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June 27, 2009
TIME Honors Michael Jackson
TIME will publish a special commemorative issue on Michael Jackson.
The cover's shot is from Jackson's steamy "In the Closet" music video shoot in 1992. The video was directed by legendary fashion photographer Herb Ritts and features supermodel Naomi Campbell.
For the special commemorative issue, TIME spoke with Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Nancy Reagan, Lenny Kravitz, Jesse Jackson, Tommy Mottola, Berry Gordy, Spike Lee, Sheryl Crow, Anjelica Huston, Clive Davis, Al Sharpton, Deepak Chopra, Kobe Bryant, Lance Bass, Oscar De La Hoya, Savion Glover, A.R. Rahman, Peter Gabriel, John Mayer and others.
The magazine has also published commemorative editions during its regular schedule for Barack Obama's election and the deaths of Princess Diana, JFK, Jr. and others. The commemorative election issue for President Obama sold 575,000 copies at newsstand, nearly five times a typical issue. The commemorative edition of the magazine that appeared after Princess Diana's death sold more than 1.1 million copies domestically.
The commemorative issue will hit newsstands Monday, June 29.
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Way to go Time Magazine! You all know a winner when you see one. I have been a fan of Micheals since I was nine years old. I first saw him in concert when I was eleven, when he and his brothers came to Richmond Va in 1980. I am SO SAD, just as many others are. His passing seems so untimely. Just too soon. His music is the best! If people would pay attention to his lyrics to songs such as ‘Heal The World’ and even ‘Beat It’ about gang life, the world would be a more peaceful, loving place. He did his thing while here on earth that is for sure, and his true fans will always have his back. R.I.P.