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Michael Jackson albums dominated the album charts for the second week in a row, moving over 800,000 copies of various albums, lead by the hits compilation Number Ones. If the Jackson albums weren’t relegated to the Catalog Albums chart (anything released 18 months ago or earlier has its sales tracked on that chart), he would own the three of the top five slots on this week’s chart. Michael Jackson sold more records than anyone in the country this past week, just like last week: a stunning 800,000 albums in total, including 339,000 copies of Number Ones and 187,000 copies of Thriller, according to Nielsen SoundScan. But just like last week, those two best-sellers were only counted for Billboard's Top Comprehensive Albums chart due to their age, leaving NOW That's What I Call Music! 31 to top the flagship Billboard 200 albums chart with a comparatively small 169,000 units shifted. Such are Billboard's rules. Note that this makes two weeks in a row where catalog albums have so...

Michael Jackson's dermatologist said he had sedated the pop star in the past for painful medical procedures but had never given him dangerous sedatives like Propofol to use. Michael Jackson's dermatologist said he had sedated the pop star in the past for painful medical procedures but had never given him dangerous sedatives like Propofol to use. "I was not one of the doctors who participated in giving him overdoses of drugs or too much of anything," Dr. Arnold Klein said in an interview that aired Wednesday on ABC's "Good Morning America." "In fact, I was the one who limited everything, who stopped everything." Klein said he did sedate Jackson in the past for painful procedures, but did not give him anything dangerous. "How am I going to prescribe Diprivan when I don't know how to use it?"

Pop Star Britney Spears will continue to appear as the personality for the Candie’s brand that is exclusively sold at Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based Kohl’s Department Stores based. Candie’s parent Iconix Brand Group (NASDAQ: ICON) said Tuesday it will continue its partnership with Spears and she will appear in Candie’s fall television, print, online and in-store advertising campaign. Spears recently appeared in the juniors brand’s spring print and online marketing campaign. Candie’s outfitted Spears for her new music video, “Radar,” and will use footage from the music video for its fall television commercial. The music video features Candie’s apparel, footwear, jewelry and accessories that are available at Kohl’s . The television commercial will debut later this summer and the print campaign will premiere in September issues of fashion, entertainment and lifestyle magazines. Julie Gardner, Kohl’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, said the department store chain is exci...

Brooke Shields was 13 when she first met Michael Jackson and the two "instantly became friends" — mainly because sexual tension was off the table."Nothing was jaded about him," the 44-year-old actress told Rolling Stone magazine for a special commemorative issue about the King of Pop, on sale Friday. Although I wasn't old enough to develop an infatuation with Brooke Shields' post-"Blue Lagoon" eyebrows or lust after her Calvins, I can look back at those pics and get it. Seriously. Especially this one. But the one thing I never quite understood was her friendship with Michael Jackson. The two couldn't have seemed more like polar opposites. And despite what Paula Abdul has taught us, opposites do not always attract. However in her first interview since the King of Pop's passing, Brooke tells Rolling Stone that their lack of sexual chemistry is exactly what made the relationship work. For Brooke, being "the most celebrated virgin ever...

Michael Jackson's family and close friends held a private service at a Los Angeles cemetery on Tuesday as fans crowded into the city's downtown area for a star-packed public memorial to the "King of Pop." After winning a random drawing for tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial, fans danced and sang on Monday, and some tried to make a buck, while city officials girded for the throngs expected to show up at the Tuesday event, invited or not. As organizers distributed free pairs of tickets on Monday to 8,750 of the more 1.6 million people who had applied online for them, offers of tickets priced from a few hundred to several thousand dollars appeared on Web sites like eBay and Craigslist. Site administrators rushed to remove the postings, saying such sales were not authorized by the Staples Center, the downtown arena that will host the event. Organizers of the memorial said they were confident security measures would limit illegitimate ticket holders. Late Monday night...