Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice ...

Nearly 50 after they first dominated pop radio, several of Michael Jackson's biggest hits are suddenly climbing the Billboard Hot 100 once again. For the Billboard Hot 100 dated May 16, Jackson ...

The song "Billie Jean" inspired more than just a hit—it inspired an obsession. A woman named Leavon Muhammad became convinced she was Michael Jackson's secret wife and the mother of his children. She ...

Music from the Michael Jackson biopic Michael dominates Billboard's Top Movie Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), for May 2026 on the heels of the film's late-April theatrical ...

If you love music biographies in movie form, you are likely in for a treat soon. That is because of the huge success of the Michael Jackson biopic, Michael. The next artist to have a film made about ...

When Jones and Jackson listened to Thriller for the first time, they thought it sounded terrible. They realized they had to make changes before they put it out. One of these changes was cutting the ...

"Billie Jean" is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on January 2, 1983, as the second single from Jackson's sixth studio album, Thriller (1982). It was written by ...

Nearly 17 years after his death, Michael Jackson is back on the Billboard charts. Ever since the release of The King of Pop's biopic Michael last month, Michael Jackson's music has seen a sort of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice ...