Michael Jackson Tributes

The outpouring of grief over the death of Michael Jackson continues.

Mariah Carey writes on Twitter, "No artist will ever take his place. His star will shine forever."

Whitney Houston says simply, "I am full of grief."

Usher says, "May God cover you, Michael. We all lift your name up in prayer. I pray for the entire Jackson family particularly Michael's mother, children and all his fans that loved him so much. I would not be the artist, performer, and philanthropist I am today without the influence of Michael. I have great admiration and respect for him and I'm so thankful I had the opportunity to meet and perform with such a great entertainer, who in so many ways, transcended the culture."

R. Kelly -- who's also faced his share of accusations --says, "I am truly saddened that my mentor, brother and friend will no longer be with us physically. At the same time, I feel so blessed to have been touched by his music, his dance, his lyrics and his pure genius. It is because of Michael's yesterday that I am who I am today. My condolences to his family and friends around the world. Michael Jackson, rest in peace, and may your music and legacy forever reign on earth."

And another embattled performer, Chris Brown, says, "Michael Jackson is the reason why I do music and why I am an entertainer. I am devastated by this great loss, and I will continue to be humbled and inspired by his legacy. My prayers are with his family. Michael will be deeply missed, but never forgotten. He's the greatest -- the best ever. No one will ever be better."

Timbaland calls Jackson "just a fabulous guy. Phenomenal. I watched him as a kid and I was like, 'Man, he works very hard.' His music was incredible. Everybody from Chris Brown to everybody who started dancing -- he influenced all of that."

Fat Joe says, "You know I'm a gangsta rapper so we always got that hard edge, but at the end of the day, the king is the king. I can go down the list -- there wouldn't be no Usher, there wouldn't be no Chris Brown. There wouldn't be nobody without M-J. There wouldn't be no Justin. He was just harmony on Earth. I never think M-J ever did anything wrong in his life. He was just a beautiful soul on this earth."

Snoop Dogg laments, "I feel like his music will never die and his spirit will never die, because he influenced so many if us. He gave us a lot of hope that we feel like we can be big. He was very inspiring and up close and personal with his fans. That to me was special. That's one of the things that I loved about Mike. When I got a chance to meet him, that's the feeling and spirit that I got from him."

Lil' Wayne says, "I personally can't believe it. But it's more unfortunate for the world of music... My love goes out to his family."

Keri Hilson says, "Just like many other artists, I have always been inspired by Michael Jackson. He's the only idol I've ever had, and I'm saddened that I never got to tell him how much he and his music mean to me. I've met many stars in my life but I would have been completely satisfied just to have laid eyes on M-J himself."

L-L Cool J says, "Peace to the King. He was one of my childhood idols. I salute you, King of Pop. You made the whole world moonwalk together."

Pink writes on Twitter, "Michael Jackson was one of the best that ever did it. R-I-P.