Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. This time around, Jackson's "Billie Jean" dances to new peak ...

Michael Jackson's "Beat It" hit No. 1 on the charts 43 years ago today! On April 30, 1983, the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying at the top spot for three consecutive weeks and ...

One of the biggest music icons to ever exist started his solo career in the early 1970s. Michael Jackson embarked on his own with a track intended for another singer and became the theme song to a ...

Antoine Fuqua's Michael Jackson biopic hits theaters on Friday. Rather than tracing his entire life, the film tracks Jackson's origins with the Jackson 5 through the beginnings of his solo career. So, ...

View post: 34 Years Ago: Nintendo Released a Classic Platformer That Fans Still Adore "Say Say Say" was a 1983 No.1 hit by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. Their friendship ended after Jackson ...

Jackson held the record at 13 No. 1 hits, a mark Drake matched earlier in his chart-record-shattering career. "Janice STFU," from Drake's recently released album Iceman, pushed him into solo lead. The ...

Michael Jackson’s biopic might have left some critics cold, but it’s a runaway success by every other measure. Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael” just passed $700 million at the global box office, while ...