T-Pain recently shared that he had written and produced a song with the late Michael Jackson and Usher that was never released. The artist explained in a video on his social media channels that the collaboration was leaked and subsequently didn’t come to fruition due to Jackson’s reluctance. He stated that “Then he released it and then Michael Jackson was like, ‘Nah, never mind. I don’t wanna do it anymore.’ Yeah, that pissed me off. Not gonna lie to ya.”
Since the incident, T-Pain has released his first-ever cover album “On Top of the Covers” which features renditions of beloved classics such as Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin”, Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me”, and Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life.” In December, he also unveiled a live, extended version of the record titled “On Top of the Covers (Live From Sun Rose).”
Ozzy Osbourne has praised T-Pain’s cover of “War Pigs.” That cover is one of the covers included on T-Pain’s “On Top of the Covers” album. Following the upload of the video of T-Pain’s “War Pigs” cover, the heavy metal legend commented under the post: “This is the best cover of ‘War Pigs’ ever. Why didn’t you guys call me?” T-Pain responded to the praise by expressing: “You’re always invited. Top of the list, every time!! Thank you so much. Means a lot coming from the greatness himself.”
T-Pain has been included in the lineup for this year’s Lovers & Friends festival where Janet Jackson, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Ciara, and more will perform at Las Vegas Festival Grounds this May. Additionally, T-Pain is set to kick off his first Las Vegas residency at the Zouk Nightclub and Ayu Nightclub in February. He shared on his Instagram that he “always dreamed of having a residency of my own” and that he has “some special surprises up my sleeve so Vegas, let’s turn up!”
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