Michael Jackson movie to premiere in the world and South Africa at the same time
The first new song by Michael Jackson to emerge since the star’s death is to be released next month by Sony Music Entertainment . The single will be called “This is It” and comes out on Oct. 12, Jackson’s official Web Site said. A two-disc album of the same title will be available internationally on Oct. 26 and North America on Oct. 27 through Sony Music Entertainment’s Columbia/Epic Label Group. The album contains music from the movie “Michael Jackson’s This is It,” which follows on Oct. 28. Jackson, 50, who died in June, sold 750 million records worldwide in his lifetime and was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time, according to Sony.
The film will show a rare, behind-the-scenes look of Jackson as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning this summer in London’s O2 Arena. The film’s world gala will be in Los Angeles at t...