Michael Jackson's first posthumous music video precedes album

LOS ANGELES – A 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." — AP