Michael Jackson Songs Removed From Streaming For "Distracting the Fan Community"

But the authenticity of the songs were previously questioned.

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Three songs from Michael Jackson’s posthumous record Michael have been removed from all streaming services because they were “distracting the fan community.”

According to reports, the three songs in question — “Keep Your Head Up,” “Monster” and “Breaking News” were taken down from services such as Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube and TIDAL on June 30 and have been rumored to include “fake” vocals from the late King of Pop. A rep for Jackson denied these claims, however:

“I can confirm that the three Cascio tracks on the 2010 album Michael are no longer being made available by Sony Music for purchase or streaming but I should point out that the removal of these three songs has nothing to do with their authenticity. The Estate and Sony Music believe the continuing conversation about the tracks is distracting the fan community and casual Michael Jackson listeners from focusing their attention where it should be — on Michael’s legendary and deep music catalog.”

Jackson’s family members, including his mother, sister La Toya, nephew Taryll and children Prince and Paris have all questioned the authenticity of the vocals on those three tracks in the past. Sony Music Group previously reaffirmed that the vocals were the artists himself, and that it had “complete confidence in the results of our extensive research, as well as the accounts of those who were in the studio with Michael, that the vocals on the new album are his own.”

In case you missed it, Michael Jackson supposedly refused to collab with 2Pac because his loyalty was with Biggie Smalls.

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