The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute

It’s been three months since the world lost Michael Jackson and tributes have been flowing in many magazine pages, Web pages, music, lyrics and dance. Janet Jackson was able to perform with her late older brother one last time at the MTV VMA’s, and it indeed was a performance to remember.

After a heartfelt introduction to the fallen King of Pop by Madonna, the performance started off with a brief replay of MTV’s launch and the announcement of the premiere of the Thriller video with a young, bright-eyed, handsome Jackson in his signature red jacket. The stage was then flooded by dancers flaunting various outfits Jackson wore in his past performances and videos, such as the gangster suit from “Smooth Criminal” and the black-and-white ensemble from “Black and White.” The video mash-up on the big screen consisted of “Thriller,” “Bad” and “Smooth Criminal.” With each video transition, the dancers gave their all to put on one serious performance because everyone knows that Michael constantly did the same for his fans.

The icing on the cake was the “Scream” duet that Janet did with Michael from his 1995 album, HIStory. The audience screamed while clips of the video were being shown and as soon as Michael’s verse ended, the glass broke and there appeared the Disciplined diva with her futuristic dance outfit. Singing her verse, dancing with Michael and pulling her ultimate Jackson swag, Janet gave an unbelievable performance that shook Radio City Music Hall. The Jackson brothers were so proud of their sister and the rest of the dancers and they know that Michael would have been, too.

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