In a press release from Sony Music Entertainment, a new Michael Jackson song “This Is It” will be released as a single on October 12. The song shares the same title of his This Is It concert comeback tour that Michael Jackson was rehearsing before his death.

Two versions of the This Is It song, which will include backup vocals by Michael Jackson’s brothers, will be featured on a new “This Is It” two-disc cd set. The album will include previously released songs as well as unreleased versions of those same hit songs, plus a never heard before touching spoken-word poem recited by Michael Jackson called “Planet Earth”. The cd set will debut internationally on October 26 and in the US on October 27.

Michael Jackson This Is It Film will be released simultaneously in movie theaters in more than 15 cities around the world, including Los Angeles, New York, London, Berlin, Rio de Janeiro and Seoul.

The movie is compiled from 100 hours of rehearsal footage taken prior to Michael  Jackson’s sudden death June 25,  for the 50 shows that were to take place in London.

Hollywood movie premieres taking place around the world are rarely ever at the same time as will be in this case with Michael Jackson’s documentary film. The premiere in Los Angeles will be in the evening of October 27 which local time would be after midnight in London October 28.

Jeff Blake, worldwide marketing and distribution chairman for Sony Pictures stated, “Michael Jackson has an army of fans everywhere around the world. We are giving the audiences an incredible opportunity to join together in celebration of Michael Jackson’s incredible career.”

Michael Jackson’s brother, Jermaine Jackson, and George Kindel, event promoter, announced today that the tribute concert that was to take place on September 26, in front of Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace, has been postponed. This was due to scheduling issues for  artists that were to appear.

In answer to critics that big-name artists like Madonna had not signed up, Jermaine Jackson said:  “The purpose of the show is to give something back to the fans, we have to do this right. It’s not about name-dropping”.

The Michael Jackson tribute concert now has moved to London’s Wembley Stadium and to take place next year in June. Kindel also stated that one of the reasons it was moved is because “renowned artists of the tribute were disrespectfully treated as B-list artists or even losers” by the media in Vienna Austria.

Everyone who bought tickets will be refunded and tickets for the rescheduled show will go on sale December 1.

Michael Jackson’s burial took place today at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, 70 days after his death on June 25.  Around 200 family and friends attended the private outdoor ceremony. Some of the celebrities included Elizabeth Taylor, Lisa Marie Presley, Barry Bonds, Macaulay Culkin and Corey Feldman. Debbie Rowe had been invited but did not attend and neither did Diana Ross. 

The service started an hour and a half late at 8:35 p.m. PT, as some members of the family were delayed in arriving, and took place outside of the Great Mausoleum. The hearse carrying Michael Jackson, escorted by two police motorcycles, arrived immediately after the last of the  family members. Michael Jackson’s three children Paris, Prince and Blanket placed a gold crown on their father’s coffin before the service began. Gladys Knight  sang “His Eye Is On The Sparrow”  and songwriter Clifton Davis performed the signature Jackson 5 hit he wrote “Never Can Say Goodbye”. Joe Jackson and Reverend Al Sharpton spoke remembering Michael Jackson and saying their goodbyes.

Just before 10 p.m. local time, Michael Jackson was interred in a crypt at Holly Terrace, one of 11 hallways located inside the Great Mausoleum.

Spike Lee organized a Michael Jackson dance party that took place at Prospect Park in Brooklyn at what would have been his 51st birthday.  Thousands of people attended to remember Michael Jackson, the King Of Pop,  as deejays, on a huge stage,  played his music spanning his career since childhood.

Spike Lee, who directed Michael Jackson’s 1996 music video for the song They Don’t Care About Us, said:”Fifty-one years ago, he was born into the world. I’m like everybody else, somebody who loved his talent. We’re here to celebrate Michael Jackson.”