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A New Michael Jackson Album Is Coming This May

Titled XSCAPE, the record will be comprised of eight previously-unreleased tracks from the King of Pop’s archives, which have all been “contemporized” by Timbaland and other producers to make for a more modern sound.

XSCAPE is executive produced by Epic CEO LA Reid, and will be the latest compilation of unreleased material since 2010’s Michael. Reid curated a collection of songs from Jackson’s archive, and worked with the likes of Timbaland, who was rumored to be working on the project as far back as last summer, and Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins for this new release. As Reid states in the announcement, “Michael left behind some musical performances that we take great pride in presenting through the vision of music producers that he either worked directly with or expressed strong desire to work with.”

XSCAPE will hit stores on May 13th, but fans can preorder the album on iTunes starting tomorrow.

Tame Impala - Stranger In Moscow (Michael Jackson)

Flight Facilities - Triple J Mix Up Exclusives: 1982-1992

01. Sylvester – Do You Wanna Funk? 02. Brad Shitt – Casbah Breakdown 03. Solomun – Love Recycled 04. Aeroplane – The-human-league-orchestra 05. Goblin – Tenebre 06. Soulclap – Death-on-the-balcony-cruel-banana 07. Herbie Hancock – Rockit 08. The Pointer Sisters – Automatic 09. Matthew Wilder – Break My Stride 10. B-Beat Girls – For The Same Man 11. Cybotron – Clear 12. Michael Jackson – PYT 13. New Order – Blue Monday 14. Laid Back – White Horse 15. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls 16. Miami Sound Machine – Dr. Beat 17. Madonna – Lucky Star 18. Flightfacilities – Toecutter-best-party-ever-flight-facilities-edit 19. Seidah Garrett – Do You Want It Right Now? 20. Limahl – Never Ending Story 21. Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy 22. Bangles – Dub Like An Egyptian (Todd Terje Edit) 23. Nu Shoes – I Can’t Wait 24. David Bowie – Magic Dance 25. Bruce Hornsby – That’s Just The Way It Is 26. Janet Jackson – What Have You Done For Me Lately 27. Dropoutorchestra – Rick-astley-never-gonna-give-you-up-drop-out-orchestra-dub-1 28. Psychemagik – Everywhere-psychemagik-edit-1 29. Harold Faltermeyer – Axel F 30. Steve “Silk” Hurley – Jack Your Body 31. Flightfacilities – You-can-call-me-al-flight 32. Yello – Oh Yeah 33. John Farnham – Age Of Reason 34. Salt n Pepa – Push It 35. Technotronic – Pump Up The Jam 36. The B-52′s – Love Shack (Losoul Bitshit Edit) 37. Adamski – Killer feat. Seal 38. Dee Lite – Groove Is In The Heart 39. De La Soul – A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturdays 40. Prince – Cream 42. Annie Lennox – Walking On Broken Glass

Frederico Birchal - What They Wore

Frida Gustavsson backstage at Jean Paul Gaultier, Spring 2013

Inspiration and make-up boards for Jean Paul Gaultier, S/S 2013 PFW

TIFF 2012 Picks

It's early September and as temperatures cool down the city of Toronto is getting ready to sizzle thanks to an influx of A-listers coming to town during the Toronto International Film Festival.

Now in its 37th year, TIFF is not only an occasion to spot your celeb crush milling around the tony streets of bougie Yorkville or waiting in line for Starbucks JUST LIKE YOU, it's a time for cinephiles to make a list and check it twice as they get to sample the year's forthcoming slate of festival-worthy movies before they hit the theatre circuit.

And for those who love, love movies, like us, it's a reason to rejoice, get creative about time management, say adieu to sleep and make tough choices about which movies are must-watch and which can wait for a few months. We know it's hard.

If you're lucky enough to be in Toronto during the fest, running September 6 to 16, or if you'd like to get excited now for what movies will be worthy of your attention in the coming months, this list of our TIFF 2012 PICKS is for you. (Okay, it's for everyone.)

Either way, get our TIFF PICKS and be sure to add your own choices of this year's must-see movies.

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Watch The Throne Documentary VIDEO

Today we get a behind-the-scenes look at Jay-Z and Kanye West’s critically acclaimed album Watch The Throne. 

The video, filmed by Robert Lopuski, mixes behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the record with classic clips, like when West first announced that he had signed with Jay-Z’s label. Elaborate gifts, dinner with Beyoncé, and a rap session with Russell Crowe are just a few more of the hightlights from the 10-minute fab documentary.

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