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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” has become the quintessential ...

An abandoned storage unit once used by a Los Angeles music producer led to the discovery of 12 unreleased Michael Jackson songs. Here’s why you won’t ever hear them. A dozen unreleased Michael Jackson ...

Five years ago today, the world stood still when it found out that Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, had died. With a career spanning four decades, Jackson is considered one of the, if not the ...

404248 08: Musician Michael Jackson performs at the taping of "American Bandstands 50th...A Celebration" television special honoring the music show April 20, 2002 in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Vince ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fans are flocking back to the King of Pop’s music catalog As anticipation builds around the newly-released trailer for Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic, fans are flocking back to the King of Pop’s ...

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

The biggest Christmas collaboration ever, The Beatles’ first ex-member to hit #1 in the charts, and a TV ban for playing a song! This and more this week in music history here. December 25: Merry ...

Michael Jackson's "Beat It" debuts on both of Billboard's global charts, becoming another hit for the late superstar as "Billie Jean" climbs to never-before-seen peaks. Portrait of American Pop and ...

Michael Jackson's estate is fighting to block an auction house from selling the singer's unreleased music. According to Complex, sourcing intel first reported on by TMZ, the auction house Gotta Have ...