Sony Admits It Released Fake Michael Jackson Tracks

When a well-known musician dies, the sales of their music tends to increase substantially. So no one was surprised when Sony Musical Entertainment scrambled to quickly release 2010's posthumous album "Michael." 

But not long after the album's release, longtime Jackson fan Vera Servoa began claiming that at least three of the album's tracks were likely recorded by a Michael Jackson sound-alike performer and released as if they had been recorded by the late singer.

Servoa eventually filed a civil suit, accusing Jackson’s longtime friends Eddie Cascio, James Victor Porte, and his production company, Angelikson Productions LLC of creating and selling music through Sony and the Jackson estate.

Both Cascio and Porte claim the songs were recorded in Cascio’s New Jersey basement in 2007. However, Serova and the entire Jackson family contested these claims. They say that despite the recordings bearing a similar sound to that of the pop legend, Michael Jackson never recorded those songs. 

In court documents obtained by Karen Civil, Sony Music admitted on Wednesday to releasing the fake Michael Jackson music. The fake songs include "Monster," "Keep Your Head Up," and "Breaking News."

What is still unclear is how the album will be labeled in the future and whether people who have purchased the 2010 album will be entitled to some sort of refund.