Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson Would Have Turned 68 Today

Alyssa Lapid

Michael Jackson was born on 29 August 1958 in Gary, Indiana, the eighth of ten children in a two-bedroom house. ...

Michael Jackson testifies in court about song creation process.

Michael Jackson Revealed in Court How Songs Like “Billie Jean” Formed in His Head 

Jenna Guillaume

Michael Jackson did not always begin writing a song by sitting at a piano or putting notes on paper. According ...

Michael Jackson singing on stage during a concert performance.

Michael Jackson Grew Up With Eight Siblings Inside a Tiny Two-Bedroom House 

Jenna Guillaume

Before Michael Jackson lived in mansions or performed before enormous crowds, home was a tiny bungalow at 2300 Jackson Street ...

Michael Jackson singing passionately during a live performance.

The Stage Collapsed Under MJ in Front of 50,000 People. He Climbed Out and Kept Singing.

Alyssa Lapid

On 27 June 1999, Michael Jackson was performing at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany, at a charity concert he ...

The Jackson 5 band members posing outdoors under a tree.

Michael Jackson Directed Every Detail of His Legendary 1983 “Billie Jean” Performance 

Jenna Guillaume

Michael Jackson’s 1983 performance of “Billie Jean” on Motown 25 lasted only a few minutes, but it became one of ...

Michael Jackson singing with children around him during a concert.

A Man in a Cardigan Walked Onto Michael Jackson’s Stage and Caused a National Scandal

Alyssa Lapid

On 19 February 1996, Michael Jackson took the stage at the Brit Awards in London — Britain’s biggest music awards ...

Music artists performing live on stage at Viral Music FM event.

MJ’s Last Real Concert Ended Hours Before 9/11 — And He Was Supposed to Be at the World Trade Center

Alyssa Lapid

In September 2001, Michael Jackson played two nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden to celebrate 30 years as a ...

Woman smiling while playing handpan drum in a cozy room.

Michael Jackson Could Fill Stadiums but These Simple Chores Made Him Feel Normal

Jenna Guillaume

Michael Jackson spent much of his life surrounded by bodyguards, assistants and screaming crowds, so ordinary life was something he ...

Comparison of two women, one in vintage black-and-white photo, one in modern color photo.

What Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Bought During a Two-Hour Bookstore Visit in 1995

Jenna Guillaume

In February 1995, Michael Jackson traveled to San Diego to accept the Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award at a major ...

Person wearing a black hat and mask in a bookstore with bookshelves.

Michael Jackson Quietly Spent Hours in Bookstores While the World Saw a Superstar

Jenna Guillaume

Michael Jackson could barely go anywhere without attracting attention, but Los Angeles booksellers remembered seeing a completely different version of ...