Brothers Tito, Jackie, Randy and Marlon Jackson appear onstage with their parents (Katherine & Joe Jackson) and sisters (Latoya & Janet Jackson) at the 2008 BMI Awards. Janet presented her brothers minis Michael Jackson, with the BMI Icon Award, honoring the Jackson 5.

Other honorees, performers and guests that attended the award show included T.I, Mario, Keri Hilson, Chris Tucker, T-Pain, Soulja Boi, Melanie Brown, Christina Milian, Tatiyana Ali, Lloyd, Cee-Lo, and Simmon sisters Vanessa & Angela…

I recently heard that the brothers haven't talked to Michael since 2005 They're pissed at him because he owes them money (royalties).Did you hear this?

SoulAlive said:

No... I havent heard that one

banks said:

One of our local radio stations reported this in their "gossip" section Could this be why Michael didn't bother to show up at this event?

speaking of the Jacksons...the 'Destiny' and 'Triumph' remastered CDs (with bonus tracks) are now due on October 28.

SoulAlive said:

I was just wondering about that the other day. Thanks for the info SoulAlive!

As for Michael not showing up, that's just low. And I have heard those rumors before about MJ not paying his family or something involving him seperating himself from the family. Whatever the case is, I hope they can get it together and do at least one more CD together. It would mean a whole lot to loads of fans all over the world but they need to take care of their mess at home first.

SoulAlive said:

i know for a fact Tito and Michael are still talking not sure about the other brothers and Tito's kids have seen him recently as well so i doubt that it is true

Nice pics. I like seeing the whole fam (minus Jermaine) together and I don't miss Michael's absence anymore.

JackieBlue said:

Yeah, I don't mind Jermaine not being there.

To be honest, I smiled when I saw Jackie, Tito, Marlon and Randy together with Janet, Rebbie, La Toya and Joe and Katherine.

When they were asked where Mike was, Marlon joked Michael could've been in Egypt somewhere riding on a camel!

purplecam said:

That's a shame because they were all there during his trial to show him major support.

purplecam said:

To be honest, I don't believe those rumors that MJ owes them money, the Jackson 5 music is not in Michael's name, it's in Universal Motown's. Plus both MJ and Jermaine didn't show up. You wonder why Jermaine, who was always there at these type of events, didn't show up.

Timmy84 said:

Michael's company doesn't own the J5 stuff, but MJ owns the masters from all of the Jacksons projects. Can you imagine the amount of copies Destiny and Triumph has sold since 91 (when MJ gained control of the catalog)?

daPrettyman said:

OIC. The media kept saying Jackson 5 stuff and people automatically assume it was the Motown stuff, lol.

Mikey couldn't come 'cause he was too busy banging Pammy. The brothers understand.

purplecam said:

If Mike's family is like mine then they are pains in the ass, and I wouldn't show either. Besides the awards ceremony was BS put together by Janet's boyfriend in the hopes of getting some juice off of an MJ appearance.

SoulAlive said:

And have already been released in the UK - I got em on release date - nice sounding but nothing special, (not even a mention of re-mastering in the notes) nice linear notes and pics & original 12" versions as bonus tracks.

kremlinshadow said:

They are released in the states exclusively at Circuit City for now.

daPrettyman said:

Amazon.co.uk where I got mine, for only £5.99 each ($10.00) cheap as chips

funksterr said:

if he was in my fam he would be the pain in the ass, look at all the bs that family has dealt with thats directly related to mike and his antics. if they could show up for his court dates the least he could do is show up for a damn lifetime honor for the group he was the lead singer of. and when did jermaine dupree become the head of BMI???

lowkey said:

check on it

Timmy84 said:

I don't think Marlon was joking ...

just to play devil's advocate, perhaps the reason mj didn't show is because all the attention would have been on him and maybe, just maybe, he didn't want that.

the jacksons were a group, and the other brothers contributed to the success of the group, not just mj. they proved they were capable of making the transition from a "boy band" - though some of the j5's material was beyond that genre - to young, respected musicians as the jacksons. even then, i don't think they always got their props. of course, to the press, mj was always the focal point in and out of the group, and it would have been no different that night. it would have been all about him, and particularly his troubles in recent years because the press love to hate him.

i hate to say it, but mj would have been a distraction rather than a positive presence, and given the occasion, i think it was right for him to stay away.

as for jermaine, as a songwriter, he wasn't part of the group when the rest were writing the songs that took them to another level of fame, so maybe that's why he didn't show up.

kibbles said:

You're probably right,but I think he uses that excuse too frequently.I remember in 1984,he didn't even appear in the two videos from the 'Victory' album ("Torture",in which he sings the entire second verse,and "Body").As I see it,this award is for THE JACKSONS which means every member.He seems to have no problems appearing with his brothers when it's on his terms (the 2001 Madison Square Garden celebration concert).

SoulAlive said:

I got them already from Amazon UK. Came out last week here.

As for Michael owing his brothers royalties? Erm, royalties are up to the record companies to distribute. I highly doubt they just distribute money to lead singers of bands and trust them to share it with the rest :crazy:

I know he's not speaking to Randy because Randy basically fucked up his affairs even more during the trial and signed agreements on his behalf that hadn't been approved. That's his own fault for giving Randy power of attorney though - since when has anyone other than Janet been any good with money in that family?