Opinion: A changing landscape in pop music

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It was a year of triumphant comeback and poignant loss. Few stories dominated the world’s interest the way Michael Jackson’s death did in June.

The summer became an ongoing tribute to the late superstar, restoring much of the goodwill lost during his latter-day legal troubles and thrusting his music back into the center ring: In the five months following his death, U.S. fans purchased more than 7 million Jackson albums and 10.2 million of his tracks, according to Nielsen SoundScan…..