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• 29 de mayo, 2007 a las 12:45 pm #11118
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  Jackson vs. Justin
  Who’s got the grooves to be reigning king of pop?
  Nick Lewis, Calgary Herald
  Published: Tuesday, September 12, 2006

  «Michael Jackson is still the king of pop,» says satirist Stephen Colbert. «He has not abdicated the throne, nor has he been usurped.»

  Well, that could be true. . . but it’s getting harder to make the case.

  Jackson’s last No. 1 single was 2003’s One More Chance, but do you even recall that? In most of our minds, Michael Jackson hasn’t had a hit in a decade.

  And so — playing devil’s advocate — if Michael Jackson is no longer the king of pop, who is? OK, not counting Paul McCartney?

  Surely the strongest contender for the crown is Jackson’s No. 1 fan, Justin Timberlake, no?

  There’s a reason why Timberlake’s first album, Justified, made him sound and move so much like Jackson. It’s because seven of the album’s 13 tracks (including Rock Your Body) were initially written for MJ, who turned them down in favour of making crappier tunes and dangling babies over balconies.

  And so Justin moved and grooved like a superstar, selling seven million copies of Justified across the world, while getting that McDonald’s «pa-dah-pup-pa-pa» jingle stuck in our collective heads.

  Today, Timberlake’s sophomore album comes out, and we get to see if there’s any longevity in those dancing shoes. Just as Jackson latched onto producer Quincy Jones, Timberlake is aligning himself with today’s hottest hitmakers The Neptunes, Rick Rubin and Timbaland.

  But even if we concede that Timberlake is today’s king of pop, he’s got a long, long way to go before we can compare him to Michael (So crazy he’s gotta be a genius) Jackson. For one thing, he’d have to match Jackson’s amazing double-induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as both a solo artist and as a member of The Jackson 5).

  Still, here’s a look at how Timberlake’s career compares to Jackson’s by their second solo albums. Just a reminder, Jackson’s second solo album was Thriller, only the best-selling album of all time.

  nlewis@theherald.canwest.com

  Michael Joseph Jackson
  
  Began performing: At age five, in The Jackson 5.
  Original musical group: The Jackson 5
  Original musical group album sales: 100 million units and counting
  Debut solo album: Off The Wall (1979)
  Singles: Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough, Rock With You, She’s Out Of My Life, Off The Wall
  Debut solo album sales: 19 million copies and counting
  Debut solo album awards: Grammy Award (Best Male R&B Vocal Performance)
  Pre-sophomore album scandal: Amazingly, Michael had close to no scandal at this point.
  Sophomore album: Thriller (1982)
  Sophomore album sales: 51 million and counting (en realidad son más de 60 millones, el álbum más vendido de toda la historia)

  – – –

  Justin Randall Timberlake

  Began performing: At age 12, in The Mickey Mouse Club.
  Original musical group: ‘N Sync
  Original musical group album sales: 25 million and counting
  Debut solo album: Justified (2002)
  Singles: Like I Love You, Cry Me A River, Rock Your Body, Senorita
  Debut solo album sales: 7 million copies and counting
  Debut solo album awards: 2 Grammy Awards (Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Vocal Performance).
  Pre-sophomore album scandal: Nipplegate
  (Exposing Janet Jackson’s breast at the 2004 Super Bowl).
  Sophomore album: Futuresex/Lovesounds (2006)
  Sophomore album sales: To be determined. . .

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• 1 de junio, 2007 a las 5:47 pm #11134
  ana_isabel

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  Hombre, pero no os estoy dando palo chico….porque lo dices…. ya no se como opinar sin causar daño a nadie
  sniff sniff
  Todo caso, lo que dice Eidan pos si, si estoy solo y quiero salir adelante cojo las rechazadad por MJ, buen punto ese.
  Solo era una duda, I just wanted to know

  1 de junio, 2007 a las 6:11 pm #11135
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  Nada era simple coña… :P

  1 de junio, 2007 a las 9:23 pm #11136
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  nadie de aqui ha dicho que no haya pasado, sino q no lo creen, como yo jajaja

  Y lo de «me ofrecen una canción que era para MJ, y… Por supuesto que la cojo»
  Si en tal caso la cogio, q me da lo mismo xq no me imagino al señor «ticks» xD con rock your body (ya editada por Justin digo, su version), no creo q la cogiese xq fuese una sobra de jackson, sino xq le gusto la cancion, no creo q Justin sea tan estupido jaja

  1 de junio, 2007 a las 11:19 pm #11137
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  al señor «ticks» xD

  ¬¬

  En cuanto a lo demas, ya Justin no es tan estupido. Yo me he centrado en que rock your body fue para michael jackson, ese simple hecho, nada mas, sin valoraciones mas halla.

  2 de junio, 2007 a las 2:43 am #11138
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  jaja siempre lo he llamado asi, no es algo despectivo hacia el, cuando era pekeña lo llamaba asi xq me ponia nerviosa al verlo, no se estaba kieto y x las cosas q hacia al bailar a veces parecia q tenia un tic xD

  2 de junio, 2007 a las 11:24 pm #11139
  ana_isabel

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  Ok, cometi un error, con que aqui todos andan de chistosos ah?,ya sé para la próxima, jiji

  Si señora, don MJ pone nervioso

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