So yesterday, it was the 52nd annual Grammy Awards… things happened and prizes were giving out, but most of all performances occured, some better than others, so if you missed out on them, here’s your chances to catch a handful that I thought were pretty good.

Lil Wayne – Drop The World ft. Eminem / Drake – Forever ft. Lil Wayne, Eminem & Travis Barker

First and foremost, here’s the Lil Wayne, Eminem and Drake performance with Travis Barker on the drums, performing Drop The World and Forever without Kanye West who apparently didn’t attend this year edition due to the fact that he wasn’t going to win anything. This is also the uncensored version as the televised CBS version had fucked up censorship that had 5 muted seconds everytime they thought a swear word was coming up.

Lady Gaga & Elthon John

Lady GaGa’s performance was probably the most theatrical performance of the night as some black dude made sure that we knew by the end of the night that Lady GaGa was a monster and had no soul… and yeah, I’m not even going to go into the whole Illuminati business, because it always end up in some rabbit hole bullshit.

Michael Jackson Tribute

And the Grammys would have not been complete without the proper Michael Jackson tribute. Artists like Celine Dion, Usher, Jennifer Hudson and more were all gathered together to perform Earth Song. The video showed on the screen on stage was actually 3D and the crowd was given out 3d glasses to see it in it’s full fledged glory.

You can also see at 4 minutes 22 that Will.I.Am was very disappointed that the whole audience was jacking his fashion statement as he was wearing a pair of his own (3D glasses) just for the looks.

Funny man Iman Crosson does it again with yet another picture perfect Obama impersonation, this time doing a spoof of MJ Thriller. This is amazing stuff, yet again.

Another late pass as this came up at the beginning of the week, but still worthy to post as it’s of the late King of Pop, the one and only Michael Jackson. I guess the release of the song is to promote the upcoming concert/film This Is It, which documented the tour before MJ died. The movie is set to drop on October 28th and will only stay up for two weeks so don’t miss it.

Later this month, Sony Music Entertainment’s Columbia/Epic Label Group will release the two-disc album Michael Jackson’s This Is It internationally on October 26th and North America on October 27th to coincide with the worldwide release of the motion picture, which arrives in theaters on October 28th and runs for a limited two-week engagement.

Disc one features the original album masters of some of Michael’s biggest hits such as “Billie Jean,” “Smooth Criminal,” “Human Nature,” and “Thriller” arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film. The disc ends with two versions of “This Is It,” the original and an orchestral version. “This Is It” is featured in the film’s closing sequence and includes backing vocals by Michael’s brothers, the Jacksons.

Disc two offers fans a rare listen to the early demo versions of classics “She’s Out Of My Life,” “Wanna Be Startin’,” “Somethin’,” and “Beat It.” This disc also features a recently discovered spoken word poem from Michael Jackson entitled “Planet Earth.”

Michael Jackson’s This Is It also includes a 36-page, commemorative booklet featuring exclusive photos of Michael from his last rehearsal.

R.I.P. MJ

download : Michael Jackson – This Is It
download : Michael Jackson – This Is It (Orchestral Version)

Michael Jackson’s This Is It premiered at the VMAs and while it might have been shadowed by Kanye’s outburst, the VMA’s were still supposed to be dedicated to the late King of Pop. This Is It will open on October 28th and will be on screen for only two weeks, so be sure to catch it while it stays up there.

LL Cool J took Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean and took it for a spin to make a tribute to the late King of Pop, which he count as one of his biggest influence as growing up and throughout his career.

“After hearing the tragic news of Michael Jackson’s death, the lyrics for the ‘Billie Jean’ remix came to me in a dream,” LL Cool J said. “Michael was one of my childhood idols and has always been a great inspiration to me.” – LL Cool J

download : LL Cool J – Billie Jean Dream (MJ Tribute)

The people over hilkoo has put together a nice compilation of Michael Jackson’s finest live performances throughout his whole career.

RIP to ‘The King Of Pop’.

1. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Live)
2. Human Nature (Live)
3. Beat It (Live)
4. Thriller (Live)
5. She’s Out Of My Life (Live)
6. Rock With You (Live)
7. Billie Jean (Live)
8. Dirty Diana (Live)
9. Bad (Live)
10. The Jackson 5 Medley (Live)

Bonus Tracks:
11. Who’s Lovin’ You (Live)
12. Rockin’ Robin (Live)

download : Michael Jackson – Live Collection

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A Michael Jackson tribute seems to become near obligatory now (not that I mind) and Mos Def channelled the little King of Pop in him and performed a more than ok rendition of Billie Jean, even busted out the Moonwalk.

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More footage of Jay-Z’s performance at All Points West, showing this time, his tribute to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

« If you take one thing from this concert, I want you to take this, we don’t mourn death, we celebrate death » – Jay-Z

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A couple of weeks ago, I saw some informations passing through the local feeds talking about a flash mob dedicated to Michael Jackson, and by memories, I vaguely remembered last year flash mob, which was … midly impressive.

Let’s be honest here, last year flash mob freeze, was consisted of thirty persons freezing in place at a downtown metro station … while a little bit impressive, thirty persons is nothing close to what other cities who tried the same thing achieved, but thanks to Gstyle Communications, this year flash mob can be described as nothing else, but a frantic success. Disguised as a massive tribute to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, more than 250 dancers from Montreal came together to the sound of Beat It in three key spots of downtown Montreal in a little more than one hour, and the results are just outstanding.

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Mr. Jenkins pays tribute to the King of Pop out in London.