Michael (posthumous album) released

Michael is the first posthumous album by Michael Jackson, released on 10 December 2010 by Epic Records, 18 months after his death. The album was compiled by Sony from a vault of unreleased recordings spanning Jackson's solo career, with new production additions from Akon, Lenny Kravitz, Teddy Riley and Theron "Neff U" Feemster. Three of the ten tracks ("Breaking News", "Keep Your Head Up" and "Monster") became immediately controversial. Jackson family members publicly disputed that Jackson's vocals were authentic, claiming the tracks featured a soundalike singer named Jason Malachi. Sony and the estate stood by the recordings; the dispute eventually…