bboy87 said:

Unreleased Michael Jackson recordings could earn $250 million





Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Dozens of Michael Jackson songs never heard before by fans will be released in 10 new albums over the next seven years, starting in November, according to a source close to the transaction.

The albums are part of a deal with Jackson's estate that could bring in $250 million to the late pop star's trust, the source said Tuesday.

When Jackson died last summer, he left behind huge debts -- estimated at about $500 million -- but he also owned a valuable music catalogue and dozens of unreleased recordings.

Sony's Columbia Epic Records, Jackson's record label for three decades, will "create new projects for Michael Jackson featuring the never-before-released Jackson recordings," Sony said. "The first project featuring unreleased music is expected for release in November 2010."

The Sony contract was negotiated by John Branca and John McClain, the two men Jackson named in his will to run his estate.

"By all objective criteria, this agreement with Sony Music demonstrates the lasting power of Michael's music by exceeding all previous industry benchmarks," Branca said in a written statement released Tuesday.

Los Angeles County Judge Mitchell Beckloff, who is overseeing the probate of Jackson's estate, has approved the contract, according to the estate source, who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak about details.

Fans can also look forward to re-releases of Jackson's solo albums. Epic already struck gold when it released the 25th-anniversary edition of "Thriller," which rose to the top of the sales charts in 2008.

"Nowhere did Michael set the bar higher than he did with 'Thriller,' which nearly three decades after its release by Epic remains by far the best-selling album in history worldwide with music that transcends generations," said McClain, a former music industry executive who now helps run the estate.

Sony released the album companion to the documentary "This Is It" last fall.

"Michael has always been a treasured member of the Sony Music family," said Columbia Epic chairman Rob Stringer. "We're dedicated to protecting this icon's legacy, and we're thrilled that we can continue to bring his music to the world for the foreseeable future."

Profits from Jackson's estate go into a trust that is shared by his mother and three children. Unchosen charities also will get 20 percent of the estate profits under Jackson's will.

Branca and McClain have not yet been given full powers as executors over the estate, since the judge is still overseeing the probate process.

Joe Jackson, the singer's father, is still trying to challenge Branca and McClain's appointment, but so far his legal efforts have been rejected by Beckloff.

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It hurts to see pictures from the trial cause I know how much he suffered and it´s just not f*****g fair.

dag said:

do you want me to edit it

dag said:

dag - I don't know if this helps or not, but I was inside the courtroom for about 5 days towards the end of the trial, and Michael looked in fine form.

And for whatever it is worth, whenever he would walk into the courtroom, he would walk in, look around for fans he recognized. (There were always about 20 fans inside the court-room, and we knew each other, but more importantly, he knew who the fans were.) Once he found the fans, he would smile really big, and sincerely and nod. Needless to say, the fans smiled back and some would put their hands on their hearts, like they were saying the pledge.

Even in his darkest hour, he knew the fans loved him, and he wasn't the weak, frail person, the media made him out to be around that time. In person, he looked a lot more healthy then the photos show. I promise.

This interview is so fun, how Chris talks about wanting to meet MJ.
I'm sure MJ fans can relate to how Chris says he acted when meeting Michael.
And how excited he got.

It is also interesting how he mentions Gavin, and how Michael helped with
all of that. Frustrating and crappy how Gavin and his family were such
users but the interview is still worth a watch.

seeingvoices12 said:

No, thanks. I still love his eyes.


Thanks for the info. He´s so sweet. I know he was strong and all that. But it´s a shame that he even have to go through all this for that long.
LUCKY YOU, BTW! I´d give anything to see him.
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babybugz said:

I saw the "Goin' Places" and "Keep on Dancing" ones, I doubt he did a vid for "Off the Wall".

EmeraldSkies said:

I hate to sound pessimistic (or a party pooper lol) but damn, you think any of those petitions we gave to Phony, er, Sony Music, ever worked?

The Very Best of Michael Jackson
The Definitive Collection
Greatest Hits: 1969-1982
Greatest Hits: 1987-2001
King of Dance- The Visual Anthology
Moonwalker- The Video Collection
Michael Jackson: The Remixes
Off the Wall - The 35th Aniversary Edition
Bad- The 25th Aniversary Edition
HIStory- The Future (CD 2 re-issue)

I was waiting on this and other lucrative deals that's bound to come. When you think about how Marilyn Monroe, Bob Marley, Elvis' estates have all branched out into various forms of merchandising it was inevitable that Mike's estate would go this route. Hell, this is probably just the beginning.

Sony on the other hand are going to try to milk this Michael Joseph Jackson cow until infinity.

Musicslave said:

sleepyq said:

What the hell is this

sleepyq said:

They all Greatest hits albums

sleepyq said:

babybugz said:

If these albums DO NOT have a Prolific amount of unreleased new songs then I'm not going to buy any.

Timmy84 said:

For real....FUCK SONY MUSIC.

seeingvoices12 said:

Exactly. They're NOT gonna benefit for the well being of the fans at all. Michael wouldn't have like this either... I doubt Jimi or Elvis or Bob would've appreciate what was going on around them (ironically Marvin's estate has never gotten this ridiculous besides commercials using his songs and Motown issuing deluxe editions, they've kept it on the modest).

seeingvoices12 said:

Like I said before I doubt I will buy anything they put out unless it's tours. smh I don't buy things twice lol. Re-releases I don't like .Sony tricking people again.

Timmy84 said:

Marvin wasn't as a big star as Elvis and Michael probably why .But still smh.

seeingvoices12 said:

where would another day fit in , in any of these albums? they are going broke this way

wich source!

babybugz said:

That's true too lol But at least they're not milking him like they're doing Elvis & Michael.

babybugz said:

if sony wants to recoup , they would put those songs together that form an cohensive album. i hope that is post 2004 material is in good hands .

I didn't know Michael was a free agent (Label)when he passed.

babybugz said:

He said it back in '02 that after that box set that came out, he was a free agent so yeah he wasn't with Sony when he died. He was only working with them via the BMG label.

motownlover said:

Maybe the greatest hits 1987-2001 , when I first read the news I thought it was 10 news albums and that we would get at least three albums full of previously unreleased material but I was wrong

Fuck them , Me is not touching those albums

The list is fake. I'm just painting what the picture will look like... and trust me, it will look like that.

After Freddy Mercury died, Queen has released no less than NINE major compilation sets. Only one studio album. Dont get ur hopes up

ALSO... living legends like Barbara Streisand and Elton John get counteless compilations released like Michael was doing. Please don't be mad at sony. Look it up. MJ did not want to go in the studio and record... so they did what they had to do. Michael's catalogue was very valuable, and he refused to release an album on time... so the only way they could make money was to release compilation sets and re-releases. They are in the business of makin money. They want to give the least and get the most. Its BUSINESS. They dont give 2 shits about the fans, or MJ's family or estate. Dont get it twisted. Its about makin $$$. Ur fan relationship w/ MJ is OVA. It ended when he died. Now its just the MJ machine- the MJ brand- ur not dealin with him anymore, theres no connection to MJ who y'all are loyal to and the brand that exists now. The sooner y'all accept it the better.

Timmy84 said:

That's what I thought.

seeingvoices12 said: