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Will.i.am still not happy about Jacko album
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 16 November 2010
Look at that, we spent so much time last week arguing over whether or not Michael Jackson actually sings on his new album, ‘Michael’, we all completely forgot that the whole thing is highly disrespectful to the late king of pop. Luckily, Will.i.am is here to remind us.
The Black Eyed Pea, who worked with Jackson on unreleased tracks in 2006, reiterated previous comments over the weekend, telling Entertainment Weekly that he was isn’t impressed with new single, ‘Breaking News’: “Whoever put it out and is profiting off of it, I want to see how cold they are. Michael Jackson songs are finished when Michael says they’re finished. Maybe if I never worked with him I wouldn’t have this perspective. [But] he was very particular about how he wanted his vocals, the reverb he used … He was that hands-on”.
Needless to say, none of Will.i.am’s tracks are due to appear on the album, which features contributions from 50 Cent, Akon, Mark Ronson and other cold souls. ‘Michael’ is due for release on 14 Dec.
