Music News

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• An appeals judge has overturned the $20 million judgment a private jet company had to pay Michael Jackson’s lawyers Mark Geragos and Pat Harris in an invasion of privacy case dating back to 2003. The AP reports that the owner of XtraJet video taped Jackson (without sound) in-flight during his molestation trial, however the recording was never released.
• The Ting Tings tell the NME their upcoming album features lots of “weird old synths” and is titled Kunst after a massage parlor near their Berlin studio. The duo are set to rock Saturday Night Live this weekend.
• Johnny Kidd & the Pirates guitarist Mick Green, also known for his work with Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry and Van Morrison, has died at 65 of unknown causes, Spinner reports.
• Miami’s Ultra Music Festival has announced its preliminary lineup, which includes Passion Pit, Will.i.am, Tiesto, Carl Cox and many more electro artists. Tickets for the fest, which goes down March 26th and 27th, are available on its official Website.