Jackson 5 Kickin' It Again

The Jackson brothers are reuniting for a new album.

Jackie Jackson says that he and his brothers, Randy, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon,and Michael will record as the "J5" for MJJ Music, which will be distributed by A&M. It is to be the Jackson brothers' first new release in almost a decade.

"We are working in the studio putting some ideas down and working with new writers and producers with some slammin', slammin' material," Jackson says. "It's going to be an incredible record. We're all excited."

Jackson says the album will have live instrumentation and hip-hop beats. He added that he and his brothers will also appear on Michael's upcoming solo album. A spokesman for MJJ Productions confirms that something is in the works, but that nothing is finalized. A&M declines to comment on the project.

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Song Stories

“I'm Yours”

Jason Mraz | 2008

Jason Mraz re-emerged after his disappointing second album with this lead single, a Jack Johnson-esque ditty about giving yourself fully to someone else. The success of the reggae-tinged song (it earned two Grammy nods and a spot on the Billboard singles chart for well over a year) was something the folk-pop singer never predicted when he wrote it in 15 minutes at home. "I played a happy-hippie chord progression that would probably work without 50 different Bob Marley songs," he told Rolling Stone. "I thought, 'It's too novelty. This is a nursery rhyme,'" concluding that "you can never guess what's gonna be a hit."

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