Sweeping The Nation — 2003 was in some ways the year everything we knew about pop splintered - Phil Spector's arrest, Michael Jackson's post-Martin Bashir arrest, Britney being kissed by and then duetting with Madonna with the precipice starting to hove into view.... more info

CNN Showbiz — A new 13-track album of some of Micheal Jackson's songs will be released on September 29. more info

Stereogum — Yesterday, we learned that there was a new Michael Jackson album called Scream apparently set for release later this month. But the official album has now come out, and it's not even anything as exciting as a collection of vault material. Instead, ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Quincy Jones turned 84 in March, but said he feels like he’s 18. “I stopped drinking two years ago. I feel like I’m just starting, man — it’s unbelievable. I come up with Ray Charles and Sinatra, so you know I knew h... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Quincy Jones turned 84 in March, but said he feels like he’s 18. “I stopped drinking two years ago. I feel like I’m just starting, man — it’s unbelievable. I come up with Ray Charles and Sinatra, so you know I knew h... more info

Stereogum — It's been more than eight years since Michael Jackson died, and it looks like we're about to get a new album of the man's music. Jackson's social-media sites just posted a teaser for something new called Scream, which is set to come out 9/29: #MJ... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Britpop Now! Yeah! There is a little of that, judiciously selected, in our 1995 roundup but also a reminder that very interesting things were happening just out of that sightline both in the fringes and in dance areas and American lo-fi (Number One C... more info

MSN Music — How do you top the best-selling album of all time?   more info

MSN Music — On the 30th anniversary of the singer's iconic album "Bad," take a look at male performers like The Weeknd and others who were inspired by The King of Pop. more info

MSN Music — In 1970, 11-year old Michael Jackson became the youngest artist to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with “I Want You Back. more info