Michael Jackson's new song released

Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's [ Images ] new song This Is It gets its first airplay on October 12, nearly four months after he passed away.

The track, which has the same name as Jackson's 50-date comeback concerts, will be delivered to radio stations amid tight security, so they can play it from 7.30am.

BBC Radio 1 has confirmed it will be one of the stations to play the track, which features the backing vocals of the late singer's brothers.

It will be included in a two-disc album, also called This Is It, which will contain songs also featured in a documentary about the singer, and it will hit shops on October 26, to coincide with the worldwide release of the film.

The first disc will boast the original album masters of some of Jackson's biggest hits, arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film, and will end with two versions of This Is It, which features in the film's closing sequence.

The second disc contains previously unreleased versions of some of the artist's classic tracks and a "touching" spoken word poem titled Planet Earth.

'This song only defines, once again, what the world already knows -- that Michael is one of God''s greatest gifts,' the Mirror quoted John McClain, co-producer of the album, as saying of the new track.

The album will boast a 36-page, commemorative booklet featuring exclusive photos of Jackson from his last rehearsal.

SRK gets Shahid, Priyanka, together for MJ tribute

Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) From Shahid Kapoor to Vishal-Shekhar, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has roped in the biggest names in the business for a music video to pay tribute to the late pop legend Michael Jackson.

Vishal Dadlani of Vishal-Shekhar duo told IANS that it was Shah Rukh's idea to get a tribute rolling for the music legend who passed away on June 25 this year.

'The entire world was upset about his demise and so were Shekhar (Ravjiani) and I. We happened to meet Shah Rukh and he also expressed his thought about doing something that would be befitting the stature of the man who entertained us for decades. This is how the idea around the music video was born,' said Vishal.

It was decided that the music video titled 'Make it Large - A tribute to Michael Jackson' would be launched Aug 29 to coincide with Jackson's 51st birthday. While Vishal also wrote the lyrics for the song, some of the best singers in the industry - Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, KK and Shreya Ghoshal - were roped in to sing.

'For the moment, the idea is to launch the music video across all music channels just for one day. It is available on Red Chillies Entertainment website though,' said Vishal who is currently holidaying in London.

Directed by Samar Khan, 'Make it Large - A tribute to Michael Jackson' is also special since it features Prabhu Deva who is yet again seen at his dancing best.

Also, the video features testimonials on Michael Jackson from Shah Rukh Khan himself along with Shahid Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Anoushka Sharma and Yuvraj Singh.

Vishal and Shekhar would also be allowing free download of the song at their website beginning Aug 29.

'The video wasn't created for making money. It's a tribute and I am sure there are millions out there who would want to grab a copy of the song for themselves. We are more than glad to share our sentiments with the rest of the world,' said Vishal.

So long Jacko (MJ)

Berry Gordy, who signed The Jackson 5 in 1968 pays his tribute to MJ: "The more I think about Michael, and talk about Michael, the more I think that 'King of Pop' is not good enough. I think he is simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. Though it ended way too soon, Michael's life was beautiful. Sure there was some sad times and maybe some questionable decisions on his part, but Michael Jackson accomplished everything he dreamed of," said Motown Records founder.