Rapper/vocalist Jonah Johnson was working as a waiter at a San Francisco Bay Area Chili's Restaurant when one of his songs wound up promoting a new entree.

Michael Jackson, a virtual recluse since his acquittal of child molestation charges in June, 2005, will make a rare public appearance at an awards ceremony in London next month, organizers said on Monday.

When the Country Music Assn. took its annual awards show to New York in 2005, it hoped the move would bring wider exposure for country music and its artists.