Alyssa Lapid
Almost Everybody Has the Meaning of “Beat It” Backward
“Beat It” sounds like a fight song. It has one of the most aggressive guitar solos in pop history, a ...
Prince Jackson Had No Idea How Famous His Father Was
Prince Jackson is Michael Jackson’s eldest son. He was 12 when his father died in 2009. And in an interview ...
Elvis Presley Met Joe Esposito by Chance — And Changed His Life Forever
Joe Esposito was a 20-year-old from Chicago with an office job waiting for him at home. He was drafted into ...
The Most Unplanned Show Of Elvis Presley’s Life
By the early hours of 8 September 1970, Elvis Presley had already worked a full day. He had played the ...
“I’m Having an Awful Time With Elvis Because He Looks Too GOOD”
In 1961, a former world boxing champion was hired to turn Elvis Presley into a convincing fighter for a film. ...
Elvis Presley Turned James Taylor’s “Joke” Song Into a Top 20 Hit
In 1970, a young American folk singer named James Taylor released his breakthrough album, Sweet Baby James. Tucked away on ...
The Truth About Michael Jackson’s Children and Their Mother
Michael Jackson had three children. Two of them—Prince, born in 1997, and Paris, born in 1998—share the same mother. Her ...
The Numbers Behind Michael Jackson’s Global Fame
You will see a figure circulating online claiming Michael Jackson had 4.8 billion fans at his peak—around 80 percent of ...
Michael Jackson Had a Painful Childhood
Behind the records, tours, and the biggest-selling album in history was a childhood Michael Jackson spent much of his life ...
Paris Jackson Shared a Side of Michael Few Ever Saw
The public version of Michael Jackson was famously soft-spoken. He rarely swore in interviews. He spoke gently, apologized constantly, and ...