Singer-songwriter and Maroon 5 band member PJ Morton has just published his autobiography. This is an edited extract
Fifty years ago, disco started having an impact. Its influence was felt even in apartheid South Africa
Has the notion of separating art from the artist evolved? The answer is personal and lies in the eyes, ears, and actions of audiences.
Silk Sonic’s adventurous nostalgia is not a testimony to older music being better but rather the artists offer a listening experience that is refreshing because it is so different to what popular ears have become accustomed to
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The now frail 80-year-old could spend the rest of his life behind bars if convicted at his retrial for drugging and molesting Andrea Constand.
A new Michael Jackson album has been named "XSCAPE" and will be released five years after the star’s death, says a record label.
Music producer Quincy Jones is suing for millions of dollars in royalties he says were generated from some of Michael Jackson’s biggest hits.
The estate of music legend Michael Jackson has been fighting the US Internal Revenue Service over taxes and penalties levied on the star’s assets.
Various doctors were "competing" to treat Michael Jackson, each offering even-stronger painkillers before his death, claims the star’s ex-wife.
Paris Jackson, the 15-year-old daughter of the late Michael Jackson, has been rushed to a Los Angeles hospital after an apparent suicide attempt.
The first paramedic on scene at Michael Jackson’s home the day he died said the singer looked emaciated, like someone at the end of a chronic illness.
Attorneys for Katherine Jackson have outlined the case in opening statements accusing concert promoter AEG of contributing to the singer’s death.
Michael Jackson’s jailed former doctor has filed an appeal against his conviction for involuntary manslaughter over the star’s 2009 death.
Michael Jackson’s family is suing concert promoter, Anschutz Entertainment Group for his death in 2009.
The promoters of Michael Jackson’s ill-fated 2009 comeback concert series feared he was unstable, with one describing him as a "mess".
A judge has appointed Michael Jackson’s nephew to share guardianship of the singer’s children, despite a last-minute challenge by other relatives.
TJ Jackson was one of Michael Jackson’s favourite nephews. Now, he has been anointed as co-guardian of Michael’s most prized treasures.
Katherine Jackson’s attorney has said that he had met with his client face-to-face for the first time in several days and that she was doing fine.
The matriarch of the Jackson family says she is devastated by a judge’s ruling to temporarily strip her guardianship of Michael Jackson’s children.
The executors of Michael Jackson’s estate say they are concerned about the singer’s mother and his three children amid a feud over money.
A judge has sentenced Michael Jackson’s physician, Conrad Murray, three weeks after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the star’s death.
Dr Conrad Murray is due to be sentenced on Tuesday over the death of Michael Jackson with prosecutors asking for the maximum four year jail term.
As Conrad Murray waits to hear his sentence for involuntary manslaughter, a tv interview is due to reveal he thought Michael Jackson was an addict.
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/ 8 November 2011
Michael Jackson’s personal doctor has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the star’s death in 2009 but may not spend much time in jail.
Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray has decided not to testify in his own defence at the climax of his manslaughter trial over the star’s death.
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/ 30 October 2011
The trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray enters its final act as a jury prepares to consider whether the medic is guilty over his death.
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/ 27 October 2011
Medical records showed that Michael Jackson developed an addiction to a powerful pain medicine in the months before his death, an expert says.
The trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray enters a third week, with the spotlight on alleged inconsistencies of the star’s final hours.