NME — Search came before Jackson was eventually acquitted in court more info

CNN Showbiz — J.J. Abrams and Tavis Smiley are teaming up to create a miniseries about Michael Jackson's final months. more info

411 Mania — With Warner Bros. TV... more info

Consequence of Sound — Smiley's novelization of Jackson's last days, Before You Judge Me, to be turned into TV series. more info

Stereogum — Geek king J.J. Abrams, he of Star Wars/Star Trek/Lost/Cloverfield/Super 8 fame, recently got into the TV-about-music game as the co-creator of Cameron Crowe’s new Showtime series Roadies. Now he’s got another music-related project lined up, teami... more info

People.com — "Having 8 tattoos dedicated to someone overrules a single post," Paris Jackson wrote on Twitter more info

USA Today Music — Smiley, a Jackson fan, wanted to take a novelistic approach to the superstar's life.             more info

MTV.co.uk News — They've now had as many UK No.1s as Michael Jackson, U2 and Kylie... more info

Yahoo! Music — Prince's musical legacy could be turned into a Broadway musical or Cirque du Soleil show. In an interview with The New York Post, the artist's manager Charles Koppelman said Prince left "vaults full of music" at his death -- songs that coul... more info

Popdose — Crisp, crunchy pop would be an accurate description of Ryan Cassata’s newest release, Shine.  This 22-year old Long Island native has already issued four full-length albums since 2011 and now, he’s breaking new creative ground with this 10 track... more info