Special Michael Jackson Programming Line-Up

MTV New Zealand Plans Special Michael Jackson Programming Line-Up To Air 25 & 26 June

Premiere Superfan Vignettes And Encore Presentations Of “Michael Jackson: Human Nature,” “Michael Jackson’s Influence Of Music” And “Michael Jackson’s Top 10 Video Countdown”

[June 16, 2010 – Auckland, New Zealand] – Starting 25 June on MTV New Zealand, Michael Jackson fans will be able to catch encore presentations of some of MTV’s most iconic King of Pop programming as well as specially produced superfan video vignettes. MTV New Zealand’s Michael Jackson-themed programming will air on June 25 & 26 and feature superfan spots of MJ’s iconic moonwalk and fan favourites “Michael Jackson: Human Nature,” “Michael Jackson’s Influence of Music,” and “Michael Jackson’s Top 10 Video Countdown.”

MJ Moonwalk Vignettes
Over 20 years ago, Michael Jackson unveiled his signature moonwalk to millions of people and made dance floor history. Now MJ fans will get a chance to express their appreciation for the King of Pop with their own interpretations of the famous floating-on-air move – which will be featured in a series of powerful, commemorative spots.

“Michael Jackson: Human Nature”
This half-hour special sheds light on Michael Jackson the person through a series of anecdotes from those who actually knew him and/or spent time with him. These stories will speak less to the influential entertainment icon and more to the real man who impacted those who knew him as a wonderful human being.

“Michael Jackson’s Influence of Music”
This is a 60-minute collection of videos by many of the top artists in music who are in some way inspired by Michael Jackson - from choreography, to fashion, to actual reinterpretations of Michael songs. His impact on the game was huge! During each video there will be scrolled messages about Michael from many of the artists featured, along with interesting trivia. At different points throughout the special, several of the featured artists will also appear in short interview moments discussing MJ and his impact on their life and art.

“Michael Jackson’s Top 10 Video Countdown”
This 90 minute special counts down MJ's top 10 video as determined by the amount of times each video has been viewed by our audience on mtv.com. There will be fun facts and trivia relevant to each video scrolled during their appearance on the list, and running in between the videos will be rare Michael MTV interview moments where he discusses many of the songs featured. In addition, viewers will get to see some of Michael's incredible VMA performances of many of the songs on this list.

“Michael Jackson’s Top 10 Video Countdown” screens on MTV NZ, June 25th at 8.30pm
“Michael Jackson: Human Nature” screens on MTV NZ, June 26th at 5.00pm
“Michael Jackson’s Influence of Music” screens on MTV NZ, June 26th at 9.00pm

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