Rap-Up.com || Video: Michael Jackson Memorial Tributes

The life of Michael Joseph Jackson was celebrated with a tribute fit for a king at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Mariah Carey, Usher, John Mayer, Stevie Wonder, Jermaine Jackson, and Jennifer Hudson were among those who performed songs in honor of Michael, but the most poignant moment of the ceremony came when Michael’s daughter, Paris Katherine Jackson, spoke about her loving father.

Mariah Carey f/ Trey Lorenz – “I’ll Be There”

Jennifer Hudson – “Will You Be There”

Usher – “Gone Too Soon”

Various Artists – “We Are the World”

Stevie Wonder – “Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer”

Jermaine Jackson – “Smile”

John Mayer – “Human Nature”

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11 Comments

djbaps
July 7th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Paris just had me breaking down!!!! Awwwww HEART YOU MJ!!!! LONG LIVE THE KING!!!!!!!!!
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Antsme
July 7th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
This was a proper and respectful tribute. All the performers were good. Paris nearly had me in tears!
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nikehead
July 7th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
micheals daughter had me tearin up god bless her!
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Giselle
July 7th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
His daughter made me cry uncontrollably. The most touching moment of the whole memorial.
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v
July 7th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
poor children :(
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dd
July 7th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
oh man its crazy cause u can tell by her sayin he was a great father pretty much shut up all the ppl who said he wasn’t and that he wasn’t the monster the media potrayed him as. i feel so bad for the family.
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BP86
July 7th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
It’s interesting, you can hear traces of Mariah’s old voice when she sang that song. She’s still got that old voice in her somewhere. Although she struggled, I thought it was a heartfelt tribute. The whole thing made me cry. Still can’t believe Michael’s gone.
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Ciaralover
July 7th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
his daugther made me cry i literally fell down and cried… my blessings go to you paris stay positive. you have a bright future ahead of you =)
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sexiikiim09
July 7th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
the whole memorial had me crying i feel bad for his kids he should have been spared for them i will pray.
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Catie
July 9th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Unfortunately, the memorial really made his whole death a reality. I thought all the performances were amazing (especially Mariah and Jennifer).
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Honneyy
July 13th, 2009 at 3:24 am
Ya’ll need to confirm this was better than the BET awards hey!!!Way way way way bettr!!!1
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