Before making Thriller, Michael Jackson looked to a 1981 horror classic, with An American Werewolf in London influencing the video’s vision.

The Jackson 5's “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” debuts on Billboard's Radio Songs chart, while also bolting into the top 10 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. This week in the United Kingdom, only one title debuts inside the ...

With the start of the holiday season, timeless hits make their way back onto the Billboard charts, and this has led to Michael Jackson setting another huge record with his iconic pop music. His 1982 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Michael Jackson’s musical legacy is often defined by his chart-topping dance hits, record-breaking albums, and groundbreaking performances. But there’s another side to his artistry — ...

Henry Vaccaro's decades-long legal fight has left him owner of 74 rarely heard songs by Michael Jackson and his family. He ...

This month in 1991, pop legend Michael Jackson released his eighth studio album and his fourth under Epic Records, Dangerous. The album features Jackson’s usual genres: R&B, pop and rock. With the ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Michael Jackson may have been crowned the “King of Pop” decades ago, but his reign clearly hasn’t slowed down in today’s digital age. And though it’s been 16 years since he left this Earth, his music ...

In early November, 2025, a trailer for the Michael Jackson biopic Michael set a record for the most-viewed music biopic trailer with over 116 million views in only 24 hours. Whose job at Billboard is ...