I told you the other day Michael Jackson was pursuing Usher to be part of his charity single for the Gulf Coast.

 

Now Jackson has announced, through his publicist Raymone Bain, a roster of singers he claims will participate in the project.

 

They are: Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, R. Kelly, Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz,

Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Yolanda Adams, Kenneth ?Babyface"? Edmonds,

James Brown, Snoop Dogg , the O'Jays, and Ciara.

 

It's not clear whether any of this is true, or who's going to round all these people up. One name not on the released list is Janet Jackson. Janet is likely to stay far away from her brother right now rather than risk her new album ?? currently being finished ?? being tainted. Her last album, "Damita Jo," was destroyed by her 2004 Super Bowl fiasco.

 

There's also no mention of how money will be collected from Michael's project or where it will go. The release, which this column received late last night, only says the money will go to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Everyone should be reminded that Jackson's charity, Heal the World, is no longer in business. And money collected from a February 14, 2001 Carnegie Hall benefit co-produced with his then-friend Shmuley Boteach, has never been found.

 

There's also some question of who will produce or coordinate Jackson's effort. So far, none of his regular people have been called in to help. I'm told the usual fighting is going on within his family, among brothers Randy and Jermaine, and Jackson's make up artist Karen Faye. Joseph Jackson, Michael's avaricious dad who's debuting a movie on Thursday, is also said to be jockeying for position.

 

In other words: the people of the Gulf Coast region should not hold their collective breath waiting to see this money.

 

Source: Fox

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the business of helping people should be the most important thing for the present.

Janet Jackson?............meh.

 

In everybody's honest opinion, would she have even been successful had she not been a Jackson?

 

To be honest I dont think so, dont get me wrong she has some belter tunes and she is very good looking, great dancer etc, but in the early days....nah man.

 

 

Gimmie Rebbie any day!

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Rebbie, her albums wicked!