Michael Jackson 3D film to be shown at Grammys

[Catherine Vincent]

Michael Jackson's 3D image to be featured at Grammy Awards in star-studded duet
By David Hinckley
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Wednesday, January 20th 2010, 3:41 PM

Michael Jackson's 3D image will perform his "Earth Song" on CBS's Grammy Awards show Jan. 31, accompanied by Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood, Usher, Jennifer Hudson and Celine Dion. It has the potential to be "one of our most memorable moments," perennial Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich said Wednesday, but it isn't what he, Michael and everyone else had originally planned. "We talked with Michael a year ago about performing on last year's show," said Ehrlich. "And he finally told us he'd do it next year."

After Jackson's death on June 25, Ehrlich said he approached the Jackson family with a proposal for a tribute built around the 3D film of "Earth Song." He said the family "was very receptive. . . . They got it right away."

The film had been planned as a centerpiece of the tour for which Jackson was rehearsing when he died. "I met with him the night before he passed," said Ehrlich. "We stood together and watched the film, which is quite magic."

The Grammy team considered and rejected the idea of having other artists perform Jackson songs, said Ehrlich. "Songs like 'Billie Jean,' 'Beat It,' those are songs you really only want to hear Michael Jackson perform," he said. "This song reflects Michael's deeply held feelings about the earth."

Regular TV viewers will be able to watch the film "normally," said Ehrlich, with "only a little softness" on some of the wide shots Viewers can enhance the experience by picking up a pair of 3D glasses, which will be distributed free at Target stores starting Sunday.


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[Jamastiene]

1. I wish I lived near a Target store so I could get the 3D glasses.

Earth Song is my favorite song.

[Onceuponalife]

2. Another reason not to watch the Grammys

which I haven't seen in about 20 years.

[Orrex]

3. I hear that he's going to be ten feet tall and bright blue