Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" or MJ, was born on the 29th of August in 1958. Jackson started his career at the tender age of ten with the band Jackson 5. Later, he set out to conquer the world as a solo artist and actually did so, becoming a legendary figure in the music world. His great success as a musician and his highly publicized and controversial personal life has always kept him in the news.
Jackson ruled the pop music industry in the 1970s and 80s. in fact, he was the first black musician to meet with such phenomenal success and popularity. He was the first musician to identify that the music video could become an instrument for promoting songs. He was the pioneer and his videos like "Beat It", "Black or White", "Scream" or "Billy Jean" shown on MTV struck the right chords and brought him outstanding success. In fact, these videos played a major role in popularizing MTV as well.
Jackson was also the trend setter in many kinds of dance. Himself a talented dancer, he performed really complicated steps on the videos and everyone wanted to emulate him. So, thanks to Jackson, people were intrigued by styles like the robot and moonwalk. These forms became extremely popular once he performed them! His inimitable style, be it in dancing or singing, has inspired numerous hip - hop and R&B artists. The Guinness Book of World Records identifies Michael Jackson as "the most successful entertainer of all time" and he has also set the record for the bestselling album ever ("Thriller").
In the year 1984, Jackson got eight Grammy awards. In his spectacular career, he went on to receive as many as thirteen Grammies. He has also been inducted into the "Grammy Hall of Fame". He also holds the record for having the most number of top singles (thirteen) in the Hot 100.
Michael Jackson is a pop music legend. With songs like Billie Jean, P.Y.T., Smooth Criminal, Thriller, Bad and Beat It he has put a permanent mark on music history. It's now been 25 years since the release of The Biggest Album Ever '
Thriller'. To celebrate the occassion, the 25th Anniversary Edition of Thriller has been released titled
Thriller 25. It celebrates the ground breaking music from album with 7 bonus tracks, six of which are previously unreleased. New tracks on Thriller 25 include exclusive remixes from Kanye West, Fergie, will.i.am and Akon to bring a little new pop and hip-hop into the mix. It also has a previously unreleased track from the Thriller sessions, "For All Time," newly mixed and mastered by Michael Jackson. Ringtones from
Thriller 25 and Jackson's previous albums can be downloaded to your phone for you to enjoy. Are you feelin' Bad, then get some new music tones on your phone by Michael Jackson today!