Official Release From SonyBMG/USA

SonyBMG/USA launch ThrillerCast: A Free Thriller 25th Anniversary podcast event, featuring some of today’s biggest stars.

Be the first to hear and share this exciting Series! Yes, you, the Michael Jackson fans have a chance to share the first episode of this series with your friends before anyone else hears it! Embed the ThrillerCast widget right into your MySpace, Facebook, or web page: http://www.springwidgets.com/widgets/view/22851/

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s multi-platinum, multi-award winning album Thriller, Legacy Recordings is proud to present Thrillercast: A groundbreaking podcast event dedicated to the 25th anniversary celebration of the world’s biggest selling album of all time, “Thriller”.

The 40-episode podcast will run throughout 2008 and feature icons of music and screen, including hip-hop legends KRS-ONE, DMC, current superstars Akon, Nick Cannon, Chris Brown, will.i.am, Quincy Jones, Imogen Heap, choreographers Shane Sparks and Mia Michaels, turntablist DJ Spooky as well as many more special guests. Each guest sat down with us to discuss their experiences with Thriller, the various singles and videos, and its influence on them, both personally and professionally. Their stories are each unique and profound and singular in their message: Thriller was a game-changer across the board.

The free podcasts will start February 1 with ‘Episode 0’, a teaser of what’s to come, with a new episode available (roughly) each week starting on February 12. Subscribe to the series via iTunes or Zune, through the RSS Feed, http://feeds.feedburner.com/thrillercast, the widget above, or listen directly from the Official Michael Jackson Web Site, www.michaeljackson.com/podcast

This historic series is being put together by Legacy Recordings and Joseph Vella of Vella Interactive, who has previously done podcasts about John Coltrane, Elvis Costello, The Beach Boys, and more.

Source: SonyBMG/USA & MJWN