By Patrick Ryan— (Photo: Joerg Sarbach, AP)  For posthumous albums, it can be a tough line to moonwalk: honoring a beloved artist’s legacy, while still giving fans something fresh and exciting from their favorite icon. On the fifth anniversary of the King of Pop’s death, USA TODAY takes a look at five releases that ignited the charts and gave new life to music legends. MICHAEL JACKSON, Xscape (2013) The numbers: 309,000 copies sold since its May 13 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan Peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard album chart 6 weeks on the chart (currently No. 9) Why it worked: Xscape hasn’t sold quite as well as the This Is It concert film soundtrack, which arrived four months after Jackson’s death on June 25, 2009 and debuted at No. 1 (selling 373,000 copies its first week). “You don’t have this news event that’s generating … Read entire article »

  By Andy Gensler— Today Epic Records and Jeep launched a global brand campaign for the car company’s Altitude Edition in which Michael Jackson’s new single “Love Never Felt So Good” is featured in four 30-second TV commercials. The campaign will air from today (May 8) and run through summer. The track is from Jackson’s second posthumous release “Xscape” (out May 13, Epic) and was co-written in 1983 by Michael Jackson in a session with Paul Anka (who played piano on the track) and Kathy Wakefield. Two new versions of the song were recorded: the one in the ad was produced by John McClain, co-executor of the Jackson estate with John Branca; and another helmed by the trio of Timbaland, J-Roc and Justin Timberlake in which JT duets with Michael debuted this week at No. 20 … Read entire article »