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China: Hollywood Tonight; U.S. and Japan: Behind The Mask as 2nd single (ALL confirmed)

Re: The U.S. and Japan will release Behind The Mask as second single (unconfirmed yet)

love is magical said:
Honestly, I don't care if BTM will become a hit or not. I don't care if the new single lift up the album sales or not.

Michael doesn't need another hit. Another number one signle is insignificant.

What I wish to see is a good song to be recognized. BTM is a good song and deserves to be known. It's more finished than Hollywood Tonight. The quality of vocals (per the album version) is better.

If BTM is chosen, I applaud Sony for dare to be different and go against the current music trend. In a sea of autotuned and robotic voice, BTM is a breath of fresh air.

Good music is timeless. It doesn't matter if BTM is 30 years old.
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THIS!

Who cares if Behind The Mask isn't ''single worthy'' and won't get to number 1 in the charts. It's a great song and it should be known by alot of people and yes great music is timeless and i'll say a quote from Michael himself ''Great music isn't about the hot beats that will be here today and gone tomorrow. It's about the melodies that will last a life time''
 
Re: China: Hollywood Tonight (confirmed); U.S. and Japan: Behind The Mask as 2nd single (unconfirmed

Originally Posted by love is magical
Honestly, I don't care if BTM will become a hit or not. I don't care if the new single lift up the album sales or not.

Michael doesn't need another hit. Another number one signle is insignificant.

What I wish to see is a good song to be recognized. BTM is a good song and deserves to be known. It's more finished than Hollywood Tonight. The quality of vocals (per the album version) is better.

If BTM is chosen, I applaud Sony for dare to be different and go against the current music trend. In a sea of autotuned and robotic voice, BTM is a breath of fresh air.

Good music is timeless. It doesn't matter if BTM is 30 years old.
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This post is amazing. Reputation, coming! BRILLIANT!!

In the closet cover all over again! LOL I just want the single to be released in the UK!

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New Michael Jackson Singles Coming From The Global #1 Album "Michael"

Album Already Achieves Platinum Status in 17 Countries Worldwide



New York, NY – In the coming weeks, the Estate and Sony Music will be releasing "Hollywood Tonight" and "Behind the Mask" from the global hit album MICHAEL. "Behind The Mask" will be released as the radio single in countries including the United States, Canada, Japan and France. "Hollywood Tonight" will be the single released to radio in the rest of the world and videos for both songs will be released worldwide. Each Sony Music affiliate will also release more information on the plans in their respective territories.

Both "Behind The Mask" and "Hollywood Tonight" are fan and critical favorites from MICHAEL – the unique collection of Michael Jackson songs completed posthumously and released in December by Sony and his Estate. The album includes material Michael had been working on for future release prior to his passing along with other vintage work he planned to place on future albums. Joe Vogel, author of the upcoming book Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson, wrote that while "Posthumous works are notoriously tricky…This, ultimately, is the most important quality of Michael: it feels like Michael."

"Behind the Mask," which was recently completed by John McClain and Jon Nettlesbey, is praised by critics for infusing the spirit of Michael's music from the past. Rolling Stone called it "a fiercely funky cousin to "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" The song is written by Michael Jackson, Chris Mosdell and Ryuichi Sakamoto and produced by Michael Jackson, John McClain and Jon Nettlesbey. The song's recognizable hook is a sample of "Behind The Mask" as performed by Ryuichi Sakamoto's Yellow Magic Orchestra. And "Hollywood Tonight", which USA TODAY said "pulsates with Billie Jean-esque energy, was written during the time of the Invincible album. In 2007, Michael pulled the track out of the archives to work on the song with producer Theron "Neff-U" Feemster. "Hollywood Tonight" was written by Michael Jackson and Brad Buxer and the track was produced by Teddy Riley, Michael Jackson with co-producer by Theron "Neff-U" Feemster. Ellen DeGeneres debuted and danced to the song with her audience during her popular talk show.



MICHAEL was the #1 global album upon its release in December and has shipped over 3 million units worldwide making it one of the biggest albums of 2010. The album's nonstop success continues to underscore Michael's importance to his fans as a global icon and superstar, and shows how his music continues to transcend cultures and languages. The platinum status for MICHAEL has now grown to 17 countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, France (2x), Italy (2x), Spain, Denmark, Poland, Russia(2x), Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic (5x), Canada, India (2x), China, Taiwan, Korea and the Middle East. Michael is now Gold in 18 countries including Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Sweden.

MICHAEL marks another release under the new agreement between The Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Music announced in March 2010 that continues the label's 35-year relationship with Michael and his music. During that time, Michael sold hundreds of millions of records, had 13 #1 singles and released the pop culture phenomenon "Thriller," which remains music's all-time bestselling album with more than 100 million copies sold worldwide.
 
mkgenie - did you post this before it even was on MJ's official site? :)

Great news.
 
Michael Jackson's Ultimate Music Fan Global Mash-up To Launch Online March 7
Innovative "Behind The Mask" Video Project Seeks Creative Input From Across The World To Shape Unique Artistic Vision


In the spirit of Michael Jackson's pioneering videos that pushed the creative boundaries in capturing the look, feel and emotions of music, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Music will provide everyone who likes music an opportunity to help create online a unique groundbreaking music video for the single "Behind the Mask". Using the web in a truly innovative way, people from around the world on March 7 will come together to create an imaginative piece of Michael Jackson history in The Behind the Mask Project.

Led by the creative team at Radical Media and director Dennis Liu, participants will visit the website http://behindthemask.michaeljackson.com which will be loaded with simple tools that define the different roles one can play in this landmark project. First, users select a move, a lyric, or a crowd reaction; performers can even demonstrate their own moonwalk, the anti-gravity lean or the toe stand. Then, using the site's split-screen template, contributors can shoot their move right on the website with their web cam (or their video camera) and upload their clip at the precise time it occurs in the video.

After the worldwide community has come together and done their part, the director will select the top clips and weave them into this historical work of Michael Jackson video art. The final results of The Behind the Mask Project will be unveiled during the first week in April.

"Behind the Mask" is a critic and fan favorite from MICHAEL – the unique collection of songs featuring Michael's performances completed posthumously and released in December by the Michael Jackson Estate and Sony Music. MICHAEL was the #1 global album upon its release in December and has shipped over 3 million units worldwide making it one of the biggest albums of 2010. The album's success continues to underscore Michael's importance as a global icon and superstar, transcending cultures and languages.

Sign up now at www.michaeljackson.com for updates on the project. Participate starting March 7, 2011 at http://behindthemask.michaeljackson.com.

Dennis Liu is an award-winning digital filmmaker at @radical.media. Dennis quickly made a name for himself winning awards for clients that include Apple and Microsoft and being honored in the renowned "Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors Showcase".

@radical.media is a global transmedia company that creates some of the world's most innovative content and the home to @radical.media design+digital. @radical.media's award-winning projects include the Academy Award®-winning documentary "The Fog of War"; the Grammy®-winning "Concert for George"; the Independent Spirit Award-winning "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster"; the award-winning digital experience "The Wilderness Downtown" for Google Creative Lab and Arcade Fire; the Grammy-nominated "The Johnny Cash Project"; the Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winning pilot episode of the hit series "Mad Men"; the Emmy®-winning "10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America" for the History Channel; and five seasons of the critically acclaimed Sundance Channel series "Iconoclasts," among others.
 
mkgenie you truely are the best insider we have.

Thanks sooo much for all your info.
 
1) Yes, "mkgenie" posted on 9th February 2011 that "Hollywood Tonight" and "Behind The Mask" will become singles.

2) But of course, the covers and that brand-new press statement have been posted by Sony Music today. "mkgenie" then edited his/her posting from 9th February 2011 to include this new text + the covers.
 
Korgnex said:
1) Yes, "mkgenie" posted on 9th February 2011 that "Hollywood Tonight" and "Behind The Mask" will become singles.

2) But of course, the covers and that brand-new press statement have been posted by Sony Music today. "mkgenie" then edited his/her posting from 9th February 2011 to include this new text + the covers.
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So to summarize - mkgenie is one hell of a great insider...


:clapping::punk::clapping:
 
mkgenie, could you please, as soon as the HT CD Single will be released in China, post here links to online stores where we can order the Chinese HT CD as well as information about your local music stores (in Beijing at least) where the CD can be purchased.Thank you. :)

@Korgnex: mkgenie is a man, a very well known and respected man in his country and in Southeast Asia.
 
Wenghua said:
mkgenie, could you please, as soon as the HT CD Single will be released in China, post here links to online stores where we can order the Chinese HT CD as well as information about your local music stores (in Beijing at least) where the CD can be purchased.Thank you. :)

@Korgnex: mkgenie is a man, a very well known and respected man in his country and in Southeast Asia.
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Yes, I didn't say anything to the contrary. I just wanted to point out that the covers and this brand-new press statement are from TODAY. BUT "mkgenie" has edited his posting from 9th February 2011 for whatever reason and it could look now as if he posted this already on that day which isn't correct.

That was my point.
 
Korgnex;3272729 said:
Yes, I didn't say anything to the contrary. I just wanted to point out that the covers and this brand-new press statement are from TODAY. BUT "mkgenie" has edited his posting from 9th February 2011 for whatever reason and it could look now as if he posted this already on that day which isn't correct.

That was my point.
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Oh, my remark above (the part addressed to you) applied only to your words referring to mgenie as “his/her”, i.e. to his gender, and nothing else. :)
And I found it quite appropriate to mention this. Or would you like to be called "her"? :D
BUT "mkgenie" has edited his posting from 9th February 2011 for whatever reason and it could look now as if he posted this already on that day which isn't correct.
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No, it doesn’t (for me at least), as we all know the source and the time the press release has been published on michaeljackson.com.
 
In what countries will the singles be released on CD?
 
Dorian said:
In what countries will the singles be released on CD?
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Exactly, that is the question. I will add, if it's released on CD will they have the original mix ? If not, everything is useless.
 
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