But that means most of the new tracks on "Xscape" are Timbaland songs featuring Michael Jackson ... s spare and spellbinding — just Jackson’s voice, a piano, some snapping fingers and two ...

A song called 'Don't Be Messin' 'Round' that Michael Jackson considered for ... for the upcoming 25th anniversary edition of Jackson's 'Bad' album. 'Don't Be Messin' 'Round' appears as the B ...

John Barnes, who played piano and keyboards for the likes of Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye ... of a long-term friendship and musical partnership; Barnes worked with Jackson on Bad, the subsequent tour, ...

This unenviable task confronted a 28-year-old Michael Jackson in 1986 when he undertook his ambitious solo album Bad. The blockbuster album, released in August of 1987, failed to live up to ...

She remembers a gathering of Jones' songwriters to talk about what he needed for ... "Thriller," "Bad," and "Dangerous." While Ballard noodled around with some melodies on the piano, Garrett ...