The Michael Jackson tribute concert, Michael Forever, finally took place last night in Cardiff, Wales. And Beyonce' showed up via satellite as promised. Video of her "I Wanna Be Where You Are" tribute to MJ, plus who else showed up, inside....
With Michael's kids (who donned looks of Michael's from different periods), Prince, Blanket, and Paris (who was donning a "Thriller" jacket) introducing her, Beyonce performed one of MJ's early hits (1972) "I Wanna Be Where You Are."
She rocked an afro wig as a nod to MJ's early years, and told the crowd this was one of the first songs she and Destiny's Child performed to get a record deal.
Yolanda Adams, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Ne-Yo, Cee-Lo, Jamie Foxx, Christina Aguilera, Alexandra Burke, Craig David, and Leona Lewis hit the stage as well. Black Eyed Peas pulled out the gig earlier this week.
La Toya Jackson told the audience:
"I have put musical performance behind me for roughly two decades," she said. "But there will never be another magical moment such as this to celebrate Michael with his fans to perpetuate the importance of his legacy.
'I am honored to share the stage with the incredible performers in this line-up, and I'm certain nothing would make my brother smile bigger or brighter than this tribute concert.''
By the way, Jennifer Hudson was a no-show and cited "major production issues" on Twitter. But producers of the show reportedly say this was all news to them, especially since she had already been paid in full, and they were not aware of her not coming (despite J-Hud's reps saying that the were cool with it).
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