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• The world said goodbye to Michael Jackson at an all-star memorial service featuring Mariah, Stevie and a few new faces. Rolling Stone was there, and put out our special commemorative issue — go inside it at Michael Jackson Remembered.

• Pearl Jam announced tour dates, while ’90s compatriots Nine Inch Nails revealed the end of their road with 10 final U.S. club shows before they wave goodbye for good.
• Rock Daily hit Green Day’s tour opener, witnessed Jeff Beck’s fit of musical Tourette’s in Montreal, dove through Blur’s catalog in London and watched our favorite American Idol contestants perform live in Portland.
• Panic at the Disco’s Ryan Ross and Jon Walker announced they were leaving the band, but Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith pledged to keep PATD alive by continuing work on their new album, sticking to their scheduled tour dates and reuniting Panic and the !