A new Michael Jackson song, which features Lenny Kravitz, has leaked to the web. A sample of the track, entitled ‘Another Day’, can be heard below.
‘Another Day’ is one of the first posthumous tracks by the singer, who died earlier this year, to be heard by fans since This Is It was leaked onto the web.
Last autumn, another previously unheard Jackson song, ‘This Is It’, was released alongside a documentary about his ill-fated comeback shows.
It is thought the star also recorded tracks with Akon and Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am.
Michael Jackson’s This Is It DVD was originally slated to be released prior to Christmas, but due to a regulation that usually forces studios to wait a minimum 90 days before releasing a new film to DVD, it has been pushed to a late January or early February DVD release, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Because the film will only have a two-week theatrical run, Sony executives argued that a This Is It DVD should circumvent the agreement between theater owners and movie studios, but the theater chains relented.
The AP reports that Sony will submit the documentary for Academy Award consideration in categories ranging from film editing and sound to Best Picture and Best Director. Unfortunately, the most noteworthy category in which This Is It had the best chances of competing, the Best Documentary Oscar, already passed its deadline, making Jackson’s rehearsal footage film ineligible.
The film will also be ineligible for the Golden Globes, as it doesn’t recognize documentaries. Because this year’s Oscars will feature an expanded Best Picture field of 10 nominees, based on its rave reviews it’s plausible that This Is It could score an Oscar nod.
Michael Jackson’s new single “This Is It” has began streaming online and hitting the collective airwaves, nearly four months after the “king of pop” died of a prescription drug overdose aged 50. The track, which features backing vocals by Jackson’s brothers, opens with a soft, soulful introduction and the lines: “This is it, here I stand/I’m the light of the world, I feel grand.”
It will be available to buy as part of the two-disc album “This Is It” which hits the shelves internationally on October 26 and in North America on October 27 to coincide with the global release of the Jackson movie of the same name on October 28.
Disc 1 will feature the original album masters of some of Jackson’s biggest hits arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film. The disc ends with two versions of the never-released, “This Is It,” which is featured in the film’s closing sequence and includes backing vocals by Jackson’s brothers.
Disc 2 offers previously unreleased versions of some of the artist’s classic tracks. This disc also features a touching spoken word poem from Jackson titled “Planet Earth” that has never been heard before, Sony said.
The film offers Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer, his career, and the stage spectacular that would have been. The film will provide moviegoers with an unforgettable front row experience compiled from extensive footage that shows Jackson’s meticulous preparation for his 2009 London shows.
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The trailer for the upcoming Michael Jackson concert rehearsal film ‘Michael Jackson: This Is It’ debuted during the MTV Video Music Awards on September 13th, 2009. Check out the trailer below.
The film offers Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer, his career, and the stage spectacular that would have been. The film will provide moviegoers with an unforgettable front row experience compiled from extensive footage that shows Jackson’s meticulous preparation for his 2009 London shows.
U2, Kid Rock, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and Rihanna have just been added to the already incredible list of performers at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, airing Sunday, February 8th, 2009.
The roster for the big event includes: Radiohead, Coldplay, Paul McCartney with Dave Grohl, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Jay-Z, T.I., Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, Jonas Brothers, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Kenny Chesney, plus those four acts announced this morning.
The Grammys also revealed the initial slate of special guest presenters: Jack Black, Duffy, actor Simon Baker, Charlie Haden, Josh Groban and Gwyneth Paltrow.
The Grammys, set to air live on February 8th from Los Angeles Staples Center.
Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake, T.I., Kanye West and Jay-Z will all perform at this years Grammys ceremony, the awards show revealed this morning. The biggest coup is the addition of Radiohead, who have never played the event despite Best Alternative Album wins for OK Computerand Kid A. The band is nominated for five awards this year, including Best Album for In Rainbows. The performance will be the bands first live U.S. television performance since 2000.
McCartneys Grammys performance is a bit of a surprise, considering the former Beatle was only nominated in a pair of smaller categories. Were not complaining though, as the Foo Fighters Dave Grohl will join Macca onstage as his special guest drummer.
The conglomerate of Jay-Z, Kanye West and T.I. will perform their M.I.A.-infused, Best Rap Song-nominated single Swagga Like Us. The trio is up for a combined 16 awards, with West and Jigga scoring six nods and T.I. grabbing four. Additionally, T.I. will perform with Justin Timberlake on an unspecified song, but were guessing its maybe theTip/Timberlake collaboration If Ithat leaked in December. Timberlake scored a Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals nomination after helping out Madonna on 4 Minutes.
This star-studded slate of newly announced artists join an already stacked roster of performers at the 51st annual Grammy awards, including Coldplay, Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Katy Perry and Kenny Chesney.
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