VOA新聞：邁克爾杰克遜未發(fā)行歌曲于5月問世

　　2009年5月，杰克遜宣布將在倫敦舉行系列音樂會(huì);6月25日，他因?yàn)榧毙员捶雍捅蕉筋愃幬镏卸緦?dǎo)致心臟驟停逝世。洛杉磯法醫(yī)裁定這是一宗兇殺案，他的私人醫(yī)生康拉德·莫里被判定過失殺人罪。2010年，邁克爾·杰克遜被授予格萊美終生成就獎(jiǎng)。邁克爾的歌曲或展示夢想、或激發(fā)潛能、或揭穿謊言、或痛斥“黑暗”，他的內(nèi)心深處，有一種渴求“平等”的力量。

　　LOS ANGELES — Eight previously unreleased songs by the late Michael Jackson will be part of a new album, “Xscape,” the singer's estate and Sony Music Entertainment's Epic Records said on Monday.

　　The songs were unearthed from Jackson's archive of recorded material by L.A. Reid, the chairman and chief executive of Epic Records. “Xscape” will be released on May 13.

　　The new album is the latest venture for Jackson's estate to capitalize on the posthumous popularity of the King of Pop.

　　Jackson died in 2009 at age 50 in Los Angeles from an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol given to him by his personal physician while he was rehearsing for a series of 50 comeback concerts in London.

　　The unreleased tracks have been re-produced by the likes of present-day hitmakers Jerome “Jroc” Harmon, who has helped produce hits for Beyonce and Justin Timberlake, and Norwegian duo Tor Hermansen and Mikkel Eriksen, who work under the name Stargate and have produced hits for Rihanna and Selena Gomez.

　　Top pop producers Rodney Jerkins and John McClain were also enlisted to make the songs sound contemporary in style, Reid said.

　　One of the songs is called “Xscape,” which was taken for the album title to continue Jackson's tradition of using a one-word song title on the album for its name, Reid said.

　　The age of the material or the remaining song names have yet to be released. Hip hop and pop producer Timbaland will be executive producer of the album.