Michael Jackson Memorial Ticket Winners

Some Michael Jackson memorial ticket winners have taken to Twitter to announce their good fortune of scoring tickets through the lottery system to the Jackson funeral event scheduled to be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It may seem like a slow process and it appears it will require several steps for those that win tickets.

And just who are the lucky winners and what will they do, attend the event or try and sell? It might be difficult and event organizers are taking extraordinary steps to try and prevent sales but tickets to what is billed as the largest memorial service in history are eking into the hands of Michael Jackson fans. After a startling 1.6 million people registered for tickets, some fans started to tweet on Sunday evening that they had received them.

The tickets are being distributed in lottery fashion, with winners receiving a code and instructions on how to pick up their tickets on Monday. They will be issued with a wristband to be worn to the service on Tuesday morning. To prevent ticket scalping, fans must have both the ticket and the wristband.

The service, which is tipped to include top-bill acts like Paul McCartney, will take place at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. There will reportedly be no on-screen broadcast outside the center because organisers want fans to stay home and watch the service rather than clog up roadways around the center. Several networks will air the ceremonies. The Jackson family, meanwhile, was said to be planning a private funeral and burial at the Forest Lawn cemetery in Hollywood Hills, where many celebrities have been laid to rest.

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Kanye West To Perform At The MTV Europe Music Awards

When Kanye West performs Thursday at the MTV Europe Music Awards, it will be the second time he's taken the stage at the ceremony — but the first time he's been invited.The rapper stormed the stage at the 2006 awards show in Copenhagen after he failed to win the best-video prize, telling the crowd that "if I don't win, the awards show loses credibility."

The next year the temperamental West vowed he would never return to MTV after he went home empty-handed from the MTV Video Music Awards.The rapper and the music network have since reconciled, and West is scheduled to join a high-profile slate of performers — including Beyonce, Kid Rock and the Killers — in the Beatles' home town of Liverpool for Thursday's show.

Former Beatle Paul McCartney, who was born in Liverpool, is to receive an "ultimate legend" award.MTV Networks International Chairman Bill Roedy said McCartney was "one of the true greats.""Not only has he has been one of the most formative influences on the music scene on a global scale, but he is one of the founding fathers that has earned Liverpool the recent accolade as most musical city in the U.K.," Roedy said.

Britney Spears, Coldplay and Duffy lead the nominations for the annual awards, which are presented in a different European country each year.All three acts are nominated for album of the year, alongside Alicia Keys and Leona Lewis. Spears, Lewis, Coldplay, Rihanna and Amy Winehouse are up for act of the year, while Duffy is competing for best new act against One Republic, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry and the Jonas Brothers.

The winners are selected by fans across the continent.Pink is among a slew of U.S. and international acts bringing celebrity color to the gray northwestern English city, which has been designated European Capital of Culture for 2008. More than 10,000 music fans were expected to fill the Echo Arena on the bank of the River Mersey for the show, hosted by "I Kissed a Girl" chart-topper Katy Perry.

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Nancy Shevell Is Paul McCartney’s Girlfriend

Nancy Shevell has quickly gone from wealthy socialite to making celebrity headlines. All because Nancy Shevell is Paul McCartney’s girlfriend.Nancy Shevell is Paul McCartney’s girlfriend Nancy Shevell and the couple has been spending a lot of time together, sparking rumors that there will soon be a wedding. Shevell and McCartney were first seen together last November, when they allegedly had a bunch of secret dates in the Hampton’s, where they both own homes. They have also been seen traveling together with onlookers noticing their affection for each other.

“They told us they were on a trip and going on to St Louis before heading West. No one could believe that it was really him – he was so laidback and ordinary. They seemed like a great couple.”“They looked totally in love,” said a resident of Ill. who saw the couple at a gas station.Nancy Shevell is a 47 year old American who is currently seeking a divorce from her first husband. She is the vice president of her wealthy family’s firm and a top New York City transport official. She and her husband of 23 years, wealthy lawyer Bruce Blakeman, have confirmed their legal separation, and are in the works to finalize the divorce. Both have said the separation is amicable and mutual.

According to reports, after the divorce is final, Sir Paul McCartney will announce his engagement to Nancy Shevell. McCartney and Shevell have known each other for over ten years. She was a friend of his first wife Linda. She and Linda were diagnosed with breast cancer at the same time, and the two women fought the disease together. Linda passed away from the disease in 1998.

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