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If Michael Jackson was called the King Of Pop, Whitney Houston was no less than a queen of singing. The two were the biggest stars of their time. In fact, their songs even rule the hearts of new generations. Even today, both are cited as the best singers of all time.
But have you ever wondered why Michael Jackson and Whitney never collaborated for a song? If that would’ve happened, the song would be Lit AF! After all, it’s the two big rockstars coming together. Today, we will tell you that both singers had two projects to work together. But due to unfortunate circumstances, that didn’t happen.
As mentioned in The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, Michael Jackson had written a ballad called ‘I Just Can’t Stop Loving You’ for his 1987 album, Bad. MJ wanted to collab for the song with Barbra Streisand, but she refused. His manager Frank Dileo then suggested Whitney Houston’s name. MJ agreed and discussed performing it with her. Sadly, the project didn’t happen because the All At Once singer had to promote her sophomore album at that time. Her label Arista Records thought it would distract her from the promotions. Hence, she had to say no to MJ. The song then went to singer Siedah Garrett.
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