Themidwestcowboy
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Should the next official album be a Duets album?
I have given this a lot of thought as of lately, ever since I saw the tweet of a supposedly unreleased song from Whitney and Mike and I, for one, would approve of such a release only if it is done in a tasteful and respectful manner that retains the integrity of the artist.
I'm talking about reaching out to people who worked with MJ, or has been influenced by him in any way, or has been close to working with him and last but not least has a wholesome respect for MJ. I think the toughest challenge will be how to have a healthy balance between going for modern and old/legendary artists. If it was up to me I would have paired MJ with all the great and still living Motown acts and call it a day but as any business the appeal to appeal to today's market is a priority of the estate and Sony and I understand that, I really do, but finding the balance, not selling out to fads and keeping the artist integrity in tact (this also goes for contemporizing songs), is just as important.
They can get people like
Beyoncé
Jennifer Hudson
Whitney Huston (if the songs really exist)
Daft Punk
Bruno Mars
Pharrell Williams
Lady Gaga
Freddie Mercury (State Of shock or/and victory)
Prince (think about it, the gloved one and the purple one finally appearing on a song together. Prince could also do a guitar solo or whatever. It has been overdue for decades now)
Stevie Wonder
Jay-Z
Justin Timberlake
I'm probably missing out on a lot of other artists but you get the picture. At first I was opposed to this idea but now I actually like that idea.
I have given this a lot of thought as of lately, ever since I saw the tweet of a supposedly unreleased song from Whitney and Mike and I, for one, would approve of such a release only if it is done in a tasteful and respectful manner that retains the integrity of the artist.
I'm talking about reaching out to people who worked with MJ, or has been influenced by him in any way, or has been close to working with him and last but not least has a wholesome respect for MJ. I think the toughest challenge will be how to have a healthy balance between going for modern and old/legendary artists. If it was up to me I would have paired MJ with all the great and still living Motown acts and call it a day but as any business the appeal to appeal to today's market is a priority of the estate and Sony and I understand that, I really do, but finding the balance, not selling out to fads and keeping the artist integrity in tact (this also goes for contemporizing songs), is just as important.
They can get people like
Beyoncé
Jennifer Hudson
Whitney Huston (if the songs really exist)
Daft Punk
Bruno Mars
Pharrell Williams
Lady Gaga
Freddie Mercury (State Of shock or/and victory)
Prince (think about it, the gloved one and the purple one finally appearing on a song together. Prince could also do a guitar solo or whatever. It has been overdue for decades now)
Stevie Wonder
Jay-Z
Justin Timberlake
I'm probably missing out on a lot of other artists but you get the picture. At first I was opposed to this idea but now I actually like that idea.