Last night (21/04/2019), Motown celebrated its 60th Birthday on CBS for a 2 hours special with the iconic stars that made Motown known around the world such as Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson…
The special had some current artists perform some of the most well-known songs from the Motown catalogue such as Ne-Yo and J-Lo in front of the founder of Motown, Berry Gordy.
Weirdly, the biggest Entertainer in the world who came from Motown was not mentioned at all during the 60th celebration!
Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 were not mentioned or even covered during the 2 hours special. The Jackson family were not even invited to the party!
Ne-Yo sang “I’ll Be There” within a medley and J-Lo re-hashed her medley which was performed at the Grammys which includes “ABC”.
It is not known why the Jackson 5 did not get a more spotlight in the celebration or even why the remaining members of the Jackson 5 were not invited, although the time in which the show was pre-recorded suggests that it too may have been influenced by the knee-jerk response so many exhibited after that movie.
Many have cited that either Motown’s owners, Universal or the TV network CBS were to blame for the decision to exclude pretty much anything Jackson – It is worth remembering this decision when Motown push out yet another re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re package of the Jackson 5 or hits of Michael’s Motown solo works.
Shame on you for not inviting The Jacksons! or playing Michael Jackson tunes.!!..You must be aware we will not forget this when you want our money in the future 😂 You can jog on!
How on earth could they not mention Michael Jackson and the Jacksons! Makes me so angry 😡
Yes, Motown is nothing without the J5/The Jacksons and the ONE&ONLY Michael Jackson. Nothing!!! Moonwalker don’t never forget!
Absurdo não convidar os Jackson e nem tocar os hits de Michael Jackson que durante anos foi dedicou seu trabalho a esses sangue sugas que lucraram com o Rei do Pop.Deveriam se envergonha tem …Tenho certeza que os fãs do MJ não se a alma com esses tipo de egoÃsmo…
It’s so not right they didn’t mention Michael or the Jackson 5 it just goes to show how easily people are influenced it’s not right Michael is innocent
Just plain ignorance!
DITTO!!
Shows you who Berry Gordy bows down to: David Geffen, Harvey Weinstein and Okra Coonfry. Barry Gordy, you have no balls, just cherry tomatoes and a baby carrot. You’re pathetic!
It’s PITIFUL that people chose to believe ALLEGATIONS about a dead man from proven liars rather than the not guilty verdicts in a court of law. Motown doesn’t mean wut it once did to the masses anyway.
What a bunch of BS. Shame on you.
SMDH
No JACKSONS
NO MOTOWN!
Absurdo não convidar os Jackson e nem tocar os hits de Michael Jackson que durante anos foi dedicou seu trabalho a esses sangue sugas que lucraram com o Rei do Pop.Deveriam se envergonha tem …Tenho certeza que os fãs do MJ não se a alma com esses tipo de egoÃsmo…
Im Highly disappointed they did not mention Michael Jackson and the Jackson five shame on you
i am not shock since cbs is running the show
I agree.After Jackson 5 had filled their coffers,they just junked the J5 this way.Shame on you Motown and CBS!
i think this is very Rude…and Unbelievable ~..~ (ôô)…….
SHAME ON YOU MOTOWN .I’m done with you for this Shame on everyone who is turning there back on Michael and the jacksons
But, that’s ok Berry. You’ll soon be 6 feet under and no one will even remember your name or who you were!
Shameful!
Shame on you for not invited the jaskson and it wasn’t for Micheal and J5 and would be nothing. Wait and see who remember Berry after this.When Micheal wishes that he was his father, trader.