MTV has been gathering comments from numerous celebrities, giving their thoughts on Michael Jackson and his unfortunate passing. JC Chasez, who performed with Michael Jackson along with NSync at the 2001 VMA’s said, ” It was a childhood dream come true. It was kind of like my life had come full-circle at that point. First you dream about being able to dance like him and the next thing you know you’re standing next to him while you’re dancing. As a professional, you want to reach the top of your game. Then you find yourself on the MTV awards and you share that moment with him. He’s a language. He’s a piece of vernacular when you talk about dancing, singing entertainment.”

R&B superstar Usher had this to say, “It’s pretty hard right now, man. Michael Jackson transcended culture. He transcended love, man. He changed the barrier of life and the way we looked at things.”

They interviewed Ciara who was significantly influenced by Michael Jackson in her own career. She said that Michael was her biggest inspiration. She stated, “He was part of the reason why for me.Whenever someone asks me who inspires me to do what I do, I always say Michael. That’s it for me. He’s everything to me. He’s really a part of the reason why. He’s going to be remembered in so many ways for me. I feel it’s important for me to continue to let my generation know how important he was to music.”

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MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew ” will return for a third season on January 15,2009 bringing back Mario Lopez as the host along with judges, Lil Mama(rapper),J.C. Chasez(singer/songwriter and former Nsync member),and Shane Sparks(Super dance choreographer). The show will keep the same format that it had in it’s previous two seasons. The dance teams will compete for the audience’s votes,and the judges will decide which one of the two lowest scoring crews will get sent home. The last crew standing will be awarded a grand prize of $100,000 and boasting rights as “Best Dance Crew” current title holders.

MTV promises that this will be one of the most demanding seasons yet as they will incorporate new challenges for the dance crews. The show has done pretty well for the network by bringing in strong ratings of around 2 million viewers last summer with more than 70 percent being it’s target demographic of teenagers and young adults.The show is also produced by American Idol judge,Randy Jackson. The past two winning crews were, JabbaWockeeZ and SuperCr3w.

I caught a glimpse of this show a couple of times, and I must say that it’s a pretty exciting show to watch . I really got into it,and that Lil Mama chic don’t play. Man,I would hate to piss her off. I get a sense that,that would be the last mistake I would ever make if I did,lol!! She’s roughneck chic. I also remember ole Mario Lopez from the “Saved by the Bell” days. He loves to get those hosting gigs these days. Everything I see him in is some kind of a hosting job. I also always wondered where Shane Sparks went when he didn’t show up on last season’s “So You Think You Can Dance”. Now I know he’s been busy with this project. I liked some of J.C. Chasez solo stuff,but obviously it never took off like his group member,Justin Timberlake. Oh,well maybe they’ll do a reunion one day or something. Well, all you “America’s Best Dance Crew” fans have something to smile about now.

Premier Date : January 15,2009 on MTV at 9pm central time

Check out the promo commercial below.