Michael asked to perform tribute to JB In Grammys, but refused
Grammys to include James Brown tribute
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A tribute to soul icon James Brown during the 49th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles will feature Smokey Robinson, Lionel Ritchie and a surprise artist.
Brown -- a three-time Grammy winner -- died Dec. 25 of pneumonia at 74.
Grammy officials won't reveal who will sing "It's a Man's Man's Man's World," but they say it won't be Michael Jackson, Theenvelope.com said.
Officials said they asked Jackson. But they included several restrictions about a possible appearance, so the invitation was declined.
The Grammy awards ceremony airs Sunday on CBS.
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IT DIDN'T FIT LIKE A GLOVE: One of the centerpiece moments for the show this year is a tribute to the late James Brown. There will be performances of some of Brown's hits by Smokey Robinson, Lionel Ritchie and a surprise big-name artist who will rise from the floor of the stage singing "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World."
We can tell you who won't be there: Producers of the show approached Michael Jackson's camp a few weeks ago with an invitation to be the one in the climatic spotlight during the tribute to Brown, who Jackson has hailed as his greatest personal music hero.
The offer, though, came with some strings: Jackson would have to stay strictly in the rigid plan for the number and he wouldn't be speaking, presenting or receiving some imaginary award (as in that oddball 2002 moment at the MTV Video Music Awards when Jackson gave an acceptance speech for an Artist of the Millennium Award even though there wasn't one being offered) and he would have to be mindful of rehearsal schedules and structures.
In the end, it just didn't happen. So who will be the one rising through the floor? Well, despite selected Brown song, it ain't no other man.