last that long. The pickup includes the Fox owned-and-operated stations in top markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and Dallas. Season to-date, Wendy ranks 10th out of 13 daytime talkers in households, tied with NBC Universal’s The Steve Wilkos Show at a 1.1 household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Snoop Goes to Wall Street

...and rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow was up 136 points on Monday...

This Is It tops the box office

Michael Jackson's concert rehearsal documentary "This Is It" topped the box office pulling in $101 million worldwide. Domestically, the film has made $32.5 million; it pulled in $68.5 million overseas, including $10.4 million in Japan, $7.6 million in Great Britain$6.3 million in Germany, $5.8 million in France and $3.2 million in China. As predicted, Sony decided to extend the two week limited engagement to at least Thanksgiving in the United States and varying dates in other markets.

Kandi Burruss Takes Kontrol

Kandi Burruss lookin' hot on the cover of a new ATL based online mag Kontrol magazine. Her 'Fly Above' EP is due to drop on October 29th and she also just opened a new boutique called TAGS with her business partner in Atlanta. The man charged with voluntary manslaughter in the death of her fiance A.J. was released on $10,000 bond on Tuesday.

Serena New Tampax Spokeswoman

beats Mother Nature's ass for Proctor and Gamble....
The effort, via Leo Burnett, Digitas and Starcom Mediavest Group, is a continuation of the brand’s “Outsmart Mother Nature” campaign, which shows a pesky character, Mother Nature, attempting to deliver women their monthly periods (in the form of a red ribbon-topped gift box). The campaign kicks off this week.

A&E Promo Shoot-Jackson Reality Exclusive

This is all too convenient

Essence.com is reporting a novel allegedly written by Michael Jackson himself is being shopped around to publishers. The novel contains illustrations conceptualized by Jackson and tells the story of a rock star at the pinnacle of his career who begins to obsess about death and becomes disillusioned with his fame and money. That plot line sounds eerily familiar doesn't it? It sounds like the image of Michael's life painted by the media in the wake of his death. I just find it awfully convenient a thinly-veiled memoir has suddenly surfaced and just happens to be completed. Perhaps I'm being cynical.

Unsealed Court Documents Reveal Allowance From Michael Jackson's Estate to Mother and Children

Michael Jackson's mother is receiving $86,804 per month from her son's estate to support herself and her three grandchildren, according to court records released Thursday.

Katherine Jackson is one of the primary beneficiaries of her son's estate along with the late pop singer's three young children and unnamed charities.

Over the course of a year, Jackson's mother and children are slated to receive more than $1 million in support from the estate. Katherine Jackson's monthly allowance is $26,804; the children's allowance is $60,000 per month.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff approved a monthly stipend for Katherine Jackson and her three grandchildren in August. The amount of the payments had been sealed until Thursday.

Katherine Jackson has been named the children's permanent guardian. They are currently living at the Jackson family home, Hayvenhurst, located in the San Fernando Valley.

Katherine Jackson's $26,804 per month pays for an assistant, housekeeper, driver, utilities, clothing, grooming and other expenses.

According to Billboard...

Lil Wayne grossed approximately $42 million dollars making him the king of hip-hop tours for 2009. Jay-Z and Mary J. come in second with $35 million and Kanye third with about $31 million. Jay-Z's 'The Blueprint III' is expected to be NUMBER ONE next week and push 300 to 350,000 units, but he better watch his back for The Beatles...half of whom are dead.

I know I have a single glove somewhere in my closet...

One of Michael Jackson's white sequined gloves just sold at Australian auction house Bonhams and Goodman for $57,600 Australian (US$48,400), almost twice the estimated selling price. The glove was put up for auction by the estate of Bill Hibble, a fan who caught the glove Michael tossed to the crowd after the Australian premiere for his short film "Ghosts."