Three songs from posthumous album ‘Michael’ have been removed from streaming platforms accused of being performed by a vocal look-alike
For the past few days, a controversy has surrounded the titles appearing on the posthumous album of Michael Jackson.
Indeed, fans spotted the withdrawal of three songs from the opus “Michael” and strongly shared their reactions on Twitter.
The deletion of his singles is not due to chance, they had been for a few years at the heart of a scandal reporting that the titles were not interpreted by Michael Jackson in person, but by a vocal double, denounced as an “impostor” by the singer’s fans.
So these would be pieces “Breaking News”, “Keep Your Head Up” et “Monster” and we have even been the subject of vocal comparisons on social networks.
In an email from Michael Jackson Estate in response to a fan, it is mentioned that the disappearance of the three titles from streaming platforms “ has nothing to do with their authenticity ». « The Estate and Sony Music believe that the ongoing talk of these songs is taking the fan community and casual Michael Jackson listeners away from where their attention should be, Michael Jackson’s storied and dense musical catalog. » is it written on behalf of a named Chuckwhich did not fail to recall the current and future celebrations in progress and to come like the musical “MJ the Musical”the biopic in preparation and the anniversary of the 40 years of the album “Thriller”, which will take place next November.
Note that as soon as the disc was released, the three songs in question had been contested by fans and the family of Michael Jackson. “It doesn’t seem to be him”had declared La Toya Jacksonduring an interview for TMZ. two nephews of Michael Jackson, TJ et Taryll Jackson had also expressed their doubts regarding the titles.
So, true interpretation or trickery?
The question remains unanswered for now.
