  Dec.14-20: Social Networking Plots & Underdog Winners Posted Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:01pm PST by Billy Johnson, Jr. in That's Really Week If it is true, that any press is good press, then are quite a few folks in the music business who should be happy about the media spotlight shown on them this week. The approach of year's end ushers in sadness as we remember the loss of the Michael Jackson, who died in June. Jackson's fans showed their support of his works, and spent a lot of money doing it.
The administrators filed court documents Tuesday on behalf of themselves and estate attorneys seeking five percent of the earnings. They have not been paid since Jackson died on June 25, AP reports. In a hearing scheduled for January 4, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff will determine the amount to be paid to the administrators. The lapse in payment has posed a hardship for many of the attorneys, some of which have worked up to 14 hours a day on the case. The filing asks the judge to make a decision as soon as possible. Their payments won't include proceeds anticipated from the tribute concert Jackson's brother Jermaine was organizing. The event has been canceled. The celebration scheduled to be held in Vienna this past fall and originally listed Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown and Natalie Cole as performers, was called off in September due to poor organization. The concert was rescheduled for London, but was terminated when the company organizing the event shut down. Martin Schneider, who liquidated World Awards Media GmbH, told Reuters the company was not able to take on any new business. "The company cannot sign any new contracts and will certainly not plan any new events."
The group instead wants Rage Against The Machine's "Killing In The Name" to secure the coveted spot. Earlier this week, their efforts were successful. Rage's song had sold 175,000 copies, while McElderry trailed behind with just 110,000 sales. Rage guitarist Tom Morello thinks televised talent competitions should allow viewers to vote against the competitors. "My hope is that one of the results of this whole Christmas season is there'll be a new generation of rockers who will take on the establishment with the music they write," Morello said. Ironically, Chris Brown launched his own online campaign in attempt to influence record sales. The embattled singer, who has been working to recover from his February 8 assault on former girlfriend Rihanna, claimed that Wal-Mart refused to put his album, "Graffiti," on its shelves.
A representative from Wal-Mart's corporate communications department dismissed his claims. "We do not understand the comments on Twitter, since all Wal-Mart stores carried the CD since its release, including the Wallington store in the post," said Melissa O'Brien, Senior Manager PR & Brand Reputation. Well, you can't blame Brown for trying. Did biased retailers decline to promote his album in their stores? Did he lose some album buying fans after the altercation? Maybe it is a little of both. Whatever the case, Brown's "Graffiti" had a disappointing opening week, selling just 102,000 copies. To put that in perspective, it is only 13,000 more than Gucci Mane, and there's no need to even compare it to what Susan Boyle sold on her third week out. And if Chris Brown and Rihanna's turmoil wasn't enough for this year, 2009 comes to a close with an even sadder feud. This one involves mother Courtney Love and her daughter with her late husband and rock great Kurt Cobain.
The matter escalated when Love, in Chris Brown fashion, took to her Facebook page to denigrate her child, calling her "deluded," "deceptive," and a "liar." The late Cobain's uncle, Charles Fradenburg, said the problems have been going on for a while. "Courtney is not fit to take care of Frances, she can barely take care of herself," Fradenburg said. "Courtney wasn't doing any parenting at all. She was hiring nannies to do all of the work." Fradenburg added, "This is a wonderful thing for the family."
Ferguson was in so much pain during the first elimination process of the night that he distracted host Cat from reading the teleprompter. Ferguson, tearfully leaning on fellow finalist Ryan DiLello, explained, "I messed my knee up...I mean, my leg up." Cat offered assistance. "We'll get you some help, OK? Have you seen the medic?" she said with concern. "OK, hang in there one second for me and we'll get you off here as soon as possible." Ferguson endured and ultimately took home the $250,000 prize. Not bad for a krump dancer from the streets of Boston. This week also bore good news for rock n roll legends The Stooges, who after being nominated seven times to be inducted into the Rock And Roll, finally got their prize.
The 25th ceremony will take place on March 15 in New York. This week had its share of challenges, but in the end it worked out. We can only hope that Christmas week might unveils some good fortune. Be sure to check back for our That's Really Week Christmas Eve edition.
THIS WEEK'S TOP 10 NEWS STORIES
1) Money, Money, Money - Michael Jackson's estate administrators seek payment. 2) I Wanna Rock - ABBA, Genesis among new rock hall inductees. 3) Mommy Dearest - Frances Bean gets restraining order from mom Courtney Love. 4) The Writing Is On The Wall - Chris Brown's "Graffiti" opens with disappointing album sales. 5) The Ultimate Elimination - Online group plots against Simon Cowell. 6) Christmas At The Whitehouse - Obamas join stars for Christmas benefit concert. 7) Party Over - Kid Cudi punches fan, then exits Lady Gaga's Monster Ball tour. 8) A 'Dream' Opportunity - 'Idol' creator launches new multimedia show. 9) Rize - Injured dancer Russell Ferguson's bittersweet 'SYTYCD' victory. 10) Repeat Offender - Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist quits, again.
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According to reports, Jackson's estate is believed to have earned $100 million. While that is a good figure, there's a bit of an issue. The estate's administrators, lawyer John Branca and music business veteran John McClain, have reportedly 
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Brown used his now defunct MechanicalDummy Twitter account to complain about the national retail chain. "JUST WAS AT WALMART IN Wallingford CT, 844 north colony.. the[y] didn't even have my album in the back...," Brown Tweeted. "not on shelves, saw for myself."
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