Three songs by the King of Pop, at the center of a long-standing controversy over the true identity of their performer, have been removed from streaming platforms, by decision of the Sony record company and the heirs of the deceased Michael Jackson in 2009.
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breaking news, Monster and Keep Your Head Up appear in the compilation Michael, released in 2010, a year and a half after the American superstar died of cardiac arrest. Some fans claim that the vocals on these tracks actually belong to American singer Jason Malachi, which Sony denies.
The record company and rights holders explained that they decided to remove these songs because they were “the easiest and best way to leave the debates around this song behind us, for good“.”This decision has nothing to do with the authenticity of these titles“, they assured in a joint press release.
Michael was billed as an album featuring unreleased songs, which the pop icon reportedly worked on in 2007. But some of her die-hard fans, and even family members including her mother Katherine Jacksonhad expressed their doubts, forcing Sony to defend the authenticity of the voice.
According to the American site TMZ, Jason Malachi had admitted the facts in 2011 in a Facebook publication. His manager later claimed the message was tampered with. The other seven titles of the compilation remain available on the platforms.