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MTV's People of the Year: Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga
MTV, predictable much? We're not surprised by the network's choices for their top man and woman of 2009, but we do think they're well-deserved. Michael Jackson's death was the event of the year. It took down Twitter, inspired pilgrimages to the Jackson Compound in insufferable Encino, Calif., silenced his critics for a short while and introduced a new generation to the awesomeness that was Jackson's music. And let's just say Kanye and John Mayer weren't exactly putting up a fight for the title.
"I think it's great, because Mike was a pioneer," Jermaine Jackson told MTV. "I really feel he put MTV on the map because of his contributions to music. You made the right choice, definitely."
MTV's woman of the year, Lady Gaga, didn't necessarily garner a "wtf" from the Zap2it team either. Everything the lady touches turns to gold. She was top news when she met the British queen, people are reportedly willing to pay $25,000 to attend her New Year's show, and the fashionably risky star has sold more than eight million albums worldwide. Earlier this week, a Baptist minister called her a "proud whore." For that, Lady Gaga, we salute you.
Check out MTV's tribute videos to the two stars below:
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I think Michael was the man of the decade, love him forever, all fine with Lady Gaga, she's fresh air
i think there both well deserved, Lady G is starting a trend in the fashion of video. just look at Rihannas Hard video ( its all gaga ). Now other artists are trying to copy her style ( though at one time evryone thought she was freaky ). i love it how she combines lyrics, fashion,music and art in all her projects.
I think Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga should have been co-woman of the year.
Michael was/is the single most influential artist to have ever lived. I still cry when I think about his death, he was poised to make the greatest comeback of all time, and from seeing This Is It, I have no doubt that Michael would once again be at the top of the music charts. Michael may you get in death, what you were not able to get in life, peace!
Michael Jackson, the consummate entertainer & wonderful humanitarian. Should be Man of the Century!!! But Man of the Year will suffice for now. =) Lady Gaga is interesting, to say the least!
michael is the consumate performer, humanitarian, of the centruy...lady gaga maybe the woman of the year but not next year or the year after...where is britney or cristina who were more famous than lady gaga before...lady gaga is just a trend nothing more
lady gaga is just a madonna copycat...like madonna her only talent is to shock the world...lady gaga is not original...madonna had done all of what she had done and maybe more
MIKE IS THE BEST!A GENIUS!IS UNIC!MIKE IS THE MAN!
MIKE WAS KILLED!AND THE CRIMINALS MUST BE PUNISHED!
So a guy dies, and for that he's the man of the year? So what did you do to become man of the year? Well, I had a lot of hits twenty years ago, but little to nothing over the last ten years, then I died.
Wow, what a resume that is. I think someone who is alive and who he actually did something this year should have won. But, then again, this is MTV we're talking about.