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Post by Norma on Nov 8, 2010 0:11:38 GMT -5
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Post by MaryAnn Layton on Nov 8, 2010 4:53:53 GMT -5
Well, not sure what to say about this. Still in shock. Taj Jackson is right. It's not Michael
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Post by MaryAnn Layton on Nov 8, 2010 7:26:17 GMT -5
WOW! This has to be a FIRST in the history of TMZ! www.tmz.com/2010/11/07/michael-jackson-breaking-news-song-billie-jean-eddie-cascio/1) That Harvey Levin would personally post about Michael. 2) That Harvey Levin finally admits he loves Michael's music. 3) That Harvey Levin admits he loves the song, and even posts some lyrics. 4) That Harvey Levin sees the hell that the media put Michael through. I am thrilled that the head of TMZ, who has bashed Michael many times in the past, is coming around. He believes it's Michael singing, so okay, let him believe that. The point is, he is absolutely loving the song. Just imagine a tabloid site going wild over Michael Jackson! I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see and read it with my own eyes! THANK YOU Harvey! Let's hope the other tabloids and the mainstream media agree. I doubt it BUT I see a big change coming in the media... change is coming, I just know it, and I'm thrilled!
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Post by Norma on Nov 8, 2010 20:44:00 GMT -5
I asked Jonathan (Sugarfoot) Moffett what he thought about the new song... I mean if anyone knows Mike and has no agenda about speaking up...I thought he would this is what I asked him and what he had to say... Okay, Jonathan you would know... Is this Mike??? Sounds like him in places but totally not sure... What do you think?? Jonathan Phillip Moffett This is true. As I mentioned in other responses to this question, . . . . Parts are, and parts aren't. And, just like the responses are coming from EVERYWHERE, . . . . . his fans Know their Michael. Because, . . . you love him so much.
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Post by MaryAnn Layton on Nov 9, 2010 11:53:16 GMT -5
Please go read the Rants board for more info. I've posted some comparisons for you to listen to, to draw your own conclusions.
Mal
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Post by MaryAnn Layton on Nov 12, 2010 5:52:01 GMT -5
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Post by Alicia on Nov 12, 2010 8:00:02 GMT -5
Latest TMZ poll shows about 70% think it is Michael singing on Breaking News.
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Post by MaryAnn Layton on Nov 12, 2010 9:52:56 GMT -5
Really? I wonder if the more they listen to it, the more it grows on them and sounds like Michael? Anyway, I got VERY good news This was just retweeted to me from a DJ via Suleman Mirza, who seems to get the latest news first. I really hope Teddy has changed the lead vocals and added more of Michael in the background! @teddyriley1 has apparently revised #breakingnews song, so we hear a less processed #MichaelJackson singing
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Post by Alicia on Nov 12, 2010 12:34:54 GMT -5
Happy I just pre-ordered my Michael CD and Michael Tshirt !! They only have size S left on the site: it's the Epic records site-just google Epic records-in the Michael Jackson store! It was a good deal too. Let's all show our support and pre-order a CD, from Epic or Amazon or whatever!!
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Post by jacque on Nov 12, 2010 14:53:13 GMT -5
Update on BREAKING NEWS!
I just read this in an email I received from the MJFC:
Statement From Michael Jackson Estate (11-11-2010) Following the backlash from the fans over the vocals on the new single, "Breaking News," the Michael Jackson Estate released the following statement this morning:
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
Source: MJFC / theurbandaily.com
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Post by MaryAnn Layton on Nov 12, 2010 15:10:03 GMT -5
Way to go, Alicia! Thanks for posting that, Jacque. I posted it earlier but not sure where... LOL Just too many threads going on this subject. I think under Events & Activities, New MJ Album?
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Post by Alicia on Nov 12, 2010 19:35:22 GMT -5
Yes, I am really excited about this album!!!
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Post by MaryAnn Layton on Nov 13, 2010 19:30:53 GMT -5
Here's good news about the new version for Hold My Hand AND Breaking News! Harvey Levin from TMZ just personally posted again, and has glowing remarks! Imagine an online tabloid loving MJ... beautiful! Michael Jackson Song -- Akon Came Back to Finish11/12/2010 3:30 PM PST by TMZ Staff It's Harvey ... I've just heard Michael Jackson's first single, "Hold My Hand" -- not the one that leaked a few years ago, but the one Sony is about to release. First of all, it's great -- slower than a lot of MJ's songs. Our sources say Akon recently came back to the studio to lay down more vocals and really put the finishing touches on it. It sounds more produced than the "Breaking News" song that was put online this week. It's a classic, Akon-type song and it seems like Michael takes on Akon's style. His voice fluctuates like Akon's and there's a similar tonal quality. As for "Breaking News," I just heard the finished version. It's more produced than the one Sony put online and sounds more classic MJ. This is going to be a huge album. ++++++ YAY! Notice what Harvey said again I'm posting this at other threads so everyone sees it. As for "Breaking News," I just heard the finished version. It's more produced than the one Sony put online and sounds more classic MJ.
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