Michael Jackson forthcoming album 12-October

Michael Jackson forthcoming album 12-October

Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The first new track by Michael Jackson to emerge since the star’s death is to be released online today.
The single, “This Is It,” will be posted on Jackson’s official Web Site at 12:00 a.m. New York time Monday. The site says it is “a brand new song” that “marks yet another exciting moment in music history for one of the world’s most revered artists; featuring backing vocals by Michael’s brothers.”
Jackson, 50, who died in June, sold 750 million records worldwide in his lifetime. The “King of Pop” was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time, according to Sony Music Entertainment. In the week after his death, another 5 million albums were ordered, according to Billboard.“This is it/ here I stand/ I’m the light of the world, I feel grand,” Jackson intones on a 40-second clip that has appeared on some Web sites.
The single was planned as the theme of Jackson’s sold-out “This Is It” concerts that would have started this July in London’s O2 Arena. He announced the concerts in March, telling fans “This is it, these will be my final show performances in London.”
Audiences will be given a look at Jackson as he has never been seen before. In raw and candid detail, This Is It captures the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius and great artist at work as he perfects his final show.Kenny Ortega, who was both Jackson’s creative partner and the director of the stage show, is also directing the film.
The documentary film features footage from Michael Jackson's rehearsals for his planned comeback London tour. For details on the closest cinema playing the film near your home, go to www.cathaycineplexes.com, www.tgv.com.my or www.gsc.com.my.
The first disc will boast the original album masters of some of Jackson’s biggest hits, arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film.The disc will end with two versions of a new song, also called This Is It, which features in the film’s closing sequence.