~~July 15, 2014~~

Michael Jackson Wanted To Collaborate With Lady Gaga

TECHNOLOGY AND FILM MADE IT POSSIBLE

It could have been one of the most bizarre musical hookups in pop history. According to a new interview with Michael Jackson’s choreographer, Travis Payne, the late King of Pop was a big fan of Lady Gaga and had tried to set up a meeting to discuss a possible joint project.

The revelation comes from a video posted on December 30 on YouTube by Amsterdam-based producer/actor Raffles van Exel, who asks Payne which artists MJ was interested in collaborating with before his death last June.

“I gave him a short wish list of possible collaborators and he was like, ‘Sure, they can all come, as long as their schedules permit and it’s not too much of a problem for them,’ ” Payne said of Jackson’s humble response to a suggestion that he reach out to other artists to work with him on his This Is It series of shows in London. “Of course, I suggested Janet, of course Whitney Houston, Diana Ross and Mariah Carey we talked about. We talked about Missy Elliott. We talked about Usher, of course. We talked about Justin Timberlake, Celine Dion, Sting, Seal, Bono, Tina Turner. We talked about all these people that I thought were cool but that he liked.”

Then, Payne said he asked Jackson if there was anyone else he wanted to reach out to. “He goes, ‘Lady Gaga.’ I go, ‘Really?’ He goes, ‘Yeah.’ He’s the one who really got me to get into her. He literally told me, ‘You gotta get into her. She’s good.’ So, I started listening to her music more and going on YouTube and looking at her performances, and I was like, ‘He’s right.’ ”

Payne did not specify in the video when these conversations took place. He said that last November, he got a call from Lady Gaga and told her the story about the conversation with Jackson. “She got moved by it,” he recalled. A spokesperson for Gaga could not be reached for comment about Payne’s claims.

~~SOURCE~~

http://www.mtv.com/news/1629123/michael-jackson-wanted-to-collaborate-with-lady-gaga/

Michael Jackson Vs Lady Gaga

King Of ArtPop Megamix

by Robin Skouteris

~~Published on Jul 2, 2014~~

Remix by Robin Skouteris. Video edit by Panos T.
http://www.robinskouteris.com
♫♫ DOWNLOAD the album & mix here: http://on.fb.me/1jRMbLp
A remix concept album, combining music from Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP with classic Michael Jackson vocals.

VIDEO also available on VIMEO: https://vimeo.com/99741713 (ideal for mobile devices)

Megamix contains 5 Mashups from the remix album “The King Of ArtPop”:
Mashups included in the Megamix:
DANGEROUS VENUS, SCREAMING G.U.Y., GIVE IN TO MARY JANE, BEATiCURE, DIRTY APPLAUSE