Michael Jackson’s First Posthumous Music Video To Hit The Web On Thursday
First Published: December 7, 2010 7:18 PM EST Credit: Getty Images
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- 
Caption Michael Jackson at Madison Square Garden, NYC, 2001A new Michael Jackson music video is hitting the Internet preceding the launch of a posthumous Jackson album.
The video, previewed by The Associated Press, debuts at midnight Thursday Eastern time on worldwide websites, including MichaelJackson.com, said Jackson estate co-administrator John Branca.
It showcases Jackson’s duet with Akon, “Hold My Hand,” recorded before the superstar’s 2009 death. It’s the first single release from the 10-song CD, “Michael,” launching Dec. 14.
The hyperkinetic, four-and-a-half-minute video shows Jackson in concert, Akon singing and dancing, sentimental scenes of children, families and old people holding hands and a woman weeping.
The song opens with the prescient line, “This life don’t last forever…So tell me what we’re waiting for…Hold my hand. “
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