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By Michael Lopez

Rich, powerful, and married to one of the hottest Latinas on the planet…Yeah, Tommy Mottola’s got a pretty good life. And with over four decades in the music business, you can be he’s got some juicy details to spill. That’s why we were very excited to hear that Thalia’s hubby is planning to publish a tell-all memoir!

Born in the Bronx to a working-class family, Mottola is truly an American success story. A college dropout, he went on to oversee acts like Jennifer Lopez, and Destiny’s Child, and by the ‘90s ran all of Sony Music. Along the way he amassed a fortune well over $100 million dollars!

We imagine his insider stories could fill up hundreds of pages, and that’s even before getting into the Thalia wedding. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Mottola’s book editor, Ben Greenberg, said,

“There will be a lot of new stories. Something about it that was interesting to me…was the way he entered the business, dropping out of college and all that. I didn’t really want it to be an inside baseball type thing where it’s only interesting to people who are really into the music industry itself, or who work in the music industry, so for it to have more of a commercial appeal, I think it’s important that he tell stories that everyone can relate to.”

Of course, Mottola’s career wasn’t entirely rosy. There were those incidents of Michael Jackson branding him a racist and a famous fallout with ex-wife Mariah Carey. Will all of that be addressed? We don’t fully know, but it will be very interesting to see how he spins each story.

Tommy Mottola’s book, “The Last Starmaker” is set to hit shelves in 2012.

Would you buy Tommy Mottola's book? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags Gossip, Mariah Carey, Música, michael jackson, Sony Music, Thalía, tommy Mottola

Jennifer Lopez has spent most of her singing career at Sony Music Epic Records, but after today, that relationship ended like most of her marriages-cold turkey!  Some say Lopez fulfilled her Sony contract with her last two singles, while others are speculating that Sony dropped her.

Her manager Benny Medina confirmed the split this morning.

"Jennifer had a wonderful relationship with the Sony Music group, and they have shared many successes together, but the time was right to make a change that best serves the direction her career as an actress and recording artist. She is grateful and appreciative to everyone Sony for all that they accomplished together."

Lopez insiders claim the decision was "a mutual one" between the star and label’s current CEO Rob Stringer (younger brother to Sony parent company CEO Howard Stringer). The rumor is the two had a meeting at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles during Grammy week, and, after a "heart-to-heart" conversation, the star and executive decided to end the long relationship. “It was all very amicable. They hugged at the end of the meeting,” claims one. Meanwhile, Sony will still be releasing her "Greatest Hits" album in the fall.

There also is disagreement on how finished her upcoming album was before it was canceled. Internet reports say her 7th studio album, titled "Love?", was supposed to come out in April. A song from it titled "Fresh Out The Oven" surfaced online in October 2009 as a buzz single and reached #1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs chart. But the official lead single, "Louboutins", had its radio debut on November 23 following the song's premiere and performance at the 2009 American Music Awards and then peaked at #31 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.Lopez insiders claim the album was "by no means done" and everyone was "only a few songs into it" and "unlike movie dates, street dates rarely hold in the music biz". Others say the album isn't being released because "Louboutins" bombed, as did her performance at the American Music Awards.

Supposedly, Lopez hasn't wasted any time getting signed elsewhere: it’s rumored she is already in talks with Island Def Jam’s bigwig L.A. Reid to come to his label.

Could Jennifer stage a comeback? Or should she call it quits?

Photo via Getty Images

Tags benny medina, Chisme, Jennifer Lopez, Louboutins, Musica Latina, Sony Music

The first of many unreleased Michael Jackson songs hit the airwaves early this morning. "This Is It" is one of over 100 unfinished MJ tracks that Sony Music may be releasing in the near future. After all, Jackson's "Number Ones" is the best selling album of the year. As to when the track was recorded, labels execs believe it may have been around the time of Michael's 1991 album "Dangerous."

According to Rob Stringer, Chairman of the Columbia/Epic Label Group:

"We just found the song. It was titled, "This Is It.'  It was in a box, and we listened it."

"This Is It" was also to be the title of Jackson's London concert run, and will be included on the soundtrack for the film, which hits stores October 27th. The film, centered around the King of Pop's last rehearsals for the tour, will be released on 10/28.

We think it's safe to say MJ may be gone, but the world definitely isn't ready for him to stop releasing new music! [NY Times]

Check out the new track, after the jump... Read more...

Tags Concert, Dangerous, michael jackson, Number Ones, Sony Music, This Is It