A video has surfaced on YouTube featuring Michael Jackson's friend and stylist Christian Audigier claiming that the star flew into London today and will announce his O2 residency in a press conference on Thursday.
As such, it is possible that last week's sudden silence regarding Jackson's residency was manufactured in order to create a calm before the proverbial storm, ensuring that the announcement makes a much bigger splash than it would have done if information had continued to leak steadily for another week.
Could it be that O2 and Sony were told that the announcement would be made on the wrong Thursday in order to ensure that any leaked information did not spoil the surprise?
Could rumours of Lopez's dismissal have been an elaborate exercise in misdirection?
Meanwhile, Sony BMG has today redesigned Michael Jackson's official website.
Sony sources told the Newshound that they were expecting an announcement via Jackson's official website on Thursday of last week. Could this development lend more credence to the theory that staff were told of the wrong Thursday in order to ensure leaked information did not spoil any official announcements?
More skeptical fans have said that the website, largely designed around the artwork for Jackson's 'Off The Wall' album, is merely setting up another re-release. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the album's launch. Could fans be seeing 'Off The Wall 30' released hot on the tails of 'Thriller 25'?
If so, the decision could anger some fans, who are tiring of Jackson's consistent failure to deliver on promises of new material, instead favouring a string of bland re-releases. The mood amongst the fan community will be worsened still if the re-release is announced in place of, rather than alongside, a tour.
Seemingly, all will become clear on Thursday.
Mahalo!
The Lowly Newshound
August 10, 2010
Jackson announcement this morning?
Sony sources are telling the Newshound that today (Thursday 26th February), at 9am GMT, an announcement regarding Michael Jackson's O2 residency will be made via his official Sony website.
The Newshound must stress, though, that this may be misinformation.
For example, a year ago when rumours of an O2 residency were circulating, a high up Sony source told various fansites that the concerts were to go ahead. Plainly, the shows did not go ahead. This is just one of many instances of misinformation about Michael Jackson being distributed by authoritative sources.
In the world of Michael Jackson nothing is concrete until it is officially announced. Sometimes the star changes his mind on a whim. On other occasions people act beyond their briefs and leak information before it has been confirmed. Sometimes false information is intentionally leaked with the intent of distracting the press and public from ongoing negotiations. Other times high-ups float false information as part of a mole hunt - the aim is to discover and plug the leak.
The Newshound has decided to publish this breaking news as it was delivered directly by numerous Sony sources. However, there is every chance that for one of the aforementioned reasons, the announcement will not be made.
Fingers crossed, however.
The Lowly Newshound
The Newshound must stress, though, that this may be misinformation.
For example, a year ago when rumours of an O2 residency were circulating, a high up Sony source told various fansites that the concerts were to go ahead. Plainly, the shows did not go ahead. This is just one of many instances of misinformation about Michael Jackson being distributed by authoritative sources.
In the world of Michael Jackson nothing is concrete until it is officially announced. Sometimes the star changes his mind on a whim. On other occasions people act beyond their briefs and leak information before it has been confirmed. Sometimes false information is intentionally leaked with the intent of distracting the press and public from ongoing negotiations. Other times high-ups float false information as part of a mole hunt - the aim is to discover and plug the leak.
The Newshound has decided to publish this breaking news as it was delivered directly by numerous Sony sources. However, there is every chance that for one of the aforementioned reasons, the announcement will not be made.
Fingers crossed, however.
The Lowly Newshound
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