Not Much Momentum for Jacko's New CD
Michael Jackson has consistently been in BlogPulse's top 20 key people (today he's no. 8) since his child molestation trial in California, but it's what bloggers haven't been talking about that's interesting -- his new CD. About 8,000 people have bought The Essential Michael Jackson since it dropped this week, reports the UK's Sun, a disheartening tally for an artist whose 1982 record Thriller sold 40 million copies. We gauged a fair measure of support for the guy last time he did something prominent, but the dearth of buzz about this new record does not portend well for the expatriate kaiser (calif?) of pop. After a spike in buzz after his trial, Jacko has been more or less flatlining, as seen here:
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by Philip Ewing at July 29, 2005 12:49 PM
Category: Celebs
