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Michael Jackson, disco di inediti in uscita a maggio: “Xscape”La musica moderna avrebbe un suono completamente diverso se non ci fossero stati i contributi innovativi che Michael Jackson ha regalato al mondo intero“. Così L.A. Reid, produttore discografico e compositore, già giudice della prima e seconda edizione di X-Factor USA. Reid ha curato il progetto “Xscape”, secondo album postumo del Re del Pop, che sarà pubblicato (Sony/Epic Records) questo mese di maggio. Brani inediti all’interno del disco, ben otto nuove canzoni che hanno visto all’opera una serie di artisti molto noti, tra cui Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins, Stargate, Girolamo “Jroc” Harmon e John McClain.
Michale Jackson, a maggio un album di inediti
Un gruppo di produttori messi insieme per dare un tocco contemporaneo a brani tratti dall’archivio del Re Del Pop. Così nasce “Xscape”. “Michael Jackson ha lasciato in eredità una serie di grandi musiche che siamo orgogliosi di presentare attraverso l’occhio di produttori che in passato hanno anche lavorato al suo fianco e che adesso hanno espresso il forte desiderio di contribuire al progetto Xscape. (…) Siamo estremamente orgogliosi e onorati di aver realizzato tutto questo“, queste le altre dichiarazioni di L.A. Reid. Il prossimo 13 maggio sarà dunque disponibile “Xscape”, un nuovo album di inediti del grande Michael…La title track, ‘Xscape’ appunto, è l’unica canzone rivisitata dal suo produttore originale, Rodney Jerkins. Un brano che Michael Jackson aveva inciso nel 2001 per il suo disco “Invincible”, mai inserito nella tracklist definitiva. L’album “Xscape” sarà disponibile per il pre-ordine in tutto il mondo da domani, martedì 1° aprile, segue la sua prima raccolta postuma (2010, ndr.), quella capace di raggiungere la posizione #3 negli Stati Uniti e #4 nel Regno Unito.
“Xscape” è un’attesa raccolta di nuovi brani destinata non solo a entusiasmare le schiere di fan di uno degli artisti più influenti e di maggior successo al mondo, ma anche ad attrarre una nuova generazione di appassionati che scoprono Michael Jackson per la prima volta. Come detto, XSCAPE – versione standard e deluxe – sarà disponibile in pre-ordine a partire da domani, su iTunes.com/MichaelJackson, per poi essere disponibile per la vendita il 13 maggio.
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First listen: Michael Jackson's XscapeOur man went along to the unveiling of the new Jacko album last night – to hear a record that, on the whole, deserves to he heardWhen Michael Jackson released his 1995 double album, HIStory, he promoted it by sailing a 10-metre tall statue of himself through London, down the Thames. The statement was clear: Michael Jackson was back and as brilliantly OTT as ever. Fast forward 19 years and Michael Jackson is, well, dead, and the record industry doesn't have the money to spunk on big floating effigies anymore. But there's still an air of wonder and mystery about a "new" Michael Jackson album, despite 2011's first posthumous release, Michael, being an unmitigated disaster. Unfortunately, pop music in 2014 doesn't wait for massive proclamations and grand gestures; news leaks on Twitter before you can say "major label cash in".
Last week a number of journalists received an email inviting them to a playback for a mysterious new album. The only information included was the location – a ridiculously swanky hotel in Knightsbridge – the time (6pm) and the words "The Best You've Never Heard". That was it. Writers then had to ring the PR to find out who it was, with no confirmation taking place via email in case someone decided to hack in and leak it all on Twitter. Which, unfortunately, is sort of what happened, when Epic – Jackson's label – decided to announce news of a new Jackson album early, with dribs and drabs of information starting to emerge on Twitter, before a full press release was sent out yesterday lunchtime. Hardly pushing a massive barge down a river, but what can you do in straitened times?
So what do we know? We know the album is called Xscape, named after a Rodney Jerkins-produced song recorded during the sessions for Jackson's last proper album, Invincible, and now reworked by Jerkins for the new album. We know the lead producer on the album, brought in by Epic Records CEO LA Reid to "contemporise" songs from Jackson's vast song archive, is Timbaland and that other producers involved include Stargate, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon and John McClain.What we still can't tell you are any of the song titles, with the journalists gathered in the hotel's white 80s sci-fi nightclub nightmare of a function room told the song titles won't be shared and can't be mentioned because they're still being finalised (if I could hazard a guess I'd say they're keeping the song titles back because a lot of the songs have leaked already and it's not as exciting to hear the words "eight new Michael Jackson songs" if you can easily find demos for them online). All phones have to be handed in on the door, while this poor frontline journalist had to fight it out with two security guards to be able to carry in a bag containing a laptop I didn't really want dumped at the back of a cupboard (in the end I had to take the laptop out of the bag to show that it wasn't rigged with some sort of special recording device.)
Once inside the chatting throng are greeted by pictures of Jackson on the wall, as well as the "teaser" poster that was included in the invitation, alongside one that reads "Hearing Is Believing" (apparently these posters have already started appearing around London to help generate intrigue). After opening the whole event somewhat crassly with an advert for a new Sony mobile phone – which will be pre-loaded with the album – the MD of Sony UK tells us that in order to show off the mobile phone's excellent sound quality the album will be played through a phone over the speakers. Given that we've all just had our own phones taken off us, everyone assumes he's joking, but he's not; the first ever play anywhere in the world of a Timbaland-curated Michael Jackson album takes place through a mobile phone. Unfortunately it sounds like it as well – with nearly all of the songs lost amidst reverberating bass and too-high drum claps.
Despite the failing sound there's enough on show to categorically say, without question, that Xscape is leagues ahead of Michael, an album marred not only by the appearance of Akon but by accusations that some of the songs featured a Michael Jackson impersonator. Opening with a burst of disco-tinged soul, it's an album that seems to focus on songs from pre-90s Jackson, with the first song a light and airy take on the effortless Off the Wall era. With a youthful-sounding Jackson skipping in-between expensive-sounding production, it's reminiscent, somewhat ironically, of Justin Timberlake, especially his The 20/20 Experience double album. In fact, a lot of the Timbaland productions slip neatly into either Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveSounds-era – all squelchy beats, big drum claps and lashings of synth strings – or the more opulent sound of The 20/20 Experience. The second song – possibly called Chicago and cited by Timbaland as a future single – falls into the former camp, with Jackson utilising a harder vocal delivery that's encased in a big industrial melange of jackhammer beats.While the album's stated purpose of making Jackson sound contemporary is followed to the letter, there are times when the production overwhelms songs that are perhaps not sturdy enough to support the added superstructure. The third song played is another Off the Wallesque, mid-paced love song with a youthful, almost naive-sounding vocal. It feels very much like a song that didn't make it on to an old album, and while the production is good – there's an amazing rolling beat throughout – it still feels slight. And when one of the songs directly recalls the bassline from The Way You Make Me Feel it seems like a step too far; a reminder again that these were songs that Jackson, ever the perfectionist, didn't finish for good reason.
Thankfully five songs in there's a proper, undeniably amazing hit in the shape of what may or may not finally be called Do You Know Where Your Children Are (the original incarnation of the song leaked in 2012). Opening with a delicate flurry of cascading 80s synths, it feels like the perfect embodiment of the old and the new, with some vintage “hee hee” ad-libs peppering the sophisticated mesh of electronics. It also features a typical Jackson pre-chorus section that then opens out into the album's best chorus, before a great false stop moment heralds an even more bonkers final third, with Jackson hee-heeing and ow-ing his head off.
The sixth song, Slave to the Rhythm, first appeared last summer, when a high quality version leaked as a duet with Justin Bieber (and again in snippet form on a mobile phone advert). Thankfully, Bieber is missing from the final version, which Timbaland has used to show off all his production touches – lashings of beatboxing in the intro, loads of vocal tics throughout, big spidery bassline and, as with some of his other songs on Xscape, barely any space for the song to breathe. Thankfully Slave to the Rhythm – thought to have been recorded initially for Dangerous in 1991 and then left off Invincible at the last minute – is strong enough to fight its way through the clutter. From there we get perhaps the album's only true lowpoint in a number that feels like about three different songs fighting for attention, before finishing with Jerkins' Xscape, the only song that sounds like a bit of a struggle vocally, with Jackson's various vocal tics becoming a bit of a hindrance rather than something more carefree. It also feeds on the paranoia Jackson brought into his music after the child abuse allegations of the mid-90s with lines like “I won't hide away” and “I can't do what I want to do” snarled rather than sung. But again, the production is sprightly, with synth strings and horn samples popping up unannounced and a bit towards the end where the various layers fall away to leave some brilliant ad-libs and the final word, “escape”.
Xscape feels like an album created to showcase a handful of Jackson songs that on the whole deserve to be heard. You get the immediate sense that a lot of time (and money) has been spent on these songs and that care's been taken to show the songs off in the best light possible. While some of them are very obviously album tracks at best, there are flashes of genius that haven't been diluted or watered down. In fact, Xscape manages to bring most of them to life.
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Album Of Unreleased Michael Jackson Songs To Be Released In May — Tha Wire [VIDEO]Today (March 31st), the powers that be at Epic Records announced they release Xscape, the first album featuring unreleased songs by Michael Jackson.Epic’s Chairman and CEO L.A. Reid executive produced Xscape, which will include eight unreleased songs that were reworked by producers like Timbaland Rodney Jerkins, Stargate, Jerome “Jroc” Harmon and John McClain.
Another words, this album is gonna rock! The title of the MJ album is taken from one of the tracks on the LP, originally written and produced by Michael Jackson himself and Rodney Jerkins in the studio together. Xscape will be released in Standard and Deluxe editions.The deluxe edition will have the eight unreleased songs in their original form before they were “contemporized” for the Standard version. Tomorrow, both editions will be available for pre-order (April 1st) on iTunes, with a hard copy of the LP dropping May 13th.
The song “Xscape” was originally leaked back in 2002 and was rumored to have been recorded for Michael’s 2001 Invincible album. Listen to Xscape now and tell us what you think!
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.MICHAEL JACKSON, ESCE “XSCAPE” L’ALBUM DI INEDITI
A quasi cinque anni dalla scomparsa dell’unico e indiscusso re del Pop (il 25 giugno 2009) l’etichetta discografica Epic Records ha annunciato l’uscita il 13 maggio dell’album “Xscape”. Il disco conterrà 8 brani inediti e sarà disponibile in due versioni: standard e deluxe. Quest’ultima con le incisioni di Jacko nella loro veste originaria.
Il titolo dell’opera è un tributo al processo con cui Michael Jackson dava il nome ai suoi album. Ogni suo disco prendeva il nome da uno dei brani in esso contenuti e a partire da THRILLER, Michael sceglieva titoli di una parola sola, tutti molto originali. E questo vale anche per il nuovo progetto: scritto e prodotto da Jackson e Jerkins, “Xscape” assume una valenza tutta particolare, perché è stato “modernizzato” dal produttore che l’aveva originariamente inciso in studio con Michael.
“Senza lo straordinario contributo di Michael, la musica e gli artisti contemporanei non sarebbero quelli che conosciamo”, ha commentato L.A. Reid. Presidente e Amministratore Delegato di Epic Records “Michael ci ha lasciato delle performance musicali che oggi siamo orgogliosi di presentarvi nella rilettura di alcuni produttori che hanno lavorato direttamente con lui o che hanno espresso il forte desiderio di farlo. È un onore per noi offrire queste canzoni al mondo intero”.
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.Michael Jackson, il 13 maggio nuovo album Xscape, eterno
01/04/2014 11:19
Michael Jackson sarà ancora nei negozi di dischi con "Xscape", album di inediti a cura del produttore L. A. Reid, a partire dal 13 maggio. L'autore di "Thriller" è ancora nel cuore di milioni di fan e l'album con 8 brani è fortemente atteso
Michael Jackson è scomparso da ormai 5 anni ma il suo mito è più vivo che mai. Per celebrarlo ci si appresta alla pubblicazione di un nuovo album postumo che farà la felicità di discografici ed appassionati.
"Xscape", questo il titolo dell'opera, uscirà il 13 maggio per la Epic Records ma è preordinabile già da oggi. Ci si attende una gran risposta di pubblico visto il gran seguito che "The King of Pop" continua ad avere a tutt'oggi.
L. A. Reid. E' stato il produttore esecutivo dell'etichetta, L. A. Reid, a selezionare gli otto brani destinati al nuovo album, dopo una opportuna opera di modernizzazione del suono e di remixaggio. Gran lavoro ma, come hanno dichiarato gli interessati, mettere le mani su certe opere è solo un piacere.
Inediti. Reid sostiene che senza lo straordinario contributo di Michael, la musica e gli artisti contemporanei non sarebbero quelli che oggi conosciamo. Di qui lo straordinario piacere nel pubblicare inediti del grande artista.
Thriller. Michael Jackson è scomparso nell'estate del 2009 a causa di un improvviso e mai chiarito malore. Autore di successi inarrivabili come "Thriller" e "Bad". In carriera si è aggiudicato la bellezza di 8 Grammy ed è l'artista più scaricato di sempre.
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.New Michael Jackson album track list revealed?
by DAMIEN SHIELDS posted on APRIL 1, 2014
The currently-intended track list for the forthcoming Michael Jackson album ‘Xscape’ has been somewhat confirmed today after music journalists attended an exclusive album playback session.
Following The Estate of Michael Jackson’s recent announcement that a brand new album of eight unreleased recordings by the King of Pop will be released on May 13 this year, Jackson fans around the world, naturally, began speculating about which songs would make the cut.
So, I decided to take a research-based ‘process of elimination’ approach to decipher which songs might make up the 8-track album by analysing the information revealed by a number of sources, including engineers, record executives, songwriters, producers and The Estate of Michael Jackson themselves.
I published my findings in an article citing the songs that I believed would, according to the intel available to me, be included on the album, and the reasons I formed those beliefs. Click here to read the full article.
Since publishing the article it has been revealed that L.A. Reid, Chairman and CEO of Epic Records, hosted a private playback session for the album today with a number of music journalists.
One of those journalists, Kevin Hughes, mentioned his attendance in a tweet shortly after the session was complete.
“Great night at the Michael Jackson #Xscape playback,” said Hughes. “Goosebumps hearing that amazing vocal. LA Reid has chosen well.”
Hughes, who explained that journalists were permitted to take photos at the conclusion of the playback session, went on to tweet a series of images and statements regarding the music, confirming which songs were, and were not, included.
As expected, the likes of “A Place With No Name”, “Blue Gangster” and “Chicago” were all there. The mysterious “Can’t Get Your Weight Off Of Me”, however, was not.
One after the other fans continued to enquire regarding specific songs, until Hughes had identified eight tracks – the total number announced as being included by The Estate of Michael Jackson.
Those eight songs were precisely the same eight songs I had concluded that, based on my research, would form the basis of the album. They are:
Xscape (title track)
Do You Know Where Your Children Are
Slave To The Rhythm
She Was Lovin’ Me
Chicago
Blue Gangsta
A Place With No Name
Love Never Felt So Good
These are the eight tracks that are believed to make up the Standard Edition 8-track ‘Xscape’ album – available on May 13. All eight tracks have been remixed by the likes of Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins, Stargate and others.
The album, which is now available for pre-order via iTunes, will also be released in a special Deluxe Edition for the more hardcore Jackson enthusiast.
The Deluxe edition features 17 songs (eight remixes, eight original versions, and seemingly one unidentified bonus track) and 2 videos.
The individual tracks are not yet detailed on iTunes.
More information to come.
www.damienshields.com/new-michael-j...-list-revealed/
grazie della traduzione a Betelgeuse - michaeljacksongoldSPOILER (clicca per visualizzare)Rivelata la lista del nuovo album di Michael Jackson ?
by Damien Shields
La track list che è attualmente attribuita al prossimo album di Michael Jackson ' Xscape ' è stata in qualche modo confermata oggi dopo che i giornalisti musicali hanno partecipato ad una esclusiva sessione di riproduzione dell'album..
In seguito al recente annuncio dell'Estate di Michael Jackson che un nuovo album con otto registrazioni inedite del Re del Pop sarà pubblicato il 13 maggio di quest'anno , i fan di Jackson in tutto il mondo , naturalmente, hanno cominciato a speculare su quali canzoni potrebbero essere incluse .
Così, ho deciso di seguire una ricerca basata su un ' processo di eliminazione ' per decifrare quali canzoni potrebbero comporre l'album di 8 tracce analizzando le informazioni rivelate da un certo numero di fonti , tra cui ingegneri , dirigenti discografici, autori, produttori e la stessa Estate .
Ho pubblicato le mie scoperte in un articolo citando le canzoni che credevo , secondo le informazioni a mia disposizione, avrebbero potuto essere incluse nell'album , e le ragioni per cui ero arrivato a quelle convinzioni . Clicca qui per leggere l'articolo completo.
Dopo che l'articolo è stato pubblicato, è stato rivelato che L. A. Reid , Presidente e CEO di Epic Records , oggi ha ospitato una sessione di riproduzione privata dell'album con molti giornalisti musicali.
Uno di quei giornalisti , Kevin Hughes , ha ammesso la sua presenza in un tweet poco dopo la fine della sessione.
" Grande notte alla riproduzione di Michael Jackson # Xscape ", ha detto Hughes . "Pelle d'oca a sentire quella musica sorprendente. L. A. Reid ha scelto bene ".
Hughes ha spiegato che i giornalisti sono stati autorizzati a scattare foto al termine della sessione di riproduzione , ha continuato a twittare una serie di immagini e dichiarazioni per quanto riguarda la musica , confermando quali canzoni erano state inclusi o meno.
Come previsto " A Place With No Name" , "Blue Gangster " e "Chicago" erano tutte lì . La misteriosa "Can’t Get Your Weight Off Of Me" , però, no.
Uno dopo l'altro i fans hanno continuato a chiedere sulle canzoni specifiche , finché Hughes ha individuato otto tracce - il numero totale annunciato dall' Estate.
Quelle otto canzoni erano esattamente le stesse otto che avevo concluso che, in base alla mia ricerca , formavano la base dell'album . Sono :
Xscape (titolo del brano )
Do You Know Where Your Children Are
Slave To The Rhythm
She Was Lovin’ Me
Chicago
Blu Gangsta
A Place With No Name
Love Never Felt So Good
Queste sono le otto tracce che si pensa costituiscano l'Edizione Standard di ' Xscape ' - disponibile il 13 maggio. Tutti gli otto brani sono stati remixati da artisti del calibro di Timbaland , Rodney Jerkins , Stargate e altri.
L'album , che è ora disponibile per il pre-ordine tramite iTunes , sarà anche pubblicato in una speciale Deluxe Edition per gli appassionati più irriducibili di Jackson .
L'edizione Deluxe dispone di 17 canzoni ( otto remix , otto versioni originali , e apparentemente una bonus track non identificata ) e 2 video .
I singoli brani non sono ancora specificati su iTunes .
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Sony to offer the upcoming Michael Jackson album ‘XSCAPE’ with Xperia Z2esterday amongst the April Fools news, Epic Records announced that they would be releasing a new Michael Jackson album called ‘XSCAPE’ which will be filled with unreleased material. Sony has advised via their blog, that they will be making the album available to Xperia Z2 owners.When the album is released on May 13th, owners of the Xperia Z2 (and the Xperia Z1s which isn’t being released in Australia) will be able to download the album through the Xperia Lounge app. The promotion will run until the 31st May 2014 and owners must redeem the album through the Xperia Lounge App by the 30th June 2014.
You can listen to a sample of the upcoming track ‘Slave to the Rhythm’ in this YouTube video:With Sony Music behind them and the Sony One strategy, this is a pretty big coup for Sony Mobile. Setting aside unproven allegations, there’s massive interest in the so-called ‘King of Pop’ and his music (musically speaking he was a genius…and those dance moves). This may actually be a pretty compelling piece of advertising for Sony and their Xperia Z2…now, if they’d just tell us when it was coming out in Australia.
Does this make for a reason to buy the Xperia Z2?Michael Jackson New Album Revealed: Release Date Confirmed, Features A List Of New Songs From The Late 'King Of Pop!'Michael Jackson may have left the world but his legacy lives on, and we might have to listen to that legacy as the King of Pop has a new album and a list of new songs are revealed for the fans to anticipate and enjoy what could be his last impression upon the world.
One of the greatest performers of all time, Michael Jackson has certainly changed the face of the whole world, not just music but the Pop culture itself. From his humble beginnings with his brothers as a member "The Jackson 5", to his solo career that brought us songs such as "Beat It", "Smooth Criminal", "Thriller", and many more and his incredible dance moves such as the Moon Walk. Now fans will get to experience something new from him as a new album for Michael has been made courtesy of Epic Records and Michael Jackson's estate.The title of the album is Xscape, an 8-song collection of previously unreleased tracks and the album scheduled to be released for public on May 13, 2014.
Epic Records CEO and executive producer L.A. Reid took the lead in cultivating recordings from Jackson in which his vocals were completed, and went about "contemporizing" each. The album's lead producer was Timbaland, with additional work courtesy of Rodney Jerkins, Stargate, Jerome "Jroc" Harmon and John McClain. Reid said on a statement last Monday saying that.
"Michael left behind some musical performances that we take great pride in presenting through the vision of music producers that he either worked directly with or expressed strong desire to work with. Modern music and artistry would look and sound completely different if not for the ground breaking contributions Michael Jackson gifted to the world. We are extremely proud and honored to present this music to the world."A list of songs in the Xscape album is shown below.
1. "Xscape"
2. "Slave to the Rhythm"
3. "Blue Gangsta"
4. "A Place With No Name"
5. "Love Never Felt So Good"
6. "Do You Know Where Your Children Are"
7. "She Was Lovin' Me"
8. "Chicago"
Michael Jackson's death back in 2009 has shocked the whole world and his many battles and indications were the source of many controversies, but he conquered that through sheer will and the love of his fans all around the world. From his contributions to music and dance through charities, and unforgettable performances. Here is a teaser of the Xcape album below.
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Exclusive Interview With Xscape Artwork DesignerMJWN has had the opportunity to speak with the 42 year old London designer Mat Maitland, the creator of the brand new artwork for the upcoming Michael Jackson album ‘Xscape’ and the Creative Director for Big Active Design. He tells us the background to the project, his inspirations and how it was made.
How did it come about that you worked on the ‘Xscape’ album?
Word must have got out that I was a huge MJ fan! We (Big Active, design co) were approached by Sony.
How many designs did you create for ‘Xscape’?
I created about 10 cover ideas.
How was the artwork made? Was it based on a photo?
It’s based on a photograph given to me by The Michael Jackson Estate; it’s a fairly recent image of Michael but like I say, it’s based on that image and uses parts of it.
Was there anything in the design process that you particularly wanted to achieve?
It was really important to everyone (including myself) that the cover felt like a new Michael album, something he might have done today, rather than a retrospective image that may have looked like a best of. I really wanted to capture the magic and power of MJ but also his vulnerability.
Where did you draw inspiration from for the ‘Xscape’ artwork?
I wanted to evoke a contemporary and quintessential incarnation of Michael as an artist who constantly injected new blood into his music and also to focus on both the intriguing and futuristic aspects of MJ. As well as being a tribute, I hope that it will inspire reflection on a man who continues to stimulate and offer unique creative musical possibilities to so many today. I also tried to say that Michael is all around us, in our universe and beyond, on earth and in outer space.How long have you been an MJ fan for?
30 years.
What’s your favourite album cover from Michael’s back catalogue?
‘Dangerous’ because it was such a knowing image that acknowledged and commented on the world Michael had created for himself, good and bad. It kind of carried on the theme of the ‘Leave Me Alone’ video as that was the last track on ‘Bad’ and then this was the album after that. It has so much detail in it which was unusual in the times of simple CD covers (although the eyes held your attention). Also, I like that it was true to Michael’s vision whereas on ‘Bad’ (and ‘Invincible’) the label stopped him from using the images he wanted. Actually, coming back to the eyes, this was a big influence on the cover I created for ‘Xscape’ – the magnetic stare, always looking at us.
How does it feel that your artwork is about to be owned by millions of people around the world and will be a part of iconic pop history for years to come?
It’s been a lifelong dream to create a sleeve for Michael Jackson and I feel honoured to be asked to do it. Even if I wasn’t a fan it would have been amazing but as a huge fan it makes it even more special. I hope that the fans like the cover. I’ve heard the album and it’s really amazing!
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.Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson wouldn't like new album
by Bang Showbiz | 03 April 2014
TJ Jackson claims his late uncle was a ''perfectionist'' and would not be happy with the upcoming 'Xscape' album without his final approval.
Michael Jackson's family claim he would not approve of the upcoming 'Xscape' album.
The late King of Pop's nephew, TJ Jackson, who along with his brothers Taryll and Taj formed the pop group 3T, insists his late uncle was a ''perfectionist'' and would not be happy with the collection of new material being released without his final seal of approval.
Speaking of the album, which sees eight unheard tracks released on May 13, TJ told the Sun newspaper: ''I have mixed emotions because as an artist and as his nephew I know he'd want a final listen before anything he did was released to the public.
''Saying that though, that's my uncle and I want him and anything associated with him to be successful.''
Michael's label Epic records announced on Monday (31.03.14) that they would release the new tracks from the late singer's vaults with music executive L.A. Reid lining up producers to ''contemporise'' the record.
Fans have been reassured the album will only be helmed by producers Michael had worked with in the past or expressed a strong interest in collaborating with.
Timbaland has been named the lead producer, while Rodney Jerkins, Stargate, Jerome 'Jroc' Harmon and John McClain have also worked on the project.
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