Three posthumous Michael Jackson songs removed from streaming services – although not because they’re fakes, estate insists

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Mr. Saturday Night” will wrap up its Broadway run on Sept. 4.

Jennifer Lopez shared an intimate look at her Las Vegas, Nevada wedding as she announced her marriage to Ben Affleck on Sunday afternoon with a picture of the happy couple post surprise nuptials.  "We did it. Love is beautiful.

Kanye West will not be headling at Rolling Loud Miami on July 22 due to “circumstances outside the control” of festival organizers, who have already secured Kid Cudi to take over headliner duties.

“Dissatisfied audiences and declining viewing share” could damage the legitimacy of the BBC funding debate, according to an influential UK House of Lords report, which urged the corporation to “seize the opportunity to generate momentum for change.”

Lady Gaga has officially kicked off ‘The Chromatica Ball’, premiering her new stage show to over 54,000 fans at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany tonight (July 17).It comes after a lengthy string of delays were imposed on the tour, which initially scheduled to begin in 2020 before being postponed to last July, and then again to this month. The final run of dates was locked in back in March.Gaga performed 20 songs on at the first ‘Chromatica Ball’ show, including nine from the album it comes in support of (which landed back in May of 2020). Six of those were live debuts: in addition to singles ‘Stupid Love’, ‘Rain On Me’ and ‘911’, Gaga performed ‘Alice’, ‘Replay’, ‘Sour Candy’, ‘Babylon’, ‘Free Woman’ and ‘Enigma’ for the first time ever.The latter two songs featured extended outros, according to setlist.fm, while ‘911’ was performed with an extended intro, and both ‘Babylon’ and ‘Stupid Love’ were extended in different ways.Additionally, Gaga performed her 2009 hit ‘Monster’ for the first time in eight years – having last squeezed it into her set in April of 2014 – and incorporated elements of ‘John Wayne’ (from 2016’s ‘Joanne’ album) into a performance of ‘LoveGame’ (from her 2008 debut, ‘The Fame’).

Kanye West will no longer headline this year’s edition of Rolling Loud in Miami, with Kid Cudi – a longtime colleague of West’s, with whom the controversial rapper shares a storied past – confirmed as his replacement.The line-up change was announced earlier this afternoon (July 17), with Rolling Loud’s organisers saying it came “due to circumstances outside of our control”. West is yet to address the cancellation of his set, and in a statement offered by the festival’s co-founders, Tariq Cherif and Matt Zingler, it’s noted that West simply “decided that he will no longer be performing”.“We spent months working with him and his team,” the pair explained (via Pitchfork).

All in the family! Just a few weeks after Sharna Burgess gave birth to her first child with boyfriend Brian Austin Green, the baby boy had already met her Dancing With the Stars costars.

Sena Kana is one of the rising acts we’re most excited about at Just Jared, and we want our readers to get a chance to exclusively get to know her even better.

Cyndi Lauper‘s son, Declyn Lauper, is facing legal trouble. According to the NYPD, Declyn was arrested early Thursday morning in New York City after police allegedly found him behind the while of a stolen vehicle.

Nicole Williams is sharing her baby joy with the world. 

Love Island's female Islanders were left unimpressed with Luca Bish on Sunday night after the second part of the infamous Movie Night saw him "egging on" the other boys. Casa Amor returned back to the show a couple of weeks ago and it saw the girls head to the separate villa to meet six new boys whilst the original Love Island boys stayed in the villa to meet six new girls.

Manchester City could get an extra transfer boost to the tune of almost £5million as Newcastle are linked with former winger Jack Harrison.

Nani hopes Cristiano Ronaldo stays at Manchester United amid a lack of viable options for a transfer.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe Kate Bush renaissance, fueled by Netflix’s “Stranger Things 4,” continues to flourish: The official video for the artist’s synth-pop classic “Running Up That Hill” has just surpassed 100 million views on YouTube.Since the premiere of “Stranger Things 4,” views of Bush’s music video for “Running Up That Hill” have more than doubled on YouTube. The song plays a literal life-saving role in the ’80s-set supernatural thriller’s fourth season and is heard in several pivotal scenes (as well as in the trailer for Volume 2).

J. Kim Murphy Sylvester Stallone has voiced words against Irwin Winkler, implying that the producer behind the “Rocky” films and its sequel series “Creed” is withholding a significant financial stake in the franchise from the actor.The 76-year-old Stallone shared a portrait of Winkler as a knife-tongued serpent through his Instagram Sunday morning.

Cyndi Lauper's son, Declyn Lauper, is facing legal trouble. According to the NYPD, Declyn was arrested early Thursday morning in New York City after police allegedly found him behind the while of a stolen vehicle.Police observed a 2014 Mercedes Benz C350 illegally double-parked at the location when they decided to conduct a computer check on the car. Upon investigation, police determined the vehicle to be stolen.The 24-year-old, who NYPD say was in the driver's seat of the vehicle, was taken into custody and charged with felony unauthorized use of a vehicle.According to multiple reports, he was released with a desk appearance ticket for a future court date.ET has reached out to reps for both Declyn and Cyndi for comment.Declyn, who is also a musician, seemingly addressed the arrest on social media, taking aim at , who was first to report the news.«No time for TMZ I just want some Privacy.

Bella Hadid! A source tells ET that her boyfriend, art director Marc Kalman, is planning to propose this year. Though Hadid and Kalman confirmed their relationship in July 2021, the low-profile couple has been rumored to have been together since 2020. The source tells ET, «Bella and Marc Kalman are so happy together.

Outnumbered fans went wild on Sunday as co-stars Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez all reunited for a sweet "family" snap.Taking to Instagram, Ramona, 21, who played Karen, posted a picture with Tyger, 26, who played Jake, and Daniel, 22, who played Ben, on her platform.To which Tyger also shared to his Instagram account with the caption: "Family. #grateful" with his followers joking that they now felt "old" over the reunion.

Former Love Island star Millie Court enjoyed a fun day out with co-star Chloe Burrows and pals over the weekend. Millie, 25, confirmed on Wednesday 13 July that she and Liam Reardon had split via a statement on her Instagram Story in which she wrote: "Hi everyone, to avoid any speculation Liam and I wanted to share with you that we have separated." She went on: "It's been a tough decision and I am gutted but it's ultimately what is best for us right now.Thank you for every single one of you for supporting our relationship. "Nothing will ever take away the amazing experience we have shared in Love Island & the past year and I wish Liam all the best in everything he does.

Lucy Mecklenburgh has shared an unseen snap after giving birth to her newborn daughter Lilah Rae Thomas, revealing that she ordered a Deliveroo pizza to hospital. The reality star, 30, who gave birth to her second child with fiancé Ryan Thomas, 37, back in May, made the admission on her Instagram story when she gave her 1.7 million followers the chance to ask her anything. One fan asked: "Did you give birth NHS or private? I want pizza after giving birth too!" To which Lucy responded, saying: "NHS - we ordered a Deliveroo lol." Accompanying her answer was a photo of Lucy breastfeeding her newborn daughter, Lilah Rae, whilst tucking into a takeaway pizza in hospital.

Juliette Binoche is opening up about turning down the opportunity to star in three movies that were directed by Steven Spielberg, not just one time – but three times.

Beyoncé is making history! Her latest single "Break My Soul" has earned the 40-year-old a landmark 20th top 10 hit, making her the first woman to earn at least 20 top 10s as a soloist and 10 as a member of a group.  announced the singer's feat on Tuesday, revealing that she's the third artist to accomplish the feat, joining Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. McCartney earned 23 solo top 10s in addition to 34 with The Beatles. Jackson comes in with 30 solo top 10s, along with 11 as a member of the Jackson 5/Jacksons.Following its first full week of tracking, «Break My Soul» surged from its No. 15 debut entry to No.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThree songs from the posthumous 2010 Michael Jackson album “Michael,” which some fans have long insisted were not sung by the late artist, have been removed from streaming services.A statement from Jackson’s estate and Sony Music, which acquired the rights to unreleased material from the singer’s vaults in a blockbuster $250 million deal in 2010, says the songs were removed in an effort to “move beyond” the controversy but effectively maintains that the vocals were not faked: “Nothing should be read into this action concerning the authenticity of the tracks,” it emphasizes.“The Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Music decided to remove the tracks ‘Breaking News,’ ‘Monster’ and ‘Keep Your Head Up,’ from the 2010 album ‘Michael’ as the simplest and best way to move beyond the conversation associated with these tracks once and for all,” the statement, issued Tuesday, reads. “The album’s remaining tracks remain available.

The estate of Michael Jackson has removed three of the artist's songs from streaming platforms, American Songwriter reports. The songs, “Monster” featuring 50 Cent, “Keep Your Head Up,” and “Breaking News,” all appeared on the 2010 project Michael—some fans and members of Jackson's family believe that Jackson did not sing on the tracks, though a representative denied this in a statement to the fan website Behind The Mask.

Sony Music says the removal of three Michael Jackson songs from streaming services has nothing to do with their controversial authenticity.

Michael Jackson‘s posthumous 2010 album ‘Michael’ have reportedly been removed from streaming services amid accusations that the late star didn’t sing on the recordings.At the time of writing, only seven songs from the 10-track record are listed on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music. The following cuts have been deleted from those platforms: ‘Monster’ (featuring 50 Cent), ‘Keep Your Head Up’ and ‘Breaking News’.The three tracks in question have been part of an ongoing lawsuit between Jackson’s estate and Sony Music, which claims that they didn’t feature the singer’s vocals.In a statement, a spokesperson for Jackson’s official website confirmed that the songs were no longer available online, but claimed the move “had nothing to do with their authenticity” (via American Songwriter).“The Estate and Sony Music believe the continuing conversation about the tracks is distracting the fan community and casual Michael Jackson listeners from focusing their attention where it should be, on Michael’s legendary and deep music catalogue.”Filed in 2014 by Jackson fan Vera Serova, the suit came to public attention again in 2018 after the estate and Sony were forced to issue a statement denying that the latter had conceded that Jackson didn’t sing on the trio of recordings.Three appeals court judges ruled in August 2018 in favour of Jackson’s estate and Sony Music, essentially removing them from Serova’s class-action suit (via Variety).

sister Diana Wolgamott confirmed to local news outlets. Not official cause of death has been confirmed but she said she believes he might have died of a heart attack.The East LA native was a mainstay in the street dance scene throughout the ’80s and ’90s.“People couldn’t believe there was a Mexican who could pop,” Falcon once told Soc!ety Dance Academy magazine.