Mariah Carey To Sing At Michael Jackson's Memorial Service
JUL 6, 2009 AT 01:47 PM
According to TMZ, "multiple sources" are reporting that Mariah Carey will sing at Michael Jackson's memorial service tomorrow.
She will reportedly be singing the Jackson 5 song, I'll Be There.
I had never considered they might have popular singers perform at the service, although it makes perfect sense.
I wonder who else (if anyone else) will sing?
Did you apply for tickets to attend the service?
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7695 points
Are u serious?? not a good idea. Shes so into her self is annoying. This will only be about her. Please get some one else.
11990 points
I agree with you. They should have picked someone else.
7695 points
I was thinking some one like Jennifer hudson or even Madonna. They were good friends at one point. She(Madonna) always had admiration and respect for MJ.
71635 points
i agree. madonna would have been perfect!
5325 points
Unfortunately, she's wasted her voice over the years with the whispering and hip hop crap. If you don't use it, you lose it. I saw some video of her singing Hero and she is no where near as great as she used to be. So, unfortunately, I doubt she'll sound like she did when she originally sang "I'll Be There." I guess we'll find out soon enough, LOL.
29835 points
I completely agree with you.. she used to be so good but now just wastes her talent trying to act young..
You are absolutely right. The use of the overly breathy tone destroyed her instrument. People are trying to justify her performance as "emotional" and "restrained," but honestly, she either just doesn't have the chops anymore or she's got some kind of wretched respiratory infection (I believe it's the former), because it sounded awful. It's a shame, because she was such a powerhouse when she just stuck with her gift.
going!!!!!!!! yayaya I hear Paul McCartney is going to perform as well! SOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!
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1140 points
You are going?! I am J-E-A-LOUS! I love MJ and wish I could be there but 2 problems... I don't have a ticket and I live in Toronto... Too far and too late... :(
19090 points
I know shes a diva, but i know shell do a great job
1140 points
She will sound amazing! But, I really hope that the memorial doesn't turn into a concert of celebs... It should really be celebrating the life of the King of Pop!!! RIP MJ! :(
29700 points
That seems to be what's happening with it. :(
1140 points
I know...it is so sad! It shouldn't be about the celebrity apperances! It should be about the life of MJ with videos and pictures and speaches!
19090 points
Thats what it was all for on the BET awards.
29835 points
No but have you seen how people who won tickets are selling them on eBay for like $10,000??
3475 points
as much as I really really want to watch the memorial, I see it's becoming a media sh--storm. I'd rather remember MJ in my own way, watching his videos, jamming to his music full blast, and looking at pictures... ***annie***
7695 points
I totally agree. I think its sad that until MJ passed away alot of people had little respect for the man. It took the death of him for people to pull themselves together to realize the man was truly talented? beyond a doubt.
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I love the way Mariah redid I'll be There and I think its a good choice.
24995 points
I would love to watch or attend. Obviously can't attend. Since I'm at work with no speakers I can't watch either :( ~ Liz ~
505 points
of course she'll do a great job. i just hope she's dressed appropriately for the occasion.
I'M SORRY BUT SHE LOOKS FAT !!!
I wonder if Mariah Carey would sing at any other pedophiles memorial service.
don't be an F***ing jerk.
You're being the fucking jerk if you're willing to ignore his prior actions of molestation. Just because he died doesn't automatically make him an angel.
5325 points
Ugh, he was never convicted of anything. People just saw him as a cash cow and figured he'd keep paying for people to leave him alone. When he had enough of that sh*t and stopped paying people and it went to trial he was found not guilty. Besides, what parent in their right mind takes a check to go away if something like that is true? Hell no, you follow through to the end and don't stop until the person is behind bars or dead. I think the guy was just grossly misunderstood. Just because someone is eccentric and weird and is stuck in a neverending quest to relive a childhood they never had, doesn't make them a pedophile.
8117 points
Anonymous 4:54pm-- Just because someone is accused of being/doing "x" doesn't mean he/she DID do it (hence "innocent until proven guilty in the court of law")..... As for the celebrity singers, I have reservations. I think they will do a great job, but I'm just afraid that this whole thing will end up a circus rather than a remembrance of a great man.
1140 points
He was never convicted of anything...you are coming into a blog where people are celebrating him and you write that...ick, you are aweful! Just go away and stop talking about people when you don't know the truth! Karma is a bitch!
Never found guilty in a court of law, therefore.....
Does the name O.J. ring a bell??? Hello!!! Wake up.
5325 points
I'm sick of people comparing it to O.J. That is TOTALLY different. The LAPD completely bungled the case. While we all watched the OJ trial on TV and knew all of the evidence that wasn't allowed into court, the JURY was hidden away and didn't know about all of the left out evidence. They've all since said if they were given the evidence everyone else in the world knew about, they would've found him guilty. You can blame Mark Furman and the LAPD for the OJ debacle. In the Michael Jackson trial there just wasn't sufficient evidence, hence, Not Guilty.
7695 points
Can I ask? you why you are posting stuff on here if you hate MJ? I respect that you have your opinion, but why don't you respect the fact that many millions of people love Michael jackson and always will?
5455 points
Im so tired of Mariah!! She needs to retire already!!
7930 points
She may be a grown up fairy princess but she can sing. And, I hope to god they have celebrities that can actually sing. I mean, BET had Ciara singing a MJ song. Are you serious? That girl can't sing. When MJ sung 'Heal the World,' you could feel and hear the emotion in his voice. All Ciara was trying to do is get through a song she knew she had no business singing. But, this is turning into a show about celebrity performances--all will just be looking for attention.
1197925 points
Unfortunately it might turned out just that, perfomance of the celebrities,but i really hope it won't. They'll be there celebrate a great talent and remember him through his songs. I hope they do justice to the MJ.
5870 points
whatever..I seriously do not care. I just wish this MJ crap would quit fvcking up my iTunes "top 10" lists...I want to see what is new...not what is old and dead.
43912 points
I wish I could go to the memorial, but not for Mariah. I can't stand her. On her best day, she didn't compare to Whitney Houston. Her range never impressed me.
I wanted to register for the tickets, but I live in Europe, so, it's just not possible. I'm still extremely sad about his death and what he had to go through when he was alive. He was fund NOT guilty, and I'd always believed in him that he was just a child-inside innocent man.
Mariah's great, i like her as well. It's just I'm afraid the whole event will turn out to be another entertaining performance...
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