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Cultural impact of Michael Jackson
The American singer Michael Jackson is regarded as one of the most significant figures of the 20th century.[1][2][3] Considered the greatest entertainer of all time,[4][5][6][7][8] Jackson broke racial barriers and profoundly influenced the evolution of pop music, earning him the title of 'King of Pop'.[9] To date, Jackson is the best-selling solo music artist in history, having sold over 500 million records worldwide. His unparalleled success spans multiple decades, with numerous chart-topping albums such as Off the Wall,HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I,Bad, and Dangerous, and most importantly, Thriller, which remains the best-selling album of all time. Guinness World Records named him the most successful entertainer of all time. His achievements in the 1980s helped desegregation of popular music in the United States and introduced an
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Michael Jackson bought the publishing rights to the Beatles catalog, he was unaware that the Beatles owned ALL of the rights to Little Richard’s publishing.
That purchase meant that MJ acquired all of the rights to Little Richard’s publishing.
As soon as Michael found that out, he immediately GAVE Little Richard ALL of his publishing rights back, FREE OF CHARGE
The story has been part of popular music circle for decades: Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson—two of the biggest names in music history—were on a music video shoot and McCartney told Jackson about the idea to buy up song catalogs.
It was a good investment opportunity, McCartney told the King of Pop. But then Jackson bought up The Beatles catalog. And McCartney was pissed.
It began with the duo’s collaboration on the 1983 song, “Say Say Say,” featured on McCartney’s album, Pipes of Peace. The two had earlier collaborated on the song “The Girl Is Mine,” which was the lead single from Jackson’s seminal 1982 record, Thril
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Revisiting Michael Jackson's life and legacy in photos
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Multitalented superstar Michael Joseph Jackson would have turned 64 on August 29, 2022. The icon thrilled audiences most of his life, and was on the precipice of a comeback when he died at age 50 on June 25, 2009. The self-proclaimed "King of Pop" was struggling to avoid bankruptcy when he died.
Scroll through to revisit Jackson's life and legacy in photos.
About 1970, the Jackson 5 posed for a portrait with their youngest brother, Randy, and father, Joe. Clockwise from bottom left: Jackie, Tito, Marlon, Jermaine, Michael and Randy, with Joe Jackson out front.
MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIVES/GETTY IMAGESThe Jackson 5, from left, Tito, Marlon, Michael, Jackie and Jermaine, performed during the "Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" in Los Angeles on Sept. 15, 1972.
APAt age 13, the youngest member of the Jackson 5 sings in his home, in Encino, Calif., in 1972. Michael was the lead sin