Janet Jackson to open MTV Video Music Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) - September 8, 2009

The network says Jackson will open the show with a musical tribute to Michael Jackson, who died on June 25.

Janet Jackson also honored her brother at the BET Awards in June, just days after his death.

The Video Music Awards will be presented Sunday at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

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