MUSIC INDUSTRY: Michael Jackson's Single 'This is It' Dates to a 1983 Collaboration with Paul Anka
Though officially released less than 24 hours ago, Michael Jackson's first posthumous single, "This Is It," has turned out to not be so new after all.
After rampant speculation Monday that the song has decades-old roots, a representative to the special administrators for the Jackson estate has confirmed that "This Is It" was originally co-written with Paul Anka in the early '80s...
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After rampant sp... more info
TMZ —
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Perez Hilton — Michael Jackson fans will be thrilled about this.
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In fact, there's almost... more info