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Post by So Pure on Jul 13, 2014 20:09:21 GMT -5
'Loving You' could be an Urban AC smash.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2014 18:33:56 GMT -5
So excited about this, LA Reid has confirmed that "A Place With No Name" is the next single. :)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2014 18:41:18 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 17, 2014 19:41:25 GMT -5
Was just coming in here to post about this. APWNN was my instant favorite so I'm excited about the single release; LY is the only sensible choice for single 3.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 11:18:24 GMT -5
Rebounds 21-18 on its 9th chart week. Showing some nice staying power.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 20:51:56 GMT -5
Well, I jinxed it, the album tumbles 18-33 in its 10th chart week.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 18:33:25 GMT -5
I think I'm the only one who still cares about this album. I kid, I know there's not much happening at the moment but hopefully that will change soon. Good news is that the album shimmies 33-30 this week. More good news is that 'Love Never Felt So Good' is still No. 1 on Urban AC. I think (?) it's on its 5th week...
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Post by Live Your Life on Aug 15, 2014 22:07:44 GMT -5
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Aug 16, 2014 12:48:26 GMT -5
For once, Jermaine is telling the truth. Can't say I disagree with a word he said.
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Post by So Pure on Aug 16, 2014 15:04:39 GMT -5
Off topic but what the fuck is up with Jermaine's hair?!
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Post by mc54 on Aug 17, 2014 16:29:05 GMT -5
This irrelevant fame whore of a brother he has really needs to let it go. MJ's fanbase was happy, the label & Michael's estate continues to make $ and fans happy after his passing. MJ was a perfectionist, as we all know - but having his trusted friends and fellow producers re-work some of his old songs is harmless. He's not being forced to perform them. Granted, the hologram stuff is a little... eh for me - but the collection that is XSCAPE is a fun, harmless addition to his extensive catalogue. Jermaine wishes he had people caring about his material half as much as his dead brother's. Let's be honest.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 13:29:57 GMT -5
Some sales updates...
"Xscape" places at No. 35 this week on the Billboard 200 with 8,366 copies sold. "The Essential Michael Jackson" places at No. 97, "Thriller" at No. 137 and "Number Ones" at No. 199. He is the only act with 4 albums on the Billboard 200.
"Love Never Felt So Good" notches it's 8th week at No. 1 on Adult R&B Songs.
"A Place With No Name" climbs to No. 27 on Urban AC (Mediabase).
He's making it look too easy...;)
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Post by George on Aug 22, 2014 14:33:21 GMT -5
Not too big a fan of "A Place With No Name" but I hope it does well enough to get a 3rd single off this album!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2014 12:52:50 GMT -5
Happy 56th Birthday MJ!
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on Aug 29, 2014 14:01:38 GMT -5
On that day 56yrs ago one of the greatest entertainers was born. He's influence is so easily noticeable and relevant all these years later. His did things in his small way. Still missin' him.
I love his version of this song. Always warms my heart. I have it on repeat since morning.
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Post by balletgirlmom on Aug 31, 2014 2:28:19 GMT -5
Is A Place With No Name going to be an official single in the USA?
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Post by HolidayGuy on Aug 31, 2014 15:47:13 GMT -5
^It's currently No. 27 on Mediabase's Urban AC seven-day-rolling chart.
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Post by balletgirlmom on Sept 8, 2014 13:12:41 GMT -5
Thanks Holiday Guy. Will it go to mainstream radio? I should!
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Sept 15, 2014 0:29:38 GMT -5
Musicguy I noticed on your youtube page you haven't done a hot 100 entries video for MJ, the king of pop! Have you considered?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2014 3:17:03 GMT -5
Musicguy I noticed on your youtube page you haven't done a hot 100 entries video for MJ, the king of pop! Have you considered? Hi, yes of course. It's on my list, but that requires a little more work, so I may start it this week and work on it little by little. :)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 16:57:41 GMT -5
www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...-duet-20140919Hear Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury's Long-Lost Duet "There Must Be More to Life Than This" is one of three unreleased tracks on upcoming compilation 'Queen Forever' 11 By Andy Greene | September 19, 2014 Thirty-three years after they first began work on the track, Queen will finally release "There Must Be More to Life Than This" - featuring vocals by Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson - on their upcoming compilation album Queen Forever, which hits shelves on November 10th. The song was written during the Hot Space sessions, but they never finished it and Mercury eventually released his own version on his 1985 solo debut Mr. Bad Guy. Related Freddie Mercury Queen Queen's Tragic Rhapsody Producer William Orbit, best known for his work on Madonna’s Ray of Light, was brought in to finish "There Must Be More to Life Than This." "When I first played it in my studio, I opened a trove of delights provided by the greatest of musicians," he said in a statement. "Hearing Michael Jackson's vocals was stirring. So vivid, so cool, and poignant, it was like he was in the studio singing live. With Freddie's vocal solo on the mixing desk, my appreciation for his gift was taken to an even higher level." In contrast to Mercury's solo, stripped-back version, the new Orbit-produced version adds strings, guitars and a lot more bombast. Queen Forever will also feature a new version of "Love Kills," which Mercury recorded with producer Giorgio Moroder for a restored version of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis in 1984. "They took out all the disco production and turned it into more of a traditional Queen arrangement," says Adam Lambert, who played the tune with Queen on their summer tour."It's an amazing song, very dramatic and powerful with a beautiful melody." Also appearing on Queen Forever is "Let Me in Your Heart Again," a Brian May-penned tune that dates back to the sessions for 1984’s The Works. Mercury put down a vocal track, but the song was never finished. May and Roger Taylor recently went back into the studio to record new guitar parts and backing vocals. The LP will be available as a 20-track single CD and an 36-track two-CD set. Skipping obvious hits like "We Will Rock You" and "Bohemian Rhapsody," the collection focuses on lesser-known tunes like "Mother Love," "The Miracle" and "Drowse." Queen and Adam Lambert wrapped up their 2014 world tour with a show in Auckland, New Zealand on September 4th, but future shows remain a possibility. "I’m definitely down," Lambert told Rolling Stone in June. "I’m having so much fun." Here’s the complete track listing for both editions of Queen Forever. Read more: www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...#ixzz3DmOk8zgxFollow us: @rollingstone on Twitter | RollingStone on Facebook
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Sept 19, 2014 17:44:06 GMT -5
According to Epic Records' Twitter account:
Michael Jackson's "Xscape" is Gold!
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 19, 2014 18:13:14 GMT -5
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Sept 19, 2014 18:39:43 GMT -5
Let's hope they also certified Number Ones 5xP and Essential MJ 4xP.
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Post by trustypepper on Sept 23, 2014 19:40:23 GMT -5
Glad to see it go Gold. Turned out to be a decent album.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Dec 18, 2014 2:31:31 GMT -5
Great article about Michael, BlackLivesMatter, The Sony Leaks and how it all ties in to the banned video for THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT US. Something every Michael fan should read. Makes you wonder what leaked email from Tommy Mottola would have looked like..... perceptive.kinja.com/sony-hack-re-ignites-questions-about-michael-jacksons-p-1672116301Sony Hack Re-ignites Questions about Michael Jackson's Banned Song
As the Black Lives Matter movement grew in reaction to the lack of indictments in the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, Michael Jackson's 1995 song "They Don't Care About Us" was resurrected at the grass roots level in many cities including Ferguson, New York, and California. "They Don't Care About Us" was denounced by The New York Times even before its release, and did not reach much of its intended audience because the controversy caused by the New York Times article would go on to overshadow the song itself. Radio stations were reluctant to play it and one of the short films Jackson created for the song was banned in the U.S. Bernard Weinraub, husband of Sony Pictures Chief Amy Pascal, was the writer of the Times article. "They Don't Care About Us" was Jackson's statement against abuse of power and the political corruption that enabled it. Two key events inspired the song: In 1992, five white police officers who stood trial in Los Angeles for the videotaped beating of Rodney King were found not guilty by a jury with no African American members. Then, as now, there were riots and protests about longstanding policies of racial profiling and systemic police brutality. The following year, Jackson, who had not been charged with any crime, was forced to undergo a humiliating 25 minute strip search by the same LAPD. The Santa Barbara District Attorney and police detectives arrived at Jackson's home in Los Olivos, California with a photographer who documented his private parts on film. Black man, blackmail
Throw your brother in jail
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
Bernard Weinraub's pre-release story accused Jackson of having "bigoted lyrics" in the song. He described the entire HIStory album as "profane, obscure, angry and filled with rage." The criticism seemed disingenuous, as the lyrics were taken out of context. Many of Weinraub's email messages to Pascal were exposed in the Sony hack; one advised her to fire an executive which she promptly did; another stated outright that he had special access and influence with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. Pascal was previously Vice President of Columbia Pictures, where Jackson, who wanted to star in films, had a motion picture contract that was never fulfilled. Later she became head of Sony Columbia Pictures. Jackson's recording contract was with Epic, a division of Sony. Weinraub, who is now a playwright, was a respected New York Times reporter on the Hollywood beat until his relationship with Pascal created a conflict of interest that began to anger the subjects of his articles. Weinraub admitted to as much in his farewell column at the New York Times. Weinraub's cozy relationships in Hollywood included David Geffen. Geffen had worked closely with Jackson, convincing him to replace his key advisors with ones hand-picked by Geffen, according to Zack O. Greenburg's Michael Jackson, Inc. When the controversy over "They Don't Care About Us" arose, Jackson asked Geffen for public support, but he would not go on record. Jackson's manager, Geffen's pick Sandy Gallin, refused to speak on television. He fired Gallin and never spoke to either of the men again. Geffen refused to be interviewed for Greenburg's book. Jackson and Spike Lee made two separate short films for "They Don't Care About Us." "He was not having good relations [with Sony/Epic]...there was friction there," said Spike Lee in a recent interview with Iconic magazine. The first version, recorded in Brazil, features the Afro-Brazilian drumming group Olodum. If you're familiar with the song, this is the version you've probably seen. Already in production at the time of the controversy, it uses sound effects to obscure the objectionable words. But the "Prison" version is a tour de force; Jackson had even more to be angry about. Jackson and Lee chose to film in a Long Island jail, said Lee, because "a lot of people in prison shouldn't be there. A lot of people are there for a much longer time too. In American prisons, there are more brown and black people than white." All Jackson's frustrations seem to be on display in this raw and angry performance. Behold: Jackson would not win though - at least not then: the Prison version was banned from American television. Jackson later had a public feud with executives at Sony Music which was eyed skeptically by many. One particularly vicious 1995 Newsday review read in part: "When Michael Jackson sings 'They Don't Care About Us' you've got to wonder who he thinks 'us' is." The Black Lives Matter protestors don't wonder.
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Post by divasummer on Dec 18, 2014 11:18:03 GMT -5
Does anyone know how much "Xscape" has sold WW. Didn't Sony pay A lot for each of these new releases? Are they making back their money? I know the "This Is It" sdtk made a lot but what about the last 2 releases?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2014 12:25:55 GMT -5
The latest figures I have seen have this at 449,000 US and 1,511,000 WW.
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Post by bat1990 on Dec 21, 2014 11:20:22 GMT -5
^That's pretty good in the 2014 climate. MJ, still flying records off the (physical and virtual) shelves even from the afterlife
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Post by George on Jun 2, 2015 11:05:51 GMT -5
Wow, can't believe they're growing up so quickly! Michael Jackson's son Prince graduates high schoolBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Updated 9:08 AM ET, Mon June 1, 2015 (CNN)—It will soon be the sixth anniversary of the death of superstar Michael Jackson, but his family recently celebrated a much happier milestone. The late singer's son Prince graduated this weekend from the Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California. His proud aunt La Toya tweeted a picture of her and the new grad. The elder Jackson died June 25, 2009, from a fatal combination of the surgical anesthetic propofol and sedatives. Since then, Jackson's three children have tried to maintain a low profile. Us magazine reported that on Saturday that Prince Jackson, 18, was joined by his sister Paris, brother Blanket and other relatives at the ceremony. Seventeen-year-old Paris recently appeared on the red carpet at an event in Beverly Hills with her boyfriend, youth soccer player Chester Castellaw. The aspiring actress is set to to appear in the film "Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys," due out in 2017. The youngest Jackson, 13-year-old Blanket, was photographed in February decked out in his martial arts gear. Last year, a video made the rounds of him and his siblings joining their grandmother Katherine Jackson in remembering the King of Pop. It was a trailer for a documentary the Jackson family matriarch was encouraging fans to help fund.
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