Michael Jackson / Justin Bieber Duet Will Not Happen

The Michael Jackson Estate has issued the following statement: "The Michael Jackson Estate is aware of speculation regarding the possible release of a duet version of 'Slave To The Rhythm' featuring Michael Jackson / Bieber. The fan community should be assured that, just as many ideas have been dismissed, there are no plans to release any Jackson / Bieber collaboration." (Michael recorded "Slave To The Rhythm" in 1989 for the Dangerous album. It has been said that Michael finalized the song in 1998, nearly a decade after he began working on it. "Slave to the Rhythm" leaked once in 2010 and again in 2013, when an illegal release of the song featuring Justin Bieber's vocals caused controversy. Tricky Stewart, who had remixed the song in 2010 for the MICHAEL album, had given it to Justin Bieber to record his vocals over it. Stewart then gave the recordings with Bieber's and Michael's voices to DJ Max Methods and asked him to re-produce the track. On August 16, 2013, the song leaked online. Afterward, the Michael Jackson Estate issued a statement saying they had not authorized the recording and production of such a song. The release of this unauthorized track sparked a wave of dissatisfaction and anger within the Michael Jackson fan community.) Source: eMJey.com / MJOnline™ The Official Online Team of The Michael Jackson Estate