Officiellt meddelande från Jacksons dödsbo till fansen

Som vi berättade igår väntades ett pressmeddelande från Michael Jacksons dödsbo angående låten Breaking News. Det tog sin tid men nu är det här och du kan läsa det i sin helhet nedan:

Dear Fans

As the Michael album was being put together, it was decided to bring Teddy Riley on board to work on several songs, including “Breaking News,” a song Michael recorded with Eddie Cascio and James Porte in late 2007 while living at the Cascio family home with his children. Riley produced and submitted “Breaking News” to Sony for inclusion on the album. At that time, no one ever mentioned that the vocals we heard on the Cascio songs, which were basically in demo format, might not be Michael. It was known, however, that the background vocals were a combination of Michael and James Porte.

After the tracks were submitted to Sony, three of these Cascio songs were selected to be on the album, and “Breaking News” was one of the three. The day after the submission and selection of the album tracks, for the very first time, the authenticity of Michael’s vocals on the Cascio tracks was questioned.

Because of these questions, I was immediately asked by co-Executors John Branca and John McClain to conduct an investigation regarding the authenticity of the lead vocals on the Cascio tracks.

Six of Michael’s former producers and engineers who had worked with Michael over the past 30 years – Bruce Swedien, Matt Forger, Stewart Brawley, Michael Prince, Dr. Freeze and Teddy Riley – were all invited to a listening session to hear the raw vocals of the Cascio tracks in question. All of these persons listened to the a cappella versions of the vocals on the Cascio tracks being considered for inclusion on the album, so they could give an opinion as to whether or not the lead vocals were sung by Michael. They all confirmed that the vocal was definitely Michael.

Michael’s musical director and piano player on many of his records over a 20-year period, Greg Phillinganes, played on a Cascio track being produced for the album, and said the voice was definitely Michael’s. Dorian Holley, who was Michael’s vocal director for his solo tours for 20 plus years (including the O2 Concert Tour) and is seen in the This Is It film, listened to the Cascio tracks and told me the lead vocal was Michael Jackson.

These are all engineers, producers and musicians who worked on tours and/or in the studio with Michael when he was recording Bad, Thriller, Off The Wall, Dangerous, Invincible, HIStory and Blood On The Dance Floor, and they all reconfirmed their belief that the lead vocals were Michael’s voice on the Cascio tracks.

The Estate then retained one of the best-known forensic musicologists in the nation to listen to the vocals without any instrumental accompaniment (“a cappella”), and to compare them with a cappella vocals from previous Michael songs. This expert performed waveform analysis, an objective scientific test used to determine audio authenticity, on the Cascio tracks, as well as previously released tracks with Michael’s voice, and reported that ALL of the lead vocals analyzed (which included Cascio tracks) were the voice of Michael Jackson.

Sony Music conducted their own investigation by hiring yet a second well-respected forensic musicologist who also compared the a cappella lead vocals from Cascio tracks against previously released vocals of Michael’s, and found that Michael’s voice was the on all sets of the raw vocals. The Cascio tracks were also played for two very prominent persons in the music industry who played crucial roles in Michael’s career. Both of these individuals believed that the lead vocals were Michael’s.

Just to be absolutely certain, I also contacted Jason Malachi, a young singer who some persons had wrongfully alleged was a “soundalike” singer that was hired to sing on the Cascio tracks, and I confirmed that he had no involvement with this project whatsoever.

Sony decided that, given the overwhelming objective evidence resulting from the exhaustive investigations outlined above, they wanted to release a record that included three of the Cascio-Porte tracks – because they believed, without reservation, that the lead vocal on all of those tracks were sung by Michael Jackson.

Although there still seem to be concerns being expressed in some quarters about the authenticity of the lead vocals, notwithstanding the opinion of those who worked with Michael, and two independent forensic analysts, ultimately, Michael’s fans will be the judges of these songs, as they always are. We take all fan comments very seriously, and as I’d stated above, there is nothing more important to the Estate than Michael’s music, his legacy and his fans.

Michael’s fans are extraordinary in their quest for accuracy and their passions to raise their voices in a search for truth! We join with them in our care and concern for Michael. We are continuing to follow up with those who have worked in the studio or on tours with Michael, and if any new information comes to light, we will keep you and the fans advised.

Thanks,

Howard

Howard Weitzman, Esq.
Attorney for the Estate Of Michael Jackson
Santa Monica, CA

Michael Jacksons dödsbo har sagt sitt. Det är Michael på låten men tillsammans med James Porte i bakgrundssången. Det verkar också som att låten kommer att följa med på albumet. Med det sagt bör vi lämna det här bakom oss och se fram emot det första nya släppet med Michael på 9 år!

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Sony städar upp – Falsk låt tas bort från skivan!

I måndags, 8 november, strömmades låten Breaking News på www.michaeljackson.com som ursprungligen var avsett att tas med på kommande albumet. Låten som senare sades vara falsk har gjort många fans besvikna. Men Jacksonthrill.se kan redan nu avslöja lite glada nyheter…

”Ursprunget till denna låt, tillsammans med två andra låtar som ursprungligen var avsedda för att tas med på albumet, kom från en vän till Michael i New Jersey. Även om vi har fullt förtroende för att paret gjorde samarbete kring material i 2007 har beslut fattats om att ta bort dessa låtar från albumet.” Jackson’s familj säger att dem stödjer skivan, förutom de omtalade 3 falska spåren. Låtar som nu alltså valts att tas bort.

Sista justeringarna av albumet görs för närvarande. Släppet av den första, riktiga, singeln från ”Michael” kommer att meddelas inom kort.

Sony Music har – som det redan har sagts många gånger – varken att göra med produktionen av spåren eller med valet av spåren för albumet.
Det är MJs dödsbo som fattar besluten och enbart levererar Sony Music med allt material. Sony Music bär bara ansvar för distributionen. Mannen från MJs dödsbo som valde ut låten Breaking News som en teaser bär namnet, John McClain. Vem är det svarta fåret?

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Förlåt för uppdateringen idag men haft Strömavbrott sedan jag kom hem (5 timmar). Någon mer som haft det?

Album framsidan "Michael" ändrad av Sony pg. av en Prince symbol

Omslaget till det nya Michael Jackson albumet som Sony släppte i Torsdags har blivit ändrat! Albumet's omslag är en kopia av en målning som gjordes 2009. I en bubbla finns det en symbol från artisten Prince. Hemsidan DrFunkenberry.com upptäckte symbolen och kontaktade Prince's advokater. Sony har flyttat symbolen, det nya omslaget är tillgängligt på michaeljackson.com.

Förboka "Michael" hos CDON!

BREAKING NEWS TEASER

"Breaking News" har premiär på Måndag (8 november)

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Nya albumet "Michael" släpps 14 december!

ÄNTLIGEN! :D

Albumet "Michael" släpps 14 december.

Här kan du förboka det!