Music industry calls for more power to help troubled stars

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guardian.co.uk - 10/21/2009

Music industry calls for more power to help troubled stars

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• Michael Jackson death prompts calls for guidelines • Labels looking to suspend artists until they seek treatment Call it the Michael Jackson clause. Music business movers and shakers are working on industry-wide guidelines allowing record labels to suspend self-harming artists until they get adequate treatment. Tales of heroin-hooked rock stars and anorexic starlets are as old as pop music itself. But Michael Jackson's sudden death from a suspected overdose of the anaesthetic propofol ...

guardian.co.uk - 10/28/2009

Michael Jackson's This Is It

— guardian.co.uk — In spite of the lingering sense of necrophilia, Michael Jackson's jerry-built swansong has enough juicy titbits to... provide succour to die-hard fans For everyone who's thirsted for more Michael Jackson since his death little more than four months ... (more) Michael Jackson's This Is It

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spinner.com - 10/21/2009

New Clause Could Let Labels Suspend Drug-Abusing Artists

— spinner.com — Filed under: News , Holy Hell If record label bosses get their way, they would be able... to penalize artists for drug use just like pro sports leagues. A new contract clause named after Michael Jackson could become commonplace in the music ... (more) New Clause Could Let Labels Suspend Drug-Abusing Artists

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prefixmag.com - 10/27/2009

Michael Jackson: Michael Jackson Fans Protest the Release of This Is It

— prefixmag.com — Premier screenings of the Michael Jackson film This Is It are scheduled to be broadcast around the... word today, and one group of the singer’s fans are distinctly unhappy about it. The movie consists of rehearsal footage for the ill-fated comeback shows Jackson would have played in London ... (more) Michael Jackson: Michael Jackson Fans Protest the ...

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Name needs work, but this might be a good idea! RT @MikeSheaAP Drug-addicted musicians and the "Michael Jackson clause" http://bit.ly/2M6lha 10/28/2009

#revuedepresse #Musicindustry calls for more power to help troubled stars >> called "Michael Jackson clause" #WTF http://bit.ly/2X7NyX 10/20/2009

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