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98 Degrees singer Jeff Timmons was lucky enough to perform for Michael Jackson twice.
“We did a show in NYC for Z100, and it was us [98 Degrees] and Beyonce, and they came back in the green room and said ‘rumor has it, Michael Jackson’s gonna be there, and they want you guys to sing a cover of Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,’” Jeff, 36, whose vocal group hit it big with hits including The Hardest Thing, Because Of You, I Do (Cherish You) and True To Your Heart, tells me.
“We all got up onstage and sang it, and then he came out and introduced himself to the crowd, and obviously the place erupted. The energy that came in with him when he stepped on the stage was unbelievable.”
What was Michael really like?
“He was a very nice guy, and polite,” Jeff says. “He was not a bit weird, like we had heard and seen him depicted as on television. He was just a nice guy. He was just really quiet.”
He also performed for Michael during VH1’s Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special, The Solo Years filmed at NYC’s Madison Square Garden on September 10, 2001 – the last time 98 Degrees performed together.
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“It was an honor,” Jeff says. “We met him briefly, and he thanked us for being part of the event. I was hoping for my next project, I’d have the opportunity to work with him, but unfortunately that’s not going to happen.”
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Jeff’s solo album, Emotional High, will be released in October.
In one of the most emotional moments since the shocking death of music superstar Michael Jackson last Thursday, the singer’s sister Janet Jackson took the stage at Sunday night’s BET Awards in L.A. to honor her beloved brother.
“My entire family wanted to be here tonight but it was just too painful, so they elected me to speak to all of you,” a choked-up Janet said to the teary-eyed crowd. “I’m going to keep it very short. To you, Michael is an icon. To us, Michael is family. And he will forever live in all of our hearts. On behalf of my family, and myself, thank you for all of your love. Thank you for all of your support. We miss him so much. Thank you so much.”
Following Janet’s heartwrenching speech, Jamie Foxx joined Ne-Yo in singing the Jackson 5 classic, “I’ll Be There.”
Best Picture nominees will no longer have a one in five shot in winning the Oscar, as the Academy Awards board announced today they’re doubling the number of nominees in that category, from five to 10, the Associated Press reports.
Academy President Sid Ganis said at a news conference that the board’s governors were responsible for deciding to expand, starting with next year’s Oscars on March 7.
"We nominated five, but there were many other great films last year," said Ganis of one reason for the expansion.
In the 1930s and ’40s it was common for 10 nominees to battle for the top prize: 1939’s 10 best-picture nominees were Gone With the Wind, which won, The Wizard of Oz, Stagecoach, Wuthering Heights, Love Affair, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Of Mice and Men, Dark Victory and Ninotchka, all of which are considered classics now.
Widening the field could also allow for more documentaries, foreign-language films, animated movies and even comedies to be nominated.
"Everybody says the academy will never nominate a comedy," Ganis said. "Well, maybe we will."
