Confirmed New Album Collaborations & Info/Quotes Part 2 (May 2008 onwards)

[summercrane]

I found a new quote to add to the front page...I was looking back through recent interviews with people who are in talks with MJ now and found this interview with Christian Audigier...this means there is now two quotes (one by Swizz Beatz and one by Audigier) that point to a tour being in the works...I'd say it's time to start getting excited haha...

http://www.latimes.com/features/prin...0,949865.story

Christian Audigier: The Nightclub at Treasure Island in Vegas
By -- Steve Friess
July 10, 2008
DESIGNER Christian Audigier was a few hours from opening his first nightclub last week, a swanky spread that looks out at the Las Vegas Strip from Treasure Island, but he was already moving past all that. He's got loftier plans.

Much loftier. An airline, in fact.

"It's going to be nice, comfortable, with nice waitresses and nice food, a cool drink and a nice movie," Audigier says, igniting one of three cigarettes laid out neatly for him by an assistant along with a yellow lighter. "I'm talking to different people. I'm not ready yet, but I'm going to do that."

Uh, OK. It's hard to comprehend how a fashion impresario -- even one responsible for the stunningly successful Von Dutch and Ed Hardy lines -- could pull off such an endeavor. Then again, as he explained this, he was sitting on the terrace of his eponymous nightclub. He also has a development deal to build a 36-story hotel with his name on it in Dubai.

So, really, who's to doubt the man at the center of one of the most meteoric rises in fashion history, a designer unknown to Americans a decade ago but who in May was regaled at his 50th birthday by the likes of clients Snoop Dogg, Fergie and Macy Gray? Michael Jackson showed up unexpectedly, declared Audigier the new King of Fashion and is now in talks for a Jackson-branded Audigier line.

"It's gonna be the new look of Michael, of course," Audigier says. "He's preparing a new album and a new tour, and I'm working on a collection to celebrate all the icons of rock, pop and funk. This is what I want to do in my collection for him."

After that, he says, clothing lines involving Madonna and Britney Spears may follow. In fact, the marriage between his clothes -- T-shirts emblazoned with elaborate and often Goth-inspired designs, going for more than $250 -- and the rock 'n' roll culture fits neatly into Audigier's earliest ambitions. He says as a teen he wanted to be Mick Jagger, and now, "Mick Jagger is wearing my clothes."

The nightclub makes Audigier the first designer to delve into the Vegas night life scene as an entrepreneur. He's partnered with Pure Management Group for a berth with an outdoor terrace facing Treasure Island's lagoon, where a pirate show takes place every 90 minutes. Inside, the space is tricked out with rhinestone-encrusted skulls and two 1,000-gallon tanks of 30 jellyfish each. The aim, he says, is "to instill a fashionable night life."

"When you're going into a club, you want to see sparkling and glitter and rhinestones," he says. "This nightclub opening is a big achievement for me, because having a nightclub in Vegas is not something I was dreaming in my life."

As Audigier moved about the place, two cameramen and a photographer tracked his every move, as they have for six years for a planned documentary he hopes to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May.

"This is really a success story, an American dream," says Audigier, who arrived unemployed in the U.S. in 2001. This year, his company is expected to gross $200 million in sales, and he owns homes in L.A., Miami, Paris and Brazil.

"I came to Los Angeles, and it was a struggle in the beginning. To put your mark on a line was very difficult, so I needed to do my own. Now look at where I am. It is amazing."

Steve Friess co-hosts the podcast "The Strip" at TheStripPodcast.com.

CHRISTIAN AUDIGIER: THE NIGHTCLUB
WHERE: Treasure Island Hotel-Casino, 3300 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas

WHEN: Opens 10 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays

PRICE: Cover charge is $30 for men, $20 for women

INFO: (702) 894-7111, treasureisland.com

 

[Kingofpop2424]

i think we're all basically saying the same thing and its annoying when some ppl (not u) dont hesitate to start a fight out of nowhere and start insulting others and being straight up mean and rude. like this post right here :



and this :crazy:



blah :bs: :brow:

You calling me out Roxanne?
For the record, I wasn't picking a fight with you. I have better things to do with my time.
"Mean and rude", lol.



Hollaback.

 

[Toffy]

Holy crap... there's a new AMAZING quote and people are still too busy arguing about the definition of R&B and Pop lol

 

[J5master]

Yes but we already knew that. The article was from July 10th. People might have missed it though.

 

[Bee.]

when i initially said that michaels not r&b i meant todays r&b. when i noticed that it confused some i made it more clear by adding "todays" in front of "r&b". so u see my early posts stating "r&b" and my later ones "todays r&b" exactly because i saw how ppl didnt get that i meant r&b as we all know it nowadays

Today's R&B, yesterday's R&B, it is still R&B music. You either like R&B music or you do not like it. Today's R&B consists of Alicia, Neyo, Erykah, Jill, Musiq, Mary J., Usher, etc. These people have their own way of doing R&B. Now, I admit, imo, I do not believed that R&B is not what it used to be because of the fact that a lot of it is hip hop influence. I am not saying that I am not a fan of hip hop, I am, but I prefer hip hop with a message. You are still trying to say that MJ should not do today's R&B and I think he should because he is an R&B artist. And you didn't stutter or did not make yourself clear. You made yourself very clear: You do not want MJ to do R&B music, in general. Just say it.

Glad you know I didn't mean it in a creepy way when I referred to MJ as the Pied Piper!

You're quick-witted.

LOL. Thanks. I didn't mean to say it in a mean way, it is just that, the story and all is just creepy, but you made great points.

anyway i think i nailed my points on this topic and its getting real boring ....

The topic is getting real boring because no one is agreeing with you or it is because you are starting to realized that MJ does R&B music? Just curious. I love it when people state that a topic is getting boring because they are reading what they want to read. It always makes me laugh.

"It's gonna be the new look of Michael, of course," Audigier says. "He's preparing a new album and a new tour, and I'm working on a collection to celebrate all the icons of rock, pop and funk. This is what I want to do in my collection for him."

The article is over a month old. I remember reading it on this board.

I'm saying that anything can be labeled pop, it's a general term

Exactly. Pop music stands for POPULAR music. Anything that is popular at the moment. That is all it is. I would not even call it a genre really because there is no real way to say what is pop music. Country, R&B, Hip Hop, Soul, Jazz can be pop music.

i think we're all basically saying the same thing and its annoying when some ppl (not u) dont hesitate to start a fight out of nowhere and start insulting others and being straight up mean and rude. like this post right here

Who is "fighting" with you? You "knew" what you were saying and you said it. People disagreed with you. You could have at least learned from what was posted on here instead of assuming that people were "fighting you". Please, grow up. Many people disagree with me and I do not complain about it. People have lives and things to do that matter. If you do not like this thread, you can always leave and post on another thread.

 

[Roxanne]

*sigh* Dear Lord :no:

 

[mjscarousal]

Today's R&B, yesterday's R&B, it is still R&B music. You either like R&B music or you do not like it. Today's R&B consists of Alicia, Neyo, Erykah, Jill, Musiq, Mary J., Usher, etc. These people have their own way of doing R&B. Now, I admit, imo, I do not believed that R&B is not what it used to be because of the fact that a lot of it is hip hop influence. I am not saying that I am not a fan of hip hop, I am, but I prefer hip hop with a message. You are still trying to say that MJ should not do today's R&B and I think he should because he is an R&B artist. And you didn't stutter or did not make yourself clear. You made yourself very clear: You do not want MJ to do R&B music, in general. Just say it.

Bee the r&b that the current artists make today is not "R&B" its JUST popular music. R&B is not suppose to sound like the mess they make on the radio. Real r&B is classic Michael Jackson "off the wall" Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye they exactly did R&B/ soul and thats what r&b really is "rhythm and blues" AND to be frankly honest I wouldn't want Michael to make mainstream r&b music the same crap these current artists are making, why? because its garbage its not real music, it just sells to the masses. Whatever genre of music Michael makes its going to automatically be considered "pop" music because he is a very commercial artist and has been successful in mainstream his entire career BUT if mike wants to take that R&B approach, thats cool I just don't want him to make music JUST to get played on the radio. Just keep making the classic and quality music, thats just my thing...

 

[J5master]

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaa....R&B is R&B, whether you feel it's bad or good, it's R&B lol. And you mean u ain't gonna give Mary J, Alicia, Erykah, or Jill ANY credit just cuz it ain't old school? come on.

Again R&B is R&B, bad & the good & the popular. MJ has always taken the R&B approach. In every album. If MJ were to take the R&B approach today with today's sound, it would be NO different than what he's done with other albums. He has taken it, put his own thing in it, and that's that.

 

[Kingofpop2424]

Bee the r&b that the current artists make today is not "R&B" its JUST popular music. R&B is not suppose to sound like the mess they make on the radio. Real r&B is classic Michael Jackson "off the wall" Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye they exactly did R&B/ soul and thats what r&b really is "rhythm and blues" AND to be frankly honest I wouldn't want Michael to make mainstream r&b music the same crap these current artists are making, why? because its garbage its not real music, it just sells to the masses. Whatever genre of music Michael makes its going to automatically be considered "pop" music because he is a very commercial artist and has been successful in mainstream his entire career BUT if mike wants to take that R&B approach, thats cool I just don't want him to make music JUST to get played on the radio. Just keep making the classic and quality music, thats just my thing...

Oh please, LMAO!
Will you PLEASE stop trying to define R&B.
Because you don't know what you're talkin' about.



Hollaback.

 

[michaeljojacksonfan]

http://www.rap-up.com/2008/08/27/ne-...chael-jackson/

Ne-Yo has big plans for two music legends. The acclaimed singer/songwriter is penning songs for Whitney Houston’s and Michael Jackson’s highly anticipated comeback albums. The 25-year-old spoke to Rap-Up.com about his role in bringing the two superstars back into the spotlight.

“It’s coming along slowly, but surely. They’re being very selective about what they keep, which they’re supposed to be. These are two very important albums. It’s the one that’s going to bring Whitney back and the one that’s going to take all the attention off of [Michael Jackson’s] personal life, hopefully, and put people back in the mindstate of why they love Michael in the first place,” Ne-Yo said backstage at a recent taping of “FNMTV” in Hollywood.

The hitmaker also shared his advice on how the King of Pop can stage a successful comeback. “The entertainment side—the way he dances, the way he sings, and him being one of the greatest entertainers that got put on the stage—bring people back in that mind frame and away from thinking about when his last surgery was or if he still has the monkey or whatever the hell it is. He’s still Michael Jackson.”

Ne-Yo will release his third studio album Year of the Gentleman on September 16th. Both Houston’s and Jackson’s albums do not currently have release dates.

 

[mjscarousal]

Oh please, LMAO!
Will you PLEASE stop trying to define R&B.
Because you don't know what you're talkin' about.



Hollaback.

Nobody is defining R&B and I dont have to stop doing anything because its all my opinion at the end of the day. Maybe if you slow down and read what I said... I said that the old school classic r&b is what REAL r&b is suppose to sound like ALOT better than that trash they play on the mainstream radio period.

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaa....R&B is R&B, whether you feel it's bad or good, it's R&B lol. And you mean u ain't gonna give Mary J, Alicia, Erykah, or Jill ANY credit just cuz it ain't old school? come on.

Again R&B is R&B, bad & the good & the popular. MJ has always taken the R&B approach. In every album. If MJ were to take the R&B approach today with today's sound, it would be NO different than what he's done with other albums. He has taken it, put his own thing in it, and that's that.

NO r&b is not r&b JUST like rap is not all rap.... I'll give Erkah Badu and Jill scott credit and plenty of others to that are non commercial. If I want to listen to some real hip hop I'll put in Run DMC, wu tang, a tribe called quest, if I want to listen to some real r&b I'll put in floetry, max well and erkah badu and IF I want to listen to some popular music worth while, I'll put on Michael Jackson.
Michael has not ALWAYS taken the r&b approach with ALL his albums.

 

[J5master]

NO r&b is not r&b JUST like rap is not all rap.... I'll give Erkah Badu and Jill scott credit and plenty of others to that are non commercial. If I want to listen to some real hip hop I'll put in Run DMC, wu tang, a tribe called quest, if I want to listen to some real r&b I'll put in floetry, max well and erkah badu and IF I want to listen to some popular music worth while, I'll put on Michael Jackson.
Michael has not ALWAYS taken the r&b approach with ALL his albums.

If rap is not rap then what is it? If R&B isn't R&B then what is it? Usher has a clear R&B style...which is R&B...but it's also POP, because it's POPular, which also makes Usher a POP artist. same with MJ. Come on just cuz u don't like it don't make the songs not part of the genre lol.

*cough*

OTW -
Dstyge =R&B
Rock With You=R&B
Girlfriend=R&B
I can't Help it=R&B
It's the Falling In Love=R&B

Thriller-
Baby Be Mine=R&B
BJ=R&B
TGIM=R&B
Lady IML= R&B
Human Nature=R&B
PYT=R&B

Bad-
IJCsLY= R&B
Just Good Friends=R&B
MITM=R&B
TWYMMF=R&B
Liberian Girl=R&B

Dangerous-
Who Is It=R&B
she Drives Me wild=R&B (New Jack is essentially another form of R&B)
CLHGA=R&B
RTT=R&B
ITC=R&B
Keep The Faith=R&B
Dangerous=R&B

History-
TTA=R&B
YANA=R&B
Ds=R&B
Money=R&B (even a stepper's set *for u Chicagoians lol*)
Tabloid Junkie=R&B
History=R&B

Invincible-
Unbreakable=R&B
Invincible=R&B
BOD, HCW, YRMW,Butterflies,2000 Watts, Whatever Happens, DWA, YAML=R&B!!!!! lol

HMH=R&B!! lol

I think I made my point. Half or more of each is R&B lol. Dangerous, Invincible, OTW, & Thriller were essentially R&B albums. I even omitted songs that are clearly rooted in R&B but have maybe a more rock/gospel/classical whatever quality to them. MJ takes the R&B approach EVERY album cuz he is an R&B artist....he may not think "im gonna make R&B songs"...which is what's great about him because he does make it more universal, but bottom line, it's still R&B, just Universal R&B! :lol: He is rooted in that. It won't go away :lol: Just like he wants to see hip hop b more universal, but when it does get more universal...it's not gonna be called HIP POP! :lol: it's still hip hop, but also pop. Like LL Cool J was, or Nelly, or whatever. Like Lil Wayne is now lol.

 

[Kingofpop2424]

Nobody is defining R&B and I dont have to stop doing anything because its all my opinion at the end of the day. Maybe if you slow down and read what I said... I said that the old school classic r&b is what REAL r&b is suppose to sound like ALOT better than that trash they play on the mainstream radio period.



NO r&b is not r&b JUST like rap is not all rap.... I'll give Erkah Badu and Jill scott credit and plenty of others to that are non commercial. If I want to listen to some real hip hop I'll put in Run DMC, wu tang, a tribe called quest, if I want to listen to some real r&b I'll put in floetry, max well and erkah badu and IF I want to listen to some popular music worth while, I'll put on Michael Jackson.
Michael has not ALWAYS taken the r&b approach with ALL his albums.

Well thank god R&B (and all other forms of music) have evolved over the years. Because if it were up to you, we'd still be stuck in the 1960's. All you have to say MJCarousel, is that you respectfully dislike today's R&B music.
Not call it all crap.
Beause I guarantee, folks like me, J5, and Bee are gonna disagree. And maybe you need to clean your ears out or somethin', cause EVERY single album Michael Jackson's made has produced a straight-up classic R&B joint.
That's an R&B approach.
Yep.



Hollaback.

 

[Bee.]

Bee the r&b that the current artists make today is not "R&B" its JUST popular music. R&B is not suppose to sound like the mess they make on the radio. Real r&B is classic Michael Jackson "off the wall" Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye they exactly did R&B/ soul and thats what r&b really is "rhythm and blues" AND to be frankly honest I wouldn't want Michael to make mainstream r&b music the same crap these current artists are making, why? because its garbage its not real music, it just sells to the masses. Whatever genre of music Michael makes its going to automatically be considered "pop" music because he is a very commercial artist and has been successful in mainstream his entire career BUT if mike wants to take that R&B approach, thats cool I just don't want him to make music JUST to get played on the radio. Just keep making the classic and quality music, thats just my thing...

I see what you are saying. Like J5 said, R&B is R&B whether it is mainstream or not whether it is good or not. I prefer R&B music that has a good beat, good lyrics, and respectful. It can be mainstream or non mainstream, old school or new school, for the youngins or the old heads. TBH, Michael is grown and can work with whoever he wants to work with. You do not define what R&B is. You just do what you want to do. I like old school R&B and new school R&B. So, the current R&B artists: Ne-Yo, Alicia, Mary, etc. are crap to you? No offense, but R&B music, like all genres, evolve. That is the reality of music, it changes. I do not want MJ to make music just to be played on the radio, either, but I want MJ to make great music. "Butterflies" was played on the radio A LOT when radio was playing "crap" music. That song was a hit because it was a great song. There are a few mainstream artists that care about the craft and the music. They are out there. Just do not put them all in one box. As long as it is uplifting and has meaning, then that is all that matters.

Come on just cuz u don't like it don't make the songs not part of the genre lol.

Thank you. I never got that from people. It is not "good music" when it is mainstream. LOL. WHAT? Not every song is BAD. LOL. The radio is corrupt, ok, that is a known fact. However, there is talent out there. I love the Jills, Musiqs, Erkayhs just as much as I love the Ne-Yos, Marys and Alicias. They all make "good music" to me. It is about taste at the end of the day.

 

[mjscarousal]

Well thank god R&B (and all other forms of music) have evolved over the years. Because if it were up to you, we'd still be stuck in the 1960's. All you have to say MJCarousel, is that you respectfully dislike today's R&B music.
Not call it all crap.
Beause I guarantee, folks like me, J5, and Bee are gonna disagree. And maybe you need to clean your ears out or somethin', cause EVERY single album Michael Jackson's made has produced a straight-up classic R&B joint.
That's an R&B approach.
Yep.

No you need to clean your ears out and just accept other folks opinions which I have done with yours and others. If I think its all crap, thats me and if you dont then thats you.... MOST keyword MOST of the mainstream music is garbage. Their is no originality, no soul, no talent, no nothing.... Music has grown over the years and I'm not saying we should all be stuck in the 60's BUT music should at least transition to a positive light. The transition of MAINSTREAM music has been terrible BUT there is plenty of good music out there today that is non commercial. Once again every song on EVERY Michael Jackson album has not taken the classic r&b approach. I agree that alot of his songs are but not an entire album except for maybe Off the wall. Off the wall every song on that album is classic r&b

If rap is not rap then what is it? If R&B isn't R&B then what is it? Usher has a clear R&B style...which is R&B...but it's also POP, because it's POPular, which also makes Usher a POP artist. same with MJ. Come on just cuz u don't like it don't make the songs not part of the genre lol.

: it's still hip hop, but also pop. Like LL Cool J was, or Nelly, or whatever. Like Lil Wayne is now lol.

Michael does a diverse of genres on his albums, its NOT JUST r&b and who cares Michael is a pop artist.... the mess they play on the radio is just popular music for mass appeal, thats it... I don't consider it nothing more or nothing less. It is apart of the genre it is technically BUT I don't consider it REAL r&b, real rap because its not, its just commercial music, thats it.... thats My opinion and its not changing no time soon until these mainstream artists make some real music. LL cool J old school that was hip hop... hip hop wasn't really a genre either it was like a movement that occur during the late 80's and 90's... Lil wayne is not hip hop and Nelly isn't either they are just mainstream rappers. People associate hip hop and rap BUT there really 2 different things.

I don't like mainstream music JUST because its "popular"
If that be the case I wouldn't be listening to Michael Jackson. MOST of the mainstream music today is just garabage. Michael Jackson is the last artist over the last 20 years that was POPULAR but actually made great music which is lacking in todays music industry period.

 

[J5master]

MJ isn't just R&B, but a vast majority of his work either is R&B or rooted in R&B. so he's a pop artist. But also R&B, but if people refuse to admit that que cera lol I've listed why MJ is rooted in R&B, song by song.

sure I'm not saying that it's GOOD or QUALITY or not. But it's part of the genre no less. and ok, rap/hiphop whatever u wanna call it does not stop being rap/hiphop once it's popular. That's my point in that.

 

[mjjfan94]

I am very excited to buy the new alblum i know that Michael has worked very hard and put his mind and heart to and i like the fact he took his time maybe this ablum is going to be the bomb!!

 

[Superstition]

MJ isn't just R&B, but a vast majority of his work either is R&B or rooted in R&B. so he's a pop artist. But also R&B, but if people refuse to admit that que cera lol I've listed why MJ is rooted in R&B, song by song.

sure I'm not saying that it's GOOD or QUALITY or not. But it's part of the genre no less. and ok, rap/hiphop whatever u wanna call it does not stop being rap/hiphop once it's popular. That's my point in that.

Yes, this is very true.

Michael Jackson's music is rooted in R&B/Soul. Yes, it's pop.. but they label EVERYTHING pop nowadays. It's why you hear 50 Cent and Eminem on POP radio. Pop just means "popular". At some point, everything somehow became "pop". But Michael Jackson, in my mind, is an R&B artist. Even his songs that many would consider pop would be considered R&B if done by another artist.

Now, of course he does have songs that I deem as more "pop" or rock (Black or White, Give In To Me, etc.), but for the most part, he is an R&B artist and even his songs that may not be categorically placed in the R&B ring are still rooted in R&B or have an R&B tinge to them.

 

[damien shields]

lol, i go away for a few days and come back to find 14 page thread. i think there must be lots of news.. oh, there isnt.. ur arguing about the difference between r&b and pop and what genre michael is?

newsflash. michael jackson is not one genre of anything.. fashion, dance, music.

you could have made a whole new thread to discuss that shizen.

 

[troubleman84]

He's a Motown (pop/rock/R&B/dance/funk/soul) artist. :lol:

Dancing in the street.

 

[elusive moonwalker]

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/artic...life_of_riley/


Quote:
Q. You've worked pretty extensively with Michael Jackson; have you done anything for his new album?
A. I haven't been called yet so I don't know what's going on with it. I'm sure he'll want to hear the songs we have. But if it doesn't go to him it's going to Chris Brown. (Laughs).
__________________

didnt someone on here claim to have spoken to teddy and he said the opposite? there goes the insider tag

 

[moonwalker83]

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/artic...life_of_riley/


Quote:
Q. You've worked pretty extensively with Michael Jackson; have you done anything for his new album?
A. I haven't been called yet so I don't know what's going on with it. I'm sure he'll want to hear the songs we have. But if it doesn't go to him it's going to Chris Brown. (Laughs).
__________________

didnt someone on here claim to have spoken to teddy and he said the opposite? there goes the insider tag

Well, if this is true that'd be a pity... I like Teddy. But maybe (I hope) Mike is already planning something even better...

 

[Hess]

Chris Brown! Not that this has anything to do on this board, but how can he beat up Rhianna that way? That's very bad!

Actually I read somewhere that James Brown did also beat up his wife and was proved guilty in court!

I'm just glad MJ knows how to treat women and respects them!

 

[Momma Shannon]

Lets get back on topic guys :yes:

 

[144000]

because he is a producer who is NOT an attention whore like TimbaBLAND.

Timba puts his name on everyones work. He produces a song and its released as a freakin' TimbaBland song. I feel so sorry for OneRepublic who in 2006 wrote, sang and released the song Apologize. It was a hit but on a smaller scale. Then in 2007 TimbaBland gets his hands on it, give the song the EXACT same musical base, just creates it in a machine, not with instruments, and ONEREPUBLIC re-record their vocals.. Thats just ONE example.

RedOne obviously doesnt do that, which i like.

i realize ppl have a problem with timbaland, but i do like what he did with apologize..i heard the original version..and i have to say, timbaland has talent.

meanwhile..always wonderfully refreshing to hear the new mj album updates. thanks