VH1 Celebrates The Musical Legacy Of Michael Jackson
Starting today at 12 Noon ET/PT VH1 and VH1 Classic will be airing special tributes to Michael Jackson and his musical legacy, covering all of his recorded works beginning with his days in the Jackson 5.
VH1 Classic will air The King of Pop's songs, performances, choreography and styles that still impact the recording industry today.
The tribute, hosted by "VH1 Top 20 Countdown" Jim Shearer, will run throughout the weekend until Midnight on Sunday, June 28.
VH1 Classic viewers are being invited now to go to VH1.com and offer their own tributes and memories about Jackson. These fan remembrances will be featured on-air on VH1 Classic throughout the weekend.
Sister channel VH1 will be paying their own tribute to Michael Jackson through on-air news packages as well as a special covering Jackson's entire biography that will premiere Friday, June 26, at 4:00 p.m. ET/PT.
VH1 will also air "Micheal Jackson: King of Videos" a two-hour video tribute special that Jackson had already seen. He called to thank the special's producer to thank them for their work on this tribute. That airs tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.
And fans’ video and text tributes will run across all of VH1’s websites including VH1.com, TheFabLife.com, and the VH1 Blog.
