Re: The Official New Album Thread - Discussion Only - ALL DISCUSSION HERE PLEASE
I knew this was going to happen. I wish I could find my previous post, but I've said time and time again Michael's downfall in life and death was the lack of a strong spokeperson to combat rumors.
If the media doesn't have news, it will create it. The Estate and Sony are going to learn the hard way that a lack of credible information allows sites like TMZ and Roger Friedman to spread malicious lies.
I studied Communications/Journalism in college and tabloids that publish like this are largely looked down upon. They get away with it stateside by citing an uncredited source, but even when the Nixon story was breaking back in the day not having a source was pretty much a declaration that your story was fiction, funny how the world has changed.
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I'm pissed off at both Sony, The Estate, and possibly the Jackson Family. It's one thing to want to have a successful record, but how about Michael having a successful legacy? Let rumors like this spin out of control and within weeks we're going to see it on Facebook, and Youtube comments "Pedo didn't even sing his own songs!"
I know that a bit vicious but the things you'll see will be far worse. Fuck clever marketing and oh so trendy explosive announcements. Just come the hell out and say you're planning on releasing an album by year end or quarter 4 of 20010.
Lady Gaga, and dozens of other people have announced their albums already and the anticipation by their fans is still high, Michael has never and will never need a cheap publicity scheme to rally up support for his album.
And people who are saying that the announcement couldn't possibly come this week because of Election Day, are you guys serious? Michael is an International Entertainment Icon, but regardless of it's Groundhog's Day or the 3 Thursday after last this announcement is not going to be headline news discussion for more than 5 minutes, it's not going to inspire workplace meetings.
It's an album, people are either going to buy it or not, I don't know what the Estate and Sony are trying to accomplish here but it seems to me with their silence they either don't care that Michael's fans are waiting for answer, or they are only trying to do some amazing secretive explosive promotional announcement, which is cool and all but totally unnecessary. The album will sell because of the quality, not because they decided to wait 8 months before even confirming it existence, or by waiting to the last hour to let people know it's going to be released.
Sorry if that was negative, but Jesus Christ what the hell is the point of Michael appointing people to be the executors of his estate if they can't even handle something as simple as dispelling rumors. News Outlets would kill for an official comment so it wouldn't be hard to set the story straight.
