USA Today Music — In life, Michael Jackson was the king of pop. In death, he also reigns as the king of on-line retailing and radio airplay. more info

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The Independent — Roused from sleep with the shocking, if not entirely surprising, news that Michael Jackson was gone, I was halfway through my bowl of cereal when the inevitable happened. The apparently mandatory tickertape of viewers' comments that now accompanies m... more info

The Independent — There is a theory that the personalities of stars remain frozen at the moment that they first become famous. Using this calculation, Michael Jackson never had time to develop one. more info

The Independent — The death of Michael Jackson may be the story that finally puts the raucous, irreverent celebrity website TMZ.com into the big league of credible news organisations. The three-year-old company has been described by its detractors as the National Enqu... more info

The Independent — If Demerol, the powerful opiate painkiller, turns out to be responsible for Michael Jackson's death, it may be that he had an unexpected reaction to the drug, rather than receiving an overdose, according to a leading British expert on drug abuse. Jac... more info

The Independent — Behind the face masks, and the bewildered stare, and that ashen brow that needed to be held together with sticking plaster, there was a hopeless vulnerability about Michael Jackson. His sudden death might have shocked the world when it was first repo... more info

The Independent — When prosecutors at his child molestation trial in 2005 trawled through Michael Jackson's troubled finances, they found a star with what they said was "a billionaire's spending habit – but only a millionaire's budget". In such a situation, he ... more info

The Independent — Vast crowds gathered at the Michael Jackson star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame as news of his death emerged. Some laid flowers; others lit candles; a handful even broke into song-and-dance routines in tribute to their fallen idol. more info