Jackson Burial Delayed; Cher, Aguilera to Co-Star in 'Burlesque' Musical | Voice of America - English
Michael Jackson's family has delayed his burial until the cause of death is established.  Although his brother Jermaine said he would like to see Michael buried on the grounds of his Neverland Ranch, the family has not asked for special permission that's required for burial outside of a cemetery.  In other news, Nielsen Media Research reports that 31.1 million people in the U.S.
The hearing to determine custody of Michael Jackson's three children is scheduled to take place on July 13. Michael's mother, Katherine, has temporary guardianship. A statement from the attorney for Debbie Rowe, who is the biological mother of the two oldest children, Prince Michael and Paris Katherine, says she hasn't decided whether she'll fight for custody. According to Nielsen Soundscan, Michael Jackson's albums sold 800,000 copies during the past week, which gives him all of the Top 10 spots on Billboard's Top Pop Catalog chart (week ending July 18). Since Michael's June 25 death, his album sales have reached more than 1.2 million copies in the United States. Sales of his digital singles during the past week totaled close to 2.7 million copies. Six albums debut in this week's Top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart. The 20-track compilation entered at Number One after selling 169,000 copies its first week of release. Brad Paisley's followed at Number 2, Rob Thomas' came in at Number 3, Wilco's self-titled album entered at Number 4, and the self-titled collections by Jeremih and Killswitch Engage debuted at Number 6 and Number 7, respectively. The follow-up to Daughtry's 2006 multi-million-selling, Grammy-nominated debut album will be released on July 14. The first single from is a track called "No Surprise," which lead singer Chris Daughtry wrote with Nickelback's Chad Kroeger. When describing the theme of the album, Chris said, "A lot of it is about how leaps of faith can set us free or tie us down, and how we often find heartache when we run from something and redemption when we run toward something." Cher and Christina Aguilera will co-star in the upcoming musical . The film tells the story of a small-town girl from Iowa who moves to Los Angeles and finds work at a burlesque club. Aguilera plays the role of the small-town girl and Cher's character runs the burlesque club. Filming is set to begin in November.