Michael became famous as the youngest member of The Jackson 5, a music group consisting of him and his brothers. However, he reached new heights as a solo star, releasing landmark albums like ...

Call it irony, call it the silver lining of a tragic death — Michael Jackson’s passing has put the King of Pop back on top of the music charts. His hits have suddenly become the nostalgic ...

Off The Wall (1979) It would be easy to point to "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" as the song from Off The Wall that announced Michael's true arrival as a solo artist. Seven years on since he ...

Jordan Markus is Michael Jackson in the Broadway tour of MJ. Photo by Matthew Murphy. ON THE ARTS By Meredith Moss June 21, 2025 X ...

He hadn’t yet embarked on a tour of his own — that wouldn’t happen until 1987. Jackson was asked to perform at Live Aid but didn’t, explaining he was too enmeshed in his studio work for Bad.

Michael Joseph Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, in August 1958 to a working-class family. His father, Joseph, known as “Joe,” was a crane operator and played with a local R&B band.