The Archive No One Knew Existed: Michael Jackson’s Lost Sheet Music Found 15 Years Later—Will They Be Published?

Unreleased Michael Jackson Music Found in California Storage Unit, per Report

15 years after his death, Michael Jackson’s music continues to resurface, as an individual discovered a collection of unreleased tapes in a California storage unit. On Thursday, a journalist for the Hollywood Reporter published a piece regarding the discovery and spoke to the man who found the invaluable pieces of music.

Gregg Musgrove, an ex-California Highway Patrol officer, discovered the tapes after he was informed about the unit. What seemingly garnered Musgrove’s attention is the fact that the storage unit belonged to the late producer and musician, Bryan Loren. Loren was a long-time collaborator of Jackson’s and produced other acts such as Whitney Houston, Sting, and Eric Benét. Bryan Loren also played in Fat Larry’s Band.

Musgroves’ Findings & Michael Jackson’s Estate

Musgroves told THR that some of the songs were “rumored to exist,” whereas some of the others had been “leaked a little bit.” Furthermore, he also noted that the general public had never heard a few of the songs on the unreleased recordings.

According to Musgroves and THR, amidst the recordings is a conversation between Michael Jackon and Bryan. In the recorded conversation the two allegedly discuss Jackson’s musical goals before he ever recorded his infamous 1991 album, Dangerous.

Per THR, the recordings supposedly include material spanning from 1989 to 1991. However, no other sources have confirmed what other contents reside in the recordings. Despite being incredibly valuable, Michael Jackson’s estate decided to not claim ownership of the tapes. Their reasoning for the decision is also still unknown.

That being so, Musgroves is the rightful owner of Michael Jackson’s bootleg tapes and plans to put them up for auction in the near future. However, Musgroves, or anyone who purchases the recordings, is legally not allowed to release them to the public. So, there is a good chance the contents of those recordings will never released to the masses.

Gregg Musgroves’ discovery is a once-in-a-lifetime finding. Particularly, when one learns how much unreleased music sells for at an auction. For reference, in October of 2024, Jimi Hendrix’s unreleased catalog of music received a rough estimate of 200,000 euros, per Relix.