Michael Jackson's Unreleased Tracks & Video

A Michael Jackson biographer is claiming today that the singer recorded more than 100 tracks for his kids that may now be released, and while that remains to be seen, there are unreleased Michael Jackson tracks that are probably sitting in a vault at Sony Music, and I'm sure we'll be hearing about them soon.

In a 1992 story in Rolling Stone, the magazine reported that Michael had recorded about 60 songs for his album Dangerous, working with producers including L.A. Reid and Babyface. Additionally, writer J. Randy Taraborrelli claimed in his 2004 book, The Magic and the Madness, that Michael and Quincy Jones recorded more than 300 tracks for Thriller (only nine ended up on the album).

Michael had battled with Sony over his album Invincible and reportedly owed the label millions, so execs at Sony will no doubt see these unreleased tracks as a way to recoup their losses. I just hope they let Quincy Jones take the helm on the release of these tracks as I'd hate to see Michael's musical legacy tarnished by the release of substandard work.

In addition to the music, we might end up seeing a video of Michael's last performance, filmed the night before he died. Michael was in rehearsals for his tour, This Is It, that was set to begin in London on July 13, and according to TheWrap.com, his rehearsal on Wednesday night was recorded in multi-camera, high-definition video and multi-track audio and could be released as an album and DVD (sadly titled "This Is It").

One exec from concert promoter AEG boasted, “We have a live album in the can.” But I wouldn't be so sure about that. Magician Ed Alonzo, who was working on the tour, and was present at the rehearsal on Wednesday night, told US magazine that Michael had throat problems. "He said, 'I'm not going to sing this full-out because I have this laryngitis.'"

However, Ed said Michael was in a good mood that night, and was dancing in his trademark style and joking around with the crew. "There was a cameraman on stage ... that was a foot away from him that was kind of crouched down and Michael said some kind of funny gesture like, ‘Oh you're very close, look how close you are.' And he reached down and touched the cameraman on the top of the head in a joking manner," Ed told Us magazine. "You could see on the screen how big Michael's image was on these projection screens. He was playful and light-hearted."

Kenny Ortega, who was producing and directing the This Is It concert tour, sent the following message out via Twitter on Saturday: "You are not alone in the desire to see Michael celebrated with a Tribute that honors his final work TII We are working to make that real."