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![‘You don’t know! You weren’t there!’ This is an argument commonly made by people on both sides of the debate regarding the allegations of child sex abuse that have plagued […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/DOCO-based-on-facts-46x46.jpg "Leaving Neverland Exposed: The Devil is in the Detail")
Leaving Neverland Exposed: The Devil is in the Detail
Posted on June 27, 2019 | 63 Comments -
![WITH ALL THE MADNESS surrounding Leaving Neverland—the so-called ‘documentary’ in which two admitted serial liars portray deceased pop superstar Michael Jackson as an insatiable child molester—the media seems to have forgotten about […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mj-prison-chains-46x46.png "What the media refuses to tell you about Michael Jackson, Leaving Neverland & the allegations of child molestation")
What the media refuses to tell you about Michael Jackson, Leaving Neverland & the allegations of child molestation
Posted on February 20, 2019 | 73 Comments -
![THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA has today ruled that it will hear the case of Vera Serova versus Sony Music and The Estate of Michael Jackson regarding the advertisement and commercial […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/MJ-Sony-Kills-Music-46x46.jpg "BREAKING: Supreme Court rules to hear case of fan versus Sony Music & Michael Jackson Estate in fake songs lawsuit")
BREAKING: Supreme Court rules to hear case of fan versus Sony Music & Michael Jackson Estate in fake songs lawsuit
Posted on December 13, 2018 | 3 Comments -
![A teenager walks into a record store before Christmas 2018 and sees what he believes is the perfect gift for his mom (who already owns three Michael Jackson albums): an […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Dlz8lkoUcAEZTty-46x46.jpg "Supreme Court petitioned in fake Michael Jackson songs case while fans launch annual campaign to remove them from 2010 album")
Supreme Court petitioned in fake Michael Jackson songs case while fans launch annual campaign to remove them from 2010 album
Posted on November 11, 2018 | No Comments -
![THE VOCALIST on three allegedly fake Michael Jackson tracks sang in the wrong dialect, was unable to control fundamental aspects of his singing voice including vibrato, and even mispronounced Jackson’s […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/FAKEMICHAEL-3-46x46.jpg "EXCLUSIVE: Forensic report concludes posthumous Michael Jackson album DID include FAKE songs, sung by an impostor!")
EXCLUSIVE: Forensic report concludes posthumous Michael Jackson album DID include FAKE songs, sung by an impostor!
Posted on September 4, 2018 | 3 Comments - BREAKING: Court rules FAKE Michael Jackson songs can be sold as genuine, dismisses claims against Sony & Jackson Estate
Posted on August 29, 2018 | No Comments -
![SONY Music and the Estate of Michael Jackson today announced they will remain business partners well into the future after inking a renewal of their previous deal together, again tying […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/michael-album-cover-46x46.jpg "Sony/Jackson Estate renew partnership in the face of ongoing fraud lawsuit")
Sony/Jackson Estate renew partnership in the face of ongoing fraud lawsuit
Posted on December 15, 2017 | 10 Comments -
![Today marks twenty years since Michael Jackson’s most daring, confrontational, controversial, personal, ambitious, and in my opinion underrated album was released. Originally intended as a greatest hits package with just a […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/history-art-46x46.png "HIStory 20: Michael Jackson’s secret meeting with Prince, and other memories from the King of Pop’s recording engineers")
HIStory 20: Michael Jackson’s secret meeting with Prince, and other memories from the King of Pop’s recording engineers
Posted on June 20, 2015 | 26 Comments -
![While I don’t tend to cover matters that don’t in one way or another relate to the King of Pop’s artistry, I couldn’t let June 13, 2015 pass without acknowledging the significance […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Not-guilty-46x46.jpg "June 13, ten years later: A day of reflection, not celebration for Michael Jackson fans")
June 13, ten years later: A day of reflection, not celebration for Michael Jackson fans
Posted on June 14, 2015 | 4 Comments -
![The MJCast is an up-and-coming podcast that provides to news and discussion on the King of Pop. Hosted by two Australians, Jamon and Q, it has quickly grown to be the […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/XO-and-Xscape-46x46.png "Michael Jackson podcast The MJCast releases Xscape Origins episode")
Michael Jackson podcast The MJCast releases Xscape Origins episode
Posted on June 1, 2015 | 8 Comments
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Feature Archive
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![2014 was yet another big year in the world of Michael Jackson, with Epic Records and The Estate putting his previously unreleased music on centre stage in the form of […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Michael-Jackson-history-tour1-115x115.jpg "Year In Review: 2014 in the world of Michael Jackson")
Year In Review: 2014 in the world of Michael Jackson
Posted on January 7, 2015 | 25 Comments2014 was yet another big year in the world of Michael Jackson, with Epic Records and The Estate putting his previously unreleased music on centre stage in the form of […] Read more... -
![On July 25, 1995, the King of Pop revealed that he would be participating in a television special to be broadcast later that year. The special, called Michael Jackson: One […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/michael-jackson-marcel-marceau-childhood-ending-115x115.jpg "EXCLUSIVE: Inside the King of Pop’s 1995 HBO special that never was; ‘Michael Jackson: One Night Only’")
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the King of Pop’s 1995 HBO special that never was; ‘Michael Jackson: One Night Only’
Posted on December 27, 2014 | 42 CommentsOn July 25, 1995, the King of Pop revealed that he would be participating in a television special to be broadcast later that year. The special, called Michael Jackson: One […] Read more... -
![Tuesday May 13, 2014 marked the global release of the latest Epic Records product; a collection of eight previously unpublished songs recorded by the King of Pop and remixed by […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/XSCAPE-STANDARD-+-DELUXE-115x115.jpg "XSCAPE IN REVIEW: The Michael Jackson album that isn’t a Michael Jackson album")
XSCAPE IN REVIEW: The Michael Jackson album that isn’t a Michael Jackson album
Posted on May 15, 2014 | 30 CommentsTuesday May 13, 2014 marked the global release of the latest Epic Records product; a collection of eight previously unpublished songs recorded by the King of Pop and remixed by […] Read more... -
![Over the last week, a number of previously-unreleased Michael Jackson demos have found their way into the public domain, leaking online via media-sharing websites such as YouTube, MEGA and SoundCloud. […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/MJ-Throne-e1394555905437-115x115.jpg "Michael Jackson’s Musical Treasure Trove: Looted and Leaked")
Michael Jackson’s Musical Treasure Trove: Looted and Leaked
Posted on March 11, 2014 | 32 CommentsOver the last week, a number of previously-unreleased Michael Jackson demos have found their way into the public domain, leaking online via media-sharing websites such as YouTube, MEGA and SoundCloud. […] Read more... -
![The Michael Jackson Estate and Sony Music’s treasure chest of unreleased Michael Jackson material suffered a blow yesterday, with yet another one of the King of Pop’s unpublished work-in-progress recordings […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/jacks460-115x115.jpg "EXCLUSIVE: Jackson 5 visit to Gloucestershire inspires unreleased Michael Jackson recording three decades later")
EXCLUSIVE: Jackson 5 visit to Gloucestershire inspires unreleased Michael Jackson recording three decades later
Posted on March 6, 2014 | 12 CommentsThe Michael Jackson Estate and Sony Music’s treasure chest of unreleased Michael Jackson material suffered a blow yesterday, with yet another one of the King of Pop’s unpublished work-in-progress recordings […] Read more... -
![Below is an excerpt from a chapter in my book Xscape Origins: The Songs & Stories Michael Jackson Left Behind. To read the full story, along with the stories of seven other previously-unreleased Michael […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/MJ-Freeze-Neverland-115x115.jpg "Michael Jackson’s “A Place With No Name” – The story behind the song")
Michael Jackson’s “A Place With No Name” – The story behind the song
Posted on December 6, 2013 | 24 CommentsBelow is an excerpt from a chapter in my book Xscape Origins: The Songs & Stories Michael Jackson Left Behind. To read the full story, along with the stories of seven other previously-unreleased Michael […] Read more... -
![It’s that time of year again! The time when the King of Pop and his dancing ghouls rise triumphantly from the grave the to the top of digital music charts, […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ghosts-cover-michael-jackson--e1383227116189-115x115.jpg "Michael Jackson’s 2009 Halloween TV special that never was, but still could be!")
Michael Jackson’s 2009 Halloween TV special that never was, but still could be!
Posted on October 31, 2013 | 41 CommentsIt’s that time of year again! The time when the King of Pop and his dancing ghouls rise triumphantly from the grave the to the top of digital music charts, […] Read more... -
![When the King of Pop passed away on June 25, 2009 he had unfinished business. No, I’m not talking about the fifty ill-fated ‘This Is It’ concerts that awaited him […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/michael-jackson-bad-album-recording-sessions-e1380643561407-115x115.jpg "“Scared Of The Moon” – The little song that could!")
“Scared Of The Moon” – The little song that could!
Posted on October 1, 2013 | 28 CommentsWhen the King of Pop passed away on June 25, 2009 he had unfinished business. No, I’m not talking about the fifty ill-fated ‘This Is It’ concerts that awaited him […] Read more... -
![The mystique that surrounded Michael Jackson’s unreleased song “I Am A Loser” was finally put to rest today after a fan leaked the full track online. However, although fans can […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/michael-jackson-2007-115x115.jpg "EXCLUSIVE: The origins of Michael Jackson’s “I Am A Loser” revealed!")
EXCLUSIVE: The origins of Michael Jackson’s “I Am A Loser” revealed!
Posted on September 8, 2013 | 40 CommentsThe mystique that surrounded Michael Jackson’s unreleased song “I Am A Loser” was finally put to rest today after a fan leaked the full track online. However, although fans can […] Read more... -
![Teddy Riley has made the explosive claim that he was “set up” when The Michael Jackson Estate and Sony Music’s Epic Records brought him in to produce music for the […]](http://www.damienshields.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/teddy-riley-eddie-cascio-michael-album-launc-december-2010-e1378226017428-115x115.jpg "Producer Teddy Riley says he was “set up”, apologises for involvement in controversial 2010 MJ album!")
Producer Teddy Riley says he was “set up”, apologises for involvement in controversial 2010 MJ album!
Posted on September 3, 2013 | 58 CommentsTeddy Riley has made the explosive claim that he was “set up” when The Michael Jackson Estate and Sony Music’s Epic Records brought him in to produce music for the […] Read more...