The guitarist, who was planning on releasing an album after her O2 concerts with Michael Jackson, has moved up the release date of her album. The album, titled, “Believe” is set for release the day before “This Is It” hits theaters, on October 27, 2009.

I wouldn’t call it opportunistic, however, because her concerts with Michael aren’t exactly happening. She’s an extraordinary guitarist, so I hope her album does well.

In a recent interview, she talks about playing for Michael, jamming with Carlos Santana, and “This Is It”.

I can’t wait to hear what her new album sounds like, her guitar playing is phenomenal.

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Michael and Madonna had befriended each other in the 1990s and even dated for a hot minute, but his friend Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is saying that Michael thought she was madly in love with him.

He said that Michael told him, “I think she likes shock value and she knows how to push buttons on people. I think she was sincerely in love with me and I was not in love with her. She did a lot of crazy things. I knew we had nothing in common.”

Michael went on to reveal, “She is not sexy at all. I think sexy comes from the heart and in the way you present yourself.”

He went on to say that he felt that Madonna envied his fame. He added, “They admire you and you know you are wonderful and great because they are jealous, because they wish they were in your shoes. Madonna is one of them. She is jealous. She is a girl, a woman and I think that’s what bothers her… I get the fainting and adulation and she doesn’t.”

Oh snap. It kind of puts her VMAs speech in perspective now, doesn’t it?

Do you believe these rumors?

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The purported title of the secret song has not yet been released, but it’s set to become a huge hit.

A source said, “It sounds awesome. The size and scope of the orchestra hasn’t been seen since Ray Charles recorded ‘Georgia.’ Everyone expects a huge hit. But they’re worried about it getting out – they’ve hired huge bodyguards to stand by the studio door.”

I can’t wait to hear it. I have a feeling Michael Jackson tunes will be leaking from here to eternity.

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So far, Chris Brown and Mary J. Blige have said they won’t be the entertainment for the evening. Now, another one bites the dust.

Natalie Cole has said that she will not be in attendance for the tribute concert because she has a previous engagement with the Dalai Lama in Memphis.

All three performers still appear on the Tribute Concert’s website. What was Jermaine thinking to announce all of these entertainers just to have most of them pull out? I think he did it for the publicity and the money.

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Jermaine just announced the list of entertainers who would be at the tribute concert yesterday:

He commented that they’ll have a few surprises planned for the concert, along with having Angela Bassett present and Sister Sledge performing.

When a TMZ cameraman caught up with Mary and her entourage and asked whether or not they were excited for the tribute concert, they had no idea what that was all about.

The concert is scheduled for September 26, 2009 at the Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna.

Is Sister Sledge going to pull out now?

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Chris’ rep has dashed any plans that the singer would be performing for the September 26th show, saying, “Chris is not confirmed to perform or participate in any capacity for this show.”

He would have to have the trip okay’ed by a judge, considering he’s on probation for the next five years. Considering his criminal behavior against Rihanna, I think this is for the best. Don’t you?

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Apparently Audrina Patridge is not the biggest fan of Heidi Montag’s singing, but then again, who is???

While on the promotion circuit for her new movie, “Sorority Row”, Audrina felt the need to take a stab at Heidi’s singing career.

She said, “I feel like Heidi, you know, she’s doing it for fun, where a lot of singers and people, they work their ass off, and they actually have amazing voices and they can really sing and perform, and I feel like a lot of people don’t get to experience what Heidi has, going on in front of a billion people and perform on TV. I just don’t think she’s taking it that serious, and that’s what’s kind of disappointing for me, for music lovers out there.”

Well, thank you Captain Obvious.

The more you know, right?

In other related news, Spencer Pratt seems to think Heidi is the next Michael Jackson, or even bigger. What a tool. Someone needs to bring that fool back down to Earth already, because he’s really living in dream land.

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It was rumored since his death that the family were going to have him buried at Neverland. After the custody and estate issues have died down somewhat, the family is able to deal with his burial.

The family are buying him at Forest Lawn in Hollywood Hills, after filing the paperwork associated with the burial.

Jermain Jackson wanted Michael to be buried at Neverland, but Katherine disagreed.

A source said, “The word we are getting is the family has at last signed papers that means he will be buried at Forest Lawn Memorial. It’s a famous resting place an lots of famous people are buried there.”

It’s about time!

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Fast forward to now. Cohen has sold the hair and the jacket to a collector. Portions of the hair were kept by the collector, while another portion was sent to LifeGem, where they intend on using it to make their high quality diamonds.

The pieces were said to be undisturbed for 25 years, since the day of the Pepsi commercial shoot.

What do you think of this? Is it crazy? Or do you want information on where you can purchase a diamond that has a sliver of Michael’s charred hair in it?

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Katherine Jackson was appointed the children’s legal guardian as per Michael’s wishes, but Janet is offering to care for them if they wish.

She said, “I’ll step forward and I will raise them if this is what they want.”

So what time would this leave for her once vibrant music career? Stay tuned as details become available.

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