Jones alleged the “Beat it” singer’s estate stopped a deal he and Michael had “to increase his royalty share.” He sued Sony Music Entertainment, MJJ Productions, which is controlled by Jackson’s estate, and Epic Records, for $10 million, claiming he was owed “unpaid royalties and fees” for his work on the three classic recordings.

Michael Jackson allegedly beat the breaks off late-rapper Tupac Shakur in defense of Quincy Jones’s daughter Kidada Jones.

Jackson wanted a rock track for Thriller – and Lukather says Jones had to step in to stop the song from entering fully fledged metal territory