As stories fly about how troubled entertainers like Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears or Tom Sizemore will stage attempts at career comebacks, I’m hearing another star is quietly strategising his return to centre stage.None other than Michael Jackson has been meeting with a series of music industry insiders and promoters regarding a major new album and international concert tour to promote it – possibly by the end of 2008 or early 2009.
A long-time Jackson associate told this column Friday, “This is something Michael is carefully planning. I think the album is going to be amazing. From what I’ve heard, it will be as big as ‘Thriller’ – and yet will take his music in a new direction to appeal to new, younger fans – but will still have those Michael touches his traditional fans love.”
Apparently, Janet Jackson and some of Michael’s brothers possibly will be involved, including doing duets with him on a number of tracks. “Can you imagine what a sensation it would be if Michael and Janet toured together,” said the source, teasingly. “That is something that’s being discussed.”
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