Jackson to enter Apollo Hall of Fame

Michael Jackson will be entered into the Apollo Theater Hall of Fame later this year.

The late superstar is joined in the honour by soul legend Aretha Franklin, who will attend the ceremony at the Harlem venue on June 14.

The 'Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis Arts and Humanitarian Award' will be presented to Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony.

The New York event will start at 6.30pm and be followed by a benefit concert, awards ceremony and grand-tented afterparty.

Following Jackson's death in June last year, mourners gathered at the Apollo, where the singer first found fame as a 9-year-old with The Jackson 5.