Reports that Michael Jackson has dumped Paul McCartney's voice from his 2008 25th anniversary reissue are clearly wrong.
Yesterday, a tabloid reporter in the USA reported that Michael Jackson had stripped Paul McCartney's vocals for 'The Girl Is Mine' on the forthcoming 'Thriller' reissue and replaced Sir Paul with will.i.am.That is simply not true.
Yes, will.i.am has recorded new vocals for a remix of 'The Girl Is Mine' minus McCartney but the original version is still going to be on the anniversary album.
Sony's official site for the reissue, michaeljackson.com is also streaming the Jackson/McCartney original and clearly states McCartney's name on the tracklisting as 'The Girl Is Mine' (with Paul McCartney).
The tabloid journalist fabricated this "new" McCartney/Jackson feud, roger that!
McCartney certainly doesn't have any musical issues with Jackson. He has included the video for 'Say Say Say', the other Jackson/McCartney duet, on his 'The McCartney Years' DVD.
The 25th Anniversary edition of 'Thriller' will be released in February through Sony-BMG.
In related news Jackson is scheduled to appear on the next Usher album. The unnamed song will also feature T-Pain.
Usher has written the track but is yet to enter the studio to put it down.
He expects to release the song as a single in the first half of 2008.
The new tracklisting for Thriller is:
1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
2. Baby Be Mine
3. The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney)?
4. Thriller
5. Beat It?
6. Billie Jean
7. Human Nature
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)?
9. The Lady in My Life? ?
Bonus Material:?
10. Someone In the Dark ?
11. Billie Jean (Michael Jackson's original demo recording) ?
12. Carousel ? ?
Previously Unreleased Tracks For 25th Anniversary Edition?
13. The Girl Is Mine 2008 with will.i.am*?
14. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008 with Michael Jackson and will.i.am*?
15. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 with Michael Jackson, Akon and will.i.am*?
16. Billie Jean 2008 with Kanye West*?
17. For All Time (unreleased track from original Thriller sessions)*? ?
Bonus DVD?The Videos?
1. Thriller?
2. Beat It?
3. Billie Jean?
4. Billie Jean performance from Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever
