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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 16:26:23 GMT -5
HITS has this at No. 1 with 161, 909, but with less than 600 units separating it from the Black Keys. Will have to wait for the official Billboard position tomorrow afternoon.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2014 5:52:44 GMT -5
"Slave to the Rhythm" is Top 40 at Urban AC. Also still in the Top 100 on iTunes (currently #62).
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Post by SHOOTER on May 21, 2014 12:27:34 GMT -5
HITS has this at No. 1 with 161, 909, but with less than 600 units separating it from the Black Keys. Will have to wait for the official Billboard position tomorrow afternoon. #2 according to Billboard.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2014 13:59:51 GMT -5
HITS has this at No. 1 with 161, 909, but with less than 600 units separating it from the Black Keys. Will have to wait for the official Billboard position tomorrow afternoon. #2 according to Billboard. Boo, that sucks.
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Post by George on May 21, 2014 14:17:00 GMT -5
It's better than Michael's #3 debut!
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on May 21, 2014 16:31:37 GMT -5
It's better than Michael's #3 debut! Michael was a terrible album though. No one cared if it hit only #3.
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Post by Leigh on May 21, 2014 17:00:25 GMT -5
Reached number 1 in the UK album chart
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2014 17:03:14 GMT -5
"Love Never Felt So Good" is in the Top 10 on the Hot 100 this week and his highest peaking hit since "You Are Not Alone".
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on May 22, 2014 12:17:05 GMT -5
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Post by Relaxing Cup on May 22, 2014 12:29:09 GMT -5
Was just talking to someone about how I can't support this project due to the choice of putting, of all people Justin TImberlake on LNFSG. I'm surprised there wasn't more uproar over this...
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Post by George on May 22, 2014 13:05:06 GMT -5
Was just talking to someone about how I can't support this project due to the choice of putting, of all people Justin TImberlake on LNFSG. I'm surprised there wasn't more uproar over this... If people/radio can forgive Chris Brown for that Rihanna incident, I'm not surprised people aren't too upset about Justin being involved in a Jackson-project.
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Post by HolidayGuy on May 25, 2014 19:08:23 GMT -5
I know why some are saying that about Timberlake, but no one is seriously likening Timberlake's role in the Nipplegate incident to Chris Brown physically beating a woman?
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jun 7, 2014 20:08:07 GMT -5
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Chart News @chartnews on Twitter:
Worldwide sales: @michaeljackson, Xscape 728,000 total
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Post by divasummer on Jun 8, 2014 7:53:08 GMT -5
Will these totals for "Xscape and Michael" justify the huge contract his estate negotiated for his unreleased cd's? Wasn't it reported to be almost 10 mill. per album?
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Post by Gary on Jun 9, 2014 12:55:54 GMT -5
Michael Jackson Estate Has Big Plans for King of Pop's Vaults
By Steve Knopper
Michael Jackson's estate managed to bring the late star back to life, sort of, with an unnerving onstage pseudo-hologram at May 18th's Billboard Music Awards – and that's just the beginning of its ambitious plans for his career, which could include as many as eight more albums culled from outtakes and repackaged material. "We got more surprises coming," says producer Rodney Jerkins, who worked on the newest posthumous release, Xscape.
The only problem may be soft demand for "new" Jackson music. Despite decent reviews and a single that guest-starred Justin Timberlake, Xscape stalled at Number Two, with a big second-week drop. "After a while, a certain part of the audience stops listening," says Dan Beck, a former Epic Records exec who worked closely with Jackson.
Despite these hiccups, Jackson is the highest-grossing dead star in the world, as of 2013. The estate has earned $600 million since his death in 2009, thanks to lucrative projects such as Cirque du Soleil's Immortal tour and a reported $250 million deal with Sony Music for the new albums. "They've done a very good job – think of how dysfunctional it could be," Beck says. "We may not like particular elements of it, but Michael made the music, and they've kept that going."
Xscape was a major improvement over the estate's first posthumous album, 2010's Michael. The latest project took shape in early 2013, when Antonio "L.A." Reid, Epic's chairman, met with John Branca, Jackson's attorney and the estate's co-executor, to present a movie concept. Branca instead invited Reid, a veteran producer who worked with Jackson in the late Eighties, to comb the vaults. When Reid found "Love Never Felt So Good," a Thriller-era demo Jackson had written with crooner Paul Anka, he "realized he had elements of a hit album," says Scott Seviour, an Epic executive vice president. Reid asked several top producers to freshen up the songs and deputized Timbaland to oversee the project.
"Slave to the Rhythm," which Reid, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and their team wrote and produced circa 1991's Dangerous, was the foundation for Jackson's May 18th "performance" – a CGI King of Pop singing and moonwalking, made lifelike through a 19th-century illusion called Pepper's Ghost. The show divided Jackson's friends and family – his brother Jackie said it moved him to tears, but his makeup artist Karen Faye tweeted, "It is a criminal violation to enslave another person."
Fans should expect an even deeper excavation of the singer's vaults in the coming years. Estate reps wouldn't say how many songs are in usable form, but Jackson was famous for overrecording. "It was frequent that Michael would record songs and put them on the shelf," says Matt Forger, his longtime engineer. After Jackson's death, Tommy Mottola, Sony Music's former CEO, suggested the singer worked up 20 to 30 songs for each album; Epic's Seviour estimates "tens and twenties" are still in the vault. "I'm sure there are a few more great things out there," says Jerkins, "and, hopefully, we'll all have a chance to hear them."
This is from the June 19th, 2014 issue of Rolling Stone
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Post by #LisaRinna on Jun 13, 2014 19:09:44 GMT -5
I think 'Loving You' is gorgeous. I actually think I prefer the demo version over the updated one.. opinions?
Which versions do you guys like more?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2014 19:44:34 GMT -5
"Loving You" is my fav. Should be the second single. Potential Urban AC smash. I don't see anything else on the album being a multi-format hit anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2014 16:14:28 GMT -5
Shifts 12-9 on its 5th chart week. Nice to see it have some legs, so far.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2014 6:42:58 GMT -5
RIP MJ
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Post by mc54 on Jun 25, 2014 7:55:22 GMT -5
I'm hoping they push "Place Without No Name" as a single. It's catchy as hell.
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Post by bat1990 on Jun 25, 2014 13:53:19 GMT -5
I'm hoping they push "Place Without No Name" as a single. It's catchy as hell. I second this!!! I also haven't been able to get the opening of "Chicago" out of my head all day!
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on Jun 25, 2014 16:36:14 GMT -5
It's hard to believe it's been 5yrs already: feels like yesteday to me. Always imitated, never duplicated. RIP, genius, visionary, one of a kind entertainer.
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Post by blahsi on Jul 1, 2014 16:31:46 GMT -5
I'm hoping they push "Place Without No Name" as a single. It's catchy as hell. Agreed!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 8:50:26 GMT -5
'Loving You' is rumoured to be the next single, with a release on August 11. We'll see if that rumour holds up. It's fitting, seeing as the opening line of the song is "Hello August moon, where are the stars of the night?" Plus, it's LA Reid's favourite, so who knows.
Xscape slips one to No. 18 this week in the US on its 7th chart week. It has yet to leave the Top 20.
339,000 sold in the US to date and 1,051,000 WW. :)
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jul 5, 2014 11:54:01 GMT -5
"Loving You" would be a good choice- more classic, throwback MJ.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 5, 2014 21:05:03 GMT -5
LY has started getting rotation on satellite radio so I was expecting an announcement about it being the next single soon.
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Post by balletgirlmom on Jul 6, 2014 9:52:30 GMT -5
I love Xscape and am happy to have new Michael stuff!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2014 6:45:10 GMT -5
Dips 18-21 this week. Still quiet on the new single front. Sales have been somewhat stable, but they need to get on an announcement soon, if in fact they bother to release another single. The Estate has said that three singles will be released from the project, and it has been only two months since Love Never Felt So Good, so here's hopin'!
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Post by balletgirlmom on Jul 13, 2014 13:09:10 GMT -5
A Place with No Name and Chicago are 2 of my faves on Xscape!
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jul 13, 2014 16:59:09 GMT -5
The album has been holding up decently. The label has aggressively offered discounts, which has helped, but if they want some long-term legs for it, another single with success at Urban AC could do the trick.
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