Destiny’s Child member, Michelle Williams released her debut solo gospel album with little fanfare this spring. Insiders report Michelle was not happy with the promotional efforts made by Sony, "She knew it would be a hard-sell but, with the success of Destiny’s Child and Matthew’s influence on Sony, she thought they would make an exception." Michelle also wants another video to be released in support of the album, but the first single/video has had lukewarm reception and has not established Williams as a solo artist. Now with the attention being shifted to Beyonce’, Michelle feels like she doesn’t have a chance, "She doesn’t blame Beyonce', or Kelly. She would never come right out and say that. But Sony is not going to release another video in support of this album."

When Michael Jackson went on his rant against Tommy Mottola and Sony Music last weekend, the Gloved One might have done even more to damage his already tarnished reputation. Though Miss Blabba Mouth has never been one to dance on a person's grave, she admits that she is rather amused by the latest fiasco to hit the Bad boy. It turns out that Sony was genuinely interested in releasing Michael's 9/11 charity single, "What More Can I Give?" The all-star effort, which featured more than 20 artists (including Ricky Martin, Reba Mc Entire, Mariah Carey, and Gloria Estefan) was quietly shelved and never released. This seemed especially odd considering not only the star power behind the single, but also that Michael even performed the song at a charity concert in Washington D.C. shortly after the 9/11 attacks took place. Michael's accusations last weekend caused this information to surface. Sony was willing to bury the problem quietly (and has yet to comment officially on the situation.) However, when Michael went on the offensive, blaming Sony for the disappearance of the single, the sordid facts came to light. The only person willing to comment on the affair is Schaffel, who was quoted in The New York Post. "I believe this charity single could still generate lots of money to help those in need," he said. "Why shouldn't it come out? Because of something I did in the past? This is an industry in which rock stars date porno queens." It has come to light that McDonalds was planning to help distribute the single, but the company received many complaints from parents who heard the news and were upset that the company would sell a Jackson-backed single. Gives whole new meaning to the term Happy Meal.