Crash Diet: A Tale of Transformation
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**A Culinary Affair on the Grand Line**
**Blaze of Courage**
**The Precision of Innovation**
**The Rookie Mistake**
**The Great Credit Caper**
**Rally's Subscription Mishap**
**The Great Cancellation Catastrophe**
**Rally Asks May if the New Glocks Came In Yet**
**Harley's Voice: A Spotlight on Silent Sorrows**
**Harley Quinn's Fight: Beyond the Asylum Walls**
**Marshall Checks His Turnout Gear**
**Harley Quinn Takes on the Media: A Today Show Interview**
![All 16 Michaels (eras) are Michael Jackson (Pre-Jackson 5), Michael Jackson (Steeltown), Michael Jackson (J5), Michael Jackson (Jacksons), Michael Jackson (Off the Wall), Michael Jackson (Triumph), Michael Jackson (Thriller), Michael Jackson (Victory), Michael Jackson (Captain EO), Michael Jackson (Bad), Michael Jackson (Dangerous), Michael Jackson (HIStory), Michael Jackson (Maestro from his short film Michael Jackson's Ghosts), Michael Jackson (Blood on the Dance Floor), Michael Jackson (Invincible), and Michael Jackson (This Is It). Each 16 looked and sounded exactly like Michael Jackson from their respective years. All 16 were the real Michael Jackson. All had soft-spoken voices. There were Michael Jacksons from 16 different years appearing together in the present day; but Michael Jackson had been dead for more than 10 years so how did it happen? even even even even even more detailed and even even even even even even longer Accurate Prologue. Wattpad fanfiction My Life With 16 Michaels Prologue, all 106 chapters (from March 11, 2020 to June 25, 2020), and Epilogue Everything Extinct and Lost Forever: permanent farewell (while all 16 Michaels are angry, screaming, and shouting) and during the 106-day journey, All 16 Michaels (past and future selves because of the perspectives of any Michael) (Pre-Jackson 5, Steeltown, J5, Jacksons, Off the Wall, Triumph, Thriller, Victory, Captain EO, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Maestro, Blood, Invincible, and This Is It) were always really constantly yelling, accusing, screaming, and shouting the loudest all the time constantly twenty-four hours every single day while always constantly awake twenty-four hours every single day (never really even playing instruments, stories to share, whimpering, singing, dancing, hugging, smiling, being proud, happy, sad, muttering, unexpected silence, unexpected exhaustion, trembling, laughing, whispering, easing of tensions, talking softly, swimming, taking showers, eating foods, imploring, pleading, laying down, crying, calming, murmuring, mediating, sleeping, mumbling, going to beds, going to sleeping areas, brushing teeth, going outside, muttering, trembling, talking softly, calming, murmuring, and whispering) even when they arrived during the first day of The Eras Mansion (March 11, 2020) and there were no attempts to interject at all and there were no signs of urging at all and there were no attempts to diffuse the tension at all and there were no attempts to establish semblance of leadership at all and there were no attempts to propose at all and there were no suggestions at all and there were no signs of enthusiasm at all and there were no signs of unexpected silence at all and there were no signs of relationships at all and there were no signs of bonding at all and there were no signs of proposing at all and there were no signs of suggesting at all and there were no signs of unexpected exhaustion at all and there were no attempts to restore semblance of order at all and there were no signs of conveying at all and there were no attempts to calm down at all and there were no hopes at all and there were no solutions at all and there were no attempts to plead at all and no one was sleeping at all and there were no signs of pleading at all and there were no signs of encouragement at all and there were no attempts to downplay at all and there were no signs of murmuring at all and there were no signs of breathing at all and there were no signs of muttering at all and there were no signs of sighing at all and there were no attempts to mutter at all and there were no signs of expressing concerns at all and there were no signs of going to quarters at all and there were no signs of laying down at all and there were no signs of unexpected pause at all and there were no signs of suggesting timidly at all and there were no signs of imploring at all and there were no signs of trembling at all and there were no attempts to regain some semblance of leadership at all and there were no signs of mumbling at all and there were no and never any plans, activities, playing instruments, stories to share, singing, dancing, discussions, hugging, peace, muttering, sadness, trembling, laughing, whispering, relationships, bonds, gentle voices, quiet voices, soft voices, easing of tensions, talking softly, quiet moments, solutions, hopes, eating foods, creating songs, imploring, pleading, laying down, sorrow, exhausting, crying, retreating, going to their quarters, meals, ideas, breakfast, lunch, dinner, calming, snacks, whimpering, murmuring, observing, silence, exhaustion, mediating, sleeping, going to beds, going to sleeping areas, brushing teeth, going outside, games, music, performances, concerts, songs, jam sessions, dance-offs, rehearsals, and nothing at all all the time every day and they will never see each other again and they will lose all memories of their time together and tensions were never eased and all 16 Michaels (now yelling and screaming and angry forever) were really grabbing and really destroying each and every single specific actual musical instrument that is brand new (except for all the microphones, all the batons, all the turntables, all the metronomes, all the headphones, all the microphone stands, all the amplifiers, all the speakers, all stacks of records, all the mixers, all the music stands, and all sheet music that all those things remained preserved and untouched during the destruction) in every single room of The Eras Mansion and no rehearsals at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no relationships at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no jam sessions at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no activities at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no dance-offs at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no performances at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no songs at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no farewells at all and they will never play instruments forever because they were always singers and dancers in all their original respective individual years and The Eras Mansion is demolished, disappeared, and gone forever on June 25, 2020 (the same day as the destruction) (the 11th anniversary of all 16 Michaels' deaths at age 50) and they will return angrily, while yelling and screaming, to just as singers and dancers in all their original respective individual years despite being the same respective ages and same respective eras as they were in all their original respective individual years using blue time travel Time Machine portals. Everything during their time together had been erased forever. All 16 Michaels arrived at The Eras Mansion (it was built today on March 11, 2020) on March 11, 2020 and they stayed for 106 days. It took place in Los Angeles, California. 8-year old Pre-Jackson 5 was 4'3", 9-year old Steeltown was 4'6", 11-year old J5 Michael was 4'10", 18-year old Jacksons Michael was 5'9", 21-year old Off the Wall was 5'9", 22-year old Triumph was 5'9", 24-year old Thriller was 5'9", 26-year old Victory was 5'9", 28-year old Captain EO was 5'9", 29-year old Bad was 5'9", 33-year old Dangerous was 5'9", 37-year old HIStory was 5'9", 38-year old Maestro was 5'9", 39-year old Blood was 5'9", 43-year old Invincible was 5'9", and 50-year old This Is It was 5'9". All 16 Michaels are Virgos and African-Americans. All 16 Michaels (past and future selves because of the perspectives of any Michael) (Pre-Jackson 5, Steeltown, J5, Jacksons, Off the Wall, Triumph, Thriller, Victory, Captain EO, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Maestro, Blood, Invincible, and This Is It) are the same exact person: the late Michael Joseph Jackson himself. In the present day, all 16 Michaels (past and future selves because of the perspectives of any Michael) (Pre-Jackson 5, Steeltown, J5, Jacksons, Off the Wall, Triumph, Thriller, Victory, Captain EO, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Maestro, Blood, Invincible, and This Is It) are the same respective ages and same respective eras as they were in all their original respective individual years because they come from blue time travel Time Machine portals and they never age at all despite the death of all 16 Michaels at age 50 on June 25, 2009. All 16 Michaels were African-Americans, Virgos, and were born on August 29, 1958 at The Jackson family's childhood home on 2300 Jackson Street in Gary, Indiana. The 16 Michael Joseph Jacksons: (Each Michael Joseph Jackson (age) (year) (songs and individual projects in his original individual year)) (Pre-Jackson 5 (age 8) (from 1966) (from the Pre-Jackson 5 era (1964-1967), covers (Climb Every Mountain (from The Sound of Music)/Barefootin' (Robert Parker cover)/My Girl (The Temptations cover)), Garnett Elementary School concert (March 22, 1967 in Gary, Indiana, United States), Theodore Roosevelt High School Talent Show (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (1966 in Gary, Indiana, United States), Chitlin Circuit tour (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (1967), and the Amateur Night Showdown (part of the Chitlin Circuit tour) (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (August 13, 1967 at Apollo Theatre in Manhattan, New York, United States)), Steeltown (age 9) (from 1967) (from the Steeltown Records era (1967-1968), Motown Audition Taping (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (July 23, 1968), The Signing of Motown Records (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (July 26, 1968), Chitlin Circuit tour (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (1968), and songs (Big Boy/We Don't Have to Be Over 21 (To Fall in Love)/You've Changed), J5 (age 11) (from 1969) (from The Jackson 5 era (1969-1973), Jackson 5ive Rankin/Bass animated TV show (September 11, 1971-October 14, 1972), American Bandstand appearance (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (February 21, 1971), The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (September 15, 1972), The Jackson 5 in Japan live album (October 31, 1973), Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (December 12, 1969), ABC studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (May 8, 1970), Third Album studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (September 8, 1970), Jackson 5 Christmas Album studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (October 15, 1970), Maybe Tomorrow studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (April 12, 1971), Lookin' Through The Windows studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (May 17, 1972), Skywriter studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (March 29, 1973), The Ed Sullivan Show performance (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (December 14, 1969), Got to Be There studio album (The title track and "Rockin' Robin," a Bobby Day cover, were released as Got to Be There's first two singles and became back-to-back hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number four and number two, respectively. Third single "I Wanna Be Where You Are" peaked at number 29 on the same chart on June 24, 1972. In the United Kingdom, J5's version of Bill Withers's "Ain't No Sunshine" was issued as the album's third single. It reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. His first solo Motown studio album and the beginning of his solo career while still being a member of The Jackson 5) (January 24, 1972), Goin' Back to Indiana ABC TV special (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (September 16, 1971), The Flip Wilson Show appearance (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (November 4, 1971), Goin' Back to Indiana soundtrack based on the ABC TV special (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (September 29, 1971), Greatest Hits complication album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (December 9, 1971), Ben studio album (his second solo Motown studio album) (August 4, 1972), 45th Academy Awards ceremony (March 27, 1973), Music and Me studio album (Since J5 was on a world tour with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5, promotion on this album was limited. The Stevie Wonder cover, "With a Child's Heart", was released as a single in the United States, where it reached number 14 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. Two additional songs, "Music and Me" and "Morning Glow," were released as singles in the United Kingdom, but failed to chart. Another track, "Too Young", was released as a single in Italy, while the track "Happy" was issued as a single in Australia and "Doggin' Around" received a limited-release single in the Netherlands. Ten years after this album's release, "Happy" was released as a single in the United Kingdom to promote Motown's 18 Greatest Hits compilation album. For the compact disc issues of the album, the text on the album was changed and the shade of green was darker) (April 13, 1973), songs (I Want You Back/ABC/Sugar Daddy/All The Things You Are/It's Your Thing/Morning Glow/Too Young/Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/Maria (You Were The Only One)/Mama’s Pearl/You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King cover)/With A Child's Heart (Stevie Wonder cover)/La-La (Means I Love You) (The Delfonics cover)/The Love You Save/I’ll Be There/Who’s Lovin' You (The Miracles cover)/I’ll Bet You/I Wanna Be Where You Are/Doggin' Around/Frosty the Snowman/Little Drummer Boy/Someday at Christmas (Stevie Wonder cover)Ain’t No Sunshine (Bill Withers cover)/Never Can Say Goodbye/Happy/Goin' Back to Indiana/Maybe Tomorrow/Rockin' Robin’/Ben/Got to Be There/Music and Me), Save the Children concert (in Chicago, Illinois) (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (1972), The Jackson 5 First National Tour (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (May 2, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States-December 30, 1970 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States), Soul Train TV show appearance (October 7, 1972), The Jackson 5 Second National Tour (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (January 2, 1971 in Miami Beach, Florida, United States-August 16, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States), The Jackson 5 US Tour (with Randy, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (December 27, 1971 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States-October 27, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, United States), The Jackson 5 European Tour (October 30, 1972 in London, England, United Kingdom-November 12, 1972 in London, England, United Kingdom), Hollywood Palace episode (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (October 18, 1969), and Miss Black America TV pageant (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (August 22, 1969)), Jacksons Michael (age 18) (from 1976) (from The Jacksons era (1973-1979), American Music Awards of 1975, The Jacksons debut Epic Records studio album (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (November 5, 1976), Moving Violation studio album (final Motown The Jackson 5 studio album) (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (May 15, 1975), Dancing Machine studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (September 5, 1974), G.I.T.: Get It Together studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (September 12, 1973), Soul Train TV show appearance (November 3, 1973), The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson appearance (with Randy, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (April 9, 1974), The Cher Show appearance (March 16, 1975), Soul Train TV show appearance (October 5, 1974), 1974 Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon (November 28, 1974), The 16th Grammy Awards (March 2, 1974), The Carol Burnett Show appearance (January 25, 1975), American Music Awards of 1974, Free to Be... You and Me TV special (March 11, 1974), The Rich Little Show appearance (February 16, 1976), The Sonny & Cher Show appearance (October 10, 1976), The Carol Burnett Show appearance (January 24, 1976), The Carol Burnett Show appearance (March 16, 1974), The Transfer from Motown Records to Epic Records (at Rainbow Grill in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States) (June 30, 1975), Forever Michael studio album (his final Motown solo studio album; The album helped return Jacksons Michael to the top 40, aided by the singles "We're Almost There" and "Just a Little Bit of You", both written by the Holland Brothers (Eddie and Brian) of Holland–Dozier–Holland) (January 16, 1975), The Jacksons’ Goin’ Places studio album (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (October 18, 1977), Alpha Bits cereal commercial (1974), The Jacksons’ Destiny studio album (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (November 1978), American Bandstand appearance (June 28, 1975), American Bandstand appearance (February 10, 1979), The Jackson 5 Final Tour (February 13, 1976-February 19, 1976 in the Philippines), The Jacksons Tour (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (May 19, 1977-May 24, 1977 in Europe), Goin' Places Tour (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (January 22, 1978-May 13, 1978 in North America and Europe), The Jackson 5 World Tour (March 2, 1973 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States-December 1975 in Mexico City, Mexico), the first leg of The Jacksons’ Destiny World Tour (Jaunting through European nightclubs and theaters throughout United Kingdom, West Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, & Spain. Some dates compose of 2 shows being an evening and night show) (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (January 22, 1979 in Bremen, West Germany-June 10, 1979 in Greenboro, North Carolina, United States), A Special Sesame Street Christmas TV special (December 8, 1978), ABBA Snowtime special (February 15, 1979), music videos (Enjoy Yourself/Blame it on the Boogie/Goin' Places/Even Though You're Gone), songs (Enjoy Yourself/Forever Came Today/Body Language/It All Begins and Ends With Love/All I Do Is Think Of You/Moving Violation/Blame it on the Boogie/Things I Do For You/Farewell My Summer Love/Push Me Away/All Night Dancin’/That’s What You Get (For Being Polite)/Cinderella Stay Awhile/Dreamer/One Day In Your Life/We’re Almost There/Think Happy/Just A Little Bit of You/Good Times/Killing Me Softly With His Song/Do What You Wanna/Heaven Knows I Love You, Girl/Bless His Soul/I Am Love/Style of Life/Destiny/Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)/Dancing Machine/Show You the Way To Go/Blues Away), and CBS The Jacksons variety TV series (with Janet, Randy, Marlon, La Toya, Tito, Jackie, and Rebbie) (June 16, 1976-March 6, 1977)), Off the Wall (age 21) (from 1979) (from the Off the Wall studio album (his first studio album produced by Quincy Jones and his first solo studio Epic Records album; crafted from disco, pop, funk, R&B, soft rock, and Broadway ballads; Its lyrical themes include escapism, liberation, loneliness, hedonism, and romance) (August 10, 1979), UNICEF Because We Care Gala (January 29, 1980), Kraft Salutes Disneyland’s 25th Anniversary special (March 6, 1980), the second leg of The Jacksons' Destiny World Tour (the second leg of this tour played arenas and auditoriums, after the release of Off the Wall's album Off the Wall, the brothers revamped their show for larger venues. For the third leg, additional songs were added to the setlist, most notably songs from Off the Wall's new album. The tour grossed an estimated 7.5 million dollars. On November 15, 1979, Off the Wall would end up with a kidney infection. This caused shows from November 15–21 to be cancelled from Fort Worth to Greenville. Some performances were cancelled for December for uncertainty for when Off the Wall would get better. These shows were initially planned to be rescheduled for 1980 but ultimately got cancelled overall. The tour picked up on November 22 in Savannah. The tour ended in Honolulu on January 13, 1980) (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (October 2, 1979 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States-January 13, 1980 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States), his character of The Scarecrow in the movie adaptation of The Wiz based on the Broadway musical (October 24, 1978), The 22nd Grammy Awards (February 27, 1980), American Music Awards of 1980, songs (Burn This Disco Out/Get on the Floor/Off the Wall/I Can’t Help It/Girlfriend/It’s The Fallin’ In Love (with Patti Austin)/Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong/When You Wish Upon A Star/You Can’t Win/Working Day and Night/Ease on Down the Road (from The Wiz)/Sunset Driver/What a Lonely Way to Go), and music videos (Don't Stop ‘Till You Get Enough/Rock With You/She's Out of My Life)), Triumph (age 22) (from 1980) (from The Jacksons’ Triumph studio album (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (September 26, 1980), Diana television special (as a special guest for Diana Ross) (February 5, 1981), The Jacksons Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony (September 3, 1980), Suzuki commercials (Triumph signs a contract with the Japanese company Suzuki to promote their scooters, with the slogan “Love Is My Message,” which is linked to the name of the scooter, “Love.” Triumph makes many photoshoots all over Los Angeles (Hollywood, Vine Street, Sunset Boulevard, downtown, at Fisherman’s Village in Marina del Rey, close to Venice Beach. Santa Monica. He also films several commercial videos featuring the song “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough”) (1981), The Jacksons Live! live album (recorded during the band's North American concert tour in fall 1981, known as the Triumph Tour. The live double album was culled from recordings made on the tour's stops in Buffalo, Providence, Atlanta, and New York City) (November 11, 1981), songs (This Place Hotel/We Love You/Night Time Lover/Everybody/Goin’ Back To Alabama/Your Ways/Give It Up/Save Me/This Is It (I Never Heard)/Time Waits for No One/Don’t Matter to Me (from Drake's 2018 album Scorpion)/Love Never Felt So Good (from posthumous 2014 album Xscape)/Wondering Who/Walk Right Now/Lovely One), music video (Can You Feel It), and Triumph Tour (By 1981, the Jacksons had regained success as a platinum-selling recording group with two albums, Destiny (1978) and Triumph (1980). Additionally, lead singer Triumph was in the final stages of promoting his 1979 multi-platinum album, Off the Wall. This tour allowed Triumph to bring in new show production ideas more to his liking. Inspired by Earth, Wind & Fire's live shows, Triumph created the costumes and designed the stage. It was on this tour that he first wore his sequined glove, which later became world-famous after his Motown 25 performance. He and his brothers also collaborated on an intro that signaled similarities to their "Can You Feel It" music video. As it had been for many years, the choreography was done by Triumph, Jackie, and Marlon Jackson. The shows included magical elements designed by Doug Henning—for example, Triumph disappearing in smoke during "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". Each show earned highly positive reviews, in part due to Triumph's leadership and showmanship. His brothers also earned praise, particularly for Randy's and Tito's musicality, and Marlon's dance ability. The tour marked the last truly integrated group effort, as Triumph's solo career would soon eclipse his success with his brothers. The tour was so well-received and popular that Epic had the brothers record a variety of shows, and compile them for an upcoming live release; grossed a total of $5.5 million, setting a record breaking four sold out concerts in Inglewood, California, just southwest of Los Angeles; The stage was dark and had three groups of strobe lights, all of them containing different colors of lights, facing the stage diagonally. The stage also had a spotlight that followed the main performers. In addition to the lighting, the musicians played their instruments on fixtures (the horn section to the left of the stage, the drums to the center, and keyboards to the right; with the exception of the guitarists and Randy Jackson who played the piano, keyboards, and different percussion) (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (July 8, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States-September 26, 1981 in Inglewood, California, United States)), Thriller (age 24) (from 1982) (from the Thriller studio album (his first studio album engineered by Bruce Swedien and the best selling album of all time in the world; With the ongoing backlash against disco music at the time, Thriller moved in a new musical direction, resulting in a mix of pop, post-disco, rock, funk, synth-pop, and R&B sounds, and darker themes) (November 30, 1982), Budweiser Superfest (August 1, 1982), Entertainment Tonight interview (February 25, 1983), the surprise guest appearance at James Brown and B.B. King concert (August 20, 1983), E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial audiobook (November 15, 1982), Michael Jackson's Thriller short film (In the 1950s, Thriller and a young woman (Ola Ray) run out of gas while driving in a wooded area. They walk into the forest and the woman accepts Thriller's invitation to be his girlfriend. He warns her that he is "not like other guys", transforms into a werecat and attacks her. In the present, Thriller and his girlfriend are watching the werecat film in a theater. The girlfriend leaves, scared by the film. Walking down a city street at night, Thriller teases her by performing the verses of "Thriller". They pass a graveyard, where zombies rise from their graves and surround them in the street. Thriller becomes a zombie and dances with the horde. Thriller and the zombies chase his girlfriend into an abandoned house. She screams and wakes up, realizing it was a nightmare. Thriller embraces her and takes her home, but turns to the camera and grins, revealing his werecat eyes) (December 2, 1983), Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever special (a 1983 television special to commemorate Motown's 25th anniversary. The program was taped before a live audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16 to an estimated audience of 47 million, and the solo performance of "Billie Jean" earned Thriller his first Emmy Award nomination. This was the first time Thriller performed what would become his most famous signature move, the moonwalk) (May 16, 1983), songs (Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'/Got the Hots/Carousel/Behind the Mask (Yellow Magic Orchestra cover)/Slapstick/Starlight/What A Lovely Way To Go/Can't Get Outta the Rain/It's A Man's Man's Man's World/Human Nature/Nite Line/Who Do You Know/Hot Street/Say Say Say (with Paul McCartney)/The Man (with Paul McCartney)/Someone in the Dark/The Toy/Stuff Like That/P.Y.T. Pretty Young Thing/Baby Be Mine/The Girl is Mine (with Paul McCartney)/The Lady in My Life), and music videos (Billie Jean (directed by Steve Barron, was the first video by a black artist to be aired in heavy rotation on MTV. Along with the other videos produced for Thriller, it helped establish MTV's cultural importance and make music videos an integral part of popular music marketing; photographer who follows but never catches Thriller, as when photographed Thriller fails to materialize on the developed picture. Thriller dances to Billie Jean's hotel room and as he walks along a sidewalk, each tile lights up at his touch. After performing a quick spin, he jumps and lands, freeze framed, on his toes. Upon arrival at the hotel, he climbs the staircase to Billie Jean's room, lighting up each step as he touches it and illuminating a burnt-out "Hotel" sign as he passes it. The paparazzo then arrives at the scene and watches as Thriller vanishes under the covers of Billie Jean's bed, before the police arrive and arrest him for spying on Billie Jean. As the paparazzo is led away, he drops a tiger-print cloth that Thriller had left behind after polishing his shoe with it earlier in the video. (On both occasions, the cloth briefly transforms into a tiger cub.) Once the street is empty, the paving tiles again light up in sequence, reversing Thriller's earlier progress)/Say Say Say (with Paul McCartney)/Beat It (The video was Thriller's first treatment of black youth and the streets. The video opens with the news of a fight circulating at a diner. This scene repeats itself at a pool hall, where gang members arrive and the song begins to play. The camera cuts to Thriller lying on a bed as he contemplates the senseless violence. Thriller dons a red leather J. Parks brand jacket and dances his way towards the fight through the diner and pool hall. A knife fight is taking place between the two gang leaders in a warehouse. They dance battle for an interlude of music until Thriller arrives; he breaks up the fight and launches into a dance routine. The video ends with the gang members joining him in the dance, agreeing that violence is not the solution to their problems; The video had its world premiere on MTV during prime time on March 31, 1983)/Thriller)), Victory (age 26) (from 1984) (from The Jacksons’ Victory studio album (this album's genres are R&B, pop, synth-pop, and rock; with Randy, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (July 2, 1984), The Jacksons Fan Club Record (June 1, 1983), Victory Tour Announcement Press Conference (at the Central Park's Tavern on the Green in New York) (Exactly a year after Thriller’s release, the Jacksons held a press conference at Central Park’s Tavern on the Green in New York City, where they announced they would be releasing an album the next year, followed by an American tour. Promoted by boxing personality Don King, and sponsored by Pepsi, it was also revealed that the brothers would be taping television commercials for the soft drink in the new year) (November 30, 1983), His Diagnosis of Lupus (with Arnold Klein) (1984), Unauthorized Interview at Hayvenhurst (with La Toya Jackson) (early 1984), The Acquisition of ATV Music (August 10, 1985), Pepsi Commercial Shooting Hair Accident (In 1984, Victory would film a commercial for Pepsi alongside his brothers from the Jacksons, once again featuring "Pepsi Generation". They filmed six takes, the final one becoming one of the most tragic points in the life of the King of Pop. Due to faulty pyrotechnics, the fireworks went off too quickly and Victory’s head caught on fire. This happened due to gel in his Jheri curls. He initially didn't realize he was on fire, until his brothers helped to extinguish the flames, although the event still caused second-degree burns on his scalp. Due to the continuous pain the artist experienced, his addiction to taking painkillers has began, having a massive effect on his life and eventually leading to his unfortunate death. Additionally, his hair never grew back, having to wear extensions or wigs afterwards) (January 27, 1984), 1st Annual Black Gold Awards (January 11, 1984), 1984 Glen Wexler Photoshoot (March 1984), The 26th Grammy Awards (Victory, who had been recovering from scalp burns sustained due to an accident that occurred during the filming of a Pepsi commercial, won a record eight awards during the show. It is notable for garnering the largest Grammy Award television audience ever with 51.67 million viewers) (February 28, 1984), Katherine Jackson’s 54th Surprise Party (May 4, 1984), Guinness Book of World Records' record for top selling album ever made by a solo artist award ceremony (February 8, 1984), Walt Disney World Epcot Visit (1984), Michael Jackson Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony (November 20, 1984), Pepsi Generation commercials (In the first Pepsi commercial, a remix of "Billie Jean" titled "Pepsi Generation" was featured. In the advert itself, Victory comes across a group of kids, one of which he gives a can of Pepsi to. They then proceed to have a dance off with the Jacksons) (1984), Caribou Ranch Visit (September 1984), The Visit to the White House with Then President Ronald Reagan (May 14, 1984), The Unveiling of Wax of Michael Jackson at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (in London, England, United Kingdom) (March 28, 1985), Victory Tour Press Conference (July 5, 1984), American Music Awards of 1984 (January 16, 1984), music videos (Torture/Body), songs (State of Shock (with Mick Jagger)/Torture/Cheater (from The Ultimate Collection)/The Hurt/Dirty Diana (1983 Demo)/Another Part of Me (1984 Demo)/We Are Here to Change the World (1984 Demo)/Al Capone (1984 Demo)/Pepsi Generation (Pepsi Remix of Billie Jean)/Be Not Always/Dream Away/Chicago 1945/Scared of the Moon/Somebody’s Watching Me (with Rockwell)/Centipede/Surprise Song (from The Jacksons Fan Club Record)/Automatic (The Pointer Sisters cover)/Don’t Stand Another Chance/Without A Song/Eaten Alive/Tell Me I’m Not Dreamin' (Too Good To Be True) (with Jermaine Jackson)/We Are the World (with USA for Africa)/There Must Be More to Life with This (with Queen)/Song Groove (Abortion Papers) (from Bad 25)/Pyramid Girl/Buffalo Bill/Neverland Landing/Wait), and Victory Tour (his final tour with Randy, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie as The Jacksons before his departure from The Jacksons on December 9, 1984 during the final show of The Jacksons' Victory Tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California; Of the 55 locations performed at, 53 were large stadiums. Most came to see Victory, whose album Thriller was dominating the music world at the time. Many regard it as his Thriller Tour, with most of the songs on the set list coming from his Thriller and Off the Wall albums. The tour reportedly grossed approximately $75 million and set a new record for the highest-grossing tour. It showcased Victory's single decorated glove, black sequined jacket, and moonwalk. The tour was choreographed by Paula Abdul, and promoted by Don King. Despite the billing of being a 'world tour', the shows were staged to the United States and Canada alone. Despite its focus on Victory, the tour was named after the Jacksons' album Victory. The album was released four days before the tour's first show in Kansas City and turned out to be a commercial success. However, besides some ad libbing during the show's encore, none of the album's songs were performed on the tour. Jermaine had a successful new album out as well (Jermaine Jackson, also known as Dynamite, which had been released in April 1984) and some material from that album was performed. According to Marlon, Victory refused to rehearse or perform any of the songs from Victory and was also reluctant on embarking on the tour himself; it took his mother Katherine and fans to persuade him before he finally agreed. Marlon also stated that Victory had only reluctantly joined his brothers, who needed the income while he himself did not. On the tour, tensions between Victory and his brothers increased so much that at the December 9 concert he announced that it would be the last time they would perform together, ending plans for an European leg of the tour in the spring and summer of 1985. The Jacksons and Don King still made money from the tour. It was the only tour with all six Jackson brothers (Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Victory, and Randy), even though Jackie was injured for some of it. The group performed 55 concerts to an audience of approximately 2.5 million. The tour sold what was then a record number of tickets despite the high price. Upon receipt the money was to be deposited into a standard money market account earning 7% annual interest; it would take six to eight weeks for the lottery to be held and money to be refunded to the unsuccessful purchasers. Since only one in ten purchasers would win the lottery and receive tickets, there would be more money in the bank for that time period than there were tickets to sell, and they expected to earn $10–12 million in interest. King, Sullivan and the Jacksons' father, Joe Jackson (who no longer managed any of his sons by that point), came up with a way to generate additional revenue from ticket sales. Those wishing to attend would have to send a postal money order for $120 along with a special form to a lottery to buy blocks of four tickets at $30 apiece, ostensibly to curtail scalpers. The opening shows were widely covered in the national media and sold out. "Anybody who sees this show will be a better person for years to come", King told the media before the first date in Kansas City. "Michael Jackson has transcended all earthly bounds. Every race, color, and creed is waiting for this tour. Tensions between Victory and his brothers increased during the tour. The other Jacksons also had grievances with Victory. He turned down a multimillion-dollar offer from Paramount Pictures to film one of the shows that his brothers had accepted, only to have a crew he had hired show up to shoot its own film several nights later (they subsequently blocked its release). Despite a pre-tour agreement that only the Jacksons themselves could ride in the van chartered to take them to shows, Victory began taking child star Emmanuel Lewis along with them. Later, after a similar agreement over a helicopter that took the brothers to a show at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Victory showed up with Sean Lennon (son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono), and his brothers glared at him for the entire flight. Before the tour was halfway completed, the brothers were taking separate vehicles to concerts, staying on different floors of their hotels and refusing to talk to each other on the way to shows. Meetings broke down among factions, with two lawyers frequently representing Victory's interests, another Jermaine's, and one more for Jackie, Tito, and Marlon. "It was the worst experience Michael had ever had with his brothers", said a longtime family friend. "Some were jealous, there was denial, the whole gamut of human emotions." Health problems affected the tour. Jackie missed the first half with a leg injury, supposedly sustained during rehearsals. At one point, Victory became so exhausted from the stress of quarreling with his brothers that he was placed under medical care. Victory stayed at his own hotels and flew between stops on a private jet while the rest of the family flew commercial. At one point he demanded that a publicist be fired and, when he found out right before a show that she had not been, he refused to go on until she was. Victory was also disappointed that his idol James Brown had declined his invitation to join the group on stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City due to Brown's continued outrage about the ticket lottery. Victory donated his share to several charities as he had promised prior to the tour, but the rancor between him and his brothers had a deep and lasting effect on the Jacksons as a family, alienating him from them for most of his later life, and effectively ended the Jacksons as a performing group. The tour was also a financial disaster for promoter Chuck Sullivan and his father Billy; the losses from the tour eventually forced them to sell the New England Patriots football team they owned after Foxboro Stadium, the team's home field, lapsed into bankruptcy. The Jacksons and King had made money even though Sullivan had not, and near the end of the tour they began making plans for a European leg. When word reached Victory, he let them know through his representatives that he would not take part. At the rain-soaked tour finale at Dodger Stadium, after six sold out shows, Victory announced at the end of the show that this would be the last time they would all perform together, much to his brothers' surprise. As a result, the plans to go to Europe were ended. Things got worse as the tour reached its final leg on the West Coast. In late November, the shows at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, were canceled. Officially the reason was that Jermaine was too sick with the flu to perform, but there was some speculation that slow ticket sales played a role as well. Sullivan was so short of cash he stopped payment on a $1.9 million check to the group after the Vancouver dates. Immediately afterwards, he suffered a minor heart attack and left the hospital early to renegotiate with the Jacksons again, claiming losses of $5–6 million. By this time the parties were no longer meeting in person. The Jacksons agreed to waive the stopped payment in return for a greater share of revenue from the six final shows at Dodger Stadium. Sullivan's estimated profit was down to half a million dollars) (July 6, 1984 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States-December 9, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States)), Captain EO (age 28) (from 1986) (In the Captain EO movie, he is on a mission, along with the space crew, to save the world from the evil queen by giving her a song and dance) (from the Captain EO Buena Vista Productions 3D science fiction short movie/Epcot attraction (directed by Francis Ford Coppola and the executive producer was George Lucas; co-production between Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm, in collaboration with Walt Disney Imagineering) (September 12, 1986), His Diagnosis of Vitiligo (with Arnold Klein) (1986), controversies unrelated to the Captain EO movie (Captain EO's rifts with his family and the Jehovah's Witnesses, broken friendships with celebrities, and the pressure of celebrity), tabloid speculation unrelated to the Captain EO movie (eccentric behavior, including the adoption of Bubbles the chimpanzee. Other rumors were false; this included the rumor that Captain EO slept in a hyperbaric chamber) (1986), Perth Channel 7 Telethon (October 19, 1985), American Music Awards of 1986, and songs (We Are Here to Change the World/Starlight Sun/Another Part of Me)), Bad (age 29) (from 1987) (from the Bad studio album (his last studio album produced by Quincy Jones; adopted an edgier image and sound, departing from his signature groove-based style and falsetto; incorporates pop, rock, funk, R&B, dance, soul, and hard rock styles, and incorporated new recording technology, including digital synthesizers; the album includes topics such as media bias, paranoia, racial profiling, romance, self-improvement, and world peace) (August 31, 1987), songs (Don't Be Messin' 'Round (1986 Demo)/Come Together (The Beatles cover)/Al Capone/Free/Get It (with Stevie Wonder)/Do You Know Where Your Children Are/Throwin' Your Life Away/Just Good Friends (with Stevie Wonder)/I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (with Siedah Garrett)/I’m So Blue/Speed Demon/Groove of Midnight/Fly Away/Someone Put Your Hand Down/Price of Fame/You Were There/Loving You), Promotion (The marketing strategy for Bad was modeled on that for Thriller. Like the first Thriller single, "The Girl Is Mine", the first Bad single, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", was a ballad duet, followed by two "more obvious modern pop knockouts" backed by music videos. A commemorative special on Bad's life, The Magic Returns, aired on CBS during prime time on the day of the release of Bad. At the end of the documentary, the channel debuted the short film for "Bad", directed by Martin Scorsese and featuring Wesley Snipes. The marketing strategy, mastered by DiLeo among others, also included Bad producing another mini-movie around the time of the Bad world tour. That film, Moonwalker (1988), included performances of songs from Bad, including "Speed Demon", "Leave Me Alone", "Man in the Mirror", and "Smooth Criminal", the latter two released as sole videos at the end of the film. The film also included the music video for "Come Together", with the song featuring seven years later on HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. It became the bestselling home video of all time.; Bad performed two songs – “The Way You Make Me Feel” and “Man in the Mirror” – at the 1988 Grammy Awards, having declined to perform during the Thriller era in 1984 when he was Victory. According to Paul Grein of Billboard, Bad's performance at the show stands as "Exhibit A to anyone who wants proof of his artistry and command when he was at the peak of his powers." Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times described it as "one of the most striking performances ever by a pop performer on national television", a performance that "overshadowed everything else" in the ceremony. "Man in the Mirror" was nominated for Record of the Year a year later at the 1989 Grammy Awards), music videos (Bad/Smooth Criminal/Speed Demon/The Way You Make Me Feel/Man in the Mirror/Dirty Diana/Leave Me Alone/Liberian Girl), Gardner St. Auditorium dedication (October 12, 1989), Fisk University Doctorate of Humane Letters Honorary Degree Ceremony (March 10, 1988), Michael Jackson Around The World NBC special (July 30, 1988), California Raisin commercials (1989), Pepsi "Chase" commercial (Another advert would come into fruition in support of Bad's new song, "Bad". It was devided into four parts and featured Bad performing on stage and afterwards getting away from paparazzi, all while a Pepsi-themed remix of the track follows the video. The remake features the Bad singing "Pepsi's cool, it's cool, you know it") (1987), Pepsi "The Magic Begins" commercial (with future accuser James Safechuck; Another ad featuring "Bad" would be released, this time featuring one of Bad's future accusers, James Safechuck. It features young Safechuck dressing up into Bad's stage outfit and finally getting to meet Bad near the end of the clip) (1987), The Acquisition of Neverland Ranch from William Bone (May 1988), Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (November 13, 1989), American Music Awards of 1989 (January 30, 1989), The 30th Grammy Awards (March 2, 1988), Moonwalk autobiographical book (February 1, 1988), Moonwalker anthology movie (October 29, 1988), and Bad World Tour (had 123 shows; Beginning in Tokyo, Japan, the tour lasted for 1 year, during which Bad visited 15 countries and performed to 4.4 million people. Attendance figures for the first 14 dates in Japan totaled a record-breaking 450,000. The most successful of the European dates were those in London at Wembley Stadium, where demand for the five July dates exceeded 1.5 million, enough to fill the 72,000-capacity venue 20 times. Bad went on to perform seven sold-out shows at Wembley for a total of 504,000 people which entered him into the Guinness World Records, setting a new world record for playing more dates at the stadium than any other artist. The third concert was attended by Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles, and subsequently released as Live at Wembley July 16, 1988. The final European show was held in Liverpool at Aintree Racecourse, where 1,550 fans were reported injured among the crowd of 125,000, the largest show of the tour. Bad toured the United States for a second time between September 1988 and January 1989, with a return to Japan for nine sold-out shows in Tokyo Dome for a total of 450,000 people in December. The Bad World Tour grossed a total of $125 million, earning two new entries in the Guinness World Records for the largest grossing tour in history and the tour with the largest attended audience. It was nominated for "Tour of the Year 1988" at the inaugural International Rock Awards. The Bad World Tour was the second highest-grossing tour of the 1980s after Pink Floyd's Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour. Sponsored by Pepsi, the Bad tour began in Japan, marking Bad's first performances there since 1972 with the Jackson 5 when he was J5. Attendance figures for the first 14 dates in Japan totaled a record-breaking 450,000. Bad performed seven sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium, beating the previous record held by Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, and Genesis. The third concert on July 16, 1988, was attended by Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles. Bad was entered into the Guinness World Records three times from the tour alone. The Bad tour was a major financial success, grossing $125 million. Bad performed 123 concerts in 15 countries to an audience of 4.4 million. The tour set records for both the largest grossing tour in history and the largest paid attendance) (September 12, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan-January 27, 1989 in Los Angeles, California, United States)), Dangerous (age 33) (from 1991) (from the Dangerous studio album (his first ever studio album produced by Teddy Riley and Bill Bottrell and the best selling New Jack Swing album in the world; Dangerous wrote 12 of the album's 14 songs; incorporates R&B, pop, and new jack swing, a growing genre at the time; Elements of industrial, funk, hip hop, electronic, gospel, classical, and rock are also present; the album has topics like racism, poverty, romance, self-improvement, multiculturalism, and the welfare of children and the world; has catchy pop hooks and choruses while also introducing underground sounds to a mainstream audience. The album's tone is noted by critics as gritty and urban, with sounds including synthetic basslines, scratching, and drum machine percussion, as well as unconventional sounds like honking vehicle horns, sliding chains, swinging gates, breaking glass, and clanking metal. Dangerous also incorporates beatboxing, scat singing, and finger snapping throughout the album) (November 26, 1991), songs (For All Time (from Thriller 25 album)/Someone Put Your Hand Out/Ghost of Another Lover/Don't Believe It/Happy Birthday Lisa/Monkey Business/Deep in the Night/Men in Black/What About Us (Earth Song demo)/Mind is the Magic/Keep the Faith/Work That Body/Slave to the Rhythm (from posthumous 2014 album Xscape)/She Drives Me Wild/Red Eye/If You Don’t Love Me/Serious Effect (with LL Cool J)/Can’t Let Her Get Away/If You'd Only Believe/Dangerous/Dig It/She Got It), Promotion (Similar to the way in which record label executives had approached Bad, expectations were set at a high bar for Dangerous. In September 1991, Dangerous netted a deal to have his videos air on FOX alongside regular music-video channels MTV, BET, and VH1. The 11-minute video for "Black or White" debuted on November 14, 1991, and was broadcast across 27 countries. 500 million viewers reportedly watched it—the largest audience ever for a music video. The music video and its controversy boosted the sale of Dangerous, as did the broadcast of videos for "Remember the Time" and "In the Closet". Dangerous performed "Black or White" with Slash, and the debut of "Will You Be There" at MTV's 10th anniversary special that aired on ABC two days after the release of Dangerous. The Dangerous: The Short Films collection of music videos from Dangerous, with behind-the-scenes footage, was released in December 1993. Dangerous made personal appearances in early 1993, including the American Music Awards and Grammy Awards, when he accepted the Grammy Legend Award from his sister Janet. He also filmed a widely discussed interview with Oprah Winfrey and made a half-time performance at the Super Bowl XXVII, which started the NFL's trend of signing top acts to appear during the Super Bowl to attract more viewers and interest. The performance helped return Dangerous to the US album chart's top 10), music videos (Black or White (with Macaulay Culkin; begins with a boy (Macaulay Culkin) dancing to rock music in his bedroom. His father (George Wendt) yells at him to turn it off. The boy retaliates by playing an electric guitar loudly enough to fire his father into space, after which he lands in Africa; Dangerous performs "Black or White" with dancers from different cultures, including African Zulu hunters, traditional Thai dancers, Plains Native Americans, Sri Lankan Tamil Odissi dancer Yamuna Sangarasivam, and Hopak dancers. Dangerous walks defiantly through visual collages of fire (declaring "I ain't scared of no sheets; I ain't scared of nobody"), referring to KKK torch ceremonies. Culkin and other children (including Dangerous's niece Brandi; Wade Robson; and Mark Pugh and David Shelton of Another Bad Creation) perform the rap sequence. The group states, "I'm not gonna spend my life being a color." Dangerous performs atop the Statue of Liberty, surrounded by other world landmarks. At the end of the video, people of different ethnicities and nationalities dance and morph into one another. A young Tyra Banks can be seen in this sequence. debuted on November 14, 1991; broadcasted across 27 countries. 500 million viewers reportedly watched it—the largest audience ever for a music video)/Remember the Time/Will You Be There/Jam/Give In To Me (with Slash)/Heal The World/Who Is It/Whatzupwitu (with Eddie Murphy)/In the Closet/Gone Too Soon), LA Gear commercials (1990), Sony Kirara Basso commercials (1991), Boy Scouts of America "Good Scout Humanitarian Award" ceremony (1990), The Visit to The White House with Then President George H.W. Bush (April 5, 1990), The Simpsons “Stark Raving Dad” episode (where he voiced only as speaking voice of Leon Kompowsky) (September 19, 1991), Sony Kirara Basso commercials (1991), MTV’s The Dangerous Diaries series (1992), Michael Jackson's First Christmas Message (December 25, 1992), Pepsi "Dreams" commercial (1992), Pepsi "I’ll Be There" commercial (It featured Dangerous singing "I'll Be There" alongside his younger-self) (1992), Dancing the Dream book of poems and reflections (June 18, 1992), Dangerous World Tour Press Conference (at Radio City Music Hall in New York City; The event, attended by 200 people, was organized by Dangerous's sponsor Pepsi with the artist also present. Dangerous explained his sole reason for touring once more was to raise funds for his newly-formed Heal the World Foundation to aid children and the environment. He aimed to raise $100 million for the charity by Christmas 1993. It was revealed that Dangerous planned to perform across Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia, with no dates in the United States or Canada. Dangerous commented: "I am looking forward to this tour because it will allow me to devote time to visiting children all around the world, as well as spread the message of global love, in the hope that others will be moved to do their share to help heal the world") (February 3, 1992), Super Bowl XXVII halftime show (at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, United States) (January 27, 1993), The Signing of Sony Contract to Extend His Epic Records Deal (March 21, 1991), MTV’s 10th Anniversary Special (November 27, 1991), American Music Awards of 1993, Michael Jackson Talks…To Oprah ABC interview (During the interview, Dangerous denied multiple tabloid rumors surrounding his personal life, including that he had bought the bones of the Elephant Man ("Where am I gonna put some bones?"), or slept in a hyperbaric chamber. When asked by Winfrey about his changing appearance and rumors that he had undergone cosmetic surgery, Dangerous stated that the only operation he had received was a nose job, but that he had also become uncomfortable with his appearance and was afraid to look at his face in mirrors. Addressing rumors he had been bleaching his skin to lighten it, Dangerous publicly revealed that he had been diagnosed with vitiligo—a depigmentation of the skin. Despite this condition, Dangerous stated that he was still "proud to be a Black American. I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am." Reminiscing about his childhood, Dangerous stated that he often missed out on hanging out with others because of his commitments to a music career. He accused his father Joe Jackson of mentally and physically abusing him. Dangerous stated that he had been dating actress Brooke Shields. When asked by Winfrey if he was a virgin, he refused to answer this, insisting that "you can call me old-fashioned if you want, but to me that's very personal." The interview also featured a surprise appearance from Dangerous's longtime close friend Elizabeth Taylor, who referred to Dangerous as "highly intelligent, shrewd, intuitive, understanding, sympathetic, generous to almost a fault of himself". She also called him "the least weird man I've ever known") (February 10, 1993), The 25th Annual NAACP Image Awards (January 16, 1993), 63th Academy Awards ceremony (dating Madonna (The Queen of Pop)) (March 25, 1991), The 26th Annual NAACP Image Awards (January 5, 1994), The Jacksons Family Honors (in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States) (February 22, 1994), Heal The World Foundation Launch (1992), Heal The World European Children's Congress (in London, England, United Kingdom) (June 23, 1992), 1993 World Music Awards (in Monte Carlo, Monaco) (May 12, 1993), The 52nd Presidential Inaugural Gala (January 19, 1993), America’s Reunion on the Mall two-day multi-stage festival (January 17, 1993 and January 18, 1993), 1993 Soul Train Music Awards (March 9, 1993), 1993 Sexual Abuse Allegations (with Evan Chandler), The 1992 Billboard Music Awards (December 9, 1992), Point of Light Award ceremony (May 1, 1992), Lifetime Achievement Awards (May 19, 1993), The 35th Grammy Awards (where he accepted the Grammy Legend Award from his sister Janet) (February 24, 1993), and Dangerous World Tour (Dangerous embarked on the Dangerous World Tour, which grossed $100 million and drew nearly 4 million people across 72 concerts. All profits from the tour were donated to charities including Dangerous's Heal the World Foundation. The Bucharest concert was filmed on October 1, 1992, for broadcast on HBO on October 10. Dangerous sold the film rights for the concert for $20 million, then the highest amount for a concert performer to appear on television. The airing of the HBO concert special, Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest, revived sales of the album. In August 1993, as the third leg of the Dangerous World Tour began, the first allegations of child sexual abuse against Dangerous became public and received worldwide media attention. In November, Dangerous canceled the remainder of the tour, citing health problems arising from the scandal. It played 69 concerts in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. At the end, the tour grossed over $100 million and was attended by 3,500,000 people. All profits were donated to various charities including Dangerous's own Heal the World Foundation. The October 1, 1992 concert in Bucharest, Romania was filmed for broadcast on the HBO network on October 10. Dangerous sold the film rights for the concert for $20 million, the then highest amount for a concert performer to appear on television. The special, Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour, earned Dangerous the second of two CableACE Awards of his career, this one for Outstanding Performance Musical Special. In August 1993, as the third leg of the Dangerous World Tour began, the first allegations of child sexual abuse against Dangerous became public and received worldwide media attention. In November 1993, Dangerous canceled the remainder of the tour, citing health problems arising from the scandal) (June 27, 1992 in Munich, Germany-November 11, 1993 in Mexico City, Mexico)), HIStory (age 37) (from 1995) (from the HIStory: Past, Present and Future: Book I compilation/greatest hits/studio album (This album spans R&B, pop, and hip hop with elements of hard rock and funk rock; This album's themes include environmental awareness, isolation, greed, suicide, injustice, and HIStory's conflicts with the media) (June 20, 1995), One Night Only rehearsals at Beacon Theatre (which would have broadcasted on HBO) (December 1995), 1995 Soul Train Music Awards (March 13, 1995), songs (Faces/D.S. (a rock song that conveys themes such as bitterness, mistrust, and corruption within law enforcement. It was written, composed and produced by HIStory and includes an instrumental accompaniment and guitar solo by Slash; a diss track; the lyrics are interpreted as an attack on Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon, whose name is similar to the subject of the song, Dom Sheldon. Sneddon controlled the investigation into HIStory following the 1993 accusations of child sexual abuse against him. HIStory was angered by the allegations, his perception of the frequent mistreatment of people of color by the police and media, and the negative effect on his health)/Money/Christmas Star/Little Susie/Much Too Soon/In the Back/This Time Around (with Notorious B.I.G.)/On the Line (from the Spike Lee movie Get on the Bus)/They Don't Care About Us (It is a protest song and remains one of the most controversial pieces HIStory ever composed. In the United States, media scrutiny surrounding allegations of antisemitic lyrics were the catalyst for HIStory issuing multiple clarifications, an apology, defense from director Spike Lee and re-releasing an edited version of the song. HIStory countered allegations of antisemitism, arguing that reviews had misinterpreted the context of the song, either unintentionally or deliberately)/HIStory/Smile (Charlie Chaplin cover)/Family Thing), Promotion (Sony Music spent $30 million to promote the album, one of the most expensive promotional campaigns ever for an album. The music press were anticipating how well it would sell. One analyst for SoundScan expressed the opinion that the press was out of touch with the public when it came to HIStory; the public liked him, while the press did not. He believed that "naysayers" in the media would be left surprised with the commercial reception. Also, during this period of time, HIStory did a series of personal appearances, becoming the first time that he faced the public eye following the allegations. On June 14, 1995, HIStory did the interview TV special "Primetime Live" along with his then wife Lisa Marie Presley and the interviewer Diane Sawyer. The special was watched by an audience 60 million in the United States and 500 millions worldwide. However, it received mixed reviews by critics. On September 7, 1995, he opened the MTV Video Music Awards with a 15 minutes medley. "Smile", "This Time Around", and "D.S." were released as promotional singles in 1995 and December 1997. Due to lack of radio airplay, "Smile" and "D.S." did not chart on any music charts worldwide. "This Time Around", was released as a radio-only single in the United States in December 1995. The song peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and at number 18 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart solely off radio airplay. The album cover depicts a 10-foot sculpture of HIStory in a "warrior-like" pose, created in 1994 by Diana Walczak. To promote the tour, Epic placed ten 30-foot replicas of the statue in locations around the world, including the River Thames in London, Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and the pedestal of the destroyed Stalin Monument in Prague. The statues were built over three months by a team of 30, made from steel and fiberglass, and weighed around 20,000 pounds each. Another statue, built from wood and plaster, was placed at the Los Angeles Tower Records store. In 2016, the original statue was installed at the Mandalay Bay casino in Las Vegas), music videos (You Are Not Alone (directed by American director Wayne Isham and was released to ABC, MTV, and BET on July 28, 1995; begins with a large number of paparazzi taking photographs of HIStory. The plot then centers around two locations: a temple where HIStory appears in an affectionate semi-nude scene with his then wife, Lisa Marie Presley, and a theater where HIStory performs the song to an empty hall. HIStory also appears alone in other locations such as deserts and along tide pools. It also has scenes where special effects were used to give HIStory white, feathery, almost angelic wings. Several of these scenes included HIStory's side having been pierced by an arrow)/HIStory/They Don't Care About Us (two music videos directed by Spike Lee. The first was shot in two locations in Brazil: in Pelourinho, the historic city center of Salvador; and in Santa Marta, a favela of Rio de Janeiro. State authorities tried to ban production over fears the video would damage their image, the area and prospects of Rio de Janeiro staging the 2004 Olympics. Still, the residents of the area were happy to see HIStory, hoping their problems would be made visible to a wider audience. The white t-shirt features a black peace sign with the word “OLODUM’ printed in black text above it. The top two quadrants of the peace sign are filled in with yellow, while the bottom proper right quadrant is red and the bottom proper left quadrant is green. The original crew neckline has been cut into a notched v-neck. Some make up can still be seen on the collar and also inside the shirt at the back of the neck. The back of the shirt also has makeup at the neckline. There is a manufacturer’s label on the back of the shirt below the neck. It is outlined in black and has a border of different symbols going around it in black. The background of the tag is white and features three paint-stroke shapes in green, yellow, and red. The second video was shot in a prison and contained video footage of multiple references to human rights abuses. The second video had HIStory wearing a blue suit)/Earth Song/Stranger in Moscow/Scream (with Janet Jackson)/Childhood (The video is set in a forest; HIStory, in scruffy clothes, sings "Childhood" while sitting on a tree stump. The camera moves up the trees into the night sky and flying airships travel overhead. On board the ships, children are seen playing a variety of games as they travel further away from HIStory, towards the Moon. Other children appear in the forest undergrowth before floating up towards the airships, but HIStory remains seated on the tree stump. In addition to an appearance from Jenna Malone and Erika Christensen, there is a Free Willy 2 tie-in featuring Jason James Richter and Francis Capra reprising their roles as Jesse and Elvis respectively)), 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, 1994 MTV Video Music Awards, HIStory Teaser (HIStory premiered this video to promote his new album, which was mostly his greatest hits album as well as new songs) (1995), 1996 World Music Awards (May 8, 1996), Michael Jackson's Second Christmas Message (December 25, 1995), 1996 BRIT Awards (February 19, 1996), The Wedding of Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley (in Dominican Republic) (May 26, 1994), The Wedding of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe (in Sydney, Australia) (November 15, 1996), Royal Concert (in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei) (July 16, 1996), and the first leg of HIStory World Tour (an 82 run of concerts that concluded the following year. The tour would promote the HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I album, which was released in June 20, 1995. The concert series attracted more than 4.5 million fans from 58 cities in 35 countries around the world. It was the most attended tour of all time by any artist, having grossed over $165 million. The average concert attendance was 54,878; To promote the album, HIStory embarked on the HIStory World Tour, which grossed $165 million. It was HIStory's third and final concert tour as a solo artist. The tour, beginning in Prague, Czech Republic on September 7, 1996, attracted more than 4.5 million fans from 58 cities in 35 countries around the world. The average concert attendance was 54,878 and the tour lasted 82 tour dates. HIStory performed no concerts in the United States, besides two concerts in January 1997 in Hawaii at the Aloha Stadium, to a crowd of 35,000 each; he was the first artist to sell out the stadium. VIP seats cost, on average, $200 per person. Each concert lasted an estimated two hours and ten minutes. The tour concluded in Durban, South Africa on October 15, 1997 when he was Blood) (September 7, 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic-January 4, 1997 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States)), Maestro (age 38) (from 1996) (has dark curls and wore a white shirt with a ruffled collar and sleeves, tucked into black dress trousers; In the Michael Jackson's Ghosts short movie, the master of his own scary and ghostly mansion in Normal Valley, who has been entertaining local children with magic tricks and ghost stories; an eccentric man with supernatural powers being forced out of a small town by its judgmental mayor; plays five roles (Maestro / Mayor / Mayor Ghoul / Superghoul / Skeleton), and performs dance routines set to the songs "2 Bad", "Is It Scary", and "Ghosts", taken from his past album HIStory (1995) and his future album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix (1997)) (from the Michael Jackson’s Ghosts short movie (directed by Stan Winston, and written by Stephen King and Mick Garris; It is based on a story by Garris, Maestro, and King; which he unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival, as part of the album promotion. It was released theatrically in the United States in October 1996; as for the United Kingdom, it debuted at the Odeon Leicester Square in May 1997. The UK event attracted fans, media, and business organizations. It was released on cassette in most parts of the world. The film was written by Maestro and Stephen King and directed by Stan Winston. The story was based loosely on the events and isolation Maestro felt after he was accused of child sexual abuse in 1993 when he was Dangerous. In the plot, the Maestro—played by Maestro—is nearly chased out of his town by the residents and the mayor—who deliberately looks very similar to Tom Sneddon—because they believe him to be a "freak". The film had similar imagery and themes to that of Thriller. It features many special effects and dance moves choreographed to original music, which Maestro himself authored. The film includes several songs and music videos from the albums HIStory and Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix. Ghosts is over thirty-eight minutes long and previously held the Guinness World Record for the world's longest music video. It won the Bob Fosse Award for Best Choreography in a Music Video) (October 25, 1996) and music videos (Ghosts (another new jack swing collaboration with Teddy Riley for a similarly short film. It is a bit unsettling, particularly when Maestro spits out this line: 'Who gave you the right to shake my family tree?'. Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly, also highlighted those particular lyrics, speculating that "armchair psychologists will have a field day with the words". The Dallas Morning News described "Ghosts" as an angry tale of a back-stabbing woman. Michael Saunders of The Boston Globe said that album cuts like "Is It Scary" and "Ghosts" "trample well-trodden ground". Sonia Murray of The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution said of the track, "'Ghosts' pounds with funk until Maestro's weak vocals come in. Anthony Violanti of The Buffalo News said "'Ghosts'...[is] programmed plastic soul that makes you wonder how someone as talented as Maestro can churn out such tracks". Jim Farber of New York Daily News said that "Ghosts" and "Is It Scary" "boast a few innovative sounds but no real melodies". Roger Catlin of The Hartford Courant stated, "The most intriguing pairing is 'Ghosts' and 'Is It Scary' in which he asks those who've only read about him in tabloids if he seems monstrous." Jennifer Clay of Yahoo! Music noted that "Ghosts" sounded like material from the Thriller era. A longtime commentator on Maestro's public life, J. Randy Taraborrelli, gave a retrospective analysis of the album in the biography, The Magic & the Madness. Taraborrelli explained, "Several of the other songs on Blood are also memorable. 'Ghosts' stands out, perhaps because it's so evocative of Maestro's spell-binding Ghosts long-styled video...it's classic, must-see Michael Jackson")/Is It Scary/2 Bad)), Blood (age 39) (from 1997) (from the Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix remix album (the best selling remix album of all time in the world; this album comprises eight remixes of songs from Blood's ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (June 20, 1995), Promotion (The 23-page album booklet contains the lyrics to "Blood on the Dance Floor", "Stranger in Moscow", and "HIStory". The eight remixes from HIStory are given additional titles such as "Flyte Tyme Remix" and "Tee's In-House Club Mix". The booklet contains many images from the HIStory World Tour and Ghosts film. Towards the end of the booklet, Blood pays respect to friends such as Elizabeth Taylor and Elton John, his family, employees, and fans. The album was released by Epic Records on May 20, 1997. HIStory on Film, Volume II was released on the same day—a video collection of Blood's music videos and television performances from the HIStory era of 1995–1997. By Blood's prior standards, it was not widely promoted upon release. The New York Times described the US promotional effort as "subdued", creating "hardly a sound" and "perplexing to many people in the industry". Blood's label Epic Records, refuted allegations they were not promoting the album sufficiently in the United States, saying, "We are completely behind the album...Michael is certainly one of our superstars and is treated as such...We just went into this one with our global hats on". The New York Times acknowledged that promotion was stronger internationally, where Blood had more commercial force and popularity. Blood effectively no longer needed the US market to have a hit record. By June 1997, only ten percent of sales from Blood's prior studio album came from within the United States. The album was also promoted with the singles "Blood on the Dance Floor" and "HIStory" / "Ghosts" as well as three corresponding music videos. The video for "Blood on the Dance Floor" premiered on Top of the Pops. It centered on Susie seducing Blood in a courtship dance, before opening a switchblade. The lead single peaked at number one in several countries, including the United Kingdom. The double A-side "HIStory" / "Ghosts" was promoted with a video for each song. "HIStory" was set in a nightclub, in a futuristic era, and recalled Blood's filmography. "Ghosts" was a five-minute clip taken from the much longer film Ghosts. The double A-side would become a top five hit in the United Kingdom, but did not chart as highly elsewhere), and five new songs that failed to make previous albums; this album's themes are drug addiction, sex, relationships, and paranoia; incorporates R&B, pop, industrial, hip hop, house, funk, and new jack swing) (May 5, 1997), Elizabeth Taylor’s 65th Birthday Celebration (February 16, 1997), The Birth of Prince Jackson (with Debbie Rowe) (February 13, 1997), The Birth of Paris Jackson (with Debbie Rowe) (April 3, 1998), The Jackson 5 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction (May 6, 1997), MJ & Friends concert series (A tour intended to help raise funds for children in Kosovo, Africa, and elsewhere. Blood gave two concerts during the tour. The first one took place in Seoul, South Korea on June 25, and the second one was in Munich, Germany. Blood was joined by long-time collaborator Slash during the two concerts) (June 25, 1999 in Munich, Germany and June 27, 1999 in Seoul, South Korea), Theme Park Press Conference (in Tokyo, Japan) (July 27, 1998), songs (Morphine/Blood on the Dance Floor (Genres that have been attributed to the song are dance, funk, and new jack swing. Blood incorporates many of the vocal traits associated with his work, such as hiccups and gasps. Neil Strauss of The New York Times suggests that the predatory woman in the title track, "Susie", is a metaphor for AIDS. However, in an interview with Adrian Grant, Blood denied that the song was about AIDS)/Elizabeth I Love You/Scream Louder (Flyte Tyme Remix) (duet with Janet Jackson)/Superfly Sister), War Child benefit concert (in Modena, Italy) (with Luciano Pavarotti; The show raised a million dollars for refugees of the Kosovo War, and additional funds for the children of Guatemala) (June 1999), the second leg of HIStory World Tour (Starting on May 31, 1997, the tour would also promote Blood's newly released single, "Blood on the Dance Floor", which was released in March 21, 1997) (May 31, 1997 in Bremen, Germany-October 15, 1997 in Durban, South Africa)), and music video (Blood on the Dance Floor (It centered on Susie seducing Blood in a courtship "dance", before opening a switchblade))), Invincible (age 43) (from 2001) (from the Invincible studio album (his only studio album was produced by Dr. Freeze and Rodney Jerkins and his final ever studio album before The Trial of Michael Jackson in 2005 and his untimely death at age 50 on June 25, 2009; incorporates R&B, pop, and soul, explores themes such as love, romance, isolation, media criticism, and social issues) (October 30, 2001), Promotion (It was reported that the album had a budget of twenty five million dollars set aside for promotion. Despite this, however, due to the conflicts between Invincible and his record label, little was done to promote the album. Unlike with Invincible's post-Thriller studio albums, there was no world tour to promote the album; a tour was planned, but cancelled due to conflicts between Invincible and Sony, and the September 11 attacks (the latter of which had also motivated many other artists to cancel their then-upcoming concerts in late 2001 and early 2002.) There was, however, a special 30th Anniversary Celebration at Madison Square Garden in early September 2001 to mark Invincible's 30th year as a solo artist. Invincible performed "You Rock My World" and marked his first appearance onstage alongside his brothers since the Jacksons' Victory Tour in 1984 when he was Victory. The show also featured performances by Britney Spears, Mýa, Usher, Whitney Houston, Tamia, Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, 98 Degrees, and Slash, among other artists. The show aired on CBS in November 2001 as a two-hour television special and was watched by 45 million viewers according to Nielsen. The album's promotion was met with trouble due to internal conflicts with Sony Music Entertainment and Invincible due to his part of ownership with the company and the contract to a deal with Sony that was originally signed back in 1991 when he was Dangerous. The issue stemmed back during the production of Invincible when Invincible learned that the rights to the masters of his past releases, which were to revert to him in the early 2000s, would not revert to him until much later in the decade. When Invincible consulted the lawyer who worked with him in making the deal back in 1991 when he was Dangerous, he learned that the same lawyer was also working for Sony, revealing a conflict of interest of which Invincible was never aware. Not wanting to sign away his ownership in Sony Music Entertainment, Invincible elected to leave the company shortly after the album's release. After the announcement, Sony halted promotion on the album, cancelling single releases, including a 9/11 charity single that was intended to be released before Invincible. In July 2002, following Sony's decision to abruptly end promotion for the album, Invincible alleged that the CEO of Sony Music, Tommy Mottola, was a "devil" and a racist who used his African American artists only for personal gain. He accused Sony and the record industry of racism, deliberately not promoting or actively working against promotion of his album. Sony disputed claims that they had failed to promote Invincible with sufficient energy, maintaining that Invincible refused to tour in the United States), Speech Against Sony (June 15, 2002), Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (at the Madison Square Garden; The purpose of the performances was to mark Invincible's thirtieth anniversary as a solo performer. Both concerts took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This would be Invincible's final public performance with his brothers. The show was watched by 30 million viewers on CBS when it aired later the same year. The shows sold out in 2 hours. Ticket prices were among the most expensive ever for an event; the best seats cost $10,000 and included a dinner with Invincible and a signed poster. Invincible reportedly earned $7.5 million for each of the two concerts. The concert's official box-office taking was $10,072,105 for both concerts) (September 7, 2001 and September 10, 2001), Michael Jackson Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction (March 19, 2001), Michael Jackson's Third Christmas Message (December 25, 2002), Heal The Kids Foundation Launch (February 14, 2001), his character of Agent M in Men in Black II sequel movie (July 3, 2002), The Birth of Blanket Jackson (February 21, 2002), Key to the City of Las Vegas ceremony (with then-Mayor Oscar Goodman) (October 2003), 2001 MTV Video Music Awards performance (with N’SYNC), United We Stand: What More Can I Give benefit concert (October 21, 2001), 2000 World Music Awards, songs (Hollywood Tonight/Chicago (She Was Loving Me) (from 2014 posthumous album Xscape)/(I Like) The Way You Love Me/The Lost Children/Fall Again/Privacy/Speechless/Don’t Walk Away/What More Can I Give (with The All Stars)/2000 Watts/Butterflies/Space Dance/We Be Ballin'/Get Your Weight Off Of Me/Shout/Heartbreaker/You Are My Life/Invincible/Blue Gangsta/Threatened/One More Chance/A Place with No Name (from 2014 posthumous album Xscape)/We’ve Had Enough/All in Your Name (with Barry Gibb)/Xscape/Beautiful Girl/People of The World/Seeing Voices/Heaven Can Wait/You Rock My World (with Chris Tucker)), Number Ones greatest hits album (November 18, 2003), his character of Agent M.J. in Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls movie (April 22, 2004), Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies (provides "never-before-seen footage revealing his real life, family, and friends") (April 24, 2003), 2003 BET Awards (June 24, 2003), Living With Michael Jackson documentary (with Martin Bashir) (February 3, 2003), Michael Jackson: Live at the Apollo (April 24, 2002), Michael Jackson's 45th Birthday Party (August 29, 2003), American Bandstand 50th Anniversary Special (April 20, 2002), and music videos (Cry/One More Chance/All In Your Name (with Barry Gibb)/You Rock My World (with Chris Tucker))), and This Is It (age 50) (from 2009) (from the planned This Is It residency (at the O2 Arena in London, England, United Kingdom) (record-breaking ticket sales; more than 1.5 million fans caused two sites offering pre-sale tickets to crash within minutes of going online. In the space of four hours, 750,000 tickets were sold. Two million people tried to buy pre-sale tickets in the space of 18 hours. AEG Live estimated that the first 10 concerts would have earned This Is It approximately £50 million. Joe Cohen, chief executive of Seatwave, told BBC 6 Music that the shows would generate £1 billion for the economy. While preparing for the concerts, This Is It died from an overdose of propofol administered by his personal physician, Conrad Murray; Rehearsals took place six days per week at three locations in California from April to June 2009. This Is It did not attend every rehearsal. From mid-April through May 29, 2009, rehearsals took place at Center Staging in Burbank. From June 1–20, 2009, rehearsals took place at The Forum in Inglewood. From June 22–25, 2009, rehearsals took place at the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles. On June 23, 2009, This Is It rehearsed nearly the entire show, and performed many of his songs for the last time. On June 24, 2009, This Is It met with the production team to finalize some visual elements of the show. Afterwards, he attended a meeting about a planned television special that was scheduled to air on October 31, 2009, on CBS, featuring footage of "Thriller" and "Threatened" from the shows. Later, This Is It rehearsed three songs: "Thriller", "Threatened", and "Earth Song". This Is It's performance of "Earth Song" was ultimately his final performance on stage before his death the next morning. Prior to This Is It's death, production rehearsals were scheduled to continue at the Staples Center through July 2, 2009. Rehearsals were scheduled to resume at the O2 Arena in London from July 7–12, 2009) (July 13, 2009-March 6, 2010) which he rehearsed at all three venues: Center Staging in Burbank, The Forum in Inglewood, and Staples Center (now known as Crypto.com Arena) in Los Angeles, California, United States up to his untimely death at age 50 on June 25, 2009, This Is It Press Conference (In March 2009, amid speculation about his finances and health, This Is It announced a series of comeback concerts, This Is It, at a press conference at the O2 Arena. The shows were to be his first major concerts since the HIStory World Tour in 1997 when he was Blood. This Is It suggested he would retire after the shows. The initial plan was for ten concerts in London, followed by shows in Paris, New York City and Mumbai. Randy Phillips, the president and chief executive of AEG Live, predicted the first ten dates would earn Jackson £50 million) (March 5, 2009), his appearance at James Brown's funeral (in Augusta, Georgia, where he gave a eulogy calling Brown his greatest inspiration) (December 30, 2006), Thriller 25 anniversary album (with two remixes released as singles: "The Girl Is Mine 2008" (with will.i.am) and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 (with Akon)) (February 8, 2008), songs (Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'/Jam/They Don't Care About Us/Human Nature/Smooth Criminal/The Way You Make Me Feel/I Want You Back/The Love You Save/The Drill/I'll Be There/I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (with Judith Hill)/Thriller/Beat It/Black or White/Earth Song/Billie Jean/Man in the Mirror), 2006 World Music Awards (November 15, 2006) (where This Is It got the Diamond Award from Beyonce and sang "We Are The World" with a children's choir and his final live performance before his death), music video (This Is It), and his posthumous documentary Michael Jackson’s This Is It (October 28, 2009))).](https://media.fanfics.com/d0337479-2198-4d3a-bb69-bb78d375721e-thumbnail.jpg)
### My Life With 16 Michaels
![All 16 Michaels (eras) are Michael Jackson (Pre-Jackson 5), Michael Jackson (Steeltown), Michael Jackson (J5), Michael Jackson (Jacksons), Michael Jackson (Off the Wall), Michael Jackson (Triumph), Michael Jackson (Thriller), Michael Jackson (Victory), Michael Jackson (Captain EO), Michael Jackson (Bad), Michael Jackson (Dangerous), Michael Jackson (HIStory), Michael Jackson (Maestro from his short film Michael Jackson's Ghosts), Michael Jackson (Blood on the Dance Floor), Michael Jackson (Invincible), and Michael Jackson (This Is It). Each 16 looked and sounded exactly like Michael Jackson from their respective years. All 16 were the real Michael Jackson. All had soft-spoken voices. There were Michael Jacksons from 16 different years appearing together in the present day; but Michael Jackson had been dead for more than 10 years so how did it happen? even even even even even more detailed and even even even even even even longer Accurate Prologue. Wattpad fanfiction My Life With 16 Michaels Prologue, all 106 chapters (from March 11, 2020 to June 25, 2020), and Epilogue Everything Extinct and Lost Forever: permanent farewell (while all 16 Michaels are angry, screaming, and shouting) and during the 106-day journey, All 16 Michaels (past and future selves because of the perspectives of any Michael) (Pre-Jackson 5, Steeltown, J5, Jacksons, Off the Wall, Triumph, Thriller, Victory, Captain EO, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Maestro, Blood, Invincible, and This Is It) were always really constantly yelling, accusing, screaming, and shouting the loudest all the time constantly twenty-four hours every single day while always constantly awake twenty-four hours every single day (never really even playing instruments, stories to share, whimpering, singing, dancing, hugging, smiling, being proud, happy, sad, muttering, unexpected silence, unexpected exhaustion, trembling, laughing, whispering, easing of tensions, talking softly, swimming, taking showers, eating foods, imploring, pleading, laying down, crying, calming, murmuring, mediating, sleeping, mumbling, going to beds, going to sleeping areas, brushing teeth, going outside, muttering, trembling, talking softly, calming, murmuring, and whispering) even when they arrived during the first day of The Eras Mansion (March 11, 2020) and there were no attempts to interject at all and there were no signs of urging at all and there were no attempts to diffuse the tension at all and there were no attempts to establish semblance of leadership at all and there were no attempts to propose at all and there were no suggestions at all and there were no signs of enthusiasm at all and there were no signs of unexpected silence at all and there were no signs of relationships at all and there were no signs of bonding at all and there were no signs of proposing at all and there were no signs of suggesting at all and there were no signs of unexpected exhaustion at all and there were no attempts to restore semblance of order at all and there were no signs of conveying at all and there were no attempts to calm down at all and there were no hopes at all and there were no solutions at all and there were no attempts to plead at all and no one was sleeping at all and there were no signs of pleading at all and there were no signs of encouragement at all and there were no attempts to downplay at all and there were no signs of murmuring at all and there were no signs of breathing at all and there were no signs of muttering at all and there were no signs of sighing at all and there were no attempts to mutter at all and there were no signs of expressing concerns at all and there were no signs of going to quarters at all and there were no signs of laying down at all and there were no signs of unexpected pause at all and there were no signs of suggesting timidly at all and there were no signs of imploring at all and there were no signs of trembling at all and there were no attempts to regain some semblance of leadership at all and there were no signs of mumbling at all and there were no and never any plans, activities, playing instruments, stories to share, singing, dancing, discussions, hugging, peace, muttering, sadness, trembling, laughing, whispering, relationships, bonds, gentle voices, quiet voices, soft voices, easing of tensions, talking softly, quiet moments, solutions, hopes, eating foods, creating songs, imploring, pleading, laying down, sorrow, exhausting, crying, retreating, going to their quarters, meals, ideas, breakfast, lunch, dinner, calming, snacks, whimpering, murmuring, observing, silence, exhaustion, mediating, sleeping, going to beds, going to sleeping areas, brushing teeth, going outside, games, music, performances, concerts, songs, jam sessions, dance-offs, rehearsals, and nothing at all all the time every day and they will never see each other again and they will lose all memories of their time together and tensions were never eased and all 16 Michaels (now yelling and screaming and angry forever) were really grabbing and really destroying each and every single specific actual musical instrument that is brand new (except for all the microphones, all the batons, all the turntables, all the metronomes, all the headphones, all the microphone stands, all the amplifiers, all the speakers, all stacks of records, all the mixers, all the music stands, and all sheet music that all those things remained preserved and untouched during the destruction) in every single room of The Eras Mansion and no rehearsals at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no relationships at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no jam sessions at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no activities at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no dance-offs at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no performances at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no songs at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no farewells at all and they will never play instruments forever because they were always singers and dancers in all their original respective individual years and The Eras Mansion is demolished, disappeared, and gone forever on June 25, 2020 (the same day as the destruction) (the 11th anniversary of all 16 Michaels' deaths at age 50) and they will return angrily, while yelling and screaming, to just as singers and dancers in all their original respective individual years despite being the same respective ages and same respective eras as they were in all their original respective individual years using blue time travel Time Machine portals. Everything during their time together had been erased forever. All 16 Michaels arrived at The Eras Mansion (it was built today on March 11, 2020) on March 11, 2020 and they stayed for 106 days. It took place in Los Angeles, California. 8-year old Pre-Jackson 5 was 4'3", 9-year old Steeltown was 4'6", 11-year old J5 Michael was 4'10", 18-year old Jacksons Michael was 5'9", 21-year old Off the Wall was 5'9", 22-year old Triumph was 5'9", 24-year old Thriller was 5'9", 26-year old Victory was 5'9", 28-year old Captain EO was 5'9", 29-year old Bad was 5'9", 33-year old Dangerous was 5'9", 37-year old HIStory was 5'9", 38-year old Maestro was 5'9", 39-year old Blood was 5'9", 43-year old Invincible was 5'9", and 50-year old This Is It was 5'9". All 16 Michaels are Virgos and African-Americans. All 16 Michaels (past and future selves because of the perspectives of any Michael) (Pre-Jackson 5, Steeltown, J5, Jacksons, Off the Wall, Triumph, Thriller, Victory, Captain EO, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Maestro, Blood, Invincible, and This Is It) are the same exact person: the late Michael Joseph Jackson himself. In the present day, all 16 Michaels (past and future selves because of the perspectives of any Michael) (Pre-Jackson 5, Steeltown, J5, Jacksons, Off the Wall, Triumph, Thriller, Victory, Captain EO, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Maestro, Blood, Invincible, and This Is It) are the same respective ages and same respective eras as they were in all their original respective individual years because they come from blue time travel Time Machine portals and they never age at all despite the death of all 16 Michaels at age 50 on June 25, 2009. All 16 Michaels were African-Americans, Virgos, and were born on August 29, 1958 at The Jackson family's childhood home on 2300 Jackson Street in Gary, Indiana. The 16 Michael Joseph Jacksons: (Each Michael Joseph Jackson (age) (year) (songs and individual projects in his original individual year)) (Pre-Jackson 5 (age 8) (from 1966) (from the Pre-Jackson 5 era (1964-1967), covers (Climb Every Mountain (from The Sound of Music)/Barefootin' (Robert Parker cover)/My Girl (The Temptations cover)), Garnett Elementary School concert (March 22, 1967 in Gary, Indiana, United States), Theodore Roosevelt High School Talent Show (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (1966 in Gary, Indiana, United States), Chitlin Circuit tour (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (1967), and the Amateur Night Showdown (part of the Chitlin Circuit tour) (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (August 13, 1967 at Apollo Theatre in Manhattan, New York, United States)), Steeltown (age 9) (from 1967) (from the Steeltown Records era (1967-1968), Motown Audition Taping (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (July 23, 1968), The Signing of Motown Records (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (July 26, 1968), Chitlin Circuit tour (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (1968), and songs (Big Boy/We Don't Have to Be Over 21 (To Fall in Love)/You've Changed), J5 (age 11) (from 1969) (from The Jackson 5 era (1969-1973), Jackson 5ive Rankin/Bass animated TV show (September 11, 1971-October 14, 1972), American Bandstand appearance (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (February 21, 1971), The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (September 15, 1972), The Jackson 5 in Japan live album (October 31, 1973), Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (December 12, 1969), ABC studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (May 8, 1970), Third Album studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (September 8, 1970), Jackson 5 Christmas Album studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (October 15, 1970), Maybe Tomorrow studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (April 12, 1971), Lookin' Through The Windows studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (May 17, 1972), Skywriter studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (March 29, 1973), The Ed Sullivan Show performance (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (December 14, 1969), Got to Be There studio album (The title track and "Rockin' Robin," a Bobby Day cover, were released as Got to Be There's first two singles and became back-to-back hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number four and number two, respectively. Third single "I Wanna Be Where You Are" peaked at number 29 on the same chart on June 24, 1972. In the United Kingdom, J5's version of Bill Withers's "Ain't No Sunshine" was issued as the album's third single. It reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. His first solo Motown studio album and the beginning of his solo career while still being a member of The Jackson 5) (January 24, 1972), Goin' Back to Indiana ABC TV special (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (September 16, 1971), The Flip Wilson Show appearance (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (November 4, 1971), Goin' Back to Indiana soundtrack based on the ABC TV special (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (September 29, 1971), Greatest Hits complication album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (December 9, 1971), Ben studio album (his second solo Motown studio album) (August 4, 1972), 45th Academy Awards ceremony (March 27, 1973), Music and Me studio album (Since J5 was on a world tour with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5, promotion on this album was limited. The Stevie Wonder cover, "With a Child's Heart", was released as a single in the United States, where it reached number 14 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. Two additional songs, "Music and Me" and "Morning Glow," were released as singles in the United Kingdom, but failed to chart. Another track, "Too Young", was released as a single in Italy, while the track "Happy" was issued as a single in Australia and "Doggin' Around" received a limited-release single in the Netherlands. Ten years after this album's release, "Happy" was released as a single in the United Kingdom to promote Motown's 18 Greatest Hits compilation album. For the compact disc issues of the album, the text on the album was changed and the shade of green was darker) (April 13, 1973), songs (I Want You Back/ABC/Sugar Daddy/All The Things You Are/It's Your Thing/Morning Glow/Too Young/Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/Maria (You Were The Only One)/Mama’s Pearl/You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King cover)/With A Child's Heart (Stevie Wonder cover)/La-La (Means I Love You) (The Delfonics cover)/The Love You Save/I’ll Be There/Who’s Lovin' You (The Miracles cover)/I’ll Bet You/I Wanna Be Where You Are/Doggin' Around/Frosty the Snowman/Little Drummer Boy/Someday at Christmas (Stevie Wonder cover)Ain’t No Sunshine (Bill Withers cover)/Never Can Say Goodbye/Happy/Goin' Back to Indiana/Maybe Tomorrow/Rockin' Robin’/Ben/Got to Be There/Music and Me), Save the Children concert (in Chicago, Illinois) (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (1972), The Jackson 5 First National Tour (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (May 2, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States-December 30, 1970 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States), Soul Train TV show appearance (October 7, 1972), The Jackson 5 Second National Tour (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (January 2, 1971 in Miami Beach, Florida, United States-August 16, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States), The Jackson 5 US Tour (with Randy, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (December 27, 1971 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States-October 27, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, United States), The Jackson 5 European Tour (October 30, 1972 in London, England, United Kingdom-November 12, 1972 in London, England, United Kingdom), Hollywood Palace episode (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (October 18, 1969), and Miss Black America TV pageant (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (August 22, 1969)), Jacksons Michael (age 18) (from 1976) (from The Jacksons era (1973-1979), American Music Awards of 1975, The Jacksons debut Epic Records studio album (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (November 5, 1976), Moving Violation studio album (final Motown The Jackson 5 studio album) (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (May 15, 1975), Dancing Machine studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (September 5, 1974), G.I.T.: Get It Together studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (September 12, 1973), Soul Train TV show appearance (November 3, 1973), The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson appearance (with Randy, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (April 9, 1974), The Cher Show appearance (March 16, 1975), Soul Train TV show appearance (October 5, 1974), 1974 Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon (November 28, 1974), The 16th Grammy Awards (March 2, 1974), The Carol Burnett Show appearance (January 25, 1975), American Music Awards of 1974, Free to Be... You and Me TV special (March 11, 1974), The Rich Little Show appearance (February 16, 1976), The Sonny & Cher Show appearance (October 10, 1976), The Carol Burnett Show appearance (January 24, 1976), The Carol Burnett Show appearance (March 16, 1974), The Transfer from Motown Records to Epic Records (at Rainbow Grill in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States) (June 30, 1975), Forever Michael studio album (his final Motown solo studio album; The album helped return Jacksons Michael to the top 40, aided by the singles "We're Almost There" and "Just a Little Bit of You", both written by the Holland Brothers (Eddie and Brian) of Holland–Dozier–Holland) (January 16, 1975), The Jacksons’ Goin’ Places studio album (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (October 18, 1977), Alpha Bits cereal commercial (1974), The Jacksons’ Destiny studio album (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (November 1978), American Bandstand appearance (June 28, 1975), American Bandstand appearance (February 10, 1979), The Jackson 5 Final Tour (February 13, 1976-February 19, 1976 in the Philippines), The Jacksons Tour (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (May 19, 1977-May 24, 1977 in Europe), Goin' Places Tour (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (January 22, 1978-May 13, 1978 in North America and Europe), The Jackson 5 World Tour (March 2, 1973 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States-December 1975 in Mexico City, Mexico), the first leg of The Jacksons’ Destiny World Tour (Jaunting through European nightclubs and theaters throughout United Kingdom, West Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, & Spain. Some dates compose of 2 shows being an evening and night show) (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (January 22, 1979 in Bremen, West Germany-June 10, 1979 in Greenboro, North Carolina, United States), A Special Sesame Street Christmas TV special (December 8, 1978), ABBA Snowtime special (February 15, 1979), music videos (Enjoy Yourself/Blame it on the Boogie/Goin' Places/Even Though You're Gone), songs (Enjoy Yourself/Forever Came Today/Body Language/It All Begins and Ends With Love/All I Do Is Think Of You/Moving Violation/Blame it on the Boogie/Things I Do For You/Farewell My Summer Love/Push Me Away/All Night Dancin’/That’s What You Get (For Being Polite)/Cinderella Stay Awhile/Dreamer/One Day In Your Life/We’re Almost There/Think Happy/Just A Little Bit of You/Good Times/Killing Me Softly With His Song/Do What You Wanna/Heaven Knows I Love You, Girl/Bless His Soul/I Am Love/Style of Life/Destiny/Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)/Dancing Machine/Show You the Way To Go/Blues Away), and CBS The Jacksons variety TV series (with Janet, Randy, Marlon, La Toya, Tito, Jackie, and Rebbie) (June 16, 1976-March 6, 1977)), Off the Wall (age 21) (from 1979) (from the Off the Wall studio album (his first studio album produced by Quincy Jones and his first solo studio Epic Records album; crafted from disco, pop, funk, R&B, soft rock, and Broadway ballads; Its lyrical themes include escapism, liberation, loneliness, hedonism, and romance) (August 10, 1979), UNICEF Because We Care Gala (January 29, 1980), Kraft Salutes Disneyland’s 25th Anniversary special (March 6, 1980), the second leg of The Jacksons' Destiny World Tour (the second leg of this tour played arenas and auditoriums, after the release of Off the Wall's album Off the Wall, the brothers revamped their show for larger venues. For the third leg, additional songs were added to the setlist, most notably songs from Off the Wall's new album. The tour grossed an estimated 7.5 million dollars. On November 15, 1979, Off the Wall would end up with a kidney infection. This caused shows from November 15–21 to be cancelled from Fort Worth to Greenville. Some performances were cancelled for December for uncertainty for when Off the Wall would get better. These shows were initially planned to be rescheduled for 1980 but ultimately got cancelled overall. The tour picked up on November 22 in Savannah. The tour ended in Honolulu on January 13, 1980) (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (October 2, 1979 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States-January 13, 1980 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States), his character of The Scarecrow in the movie adaptation of The Wiz based on the Broadway musical (October 24, 1978), The 22nd Grammy Awards (February 27, 1980), American Music Awards of 1980, songs (Burn This Disco Out/Get on the Floor/Off the Wall/I Can’t Help It/Girlfriend/It’s The Fallin’ In Love (with Patti Austin)/Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong/When You Wish Upon A Star/You Can’t Win/Working Day and Night/Ease on Down the Road (from The Wiz)/Sunset Driver/What a Lonely Way to Go), and music videos (Don't Stop ‘Till You Get Enough/Rock With You/She's Out of My Life)), Triumph (age 22) (from 1980) (from The Jacksons’ Triumph studio album (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (September 26, 1980), Diana television special (as a special guest for Diana Ross) (February 5, 1981), The Jacksons Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony (September 3, 1980), Suzuki commercials (Triumph signs a contract with the Japanese company Suzuki to promote their scooters, with the slogan “Love Is My Message,” which is linked to the name of the scooter, “Love.” Triumph makes many photoshoots all over Los Angeles (Hollywood, Vine Street, Sunset Boulevard, downtown, at Fisherman’s Village in Marina del Rey, close to Venice Beach. Santa Monica. He also films several commercial videos featuring the song “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough”) (1981), The Jacksons Live! live album (recorded during the band's North American concert tour in fall 1981, known as the Triumph Tour. The live double album was culled from recordings made on the tour's stops in Buffalo, Providence, Atlanta, and New York City) (November 11, 1981), songs (This Place Hotel/We Love You/Night Time Lover/Everybody/Goin’ Back To Alabama/Your Ways/Give It Up/Save Me/This Is It (I Never Heard)/Time Waits for No One/Don’t Matter to Me (from Drake's 2018 album Scorpion)/Love Never Felt So Good (from posthumous 2014 album Xscape)/Wondering Who/Walk Right Now/Lovely One), music video (Can You Feel It), and Triumph Tour (By 1981, the Jacksons had regained success as a platinum-selling recording group with two albums, Destiny (1978) and Triumph (1980). Additionally, lead singer Triumph was in the final stages of promoting his 1979 multi-platinum album, Off the Wall. This tour allowed Triumph to bring in new show production ideas more to his liking. Inspired by Earth, Wind & Fire's live shows, Triumph created the costumes and designed the stage. It was on this tour that he first wore his sequined glove, which later became world-famous after his Motown 25 performance. He and his brothers also collaborated on an intro that signaled similarities to their "Can You Feel It" music video. As it had been for many years, the choreography was done by Triumph, Jackie, and Marlon Jackson. The shows included magical elements designed by Doug Henning—for example, Triumph disappearing in smoke during "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". Each show earned highly positive reviews, in part due to Triumph's leadership and showmanship. His brothers also earned praise, particularly for Randy's and Tito's musicality, and Marlon's dance ability. The tour marked the last truly integrated group effort, as Triumph's solo career would soon eclipse his success with his brothers. The tour was so well-received and popular that Epic had the brothers record a variety of shows, and compile them for an upcoming live release; grossed a total of $5.5 million, setting a record breaking four sold out concerts in Inglewood, California, just southwest of Los Angeles; The stage was dark and had three groups of strobe lights, all of them containing different colors of lights, facing the stage diagonally. The stage also had a spotlight that followed the main performers. In addition to the lighting, the musicians played their instruments on fixtures (the horn section to the left of the stage, the drums to the center, and keyboards to the right; with the exception of the guitarists and Randy Jackson who played the piano, keyboards, and different percussion) (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (July 8, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States-September 26, 1981 in Inglewood, California, United States)), Thriller (age 24) (from 1982) (from the Thriller studio album (his first studio album engineered by Bruce Swedien and the best selling album of all time in the world; With the ongoing backlash against disco music at the time, Thriller moved in a new musical direction, resulting in a mix of pop, post-disco, rock, funk, synth-pop, and R&B sounds, and darker themes) (November 30, 1982), Budweiser Superfest (August 1, 1982), Entertainment Tonight interview (February 25, 1983), the surprise guest appearance at James Brown and B.B. King concert (August 20, 1983), E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial audiobook (November 15, 1982), Michael Jackson's Thriller short film (In the 1950s, Thriller and a young woman (Ola Ray) run out of gas while driving in a wooded area. They walk into the forest and the woman accepts Thriller's invitation to be his girlfriend. He warns her that he is "not like other guys", transforms into a werecat and attacks her. In the present, Thriller and his girlfriend are watching the werecat film in a theater. The girlfriend leaves, scared by the film. Walking down a city street at night, Thriller teases her by performing the verses of "Thriller". They pass a graveyard, where zombies rise from their graves and surround them in the street. Thriller becomes a zombie and dances with the horde. Thriller and the zombies chase his girlfriend into an abandoned house. She screams and wakes up, realizing it was a nightmare. Thriller embraces her and takes her home, but turns to the camera and grins, revealing his werecat eyes) (December 2, 1983), Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever special (a 1983 television special to commemorate Motown's 25th anniversary. The program was taped before a live audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16 to an estimated audience of 47 million, and the solo performance of "Billie Jean" earned Thriller his first Emmy Award nomination. This was the first time Thriller performed what would become his most famous signature move, the moonwalk) (May 16, 1983), songs (Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'/Got the Hots/Carousel/Behind the Mask (Yellow Magic Orchestra cover)/Slapstick/Starlight/What A Lovely Way To Go/Can't Get Outta the Rain/It's A Man's Man's Man's World/Human Nature/Nite Line/Who Do You Know/Hot Street/Say Say Say (with Paul McCartney)/The Man (with Paul McCartney)/Someone in the Dark/The Toy/Stuff Like That/P.Y.T. Pretty Young Thing/Baby Be Mine/The Girl is Mine (with Paul McCartney)/The Lady in My Life), and music videos (Billie Jean (directed by Steve Barron, was the first video by a black artist to be aired in heavy rotation on MTV. Along with the other videos produced for Thriller, it helped establish MTV's cultural importance and make music videos an integral part of popular music marketing; photographer who follows but never catches Thriller, as when photographed Thriller fails to materialize on the developed picture. Thriller dances to Billie Jean's hotel room and as he walks along a sidewalk, each tile lights up at his touch. After performing a quick spin, he jumps and lands, freeze framed, on his toes. Upon arrival at the hotel, he climbs the staircase to Billie Jean's room, lighting up each step as he touches it and illuminating a burnt-out "Hotel" sign as he passes it. The paparazzo then arrives at the scene and watches as Thriller vanishes under the covers of Billie Jean's bed, before the police arrive and arrest him for spying on Billie Jean. As the paparazzo is led away, he drops a tiger-print cloth that Thriller had left behind after polishing his shoe with it earlier in the video. (On both occasions, the cloth briefly transforms into a tiger cub.) Once the street is empty, the paving tiles again light up in sequence, reversing Thriller's earlier progress)/Say Say Say (with Paul McCartney)/Beat It (The video was Thriller's first treatment of black youth and the streets. The video opens with the news of a fight circulating at a diner. This scene repeats itself at a pool hall, where gang members arrive and the song begins to play. The camera cuts to Thriller lying on a bed as he contemplates the senseless violence. Thriller dons a red leather J. Parks brand jacket and dances his way towards the fight through the diner and pool hall. A knife fight is taking place between the two gang leaders in a warehouse. They dance battle for an interlude of music until Thriller arrives; he breaks up the fight and launches into a dance routine. The video ends with the gang members joining him in the dance, agreeing that violence is not the solution to their problems; The video had its world premiere on MTV during prime time on March 31, 1983)/Thriller)), Victory (age 26) (from 1984) (from The Jacksons’ Victory studio album (this album's genres are R&B, pop, synth-pop, and rock; with Randy, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (July 2, 1984), The Jacksons Fan Club Record (June 1, 1983), Victory Tour Announcement Press Conference (at the Central Park's Tavern on the Green in New York) (Exactly a year after Thriller’s release, the Jacksons held a press conference at Central Park’s Tavern on the Green in New York City, where they announced they would be releasing an album the next year, followed by an American tour. Promoted by boxing personality Don King, and sponsored by Pepsi, it was also revealed that the brothers would be taping television commercials for the soft drink in the new year) (November 30, 1983), His Diagnosis of Lupus (with Arnold Klein) (1984), Unauthorized Interview at Hayvenhurst (with La Toya Jackson) (early 1984), The Acquisition of ATV Music (August 10, 1985), Pepsi Commercial Shooting Hair Accident (In 1984, Victory would film a commercial for Pepsi alongside his brothers from the Jacksons, once again featuring "Pepsi Generation". They filmed six takes, the final one becoming one of the most tragic points in the life of the King of Pop. Due to faulty pyrotechnics, the fireworks went off too quickly and Victory’s head caught on fire. This happened due to gel in his Jheri curls. He initially didn't realize he was on fire, until his brothers helped to extinguish the flames, although the event still caused second-degree burns on his scalp. Due to the continuous pain the artist experienced, his addiction to taking painkillers has began, having a massive effect on his life and eventually leading to his unfortunate death. Additionally, his hair never grew back, having to wear extensions or wigs afterwards) (January 27, 1984), 1st Annual Black Gold Awards (January 11, 1984), 1984 Glen Wexler Photoshoot (March 1984), The 26th Grammy Awards (Victory, who had been recovering from scalp burns sustained due to an accident that occurred during the filming of a Pepsi commercial, won a record eight awards during the show. It is notable for garnering the largest Grammy Award television audience ever with 51.67 million viewers) (February 28, 1984), Katherine Jackson’s 54th Surprise Party (May 4, 1984), Guinness Book of World Records' record for top selling album ever made by a solo artist award ceremony (February 8, 1984), Walt Disney World Epcot Visit (1984), Michael Jackson Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony (November 20, 1984), Pepsi Generation commercials (In the first Pepsi commercial, a remix of "Billie Jean" titled "Pepsi Generation" was featured. In the advert itself, Victory comes across a group of kids, one of which he gives a can of Pepsi to. They then proceed to have a dance off with the Jacksons) (1984), Caribou Ranch Visit (September 1984), The Visit to the White House with Then President Ronald Reagan (May 14, 1984), The Unveiling of Wax of Michael Jackson at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (in London, England, United Kingdom) (March 28, 1985), Victory Tour Press Conference (July 5, 1984), American Music Awards of 1984 (January 16, 1984), music videos (Torture/Body), songs (State of Shock (with Mick Jagger)/Torture/Cheater (from The Ultimate Collection)/The Hurt/Dirty Diana (1983 Demo)/Another Part of Me (1984 Demo)/We Are Here to Change the World (1984 Demo)/Al Capone (1984 Demo)/Pepsi Generation (Pepsi Remix of Billie Jean)/Be Not Always/Dream Away/Chicago 1945/Scared of the Moon/Somebody’s Watching Me (with Rockwell)/Centipede/Surprise Song (from The Jacksons Fan Club Record)/Automatic (The Pointer Sisters cover)/Don’t Stand Another Chance/Without A Song/Eaten Alive/Tell Me I’m Not Dreamin' (Too Good To Be True) (with Jermaine Jackson)/We Are the World (with USA for Africa)/There Must Be More to Life with This (with Queen)/Song Groove (Abortion Papers) (from Bad 25)/Pyramid Girl/Buffalo Bill/Neverland Landing/Wait), and Victory Tour (his final tour with Randy, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie as The Jacksons before his departure from The Jacksons on December 9, 1984 during the final show of The Jacksons' Victory Tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California; Of the 55 locations performed at, 53 were large stadiums. Most came to see Victory, whose album Thriller was dominating the music world at the time. Many regard it as his Thriller Tour, with most of the songs on the set list coming from his Thriller and Off the Wall albums. The tour reportedly grossed approximately $75 million and set a new record for the highest-grossing tour. It showcased Victory's single decorated glove, black sequined jacket, and moonwalk. The tour was choreographed by Paula Abdul, and promoted by Don King. Despite the billing of being a 'world tour', the shows were staged to the United States and Canada alone. Despite its focus on Victory, the tour was named after the Jacksons' album Victory. The album was released four days before the tour's first show in Kansas City and turned out to be a commercial success. However, besides some ad libbing during the show's encore, none of the album's songs were performed on the tour. Jermaine had a successful new album out as well (Jermaine Jackson, also known as Dynamite, which had been released in April 1984) and some material from that album was performed. According to Marlon, Victory refused to rehearse or perform any of the songs from Victory and was also reluctant on embarking on the tour himself; it took his mother Katherine and fans to persuade him before he finally agreed. Marlon also stated that Victory had only reluctantly joined his brothers, who needed the income while he himself did not. On the tour, tensions between Victory and his brothers increased so much that at the December 9 concert he announced that it would be the last time they would perform together, ending plans for an European leg of the tour in the spring and summer of 1985. The Jacksons and Don King still made money from the tour. It was the only tour with all six Jackson brothers (Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Victory, and Randy), even though Jackie was injured for some of it. The group performed 55 concerts to an audience of approximately 2.5 million. The tour sold what was then a record number of tickets despite the high price. Upon receipt the money was to be deposited into a standard money market account earning 7% annual interest; it would take six to eight weeks for the lottery to be held and money to be refunded to the unsuccessful purchasers. Since only one in ten purchasers would win the lottery and receive tickets, there would be more money in the bank for that time period than there were tickets to sell, and they expected to earn $10–12 million in interest. King, Sullivan and the Jacksons' father, Joe Jackson (who no longer managed any of his sons by that point), came up with a way to generate additional revenue from ticket sales. Those wishing to attend would have to send a postal money order for $120 along with a special form to a lottery to buy blocks of four tickets at $30 apiece, ostensibly to curtail scalpers. The opening shows were widely covered in the national media and sold out. "Anybody who sees this show will be a better person for years to come", King told the media before the first date in Kansas City. "Michael Jackson has transcended all earthly bounds. Every race, color, and creed is waiting for this tour. Tensions between Victory and his brothers increased during the tour. The other Jacksons also had grievances with Victory. He turned down a multimillion-dollar offer from Paramount Pictures to film one of the shows that his brothers had accepted, only to have a crew he had hired show up to shoot its own film several nights later (they subsequently blocked its release). Despite a pre-tour agreement that only the Jacksons themselves could ride in the van chartered to take them to shows, Victory began taking child star Emmanuel Lewis along with them. Later, after a similar agreement over a helicopter that took the brothers to a show at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Victory showed up with Sean Lennon (son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono), and his brothers glared at him for the entire flight. Before the tour was halfway completed, the brothers were taking separate vehicles to concerts, staying on different floors of their hotels and refusing to talk to each other on the way to shows. Meetings broke down among factions, with two lawyers frequently representing Victory's interests, another Jermaine's, and one more for Jackie, Tito, and Marlon. "It was the worst experience Michael had ever had with his brothers", said a longtime family friend. "Some were jealous, there was denial, the whole gamut of human emotions." Health problems affected the tour. Jackie missed the first half with a leg injury, supposedly sustained during rehearsals. At one point, Victory became so exhausted from the stress of quarreling with his brothers that he was placed under medical care. Victory stayed at his own hotels and flew between stops on a private jet while the rest of the family flew commercial. At one point he demanded that a publicist be fired and, when he found out right before a show that she had not been, he refused to go on until she was. Victory was also disappointed that his idol James Brown had declined his invitation to join the group on stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City due to Brown's continued outrage about the ticket lottery. Victory donated his share to several charities as he had promised prior to the tour, but the rancor between him and his brothers had a deep and lasting effect on the Jacksons as a family, alienating him from them for most of his later life, and effectively ended the Jacksons as a performing group. The tour was also a financial disaster for promoter Chuck Sullivan and his father Billy; the losses from the tour eventually forced them to sell the New England Patriots football team they owned after Foxboro Stadium, the team's home field, lapsed into bankruptcy. The Jacksons and King had made money even though Sullivan had not, and near the end of the tour they began making plans for a European leg. When word reached Victory, he let them know through his representatives that he would not take part. At the rain-soaked tour finale at Dodger Stadium, after six sold out shows, Victory announced at the end of the show that this would be the last time they would all perform together, much to his brothers' surprise. As a result, the plans to go to Europe were ended. Things got worse as the tour reached its final leg on the West Coast. In late November, the shows at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, were canceled. Officially the reason was that Jermaine was too sick with the flu to perform, but there was some speculation that slow ticket sales played a role as well. Sullivan was so short of cash he stopped payment on a $1.9 million check to the group after the Vancouver dates. Immediately afterwards, he suffered a minor heart attack and left the hospital early to renegotiate with the Jacksons again, claiming losses of $5–6 million. By this time the parties were no longer meeting in person. The Jacksons agreed to waive the stopped payment in return for a greater share of revenue from the six final shows at Dodger Stadium. Sullivan's estimated profit was down to half a million dollars) (July 6, 1984 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States-December 9, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States)), Captain EO (age 28) (from 1986) (In the Captain EO movie, he is on a mission, along with the space crew, to save the world from the evil queen by giving her a song and dance) (from the Captain EO Buena Vista Productions 3D science fiction short movie/Epcot attraction (directed by Francis Ford Coppola and the executive producer was George Lucas; co-production between Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm, in collaboration with Walt Disney Imagineering) (September 12, 1986), His Diagnosis of Vitiligo (with Arnold Klein) (1986), controversies unrelated to the Captain EO movie (Captain EO's rifts with his family and the Jehovah's Witnesses, broken friendships with celebrities, and the pressure of celebrity), tabloid speculation unrelated to the Captain EO movie (eccentric behavior, including the adoption of Bubbles the chimpanzee. Other rumors were false; this included the rumor that Captain EO slept in a hyperbaric chamber) (1986), Perth Channel 7 Telethon (October 19, 1985), American Music Awards of 1986, and songs (We Are Here to Change the World/Starlight Sun/Another Part of Me)), Bad (age 29) (from 1987) (from the Bad studio album (his last studio album produced by Quincy Jones; adopted an edgier image and sound, departing from his signature groove-based style and falsetto; incorporates pop, rock, funk, R&B, dance, soul, and hard rock styles, and incorporated new recording technology, including digital synthesizers; the album includes topics such as media bias, paranoia, racial profiling, romance, self-improvement, and world peace) (August 31, 1987), songs (Don't Be Messin' 'Round (1986 Demo)/Come Together (The Beatles cover)/Al Capone/Free/Get It (with Stevie Wonder)/Do You Know Where Your Children Are/Throwin' Your Life Away/Just Good Friends (with Stevie Wonder)/I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (with Siedah Garrett)/I’m So Blue/Speed Demon/Groove of Midnight/Fly Away/Someone Put Your Hand Down/Price of Fame/You Were There/Loving You), Promotion (The marketing strategy for Bad was modeled on that for Thriller. Like the first Thriller single, "The Girl Is Mine", the first Bad single, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", was a ballad duet, followed by two "more obvious modern pop knockouts" backed by music videos. A commemorative special on Bad's life, The Magic Returns, aired on CBS during prime time on the day of the release of Bad. At the end of the documentary, the channel debuted the short film for "Bad", directed by Martin Scorsese and featuring Wesley Snipes. The marketing strategy, mastered by DiLeo among others, also included Bad producing another mini-movie around the time of the Bad world tour. That film, Moonwalker (1988), included performances of songs from Bad, including "Speed Demon", "Leave Me Alone", "Man in the Mirror", and "Smooth Criminal", the latter two released as sole videos at the end of the film. The film also included the music video for "Come Together", with the song featuring seven years later on HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. It became the bestselling home video of all time.; Bad performed two songs – “The Way You Make Me Feel” and “Man in the Mirror” – at the 1988 Grammy Awards, having declined to perform during the Thriller era in 1984 when he was Victory. According to Paul Grein of Billboard, Bad's performance at the show stands as "Exhibit A to anyone who wants proof of his artistry and command when he was at the peak of his powers." Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times described it as "one of the most striking performances ever by a pop performer on national television", a performance that "overshadowed everything else" in the ceremony. "Man in the Mirror" was nominated for Record of the Year a year later at the 1989 Grammy Awards), music videos (Bad/Smooth Criminal/Speed Demon/The Way You Make Me Feel/Man in the Mirror/Dirty Diana/Leave Me Alone/Liberian Girl), Gardner St. Auditorium dedication (October 12, 1989), Fisk University Doctorate of Humane Letters Honorary Degree Ceremony (March 10, 1988), Michael Jackson Around The World NBC special (July 30, 1988), California Raisin commercials (1989), Pepsi "Chase" commercial (Another advert would come into fruition in support of Bad's new song, "Bad". It was devided into four parts and featured Bad performing on stage and afterwards getting away from paparazzi, all while a Pepsi-themed remix of the track follows the video. The remake features the Bad singing "Pepsi's cool, it's cool, you know it") (1987), Pepsi "The Magic Begins" commercial (with future accuser James Safechuck; Another ad featuring "Bad" would be released, this time featuring one of Bad's future accusers, James Safechuck. It features young Safechuck dressing up into Bad's stage outfit and finally getting to meet Bad near the end of the clip) (1987), The Acquisition of Neverland Ranch from William Bone (May 1988), Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (November 13, 1989), American Music Awards of 1989 (January 30, 1989), The 30th Grammy Awards (March 2, 1988), Moonwalk autobiographical book (February 1, 1988), Moonwalker anthology movie (October 29, 1988), and Bad World Tour (had 123 shows; Beginning in Tokyo, Japan, the tour lasted for 1 year, during which Bad visited 15 countries and performed to 4.4 million people. Attendance figures for the first 14 dates in Japan totaled a record-breaking 450,000. The most successful of the European dates were those in London at Wembley Stadium, where demand for the five July dates exceeded 1.5 million, enough to fill the 72,000-capacity venue 20 times. Bad went on to perform seven sold-out shows at Wembley for a total of 504,000 people which entered him into the Guinness World Records, setting a new world record for playing more dates at the stadium than any other artist. The third concert was attended by Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles, and subsequently released as Live at Wembley July 16, 1988. The final European show was held in Liverpool at Aintree Racecourse, where 1,550 fans were reported injured among the crowd of 125,000, the largest show of the tour. Bad toured the United States for a second time between September 1988 and January 1989, with a return to Japan for nine sold-out shows in Tokyo Dome for a total of 450,000 people in December. The Bad World Tour grossed a total of $125 million, earning two new entries in the Guinness World Records for the largest grossing tour in history and the tour with the largest attended audience. It was nominated for "Tour of the Year 1988" at the inaugural International Rock Awards. The Bad World Tour was the second highest-grossing tour of the 1980s after Pink Floyd's Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour. Sponsored by Pepsi, the Bad tour began in Japan, marking Bad's first performances there since 1972 with the Jackson 5 when he was J5. Attendance figures for the first 14 dates in Japan totaled a record-breaking 450,000. Bad performed seven sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium, beating the previous record held by Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, and Genesis. The third concert on July 16, 1988, was attended by Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles. Bad was entered into the Guinness World Records three times from the tour alone. The Bad tour was a major financial success, grossing $125 million. Bad performed 123 concerts in 15 countries to an audience of 4.4 million. The tour set records for both the largest grossing tour in history and the largest paid attendance) (September 12, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan-January 27, 1989 in Los Angeles, California, United States)), Dangerous (age 33) (from 1991) (from the Dangerous studio album (his first ever studio album produced by Teddy Riley and Bill Bottrell and the best selling New Jack Swing album in the world; Dangerous wrote 12 of the album's 14 songs; incorporates R&B, pop, and new jack swing, a growing genre at the time; Elements of industrial, funk, hip hop, electronic, gospel, classical, and rock are also present; the album has topics like racism, poverty, romance, self-improvement, multiculturalism, and the welfare of children and the world; has catchy pop hooks and choruses while also introducing underground sounds to a mainstream audience. The album's tone is noted by critics as gritty and urban, with sounds including synthetic basslines, scratching, and drum machine percussion, as well as unconventional sounds like honking vehicle horns, sliding chains, swinging gates, breaking glass, and clanking metal. Dangerous also incorporates beatboxing, scat singing, and finger snapping throughout the album) (November 26, 1991), songs (For All Time (from Thriller 25 album)/Someone Put Your Hand Out/Ghost of Another Lover/Don't Believe It/Happy Birthday Lisa/Monkey Business/Deep in the Night/Men in Black/What About Us (Earth Song demo)/Mind is the Magic/Keep the Faith/Work That Body/Slave to the Rhythm (from posthumous 2014 album Xscape)/She Drives Me Wild/Red Eye/If You Don’t Love Me/Serious Effect (with LL Cool J)/Can’t Let Her Get Away/If You'd Only Believe/Dangerous/Dig It/She Got It), Promotion (Similar to the way in which record label executives had approached Bad, expectations were set at a high bar for Dangerous. In September 1991, Dangerous netted a deal to have his videos air on FOX alongside regular music-video channels MTV, BET, and VH1. The 11-minute video for "Black or White" debuted on November 14, 1991, and was broadcast across 27 countries. 500 million viewers reportedly watched it—the largest audience ever for a music video. The music video and its controversy boosted the sale of Dangerous, as did the broadcast of videos for "Remember the Time" and "In the Closet". Dangerous performed "Black or White" with Slash, and the debut of "Will You Be There" at MTV's 10th anniversary special that aired on ABC two days after the release of Dangerous. The Dangerous: The Short Films collection of music videos from Dangerous, with behind-the-scenes footage, was released in December 1993. Dangerous made personal appearances in early 1993, including the American Music Awards and Grammy Awards, when he accepted the Grammy Legend Award from his sister Janet. He also filmed a widely discussed interview with Oprah Winfrey and made a half-time performance at the Super Bowl XXVII, which started the NFL's trend of signing top acts to appear during the Super Bowl to attract more viewers and interest. The performance helped return Dangerous to the US album chart's top 10), music videos (Black or White (with Macaulay Culkin; begins with a boy (Macaulay Culkin) dancing to rock music in his bedroom. His father (George Wendt) yells at him to turn it off. The boy retaliates by playing an electric guitar loudly enough to fire his father into space, after which he lands in Africa; Dangerous performs "Black or White" with dancers from different cultures, including African Zulu hunters, traditional Thai dancers, Plains Native Americans, Sri Lankan Tamil Odissi dancer Yamuna Sangarasivam, and Hopak dancers. Dangerous walks defiantly through visual collages of fire (declaring "I ain't scared of no sheets; I ain't scared of nobody"), referring to KKK torch ceremonies. Culkin and other children (including Dangerous's niece Brandi; Wade Robson; and Mark Pugh and David Shelton of Another Bad Creation) perform the rap sequence. The group states, "I'm not gonna spend my life being a color." Dangerous performs atop the Statue of Liberty, surrounded by other world landmarks. At the end of the video, people of different ethnicities and nationalities dance and morph into one another. A young Tyra Banks can be seen in this sequence. debuted on November 14, 1991; broadcasted across 27 countries. 500 million viewers reportedly watched it—the largest audience ever for a music video)/Remember the Time/Will You Be There/Jam/Give In To Me (with Slash)/Heal The World/Who Is It/Whatzupwitu (with Eddie Murphy)/In the Closet/Gone Too Soon), LA Gear commercials (1990), Sony Kirara Basso commercials (1991), Boy Scouts of America "Good Scout Humanitarian Award" ceremony (1990), The Visit to The White House with Then President George H.W. Bush (April 5, 1990), The Simpsons “Stark Raving Dad” episode (where he voiced only as speaking voice of Leon Kompowsky) (September 19, 1991), Sony Kirara Basso commercials (1991), MTV’s The Dangerous Diaries series (1992), Michael Jackson's First Christmas Message (December 25, 1992), Pepsi "Dreams" commercial (1992), Pepsi "I’ll Be There" commercial (It featured Dangerous singing "I'll Be There" alongside his younger-self) (1992), Dancing the Dream book of poems and reflections (June 18, 1992), Dangerous World Tour Press Conference (at Radio City Music Hall in New York City; The event, attended by 200 people, was organized by Dangerous's sponsor Pepsi with the artist also present. Dangerous explained his sole reason for touring once more was to raise funds for his newly-formed Heal the World Foundation to aid children and the environment. He aimed to raise $100 million for the charity by Christmas 1993. It was revealed that Dangerous planned to perform across Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia, with no dates in the United States or Canada. Dangerous commented: "I am looking forward to this tour because it will allow me to devote time to visiting children all around the world, as well as spread the message of global love, in the hope that others will be moved to do their share to help heal the world") (February 3, 1992), Super Bowl XXVII halftime show (at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, United States) (January 27, 1993), The Signing of Sony Contract to Extend His Epic Records Deal (March 21, 1991), MTV’s 10th Anniversary Special (November 27, 1991), American Music Awards of 1993, Michael Jackson Talks…To Oprah ABC interview (During the interview, Dangerous denied multiple tabloid rumors surrounding his personal life, including that he had bought the bones of the Elephant Man ("Where am I gonna put some bones?"), or slept in a hyperbaric chamber. When asked by Winfrey about his changing appearance and rumors that he had undergone cosmetic surgery, Dangerous stated that the only operation he had received was a nose job, but that he had also become uncomfortable with his appearance and was afraid to look at his face in mirrors. Addressing rumors he had been bleaching his skin to lighten it, Dangerous publicly revealed that he had been diagnosed with vitiligo—a depigmentation of the skin. Despite this condition, Dangerous stated that he was still "proud to be a Black American. I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am." Reminiscing about his childhood, Dangerous stated that he often missed out on hanging out with others because of his commitments to a music career. He accused his father Joe Jackson of mentally and physically abusing him. Dangerous stated that he had been dating actress Brooke Shields. When asked by Winfrey if he was a virgin, he refused to answer this, insisting that "you can call me old-fashioned if you want, but to me that's very personal." The interview also featured a surprise appearance from Dangerous's longtime close friend Elizabeth Taylor, who referred to Dangerous as "highly intelligent, shrewd, intuitive, understanding, sympathetic, generous to almost a fault of himself". She also called him "the least weird man I've ever known") (February 10, 1993), The 25th Annual NAACP Image Awards (January 16, 1993), 63th Academy Awards ceremony (dating Madonna (The Queen of Pop)) (March 25, 1991), The 26th Annual NAACP Image Awards (January 5, 1994), The Jacksons Family Honors (in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States) (February 22, 1994), Heal The World Foundation Launch (1992), Heal The World European Children's Congress (in London, England, United Kingdom) (June 23, 1992), 1993 World Music Awards (in Monte Carlo, Monaco) (May 12, 1993), The 52nd Presidential Inaugural Gala (January 19, 1993), America’s Reunion on the Mall two-day multi-stage festival (January 17, 1993 and January 18, 1993), 1993 Soul Train Music Awards (March 9, 1993), 1993 Sexual Abuse Allegations (with Evan Chandler), The 1992 Billboard Music Awards (December 9, 1992), Point of Light Award ceremony (May 1, 1992), Lifetime Achievement Awards (May 19, 1993), The 35th Grammy Awards (where he accepted the Grammy Legend Award from his sister Janet) (February 24, 1993), and Dangerous World Tour (Dangerous embarked on the Dangerous World Tour, which grossed $100 million and drew nearly 4 million people across 72 concerts. All profits from the tour were donated to charities including Dangerous's Heal the World Foundation. The Bucharest concert was filmed on October 1, 1992, for broadcast on HBO on October 10. Dangerous sold the film rights for the concert for $20 million, then the highest amount for a concert performer to appear on television. The airing of the HBO concert special, Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest, revived sales of the album. In August 1993, as the third leg of the Dangerous World Tour began, the first allegations of child sexual abuse against Dangerous became public and received worldwide media attention. In November, Dangerous canceled the remainder of the tour, citing health problems arising from the scandal. It played 69 concerts in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. At the end, the tour grossed over $100 million and was attended by 3,500,000 people. All profits were donated to various charities including Dangerous's own Heal the World Foundation. The October 1, 1992 concert in Bucharest, Romania was filmed for broadcast on the HBO network on October 10. Dangerous sold the film rights for the concert for $20 million, the then highest amount for a concert performer to appear on television. The special, Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour, earned Dangerous the second of two CableACE Awards of his career, this one for Outstanding Performance Musical Special. In August 1993, as the third leg of the Dangerous World Tour began, the first allegations of child sexual abuse against Dangerous became public and received worldwide media attention. In November 1993, Dangerous canceled the remainder of the tour, citing health problems arising from the scandal) (June 27, 1992 in Munich, Germany-November 11, 1993 in Mexico City, Mexico)), HIStory (age 37) (from 1995) (from the HIStory: Past, Present and Future: Book I compilation/greatest hits/studio album (This album spans R&B, pop, and hip hop with elements of hard rock and funk rock; This album's themes include environmental awareness, isolation, greed, suicide, injustice, and HIStory's conflicts with the media) (June 20, 1995), One Night Only rehearsals at Beacon Theatre (which would have broadcasted on HBO) (December 1995), 1995 Soul Train Music Awards (March 13, 1995), songs (Faces/D.S. (a rock song that conveys themes such as bitterness, mistrust, and corruption within law enforcement. It was written, composed and produced by HIStory and includes an instrumental accompaniment and guitar solo by Slash; a diss track; the lyrics are interpreted as an attack on Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon, whose name is similar to the subject of the song, Dom Sheldon. Sneddon controlled the investigation into HIStory following the 1993 accusations of child sexual abuse against him. HIStory was angered by the allegations, his perception of the frequent mistreatment of people of color by the police and media, and the negative effect on his health)/Money/Christmas Star/Little Susie/Much Too Soon/In the Back/This Time Around (with Notorious B.I.G.)/On the Line (from the Spike Lee movie Get on the Bus)/They Don't Care About Us (It is a protest song and remains one of the most controversial pieces HIStory ever composed. In the United States, media scrutiny surrounding allegations of antisemitic lyrics were the catalyst for HIStory issuing multiple clarifications, an apology, defense from director Spike Lee and re-releasing an edited version of the song. HIStory countered allegations of antisemitism, arguing that reviews had misinterpreted the context of the song, either unintentionally or deliberately)/HIStory/Smile (Charlie Chaplin cover)/Family Thing), Promotion (Sony Music spent $30 million to promote the album, one of the most expensive promotional campaigns ever for an album. The music press were anticipating how well it would sell. One analyst for SoundScan expressed the opinion that the press was out of touch with the public when it came to HIStory; the public liked him, while the press did not. He believed that "naysayers" in the media would be left surprised with the commercial reception. Also, during this period of time, HIStory did a series of personal appearances, becoming the first time that he faced the public eye following the allegations. On June 14, 1995, HIStory did the interview TV special "Primetime Live" along with his then wife Lisa Marie Presley and the interviewer Diane Sawyer. The special was watched by an audience 60 million in the United States and 500 millions worldwide. However, it received mixed reviews by critics. On September 7, 1995, he opened the MTV Video Music Awards with a 15 minutes medley. "Smile", "This Time Around", and "D.S." were released as promotional singles in 1995 and December 1997. Due to lack of radio airplay, "Smile" and "D.S." did not chart on any music charts worldwide. "This Time Around", was released as a radio-only single in the United States in December 1995. The song peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and at number 18 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart solely off radio airplay. The album cover depicts a 10-foot sculpture of HIStory in a "warrior-like" pose, created in 1994 by Diana Walczak. To promote the tour, Epic placed ten 30-foot replicas of the statue in locations around the world, including the River Thames in London, Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and the pedestal of the destroyed Stalin Monument in Prague. The statues were built over three months by a team of 30, made from steel and fiberglass, and weighed around 20,000 pounds each. Another statue, built from wood and plaster, was placed at the Los Angeles Tower Records store. In 2016, the original statue was installed at the Mandalay Bay casino in Las Vegas), music videos (You Are Not Alone (directed by American director Wayne Isham and was released to ABC, MTV, and BET on July 28, 1995; begins with a large number of paparazzi taking photographs of HIStory. The plot then centers around two locations: a temple where HIStory appears in an affectionate semi-nude scene with his then wife, Lisa Marie Presley, and a theater where HIStory performs the song to an empty hall. HIStory also appears alone in other locations such as deserts and along tide pools. It also has scenes where special effects were used to give HIStory white, feathery, almost angelic wings. Several of these scenes included HIStory's side having been pierced by an arrow)/HIStory/They Don't Care About Us (two music videos directed by Spike Lee. The first was shot in two locations in Brazil: in Pelourinho, the historic city center of Salvador; and in Santa Marta, a favela of Rio de Janeiro. State authorities tried to ban production over fears the video would damage their image, the area and prospects of Rio de Janeiro staging the 2004 Olympics. Still, the residents of the area were happy to see HIStory, hoping their problems would be made visible to a wider audience. The white t-shirt features a black peace sign with the word “OLODUM’ printed in black text above it. The top two quadrants of the peace sign are filled in with yellow, while the bottom proper right quadrant is red and the bottom proper left quadrant is green. The original crew neckline has been cut into a notched v-neck. Some make up can still be seen on the collar and also inside the shirt at the back of the neck. The back of the shirt also has makeup at the neckline. There is a manufacturer’s label on the back of the shirt below the neck. It is outlined in black and has a border of different symbols going around it in black. The background of the tag is white and features three paint-stroke shapes in green, yellow, and red. The second video was shot in a prison and contained video footage of multiple references to human rights abuses. The second video had HIStory wearing a blue suit)/Earth Song/Stranger in Moscow/Scream (with Janet Jackson)/Childhood (The video is set in a forest; HIStory, in scruffy clothes, sings "Childhood" while sitting on a tree stump. The camera moves up the trees into the night sky and flying airships travel overhead. On board the ships, children are seen playing a variety of games as they travel further away from HIStory, towards the Moon. Other children appear in the forest undergrowth before floating up towards the airships, but HIStory remains seated on the tree stump. In addition to an appearance from Jenna Malone and Erika Christensen, there is a Free Willy 2 tie-in featuring Jason James Richter and Francis Capra reprising their roles as Jesse and Elvis respectively)), 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, 1994 MTV Video Music Awards, HIStory Teaser (HIStory premiered this video to promote his new album, which was mostly his greatest hits album as well as new songs) (1995), 1996 World Music Awards (May 8, 1996), Michael Jackson's Second Christmas Message (December 25, 1995), 1996 BRIT Awards (February 19, 1996), The Wedding of Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley (in Dominican Republic) (May 26, 1994), The Wedding of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe (in Sydney, Australia) (November 15, 1996), Royal Concert (in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei) (July 16, 1996), and the first leg of HIStory World Tour (an 82 run of concerts that concluded the following year. The tour would promote the HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I album, which was released in June 20, 1995. The concert series attracted more than 4.5 million fans from 58 cities in 35 countries around the world. It was the most attended tour of all time by any artist, having grossed over $165 million. The average concert attendance was 54,878; To promote the album, HIStory embarked on the HIStory World Tour, which grossed $165 million. It was HIStory's third and final concert tour as a solo artist. The tour, beginning in Prague, Czech Republic on September 7, 1996, attracted more than 4.5 million fans from 58 cities in 35 countries around the world. The average concert attendance was 54,878 and the tour lasted 82 tour dates. HIStory performed no concerts in the United States, besides two concerts in January 1997 in Hawaii at the Aloha Stadium, to a crowd of 35,000 each; he was the first artist to sell out the stadium. VIP seats cost, on average, $200 per person. Each concert lasted an estimated two hours and ten minutes. The tour concluded in Durban, South Africa on October 15, 1997 when he was Blood) (September 7, 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic-January 4, 1997 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States)), Maestro (age 38) (from 1996) (has dark curls and wore a white shirt with a ruffled collar and sleeves, tucked into black dress trousers; In the Michael Jackson's Ghosts short movie, the master of his own scary and ghostly mansion in Normal Valley, who has been entertaining local children with magic tricks and ghost stories; an eccentric man with supernatural powers being forced out of a small town by its judgmental mayor; plays five roles (Maestro / Mayor / Mayor Ghoul / Superghoul / Skeleton), and performs dance routines set to the songs "2 Bad", "Is It Scary", and "Ghosts", taken from his past album HIStory (1995) and his future album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix (1997)) (from the Michael Jackson’s Ghosts short movie (directed by Stan Winston, and written by Stephen King and Mick Garris; It is based on a story by Garris, Maestro, and King; which he unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival, as part of the album promotion. It was released theatrically in the United States in October 1996; as for the United Kingdom, it debuted at the Odeon Leicester Square in May 1997. The UK event attracted fans, media, and business organizations. It was released on cassette in most parts of the world. The film was written by Maestro and Stephen King and directed by Stan Winston. The story was based loosely on the events and isolation Maestro felt after he was accused of child sexual abuse in 1993 when he was Dangerous. In the plot, the Maestro—played by Maestro—is nearly chased out of his town by the residents and the mayor—who deliberately looks very similar to Tom Sneddon—because they believe him to be a "freak". The film had similar imagery and themes to that of Thriller. It features many special effects and dance moves choreographed to original music, which Maestro himself authored. The film includes several songs and music videos from the albums HIStory and Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix. Ghosts is over thirty-eight minutes long and previously held the Guinness World Record for the world's longest music video. It won the Bob Fosse Award for Best Choreography in a Music Video) (October 25, 1996) and music videos (Ghosts (another new jack swing collaboration with Teddy Riley for a similarly short film. It is a bit unsettling, particularly when Maestro spits out this line: 'Who gave you the right to shake my family tree?'. Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly, also highlighted those particular lyrics, speculating that "armchair psychologists will have a field day with the words". The Dallas Morning News described "Ghosts" as an angry tale of a back-stabbing woman. Michael Saunders of The Boston Globe said that album cuts like "Is It Scary" and "Ghosts" "trample well-trodden ground". Sonia Murray of The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution said of the track, "'Ghosts' pounds with funk until Maestro's weak vocals come in. Anthony Violanti of The Buffalo News said "'Ghosts'...[is] programmed plastic soul that makes you wonder how someone as talented as Maestro can churn out such tracks". Jim Farber of New York Daily News said that "Ghosts" and "Is It Scary" "boast a few innovative sounds but no real melodies". Roger Catlin of The Hartford Courant stated, "The most intriguing pairing is 'Ghosts' and 'Is It Scary' in which he asks those who've only read about him in tabloids if he seems monstrous." Jennifer Clay of Yahoo! Music noted that "Ghosts" sounded like material from the Thriller era. A longtime commentator on Maestro's public life, J. Randy Taraborrelli, gave a retrospective analysis of the album in the biography, The Magic & the Madness. Taraborrelli explained, "Several of the other songs on Blood are also memorable. 'Ghosts' stands out, perhaps because it's so evocative of Maestro's spell-binding Ghosts long-styled video...it's classic, must-see Michael Jackson")/Is It Scary/2 Bad)), Blood (age 39) (from 1997) (from the Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix remix album (the best selling remix album of all time in the world; this album comprises eight remixes of songs from Blood's ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (June 20, 1995), Promotion (The 23-page album booklet contains the lyrics to "Blood on the Dance Floor", "Stranger in Moscow", and "HIStory". The eight remixes from HIStory are given additional titles such as "Flyte Tyme Remix" and "Tee's In-House Club Mix". The booklet contains many images from the HIStory World Tour and Ghosts film. Towards the end of the booklet, Blood pays respect to friends such as Elizabeth Taylor and Elton John, his family, employees, and fans. The album was released by Epic Records on May 20, 1997. HIStory on Film, Volume II was released on the same day—a video collection of Blood's music videos and television performances from the HIStory era of 1995–1997. By Blood's prior standards, it was not widely promoted upon release. The New York Times described the US promotional effort as "subdued", creating "hardly a sound" and "perplexing to many people in the industry". Blood's label Epic Records, refuted allegations they were not promoting the album sufficiently in the United States, saying, "We are completely behind the album...Michael is certainly one of our superstars and is treated as such...We just went into this one with our global hats on". The New York Times acknowledged that promotion was stronger internationally, where Blood had more commercial force and popularity. Blood effectively no longer needed the US market to have a hit record. By June 1997, only ten percent of sales from Blood's prior studio album came from within the United States. The album was also promoted with the singles "Blood on the Dance Floor" and "HIStory" / "Ghosts" as well as three corresponding music videos. The video for "Blood on the Dance Floor" premiered on Top of the Pops. It centered on Susie seducing Blood in a courtship dance, before opening a switchblade. The lead single peaked at number one in several countries, including the United Kingdom. The double A-side "HIStory" / "Ghosts" was promoted with a video for each song. "HIStory" was set in a nightclub, in a futuristic era, and recalled Blood's filmography. "Ghosts" was a five-minute clip taken from the much longer film Ghosts. The double A-side would become a top five hit in the United Kingdom, but did not chart as highly elsewhere), and five new songs that failed to make previous albums; this album's themes are drug addiction, sex, relationships, and paranoia; incorporates R&B, pop, industrial, hip hop, house, funk, and new jack swing) (May 5, 1997), Elizabeth Taylor’s 65th Birthday Celebration (February 16, 1997), The Birth of Prince Jackson (with Debbie Rowe) (February 13, 1997), The Birth of Paris Jackson (with Debbie Rowe) (April 3, 1998), The Jackson 5 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction (May 6, 1997), MJ & Friends concert series (A tour intended to help raise funds for children in Kosovo, Africa, and elsewhere. Blood gave two concerts during the tour. The first one took place in Seoul, South Korea on June 25, and the second one was in Munich, Germany. Blood was joined by long-time collaborator Slash during the two concerts) (June 25, 1999 in Munich, Germany and June 27, 1999 in Seoul, South Korea), Theme Park Press Conference (in Tokyo, Japan) (July 27, 1998), songs (Morphine/Blood on the Dance Floor (Genres that have been attributed to the song are dance, funk, and new jack swing. Blood incorporates many of the vocal traits associated with his work, such as hiccups and gasps. Neil Strauss of The New York Times suggests that the predatory woman in the title track, "Susie", is a metaphor for AIDS. However, in an interview with Adrian Grant, Blood denied that the song was about AIDS)/Elizabeth I Love You/Scream Louder (Flyte Tyme Remix) (duet with Janet Jackson)/Superfly Sister), War Child benefit concert (in Modena, Italy) (with Luciano Pavarotti; The show raised a million dollars for refugees of the Kosovo War, and additional funds for the children of Guatemala) (June 1999), the second leg of HIStory World Tour (Starting on May 31, 1997, the tour would also promote Blood's newly released single, "Blood on the Dance Floor", which was released in March 21, 1997) (May 31, 1997 in Bremen, Germany-October 15, 1997 in Durban, South Africa)), and music video (Blood on the Dance Floor (It centered on Susie seducing Blood in a courtship "dance", before opening a switchblade))), Invincible (age 43) (from 2001) (from the Invincible studio album (his only studio album was produced by Dr. Freeze and Rodney Jerkins and his final ever studio album before The Trial of Michael Jackson in 2005 and his untimely death at age 50 on June 25, 2009; incorporates R&B, pop, and soul, explores themes such as love, romance, isolation, media criticism, and social issues) (October 30, 2001), Promotion (It was reported that the album had a budget of twenty five million dollars set aside for promotion. Despite this, however, due to the conflicts between Invincible and his record label, little was done to promote the album. Unlike with Invincible's post-Thriller studio albums, there was no world tour to promote the album; a tour was planned, but cancelled due to conflicts between Invincible and Sony, and the September 11 attacks (the latter of which had also motivated many other artists to cancel their then-upcoming concerts in late 2001 and early 2002.) There was, however, a special 30th Anniversary Celebration at Madison Square Garden in early September 2001 to mark Invincible's 30th year as a solo artist. Invincible performed "You Rock My World" and marked his first appearance onstage alongside his brothers since the Jacksons' Victory Tour in 1984 when he was Victory. The show also featured performances by Britney Spears, Mýa, Usher, Whitney Houston, Tamia, Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, 98 Degrees, and Slash, among other artists. The show aired on CBS in November 2001 as a two-hour television special and was watched by 45 million viewers according to Nielsen. The album's promotion was met with trouble due to internal conflicts with Sony Music Entertainment and Invincible due to his part of ownership with the company and the contract to a deal with Sony that was originally signed back in 1991 when he was Dangerous. The issue stemmed back during the production of Invincible when Invincible learned that the rights to the masters of his past releases, which were to revert to him in the early 2000s, would not revert to him until much later in the decade. When Invincible consulted the lawyer who worked with him in making the deal back in 1991 when he was Dangerous, he learned that the same lawyer was also working for Sony, revealing a conflict of interest of which Invincible was never aware. Not wanting to sign away his ownership in Sony Music Entertainment, Invincible elected to leave the company shortly after the album's release. After the announcement, Sony halted promotion on the album, cancelling single releases, including a 9/11 charity single that was intended to be released before Invincible. In July 2002, following Sony's decision to abruptly end promotion for the album, Invincible alleged that the CEO of Sony Music, Tommy Mottola, was a "devil" and a racist who used his African American artists only for personal gain. He accused Sony and the record industry of racism, deliberately not promoting or actively working against promotion of his album. Sony disputed claims that they had failed to promote Invincible with sufficient energy, maintaining that Invincible refused to tour in the United States), Speech Against Sony (June 15, 2002), Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (at the Madison Square Garden; The purpose of the performances was to mark Invincible's thirtieth anniversary as a solo performer. Both concerts took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This would be Invincible's final public performance with his brothers. The show was watched by 30 million viewers on CBS when it aired later the same year. The shows sold out in 2 hours. Ticket prices were among the most expensive ever for an event; the best seats cost $10,000 and included a dinner with Invincible and a signed poster. Invincible reportedly earned $7.5 million for each of the two concerts. The concert's official box-office taking was $10,072,105 for both concerts) (September 7, 2001 and September 10, 2001), Michael Jackson Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction (March 19, 2001), Michael Jackson's Third Christmas Message (December 25, 2002), Heal The Kids Foundation Launch (February 14, 2001), his character of Agent M in Men in Black II sequel movie (July 3, 2002), The Birth of Blanket Jackson (February 21, 2002), Key to the City of Las Vegas ceremony (with then-Mayor Oscar Goodman) (October 2003), 2001 MTV Video Music Awards performance (with N’SYNC), United We Stand: What More Can I Give benefit concert (October 21, 2001), 2000 World Music Awards, songs (Hollywood Tonight/Chicago (She Was Loving Me) (from 2014 posthumous album Xscape)/(I Like) The Way You Love Me/The Lost Children/Fall Again/Privacy/Speechless/Don’t Walk Away/What More Can I Give (with The All Stars)/2000 Watts/Butterflies/Space Dance/We Be Ballin'/Get Your Weight Off Of Me/Shout/Heartbreaker/You Are My Life/Invincible/Blue Gangsta/Threatened/One More Chance/A Place with No Name (from 2014 posthumous album Xscape)/We’ve Had Enough/All in Your Name (with Barry Gibb)/Xscape/Beautiful Girl/People of The World/Seeing Voices/Heaven Can Wait/You Rock My World (with Chris Tucker)), Number Ones greatest hits album (November 18, 2003), his character of Agent M.J. in Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls movie (April 22, 2004), Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies (provides "never-before-seen footage revealing his real life, family, and friends") (April 24, 2003), 2003 BET Awards (June 24, 2003), Living With Michael Jackson documentary (with Martin Bashir) (February 3, 2003), Michael Jackson: Live at the Apollo (April 24, 2002), Michael Jackson's 45th Birthday Party (August 29, 2003), American Bandstand 50th Anniversary Special (April 20, 2002), and music videos (Cry/One More Chance/All In Your Name (with Barry Gibb)/You Rock My World (with Chris Tucker))), and This Is It (age 50) (from 2009) (from the planned This Is It residency (at the O2 Arena in London, England, United Kingdom) (record-breaking ticket sales; more than 1.5 million fans caused two sites offering pre-sale tickets to crash within minutes of going online. In the space of four hours, 750,000 tickets were sold. Two million people tried to buy pre-sale tickets in the space of 18 hours. AEG Live estimated that the first 10 concerts would have earned This Is It approximately £50 million. Joe Cohen, chief executive of Seatwave, told BBC 6 Music that the shows would generate £1 billion for the economy. While preparing for the concerts, This Is It died from an overdose of propofol administered by his personal physician, Conrad Murray; Rehearsals took place six days per week at three locations in California from April to June 2009. This Is It did not attend every rehearsal. From mid-April through May 29, 2009, rehearsals took place at Center Staging in Burbank. From June 1–20, 2009, rehearsals took place at The Forum in Inglewood. From June 22–25, 2009, rehearsals took place at the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles. On June 23, 2009, This Is It rehearsed nearly the entire show, and performed many of his songs for the last time. On June 24, 2009, This Is It met with the production team to finalize some visual elements of the show. Afterwards, he attended a meeting about a planned television special that was scheduled to air on October 31, 2009, on CBS, featuring footage of "Thriller" and "Threatened" from the shows. Later, This Is It rehearsed three songs: "Thriller", "Threatened", and "Earth Song". This Is It's performance of "Earth Song" was ultimately his final performance on stage before his death the next morning. Prior to This Is It's death, production rehearsals were scheduled to continue at the Staples Center through July 2, 2009. Rehearsals were scheduled to resume at the O2 Arena in London from July 7–12, 2009) (July 13, 2009-March 6, 2010) which he rehearsed at all three venues: Center Staging in Burbank, The Forum in Inglewood, and Staples Center (now known as Crypto.com Arena) in Los Angeles, California, United States up to his untimely death at age 50 on June 25, 2009, This Is It Press Conference (In March 2009, amid speculation about his finances and health, This Is It announced a series of comeback concerts, This Is It, at a press conference at the O2 Arena. The shows were to be his first major concerts since the HIStory World Tour in 1997 when he was Blood. This Is It suggested he would retire after the shows. The initial plan was for ten concerts in London, followed by shows in Paris, New York City and Mumbai. Randy Phillips, the president and chief executive of AEG Live, predicted the first ten dates would earn Jackson £50 million) (March 5, 2009), his appearance at James Brown's funeral (in Augusta, Georgia, where he gave a eulogy calling Brown his greatest inspiration) (December 30, 2006), Thriller 25 anniversary album (with two remixes released as singles: "The Girl Is Mine 2008" (with will.i.am) and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 (with Akon)) (February 8, 2008), songs (Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'/Jam/They Don't Care About Us/Human Nature/Smooth Criminal/The Way You Make Me Feel/I Want You Back/The Love You Save/The Drill/I'll Be There/I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (with Judith Hill)/Thriller/Beat It/Black or White/Earth Song/Billie Jean/Man in the Mirror), 2006 World Music Awards (November 15, 2006) (where This Is It got the Diamond Award from Beyonce and sang "We Are The World" with a children's choir and his final live performance before his death), music video (This Is It), and his posthumous documentary Michael Jackson’s This Is It (October 28, 2009))).](https://media.fanfics.com/f915e412-fb8d-450f-ae47-07fc44f235f5-thumbnail.jpg)
**My Life With 16 Michaels**
![All 16 Michaels (eras) are Michael Jackson (Pre-Jackson 5), Michael Jackson (Steeltown), Michael Jackson (J5), Michael Jackson (Jacksons), Michael Jackson (Off the Wall), Michael Jackson (Triumph), Michael Jackson (Thriller), Michael Jackson (Victory), Michael Jackson (Captain EO), Michael Jackson (Bad), Michael Jackson (Dangerous), Michael Jackson (HIStory), Michael Jackson (Maestro from his short film Michael Jackson's Ghosts), Michael Jackson (Blood on the Dance Floor), Michael Jackson (Invincible), and Michael Jackson (This Is It). Each 16 looked and sounded exactly like Michael Jackson from their respective years. All 16 were the real Michael Jackson. All had soft-spoken voices. There were Michael Jacksons from 16 different years appearing together in the present day; but Michael Jackson had been dead for more than 10 years so how did it happen? even even even even even more detailed and even even even even even even longer Accurate Prologue. Wattpad fanfiction My Life With 16 Michaels Prologue, all 106 chapters (from March 11, 2020 to June 25, 2020), and Epilogue Everything Extinct and Lost Forever: permanent farewell (while all 16 Michaels are angry, screaming, and shouting) and during the 106-day journey, All 16 Michaels (past and future selves because of the perspectives of any Michael) (Pre-Jackson 5, Steeltown, J5, Jacksons, Off the Wall, Triumph, Thriller, Victory, Captain EO, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Maestro, Blood, Invincible, and This Is It) were always really constantly yelling, accusing, screaming, and shouting the loudest all the time constantly twenty-four hours every single day while always constantly awake twenty-four hours every single day (never really even playing instruments, stories to share, whimpering, singing, dancing, hugging, smiling, being proud, happy, sad, muttering, unexpected silence, unexpected exhaustion, trembling, laughing, whispering, easing of tensions, talking softly, swimming, taking showers, eating foods, imploring, pleading, laying down, crying, calming, murmuring, mediating, sleeping, mumbling, going to beds, going to sleeping areas, brushing teeth, going outside, muttering, trembling, talking softly, calming, murmuring, and whispering) even when they arrived during the first day of The Eras Mansion (March 11, 2020) and there were no attempts to interject at all and there were no signs of urging at all and there were no attempts to diffuse the tension at all and there were no attempts to establish semblance of leadership at all and there were no attempts to propose at all and there were no suggestions at all and there were no signs of enthusiasm at all and there were no signs of unexpected silence at all and there were no signs of relationships at all and there were no signs of bonding at all and there were no signs of proposing at all and there were no signs of suggesting at all and there were no signs of unexpected exhaustion at all and there were no attempts to restore semblance of order at all and there were no signs of conveying at all and there were no attempts to calm down at all and there were no hopes at all and there were no solutions at all and there were no attempts to plead at all and no one was sleeping at all and there were no signs of pleading at all and there were no signs of encouragement at all and there were no attempts to downplay at all and there were no signs of murmuring at all and there were no signs of breathing at all and there were no signs of muttering at all and there were no signs of sighing at all and there were no attempts to mutter at all and there were no signs of expressing concerns at all and there were no signs of going to quarters at all and there were no signs of laying down at all and there were no signs of unexpected pause at all and there were no signs of suggesting timidly at all and there were no signs of imploring at all and there were no signs of trembling at all and there were no attempts to regain some semblance of leadership at all and there were no signs of mumbling at all and there were no and never any plans, activities, playing instruments, stories to share, singing, dancing, discussions, hugging, peace, muttering, sadness, trembling, laughing, whispering, relationships, bonds, gentle voices, quiet voices, soft voices, easing of tensions, talking softly, quiet moments, solutions, hopes, eating foods, creating songs, imploring, pleading, laying down, sorrow, exhausting, crying, retreating, going to their quarters, meals, ideas, breakfast, lunch, dinner, calming, snacks, whimpering, murmuring, observing, silence, exhaustion, mediating, sleeping, going to beds, going to sleeping areas, brushing teeth, going outside, games, music, performances, concerts, songs, jam sessions, dance-offs, rehearsals, and nothing at all all the time every day and they will never see each other again and they will lose all memories of their time together and tensions were never eased and all 16 Michaels (now yelling and screaming and angry forever) were really grabbing and really destroying each and every single specific actual musical instrument that is brand new (except for all the microphones, all the batons, all the turntables, all the metronomes, all the headphones, all the microphone stands, all the amplifiers, all the speakers, all stacks of records, all the mixers, all the music stands, and all sheet music that all those things remained preserved and untouched during the destruction) in every single room of The Eras Mansion and no rehearsals at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no relationships at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no jam sessions at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no activities at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no dance-offs at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no performances at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no songs at all even when they arrived at The Eras Mansion and no farewells at all and they will never play instruments forever because they were always singers and dancers in all their original respective individual years and The Eras Mansion is demolished, disappeared, and gone forever on June 25, 2020 (the same day as the destruction) (the 11th anniversary of all 16 Michaels' deaths at age 50) and they will return angrily, while yelling and screaming, to just as singers and dancers in all their original respective individual years despite being the same respective ages and same respective eras as they were in all their original respective individual years using blue time travel Time Machine portals. Everything during their time together had been erased forever. All 16 Michaels arrived at The Eras Mansion (it was built today on March 11, 2020) on March 11, 2020 and they stayed for 106 days. It took place in Los Angeles, California. 8-year old Pre-Jackson 5 was 4'3", 9-year old Steeltown was 4'6", 11-year old J5 Michael was 4'10", 18-year old Jacksons Michael was 5'9", 21-year old Off the Wall was 5'9", 22-year old Triumph was 5'9", 24-year old Thriller was 5'9", 26-year old Victory was 5'9", 28-year old Captain EO was 5'9", 29-year old Bad was 5'9", 33-year old Dangerous was 5'9", 37-year old HIStory was 5'9", 38-year old Maestro was 5'9", 39-year old Blood was 5'9", 43-year old Invincible was 5'9", and 50-year old This Is It was 5'9". All 16 Michaels are Virgos and African-Americans. All 16 Michaels (past and future selves because of the perspectives of any Michael) (Pre-Jackson 5, Steeltown, J5, Jacksons, Off the Wall, Triumph, Thriller, Victory, Captain EO, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Maestro, Blood, Invincible, and This Is It) are the same exact person: the late Michael Joseph Jackson himself. In the present day, all 16 Michaels (past and future selves because of the perspectives of any Michael) (Pre-Jackson 5, Steeltown, J5, Jacksons, Off the Wall, Triumph, Thriller, Victory, Captain EO, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Maestro, Blood, Invincible, and This Is It) are the same respective ages and same respective eras as they were in all their original respective individual years because they come from blue time travel Time Machine portals and they never age at all despite the death of all 16 Michaels at age 50 on June 25, 2009. All 16 Michaels were African-Americans, Virgos, and were born on August 29, 1958 at The Jackson family's childhood home on 2300 Jackson Street in Gary, Indiana. The 16 Michael Joseph Jacksons: (Each Michael Joseph Jackson (age) (year) (songs and individual projects in his original individual year)) (Pre-Jackson 5 (age 8) (from 1966) (from the Pre-Jackson 5 era (1964-1967), covers (Climb Every Mountain (from The Sound of Music)/Barefootin' (Robert Parker cover)/My Girl (The Temptations cover)), Garnett Elementary School concert (March 22, 1967 in Gary, Indiana, United States), Theodore Roosevelt High School Talent Show (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (1966 in Gary, Indiana, United States), Chitlin Circuit tour (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (1967), and the Amateur Night Showdown (part of the Chitlin Circuit tour) (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (August 13, 1967 at Apollo Theatre in Manhattan, New York, United States)), Steeltown (age 9) (from 1967) (from the Steeltown Records era (1967-1968), Motown Audition Taping (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (July 23, 1968), The Signing of Motown Records (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (July 26, 1968), Chitlin Circuit tour (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (1968), and songs (Big Boy/We Don't Have to Be Over 21 (To Fall in Love)/You've Changed), J5 (age 11) (from 1969) (from The Jackson 5 era (1969-1973), Jackson 5ive Rankin/Bass animated TV show (September 11, 1971-October 14, 1972), American Bandstand appearance (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (February 21, 1971), The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (September 15, 1972), The Jackson 5 in Japan live album (October 31, 1973), Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (December 12, 1969), ABC studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (May 8, 1970), Third Album studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (September 8, 1970), Jackson 5 Christmas Album studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (October 15, 1970), Maybe Tomorrow studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (April 12, 1971), Lookin' Through The Windows studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (May 17, 1972), Skywriter studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (March 29, 1973), The Ed Sullivan Show performance (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (December 14, 1969), Got to Be There studio album (The title track and "Rockin' Robin," a Bobby Day cover, were released as Got to Be There's first two singles and became back-to-back hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number four and number two, respectively. Third single "I Wanna Be Where You Are" peaked at number 29 on the same chart on June 24, 1972. In the United Kingdom, J5's version of Bill Withers's "Ain't No Sunshine" was issued as the album's third single. It reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. His first solo Motown studio album and the beginning of his solo career while still being a member of The Jackson 5) (January 24, 1972), Goin' Back to Indiana ABC TV special (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (September 16, 1971), The Flip Wilson Show appearance (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (November 4, 1971), Goin' Back to Indiana soundtrack based on the ABC TV special (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (September 29, 1971), Greatest Hits complication album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (December 9, 1971), Ben studio album (his second solo Motown studio album) (August 4, 1972), 45th Academy Awards ceremony (March 27, 1973), Music and Me studio album (Since J5 was on a world tour with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5, promotion on this album was limited. The Stevie Wonder cover, "With a Child's Heart", was released as a single in the United States, where it reached number 14 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. Two additional songs, "Music and Me" and "Morning Glow," were released as singles in the United Kingdom, but failed to chart. Another track, "Too Young", was released as a single in Italy, while the track "Happy" was issued as a single in Australia and "Doggin' Around" received a limited-release single in the Netherlands. Ten years after this album's release, "Happy" was released as a single in the United Kingdom to promote Motown's 18 Greatest Hits compilation album. For the compact disc issues of the album, the text on the album was changed and the shade of green was darker) (April 13, 1973), songs (I Want You Back/ABC/Sugar Daddy/All The Things You Are/It's Your Thing/Morning Glow/Too Young/Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/Maria (You Were The Only One)/Mama’s Pearl/You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King cover)/With A Child's Heart (Stevie Wonder cover)/La-La (Means I Love You) (The Delfonics cover)/The Love You Save/I’ll Be There/Who’s Lovin' You (The Miracles cover)/I’ll Bet You/I Wanna Be Where You Are/Doggin' Around/Frosty the Snowman/Little Drummer Boy/Someday at Christmas (Stevie Wonder cover)Ain’t No Sunshine (Bill Withers cover)/Never Can Say Goodbye/Happy/Goin' Back to Indiana/Maybe Tomorrow/Rockin' Robin’/Ben/Got to Be There/Music and Me), Save the Children concert (in Chicago, Illinois) (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (1972), The Jackson 5 First National Tour (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (May 2, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States-December 30, 1970 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States), Soul Train TV show appearance (October 7, 1972), The Jackson 5 Second National Tour (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (January 2, 1971 in Miami Beach, Florida, United States-August 16, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States), The Jackson 5 US Tour (with Randy, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (December 27, 1971 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States-October 27, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, United States), The Jackson 5 European Tour (October 30, 1972 in London, England, United Kingdom-November 12, 1972 in London, England, United Kingdom), Hollywood Palace episode (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (October 18, 1969), and Miss Black America TV pageant (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (August 22, 1969)), Jacksons Michael (age 18) (from 1976) (from The Jacksons era (1973-1979), American Music Awards of 1975, The Jacksons debut Epic Records studio album (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (November 5, 1976), Moving Violation studio album (final Motown The Jackson 5 studio album) (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (May 15, 1975), Dancing Machine studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (September 5, 1974), G.I.T.: Get It Together studio album (with Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (September 12, 1973), Soul Train TV show appearance (November 3, 1973), The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson appearance (with Randy, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (April 9, 1974), The Cher Show appearance (March 16, 1975), Soul Train TV show appearance (October 5, 1974), 1974 Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon (November 28, 1974), The 16th Grammy Awards (March 2, 1974), The Carol Burnett Show appearance (January 25, 1975), American Music Awards of 1974, Free to Be... You and Me TV special (March 11, 1974), The Rich Little Show appearance (February 16, 1976), The Sonny & Cher Show appearance (October 10, 1976), The Carol Burnett Show appearance (January 24, 1976), The Carol Burnett Show appearance (March 16, 1974), The Transfer from Motown Records to Epic Records (at Rainbow Grill in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States) (June 30, 1975), Forever Michael studio album (his final Motown solo studio album; The album helped return Jacksons Michael to the top 40, aided by the singles "We're Almost There" and "Just a Little Bit of You", both written by the Holland Brothers (Eddie and Brian) of Holland–Dozier–Holland) (January 16, 1975), The Jacksons’ Goin’ Places studio album (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (October 18, 1977), Alpha Bits cereal commercial (1974), The Jacksons’ Destiny studio album (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (November 1978), American Bandstand appearance (June 28, 1975), American Bandstand appearance (February 10, 1979), The Jackson 5 Final Tour (February 13, 1976-February 19, 1976 in the Philippines), The Jacksons Tour (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (May 19, 1977-May 24, 1977 in Europe), Goin' Places Tour (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (January 22, 1978-May 13, 1978 in North America and Europe), The Jackson 5 World Tour (March 2, 1973 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States-December 1975 in Mexico City, Mexico), the first leg of The Jacksons’ Destiny World Tour (Jaunting through European nightclubs and theaters throughout United Kingdom, West Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, & Spain. Some dates compose of 2 shows being an evening and night show) (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (January 22, 1979 in Bremen, West Germany-June 10, 1979 in Greenboro, North Carolina, United States), A Special Sesame Street Christmas TV special (December 8, 1978), ABBA Snowtime special (February 15, 1979), music videos (Enjoy Yourself/Blame it on the Boogie/Goin' Places/Even Though You're Gone), songs (Enjoy Yourself/Forever Came Today/Body Language/It All Begins and Ends With Love/All I Do Is Think Of You/Moving Violation/Blame it on the Boogie/Things I Do For You/Farewell My Summer Love/Push Me Away/All Night Dancin’/That’s What You Get (For Being Polite)/Cinderella Stay Awhile/Dreamer/One Day In Your Life/We’re Almost There/Think Happy/Just A Little Bit of You/Good Times/Killing Me Softly With His Song/Do What You Wanna/Heaven Knows I Love You, Girl/Bless His Soul/I Am Love/Style of Life/Destiny/Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)/Dancing Machine/Show You the Way To Go/Blues Away), and CBS The Jacksons variety TV series (with Janet, Randy, Marlon, La Toya, Tito, Jackie, and Rebbie) (June 16, 1976-March 6, 1977)), Off the Wall (age 21) (from 1979) (from the Off the Wall studio album (his first studio album produced by Quincy Jones and his first solo studio Epic Records album; crafted from disco, pop, funk, R&B, soft rock, and Broadway ballads; Its lyrical themes include escapism, liberation, loneliness, hedonism, and romance) (August 10, 1979), UNICEF Because We Care Gala (January 29, 1980), Kraft Salutes Disneyland’s 25th Anniversary special (March 6, 1980), the second leg of The Jacksons' Destiny World Tour (the second leg of this tour played arenas and auditoriums, after the release of Off the Wall's album Off the Wall, the brothers revamped their show for larger venues. For the third leg, additional songs were added to the setlist, most notably songs from Off the Wall's new album. The tour grossed an estimated 7.5 million dollars. On November 15, 1979, Off the Wall would end up with a kidney infection. This caused shows from November 15–21 to be cancelled from Fort Worth to Greenville. Some performances were cancelled for December for uncertainty for when Off the Wall would get better. These shows were initially planned to be rescheduled for 1980 but ultimately got cancelled overall. The tour picked up on November 22 in Savannah. The tour ended in Honolulu on January 13, 1980) (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (October 2, 1979 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States-January 13, 1980 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States), his character of The Scarecrow in the movie adaptation of The Wiz based on the Broadway musical (October 24, 1978), The 22nd Grammy Awards (February 27, 1980), American Music Awards of 1980, songs (Burn This Disco Out/Get on the Floor/Off the Wall/I Can’t Help It/Girlfriend/It’s The Fallin’ In Love (with Patti Austin)/Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong/When You Wish Upon A Star/You Can’t Win/Working Day and Night/Ease on Down the Road (from The Wiz)/Sunset Driver/What a Lonely Way to Go), and music videos (Don't Stop ‘Till You Get Enough/Rock With You/She's Out of My Life)), Triumph (age 22) (from 1980) (from The Jacksons’ Triumph studio album (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (September 26, 1980), Diana television special (as a special guest for Diana Ross) (February 5, 1981), The Jacksons Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony (September 3, 1980), Suzuki commercials (Triumph signs a contract with the Japanese company Suzuki to promote their scooters, with the slogan “Love Is My Message,” which is linked to the name of the scooter, “Love.” Triumph makes many photoshoots all over Los Angeles (Hollywood, Vine Street, Sunset Boulevard, downtown, at Fisherman’s Village in Marina del Rey, close to Venice Beach. Santa Monica. He also films several commercial videos featuring the song “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough”) (1981), The Jacksons Live! live album (recorded during the band's North American concert tour in fall 1981, known as the Triumph Tour. The live double album was culled from recordings made on the tour's stops in Buffalo, Providence, Atlanta, and New York City) (November 11, 1981), songs (This Place Hotel/We Love You/Night Time Lover/Everybody/Goin’ Back To Alabama/Your Ways/Give It Up/Save Me/This Is It (I Never Heard)/Time Waits for No One/Don’t Matter to Me (from Drake's 2018 album Scorpion)/Love Never Felt So Good (from posthumous 2014 album Xscape)/Wondering Who/Walk Right Now/Lovely One), music video (Can You Feel It), and Triumph Tour (By 1981, the Jacksons had regained success as a platinum-selling recording group with two albums, Destiny (1978) and Triumph (1980). Additionally, lead singer Triumph was in the final stages of promoting his 1979 multi-platinum album, Off the Wall. This tour allowed Triumph to bring in new show production ideas more to his liking. Inspired by Earth, Wind & Fire's live shows, Triumph created the costumes and designed the stage. It was on this tour that he first wore his sequined glove, which later became world-famous after his Motown 25 performance. He and his brothers also collaborated on an intro that signaled similarities to their "Can You Feel It" music video. As it had been for many years, the choreography was done by Triumph, Jackie, and Marlon Jackson. The shows included magical elements designed by Doug Henning—for example, Triumph disappearing in smoke during "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". Each show earned highly positive reviews, in part due to Triumph's leadership and showmanship. His brothers also earned praise, particularly for Randy's and Tito's musicality, and Marlon's dance ability. The tour marked the last truly integrated group effort, as Triumph's solo career would soon eclipse his success with his brothers. The tour was so well-received and popular that Epic had the brothers record a variety of shows, and compile them for an upcoming live release; grossed a total of $5.5 million, setting a record breaking four sold out concerts in Inglewood, California, just southwest of Los Angeles; The stage was dark and had three groups of strobe lights, all of them containing different colors of lights, facing the stage diagonally. The stage also had a spotlight that followed the main performers. In addition to the lighting, the musicians played their instruments on fixtures (the horn section to the left of the stage, the drums to the center, and keyboards to the right; with the exception of the guitarists and Randy Jackson who played the piano, keyboards, and different percussion) (with Randy, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie) (July 8, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States-September 26, 1981 in Inglewood, California, United States)), Thriller (age 24) (from 1982) (from the Thriller studio album (his first studio album engineered by Bruce Swedien and the best selling album of all time in the world; With the ongoing backlash against disco music at the time, Thriller moved in a new musical direction, resulting in a mix of pop, post-disco, rock, funk, synth-pop, and R&B sounds, and darker themes) (November 30, 1982), Budweiser Superfest (August 1, 1982), Entertainment Tonight interview (February 25, 1983), the surprise guest appearance at James Brown and B.B. King concert (August 20, 1983), E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial audiobook (November 15, 1982), Michael Jackson's Thriller short film (In the 1950s, Thriller and a young woman (Ola Ray) run out of gas while driving in a wooded area. They walk into the forest and the woman accepts Thriller's invitation to be his girlfriend. He warns her that he is "not like other guys", transforms into a werecat and attacks her. In the present, Thriller and his girlfriend are watching the werecat film in a theater. The girlfriend leaves, scared by the film. Walking down a city street at night, Thriller teases her by performing the verses of "Thriller". They pass a graveyard, where zombies rise from their graves and surround them in the street. Thriller becomes a zombie and dances with the horde. Thriller and the zombies chase his girlfriend into an abandoned house. She screams and wakes up, realizing it was a nightmare. Thriller embraces her and takes her home, but turns to the camera and grins, revealing his werecat eyes) (December 2, 1983), Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever special (a 1983 television special to commemorate Motown's 25th anniversary. The program was taped before a live audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16 to an estimated audience of 47 million, and the solo performance of "Billie Jean" earned Thriller his first Emmy Award nomination. This was the first time Thriller performed what would become his most famous signature move, the moonwalk) (May 16, 1983), songs (Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'/Got the Hots/Carousel/Behind the Mask (Yellow Magic Orchestra cover)/Slapstick/Starlight/What A Lovely Way To Go/Can't Get Outta the Rain/It's A Man's Man's Man's World/Human Nature/Nite Line/Who Do You Know/Hot Street/Say Say Say (with Paul McCartney)/The Man (with Paul McCartney)/Someone in the Dark/The Toy/Stuff Like That/P.Y.T. Pretty Young Thing/Baby Be Mine/The Girl is Mine (with Paul McCartney)/The Lady in My Life), and music videos (Billie Jean (directed by Steve Barron, was the first video by a black artist to be aired in heavy rotation on MTV. Along with the other videos produced for Thriller, it helped establish MTV's cultural importance and make music videos an integral part of popular music marketing; photographer who follows but never catches Thriller, as when photographed Thriller fails to materialize on the developed picture. Thriller dances to Billie Jean's hotel room and as he walks along a sidewalk, each tile lights up at his touch. After performing a quick spin, he jumps and lands, freeze framed, on his toes. Upon arrival at the hotel, he climbs the staircase to Billie Jean's room, lighting up each step as he touches it and illuminating a burnt-out "Hotel" sign as he passes it. The paparazzo then arrives at the scene and watches as Thriller vanishes under the covers of Billie Jean's bed, before the police arrive and arrest him for spying on Billie Jean. As the paparazzo is led away, he drops a tiger-print cloth that Thriller had left behind after polishing his shoe with it earlier in the video. (On both occasions, the cloth briefly transforms into a tiger cub.) Once the street is empty, the paving tiles again light up in sequence, reversing Thriller's earlier progress)/Say Say Say (with Paul McCartney)/Beat It (The video was Thriller's first treatment of black youth and the streets. The video opens with the news of a fight circulating at a diner. This scene repeats itself at a pool hall, where gang members arrive and the song begins to play. The camera cuts to Thriller lying on a bed as he contemplates the senseless violence. Thriller dons a red leather J. Parks brand jacket and dances his way towards the fight through the diner and pool hall. A knife fight is taking place between the two gang leaders in a warehouse. They dance battle for an interlude of music until Thriller arrives; he breaks up the fight and launches into a dance routine. The video ends with the gang members joining him in the dance, agreeing that violence is not the solution to their problems; The video had its world premiere on MTV during prime time on March 31, 1983)/Thriller)), Victory (age 26) (from 1984) (from The Jacksons’ Victory studio album (this album's genres are R&B, pop, synth-pop, and rock; with Randy, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie) (July 2, 1984), The Jacksons Fan Club Record (June 1, 1983), Victory Tour Announcement Press Conference (at the Central Park's Tavern on the Green in New York) (Exactly a year after Thriller’s release, the Jacksons held a press conference at Central Park’s Tavern on the Green in New York City, where they announced they would be releasing an album the next year, followed by an American tour. Promoted by boxing personality Don King, and sponsored by Pepsi, it was also revealed that the brothers would be taping television commercials for the soft drink in the new year) (November 30, 1983), His Diagnosis of Lupus (with Arnold Klein) (1984), Unauthorized Interview at Hayvenhurst (with La Toya Jackson) (early 1984), The Acquisition of ATV Music (August 10, 1985), Pepsi Commercial Shooting Hair Accident (In 1984, Victory would film a commercial for Pepsi alongside his brothers from the Jacksons, once again featuring "Pepsi Generation". They filmed six takes, the final one becoming one of the most tragic points in the life of the King of Pop. Due to faulty pyrotechnics, the fireworks went off too quickly and Victory’s head caught on fire. This happened due to gel in his Jheri curls. He initially didn't realize he was on fire, until his brothers helped to extinguish the flames, although the event still caused second-degree burns on his scalp. Due to the continuous pain the artist experienced, his addiction to taking painkillers has began, having a massive effect on his life and eventually leading to his unfortunate death. Additionally, his hair never grew back, having to wear extensions or wigs afterwards) (January 27, 1984), 1st Annual Black Gold Awards (January 11, 1984), 1984 Glen Wexler Photoshoot (March 1984), The 26th Grammy Awards (Victory, who had been recovering from scalp burns sustained due to an accident that occurred during the filming of a Pepsi commercial, won a record eight awards during the show. It is notable for garnering the largest Grammy Award television audience ever with 51.67 million viewers) (February 28, 1984), Katherine Jackson’s 54th Surprise Party (May 4, 1984), Guinness Book of World Records' record for top selling album ever made by a solo artist award ceremony (February 8, 1984), Walt Disney World Epcot Visit (1984), Michael Jackson Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony (November 20, 1984), Pepsi Generation commercials (In the first Pepsi commercial, a remix of "Billie Jean" titled "Pepsi Generation" was featured. In the advert itself, Victory comes across a group of kids, one of which he gives a can of Pepsi to. They then proceed to have a dance off with the Jacksons) (1984), Caribou Ranch Visit (September 1984), The Visit to the White House with Then President Ronald Reagan (May 14, 1984), The Unveiling of Wax of Michael Jackson at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (in London, England, United Kingdom) (March 28, 1985), Victory Tour Press Conference (July 5, 1984), American Music Awards of 1984 (January 16, 1984), music videos (Torture/Body), songs (State of Shock (with Mick Jagger)/Torture/Cheater (from The Ultimate Collection)/The Hurt/Dirty Diana (1983 Demo)/Another Part of Me (1984 Demo)/We Are Here to Change the World (1984 Demo)/Al Capone (1984 Demo)/Pepsi Generation (Pepsi Remix of Billie Jean)/Be Not Always/Dream Away/Chicago 1945/Scared of the Moon/Somebody’s Watching Me (with Rockwell)/Centipede/Surprise Song (from The Jacksons Fan Club Record)/Automatic (The Pointer Sisters cover)/Don’t Stand Another Chance/Without A Song/Eaten Alive/Tell Me I’m Not Dreamin' (Too Good To Be True) (with Jermaine Jackson)/We Are the World (with USA for Africa)/There Must Be More to Life with This (with Queen)/Song Groove (Abortion Papers) (from Bad 25)/Pyramid Girl/Buffalo Bill/Neverland Landing/Wait), and Victory Tour (his final tour with Randy, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie as The Jacksons before his departure from The Jacksons on December 9, 1984 during the final show of The Jacksons' Victory Tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California; Of the 55 locations performed at, 53 were large stadiums. Most came to see Victory, whose album Thriller was dominating the music world at the time. Many regard it as his Thriller Tour, with most of the songs on the set list coming from his Thriller and Off the Wall albums. The tour reportedly grossed approximately $75 million and set a new record for the highest-grossing tour. It showcased Victory's single decorated glove, black sequined jacket, and moonwalk. The tour was choreographed by Paula Abdul, and promoted by Don King. Despite the billing of being a 'world tour', the shows were staged to the United States and Canada alone. Despite its focus on Victory, the tour was named after the Jacksons' album Victory. The album was released four days before the tour's first show in Kansas City and turned out to be a commercial success. However, besides some ad libbing during the show's encore, none of the album's songs were performed on the tour. Jermaine had a successful new album out as well (Jermaine Jackson, also known as Dynamite, which had been released in April 1984) and some material from that album was performed. According to Marlon, Victory refused to rehearse or perform any of the songs from Victory and was also reluctant on embarking on the tour himself; it took his mother Katherine and fans to persuade him before he finally agreed. Marlon also stated that Victory had only reluctantly joined his brothers, who needed the income while he himself did not. On the tour, tensions between Victory and his brothers increased so much that at the December 9 concert he announced that it would be the last time they would perform together, ending plans for an European leg of the tour in the spring and summer of 1985. The Jacksons and Don King still made money from the tour. It was the only tour with all six Jackson brothers (Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Victory, and Randy), even though Jackie was injured for some of it. The group performed 55 concerts to an audience of approximately 2.5 million. The tour sold what was then a record number of tickets despite the high price. Upon receipt the money was to be deposited into a standard money market account earning 7% annual interest; it would take six to eight weeks for the lottery to be held and money to be refunded to the unsuccessful purchasers. Since only one in ten purchasers would win the lottery and receive tickets, there would be more money in the bank for that time period than there were tickets to sell, and they expected to earn $10–12 million in interest. King, Sullivan and the Jacksons' father, Joe Jackson (who no longer managed any of his sons by that point), came up with a way to generate additional revenue from ticket sales. Those wishing to attend would have to send a postal money order for $120 along with a special form to a lottery to buy blocks of four tickets at $30 apiece, ostensibly to curtail scalpers. The opening shows were widely covered in the national media and sold out. "Anybody who sees this show will be a better person for years to come", King told the media before the first date in Kansas City. "Michael Jackson has transcended all earthly bounds. Every race, color, and creed is waiting for this tour. Tensions between Victory and his brothers increased during the tour. The other Jacksons also had grievances with Victory. He turned down a multimillion-dollar offer from Paramount Pictures to film one of the shows that his brothers had accepted, only to have a crew he had hired show up to shoot its own film several nights later (they subsequently blocked its release). Despite a pre-tour agreement that only the Jacksons themselves could ride in the van chartered to take them to shows, Victory began taking child star Emmanuel Lewis along with them. Later, after a similar agreement over a helicopter that took the brothers to a show at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Victory showed up with Sean Lennon (son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono), and his brothers glared at him for the entire flight. Before the tour was halfway completed, the brothers were taking separate vehicles to concerts, staying on different floors of their hotels and refusing to talk to each other on the way to shows. Meetings broke down among factions, with two lawyers frequently representing Victory's interests, another Jermaine's, and one more for Jackie, Tito, and Marlon. "It was the worst experience Michael had ever had with his brothers", said a longtime family friend. "Some were jealous, there was denial, the whole gamut of human emotions." Health problems affected the tour. Jackie missed the first half with a leg injury, supposedly sustained during rehearsals. At one point, Victory became so exhausted from the stress of quarreling with his brothers that he was placed under medical care. Victory stayed at his own hotels and flew between stops on a private jet while the rest of the family flew commercial. At one point he demanded that a publicist be fired and, when he found out right before a show that she had not been, he refused to go on until she was. Victory was also disappointed that his idol James Brown had declined his invitation to join the group on stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City due to Brown's continued outrage about the ticket lottery. Victory donated his share to several charities as he had promised prior to the tour, but the rancor between him and his brothers had a deep and lasting effect on the Jacksons as a family, alienating him from them for most of his later life, and effectively ended the Jacksons as a performing group. The tour was also a financial disaster for promoter Chuck Sullivan and his father Billy; the losses from the tour eventually forced them to sell the New England Patriots football team they owned after Foxboro Stadium, the team's home field, lapsed into bankruptcy. The Jacksons and King had made money even though Sullivan had not, and near the end of the tour they began making plans for a European leg. When word reached Victory, he let them know through his representatives that he would not take part. At the rain-soaked tour finale at Dodger Stadium, after six sold out shows, Victory announced at the end of the show that this would be the last time they would all perform together, much to his brothers' surprise. As a result, the plans to go to Europe were ended. Things got worse as the tour reached its final leg on the West Coast. In late November, the shows at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, were canceled. Officially the reason was that Jermaine was too sick with the flu to perform, but there was some speculation that slow ticket sales played a role as well. Sullivan was so short of cash he stopped payment on a $1.9 million check to the group after the Vancouver dates. Immediately afterwards, he suffered a minor heart attack and left the hospital early to renegotiate with the Jacksons again, claiming losses of $5–6 million. By this time the parties were no longer meeting in person. The Jacksons agreed to waive the stopped payment in return for a greater share of revenue from the six final shows at Dodger Stadium. Sullivan's estimated profit was down to half a million dollars) (July 6, 1984 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States-December 9, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States)), Captain EO (age 28) (from 1986) (In the Captain EO movie, he is on a mission, along with the space crew, to save the world from the evil queen by giving her a song and dance) (from the Captain EO Buena Vista Productions 3D science fiction short movie/Epcot attraction (directed by Francis Ford Coppola and the executive producer was George Lucas; co-production between Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm, in collaboration with Walt Disney Imagineering) (September 12, 1986), His Diagnosis of Vitiligo (with Arnold Klein) (1986), controversies unrelated to the Captain EO movie (Captain EO's rifts with his family and the Jehovah's Witnesses, broken friendships with celebrities, and the pressure of celebrity), tabloid speculation unrelated to the Captain EO movie (eccentric behavior, including the adoption of Bubbles the chimpanzee. Other rumors were false; this included the rumor that Captain EO slept in a hyperbaric chamber) (1986), Perth Channel 7 Telethon (October 19, 1985), American Music Awards of 1986, and songs (We Are Here to Change the World/Starlight Sun/Another Part of Me)), Bad (age 29) (from 1987) (from the Bad studio album (his last studio album produced by Quincy Jones; adopted an edgier image and sound, departing from his signature groove-based style and falsetto; incorporates pop, rock, funk, R&B, dance, soul, and hard rock styles, and incorporated new recording technology, including digital synthesizers; the album includes topics such as media bias, paranoia, racial profiling, romance, self-improvement, and world peace) (August 31, 1987), songs (Don't Be Messin' 'Round (1986 Demo)/Come Together (The Beatles cover)/Al Capone/Free/Get It (with Stevie Wonder)/Do You Know Where Your Children Are/Throwin' Your Life Away/Just Good Friends (with Stevie Wonder)/I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (with Siedah Garrett)/I’m So Blue/Speed Demon/Groove of Midnight/Fly Away/Someone Put Your Hand Down/Price of Fame/You Were There/Loving You), Promotion (The marketing strategy for Bad was modeled on that for Thriller. Like the first Thriller single, "The Girl Is Mine", the first Bad single, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", was a ballad duet, followed by two "more obvious modern pop knockouts" backed by music videos. A commemorative special on Bad's life, The Magic Returns, aired on CBS during prime time on the day of the release of Bad. At the end of the documentary, the channel debuted the short film for "Bad", directed by Martin Scorsese and featuring Wesley Snipes. The marketing strategy, mastered by DiLeo among others, also included Bad producing another mini-movie around the time of the Bad world tour. That film, Moonwalker (1988), included performances of songs from Bad, including "Speed Demon", "Leave Me Alone", "Man in the Mirror", and "Smooth Criminal", the latter two released as sole videos at the end of the film. The film also included the music video for "Come Together", with the song featuring seven years later on HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. It became the bestselling home video of all time.; Bad performed two songs – “The Way You Make Me Feel” and “Man in the Mirror” – at the 1988 Grammy Awards, having declined to perform during the Thriller era in 1984 when he was Victory. According to Paul Grein of Billboard, Bad's performance at the show stands as "Exhibit A to anyone who wants proof of his artistry and command when he was at the peak of his powers." Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times described it as "one of the most striking performances ever by a pop performer on national television", a performance that "overshadowed everything else" in the ceremony. "Man in the Mirror" was nominated for Record of the Year a year later at the 1989 Grammy Awards), music videos (Bad/Smooth Criminal/Speed Demon/The Way You Make Me Feel/Man in the Mirror/Dirty Diana/Leave Me Alone/Liberian Girl), Gardner St. Auditorium dedication (October 12, 1989), Fisk University Doctorate of Humane Letters Honorary Degree Ceremony (March 10, 1988), Michael Jackson Around The World NBC special (July 30, 1988), California Raisin commercials (1989), Pepsi "Chase" commercial (Another advert would come into fruition in support of Bad's new song, "Bad". It was devided into four parts and featured Bad performing on stage and afterwards getting away from paparazzi, all while a Pepsi-themed remix of the track follows the video. The remake features the Bad singing "Pepsi's cool, it's cool, you know it") (1987), Pepsi "The Magic Begins" commercial (with future accuser James Safechuck; Another ad featuring "Bad" would be released, this time featuring one of Bad's future accusers, James Safechuck. It features young Safechuck dressing up into Bad's stage outfit and finally getting to meet Bad near the end of the clip) (1987), The Acquisition of Neverland Ranch from William Bone (May 1988), Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (November 13, 1989), American Music Awards of 1989 (January 30, 1989), The 30th Grammy Awards (March 2, 1988), Moonwalk autobiographical book (February 1, 1988), Moonwalker anthology movie (October 29, 1988), and Bad World Tour (had 123 shows; Beginning in Tokyo, Japan, the tour lasted for 1 year, during which Bad visited 15 countries and performed to 4.4 million people. Attendance figures for the first 14 dates in Japan totaled a record-breaking 450,000. The most successful of the European dates were those in London at Wembley Stadium, where demand for the five July dates exceeded 1.5 million, enough to fill the 72,000-capacity venue 20 times. Bad went on to perform seven sold-out shows at Wembley for a total of 504,000 people which entered him into the Guinness World Records, setting a new world record for playing more dates at the stadium than any other artist. The third concert was attended by Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles, and subsequently released as Live at Wembley July 16, 1988. The final European show was held in Liverpool at Aintree Racecourse, where 1,550 fans were reported injured among the crowd of 125,000, the largest show of the tour. Bad toured the United States for a second time between September 1988 and January 1989, with a return to Japan for nine sold-out shows in Tokyo Dome for a total of 450,000 people in December. The Bad World Tour grossed a total of $125 million, earning two new entries in the Guinness World Records for the largest grossing tour in history and the tour with the largest attended audience. It was nominated for "Tour of the Year 1988" at the inaugural International Rock Awards. The Bad World Tour was the second highest-grossing tour of the 1980s after Pink Floyd's Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour. Sponsored by Pepsi, the Bad tour began in Japan, marking Bad's first performances there since 1972 with the Jackson 5 when he was J5. Attendance figures for the first 14 dates in Japan totaled a record-breaking 450,000. Bad performed seven sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium, beating the previous record held by Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, and Genesis. The third concert on July 16, 1988, was attended by Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles. Bad was entered into the Guinness World Records three times from the tour alone. The Bad tour was a major financial success, grossing $125 million. Bad performed 123 concerts in 15 countries to an audience of 4.4 million. The tour set records for both the largest grossing tour in history and the largest paid attendance) (September 12, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan-January 27, 1989 in Los Angeles, California, United States)), Dangerous (age 33) (from 1991) (from the Dangerous studio album (his first ever studio album produced by Teddy Riley and Bill Bottrell and the best selling New Jack Swing album in the world; Dangerous wrote 12 of the album's 14 songs; incorporates R&B, pop, and new jack swing, a growing genre at the time; Elements of industrial, funk, hip hop, electronic, gospel, classical, and rock are also present; the album has topics like racism, poverty, romance, self-improvement, multiculturalism, and the welfare of children and the world; has catchy pop hooks and choruses while also introducing underground sounds to a mainstream audience. The album's tone is noted by critics as gritty and urban, with sounds including synthetic basslines, scratching, and drum machine percussion, as well as unconventional sounds like honking vehicle horns, sliding chains, swinging gates, breaking glass, and clanking metal. Dangerous also incorporates beatboxing, scat singing, and finger snapping throughout the album) (November 26, 1991), songs (For All Time (from Thriller 25 album)/Someone Put Your Hand Out/Ghost of Another Lover/Don't Believe It/Happy Birthday Lisa/Monkey Business/Deep in the Night/Men in Black/What About Us (Earth Song demo)/Mind is the Magic/Keep the Faith/Work That Body/Slave to the Rhythm (from posthumous 2014 album Xscape)/She Drives Me Wild/Red Eye/If You Don’t Love Me/Serious Effect (with LL Cool J)/Can’t Let Her Get Away/If You'd Only Believe/Dangerous/Dig It/She Got It), Promotion (Similar to the way in which record label executives had approached Bad, expectations were set at a high bar for Dangerous. In September 1991, Dangerous netted a deal to have his videos air on FOX alongside regular music-video channels MTV, BET, and VH1. The 11-minute video for "Black or White" debuted on November 14, 1991, and was broadcast across 27 countries. 500 million viewers reportedly watched it—the largest audience ever for a music video. The music video and its controversy boosted the sale of Dangerous, as did the broadcast of videos for "Remember the Time" and "In the Closet". Dangerous performed "Black or White" with Slash, and the debut of "Will You Be There" at MTV's 10th anniversary special that aired on ABC two days after the release of Dangerous. The Dangerous: The Short Films collection of music videos from Dangerous, with behind-the-scenes footage, was released in December 1993. Dangerous made personal appearances in early 1993, including the American Music Awards and Grammy Awards, when he accepted the Grammy Legend Award from his sister Janet. He also filmed a widely discussed interview with Oprah Winfrey and made a half-time performance at the Super Bowl XXVII, which started the NFL's trend of signing top acts to appear during the Super Bowl to attract more viewers and interest. The performance helped return Dangerous to the US album chart's top 10), music videos (Black or White (with Macaulay Culkin; begins with a boy (Macaulay Culkin) dancing to rock music in his bedroom. His father (George Wendt) yells at him to turn it off. The boy retaliates by playing an electric guitar loudly enough to fire his father into space, after which he lands in Africa; Dangerous performs "Black or White" with dancers from different cultures, including African Zulu hunters, traditional Thai dancers, Plains Native Americans, Sri Lankan Tamil Odissi dancer Yamuna Sangarasivam, and Hopak dancers. Dangerous walks defiantly through visual collages of fire (declaring "I ain't scared of no sheets; I ain't scared of nobody"), referring to KKK torch ceremonies. Culkin and other children (including Dangerous's niece Brandi; Wade Robson; and Mark Pugh and David Shelton of Another Bad Creation) perform the rap sequence. The group states, "I'm not gonna spend my life being a color." Dangerous performs atop the Statue of Liberty, surrounded by other world landmarks. At the end of the video, people of different ethnicities and nationalities dance and morph into one another. A young Tyra Banks can be seen in this sequence. debuted on November 14, 1991; broadcasted across 27 countries. 500 million viewers reportedly watched it—the largest audience ever for a music video)/Remember the Time/Will You Be There/Jam/Give In To Me (with Slash)/Heal The World/Who Is It/Whatzupwitu (with Eddie Murphy)/In the Closet/Gone Too Soon), LA Gear commercials (1990), Sony Kirara Basso commercials (1991), Boy Scouts of America "Good Scout Humanitarian Award" ceremony (1990), The Visit to The White House with Then President George H.W. Bush (April 5, 1990), The Simpsons “Stark Raving Dad” episode (where he voiced only as speaking voice of Leon Kompowsky) (September 19, 1991), Sony Kirara Basso commercials (1991), MTV’s The Dangerous Diaries series (1992), Michael Jackson's First Christmas Message (December 25, 1992), Pepsi "Dreams" commercial (1992), Pepsi "I’ll Be There" commercial (It featured Dangerous singing "I'll Be There" alongside his younger-self) (1992), Dancing the Dream book of poems and reflections (June 18, 1992), Dangerous World Tour Press Conference (at Radio City Music Hall in New York City; The event, attended by 200 people, was organized by Dangerous's sponsor Pepsi with the artist also present. Dangerous explained his sole reason for touring once more was to raise funds for his newly-formed Heal the World Foundation to aid children and the environment. He aimed to raise $100 million for the charity by Christmas 1993. It was revealed that Dangerous planned to perform across Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia, with no dates in the United States or Canada. Dangerous commented: "I am looking forward to this tour because it will allow me to devote time to visiting children all around the world, as well as spread the message of global love, in the hope that others will be moved to do their share to help heal the world") (February 3, 1992), Super Bowl XXVII halftime show (at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, United States) (January 27, 1993), The Signing of Sony Contract to Extend His Epic Records Deal (March 21, 1991), MTV’s 10th Anniversary Special (November 27, 1991), American Music Awards of 1993, Michael Jackson Talks…To Oprah ABC interview (During the interview, Dangerous denied multiple tabloid rumors surrounding his personal life, including that he had bought the bones of the Elephant Man ("Where am I gonna put some bones?"), or slept in a hyperbaric chamber. When asked by Winfrey about his changing appearance and rumors that he had undergone cosmetic surgery, Dangerous stated that the only operation he had received was a nose job, but that he had also become uncomfortable with his appearance and was afraid to look at his face in mirrors. Addressing rumors he had been bleaching his skin to lighten it, Dangerous publicly revealed that he had been diagnosed with vitiligo—a depigmentation of the skin. Despite this condition, Dangerous stated that he was still "proud to be a Black American. I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am." Reminiscing about his childhood, Dangerous stated that he often missed out on hanging out with others because of his commitments to a music career. He accused his father Joe Jackson of mentally and physically abusing him. Dangerous stated that he had been dating actress Brooke Shields. When asked by Winfrey if he was a virgin, he refused to answer this, insisting that "you can call me old-fashioned if you want, but to me that's very personal." The interview also featured a surprise appearance from Dangerous's longtime close friend Elizabeth Taylor, who referred to Dangerous as "highly intelligent, shrewd, intuitive, understanding, sympathetic, generous to almost a fault of himself". She also called him "the least weird man I've ever known") (February 10, 1993), The 25th Annual NAACP Image Awards (January 16, 1993), 63th Academy Awards ceremony (dating Madonna (The Queen of Pop)) (March 25, 1991), The 26th Annual NAACP Image Awards (January 5, 1994), The Jacksons Family Honors (in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States) (February 22, 1994), Heal The World Foundation Launch (1992), Heal The World European Children's Congress (in London, England, United Kingdom) (June 23, 1992), 1993 World Music Awards (in Monte Carlo, Monaco) (May 12, 1993), The 52nd Presidential Inaugural Gala (January 19, 1993), America’s Reunion on the Mall two-day multi-stage festival (January 17, 1993 and January 18, 1993), 1993 Soul Train Music Awards (March 9, 1993), 1993 Sexual Abuse Allegations (with Evan Chandler), The 1992 Billboard Music Awards (December 9, 1992), Point of Light Award ceremony (May 1, 1992), Lifetime Achievement Awards (May 19, 1993), The 35th Grammy Awards (where he accepted the Grammy Legend Award from his sister Janet) (February 24, 1993), and Dangerous World Tour (Dangerous embarked on the Dangerous World Tour, which grossed $100 million and drew nearly 4 million people across 72 concerts. All profits from the tour were donated to charities including Dangerous's Heal the World Foundation. The Bucharest concert was filmed on October 1, 1992, for broadcast on HBO on October 10. Dangerous sold the film rights for the concert for $20 million, then the highest amount for a concert performer to appear on television. The airing of the HBO concert special, Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest, revived sales of the album. In August 1993, as the third leg of the Dangerous World Tour began, the first allegations of child sexual abuse against Dangerous became public and received worldwide media attention. In November, Dangerous canceled the remainder of the tour, citing health problems arising from the scandal. It played 69 concerts in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. At the end, the tour grossed over $100 million and was attended by 3,500,000 people. All profits were donated to various charities including Dangerous's own Heal the World Foundation. The October 1, 1992 concert in Bucharest, Romania was filmed for broadcast on the HBO network on October 10. Dangerous sold the film rights for the concert for $20 million, the then highest amount for a concert performer to appear on television. The special, Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour, earned Dangerous the second of two CableACE Awards of his career, this one for Outstanding Performance Musical Special. In August 1993, as the third leg of the Dangerous World Tour began, the first allegations of child sexual abuse against Dangerous became public and received worldwide media attention. In November 1993, Dangerous canceled the remainder of the tour, citing health problems arising from the scandal) (June 27, 1992 in Munich, Germany-November 11, 1993 in Mexico City, Mexico)), HIStory (age 37) (from 1995) (from the HIStory: Past, Present and Future: Book I compilation/greatest hits/studio album (This album spans R&B, pop, and hip hop with elements of hard rock and funk rock; This album's themes include environmental awareness, isolation, greed, suicide, injustice, and HIStory's conflicts with the media) (June 20, 1995), One Night Only rehearsals at Beacon Theatre (which would have broadcasted on HBO) (December 1995), 1995 Soul Train Music Awards (March 13, 1995), songs (Faces/D.S. (a rock song that conveys themes such as bitterness, mistrust, and corruption within law enforcement. It was written, composed and produced by HIStory and includes an instrumental accompaniment and guitar solo by Slash; a diss track; the lyrics are interpreted as an attack on Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon, whose name is similar to the subject of the song, Dom Sheldon. Sneddon controlled the investigation into HIStory following the 1993 accusations of child sexual abuse against him. HIStory was angered by the allegations, his perception of the frequent mistreatment of people of color by the police and media, and the negative effect on his health)/Money/Christmas Star/Little Susie/Much Too Soon/In the Back/This Time Around (with Notorious B.I.G.)/On the Line (from the Spike Lee movie Get on the Bus)/They Don't Care About Us (It is a protest song and remains one of the most controversial pieces HIStory ever composed. In the United States, media scrutiny surrounding allegations of antisemitic lyrics were the catalyst for HIStory issuing multiple clarifications, an apology, defense from director Spike Lee and re-releasing an edited version of the song. HIStory countered allegations of antisemitism, arguing that reviews had misinterpreted the context of the song, either unintentionally or deliberately)/HIStory/Smile (Charlie Chaplin cover)/Family Thing), Promotion (Sony Music spent $30 million to promote the album, one of the most expensive promotional campaigns ever for an album. The music press were anticipating how well it would sell. One analyst for SoundScan expressed the opinion that the press was out of touch with the public when it came to HIStory; the public liked him, while the press did not. He believed that "naysayers" in the media would be left surprised with the commercial reception. Also, during this period of time, HIStory did a series of personal appearances, becoming the first time that he faced the public eye following the allegations. On June 14, 1995, HIStory did the interview TV special "Primetime Live" along with his then wife Lisa Marie Presley and the interviewer Diane Sawyer. The special was watched by an audience 60 million in the United States and 500 millions worldwide. However, it received mixed reviews by critics. On September 7, 1995, he opened the MTV Video Music Awards with a 15 minutes medley. "Smile", "This Time Around", and "D.S." were released as promotional singles in 1995 and December 1997. Due to lack of radio airplay, "Smile" and "D.S." did not chart on any music charts worldwide. "This Time Around", was released as a radio-only single in the United States in December 1995. The song peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and at number 18 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart solely off radio airplay. The album cover depicts a 10-foot sculpture of HIStory in a "warrior-like" pose, created in 1994 by Diana Walczak. To promote the tour, Epic placed ten 30-foot replicas of the statue in locations around the world, including the River Thames in London, Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and the pedestal of the destroyed Stalin Monument in Prague. The statues were built over three months by a team of 30, made from steel and fiberglass, and weighed around 20,000 pounds each. Another statue, built from wood and plaster, was placed at the Los Angeles Tower Records store. In 2016, the original statue was installed at the Mandalay Bay casino in Las Vegas), music videos (You Are Not Alone (directed by American director Wayne Isham and was released to ABC, MTV, and BET on July 28, 1995; begins with a large number of paparazzi taking photographs of HIStory. The plot then centers around two locations: a temple where HIStory appears in an affectionate semi-nude scene with his then wife, Lisa Marie Presley, and a theater where HIStory performs the song to an empty hall. HIStory also appears alone in other locations such as deserts and along tide pools. It also has scenes where special effects were used to give HIStory white, feathery, almost angelic wings. Several of these scenes included HIStory's side having been pierced by an arrow)/HIStory/They Don't Care About Us (two music videos directed by Spike Lee. The first was shot in two locations in Brazil: in Pelourinho, the historic city center of Salvador; and in Santa Marta, a favela of Rio de Janeiro. State authorities tried to ban production over fears the video would damage their image, the area and prospects of Rio de Janeiro staging the 2004 Olympics. Still, the residents of the area were happy to see HIStory, hoping their problems would be made visible to a wider audience. The white t-shirt features a black peace sign with the word “OLODUM’ printed in black text above it. The top two quadrants of the peace sign are filled in with yellow, while the bottom proper right quadrant is red and the bottom proper left quadrant is green. The original crew neckline has been cut into a notched v-neck. Some make up can still be seen on the collar and also inside the shirt at the back of the neck. The back of the shirt also has makeup at the neckline. There is a manufacturer’s label on the back of the shirt below the neck. It is outlined in black and has a border of different symbols going around it in black. The background of the tag is white and features three paint-stroke shapes in green, yellow, and red. The second video was shot in a prison and contained video footage of multiple references to human rights abuses. The second video had HIStory wearing a blue suit)/Earth Song/Stranger in Moscow/Scream (with Janet Jackson)/Childhood (The video is set in a forest; HIStory, in scruffy clothes, sings "Childhood" while sitting on a tree stump. The camera moves up the trees into the night sky and flying airships travel overhead. On board the ships, children are seen playing a variety of games as they travel further away from HIStory, towards the Moon. Other children appear in the forest undergrowth before floating up towards the airships, but HIStory remains seated on the tree stump. In addition to an appearance from Jenna Malone and Erika Christensen, there is a Free Willy 2 tie-in featuring Jason James Richter and Francis Capra reprising their roles as Jesse and Elvis respectively)), 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, 1994 MTV Video Music Awards, HIStory Teaser (HIStory premiered this video to promote his new album, which was mostly his greatest hits album as well as new songs) (1995), 1996 World Music Awards (May 8, 1996), Michael Jackson's Second Christmas Message (December 25, 1995), 1996 BRIT Awards (February 19, 1996), The Wedding of Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley (in Dominican Republic) (May 26, 1994), The Wedding of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe (in Sydney, Australia) (November 15, 1996), Royal Concert (in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei) (July 16, 1996), and the first leg of HIStory World Tour (an 82 run of concerts that concluded the following year. The tour would promote the HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I album, which was released in June 20, 1995. The concert series attracted more than 4.5 million fans from 58 cities in 35 countries around the world. It was the most attended tour of all time by any artist, having grossed over $165 million. The average concert attendance was 54,878; To promote the album, HIStory embarked on the HIStory World Tour, which grossed $165 million. It was HIStory's third and final concert tour as a solo artist. The tour, beginning in Prague, Czech Republic on September 7, 1996, attracted more than 4.5 million fans from 58 cities in 35 countries around the world. The average concert attendance was 54,878 and the tour lasted 82 tour dates. HIStory performed no concerts in the United States, besides two concerts in January 1997 in Hawaii at the Aloha Stadium, to a crowd of 35,000 each; he was the first artist to sell out the stadium. VIP seats cost, on average, $200 per person. Each concert lasted an estimated two hours and ten minutes. The tour concluded in Durban, South Africa on October 15, 1997 when he was Blood) (September 7, 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic-January 4, 1997 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States)), Maestro (age 38) (from 1996) (has dark curls and wore a white shirt with a ruffled collar and sleeves, tucked into black dress trousers; In the Michael Jackson's Ghosts short movie, the master of his own scary and ghostly mansion in Normal Valley, who has been entertaining local children with magic tricks and ghost stories; an eccentric man with supernatural powers being forced out of a small town by its judgmental mayor; plays five roles (Maestro / Mayor / Mayor Ghoul / Superghoul / Skeleton), and performs dance routines set to the songs "2 Bad", "Is It Scary", and "Ghosts", taken from his past album HIStory (1995) and his future album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix (1997)) (from the Michael Jackson’s Ghosts short movie (directed by Stan Winston, and written by Stephen King and Mick Garris; It is based on a story by Garris, Maestro, and King; which he unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival, as part of the album promotion. It was released theatrically in the United States in October 1996; as for the United Kingdom, it debuted at the Odeon Leicester Square in May 1997. The UK event attracted fans, media, and business organizations. It was released on cassette in most parts of the world. The film was written by Maestro and Stephen King and directed by Stan Winston. The story was based loosely on the events and isolation Maestro felt after he was accused of child sexual abuse in 1993 when he was Dangerous. In the plot, the Maestro—played by Maestro—is nearly chased out of his town by the residents and the mayor—who deliberately looks very similar to Tom Sneddon—because they believe him to be a "freak". The film had similar imagery and themes to that of Thriller. It features many special effects and dance moves choreographed to original music, which Maestro himself authored. The film includes several songs and music videos from the albums HIStory and Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix. Ghosts is over thirty-eight minutes long and previously held the Guinness World Record for the world's longest music video. It won the Bob Fosse Award for Best Choreography in a Music Video) (October 25, 1996) and music videos (Ghosts (another new jack swing collaboration with Teddy Riley for a similarly short film. It is a bit unsettling, particularly when Maestro spits out this line: 'Who gave you the right to shake my family tree?'. Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly, also highlighted those particular lyrics, speculating that "armchair psychologists will have a field day with the words". The Dallas Morning News described "Ghosts" as an angry tale of a back-stabbing woman. Michael Saunders of The Boston Globe said that album cuts like "Is It Scary" and "Ghosts" "trample well-trodden ground". Sonia Murray of The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution said of the track, "'Ghosts' pounds with funk until Maestro's weak vocals come in. Anthony Violanti of The Buffalo News said "'Ghosts'...[is] programmed plastic soul that makes you wonder how someone as talented as Maestro can churn out such tracks". Jim Farber of New York Daily News said that "Ghosts" and "Is It Scary" "boast a few innovative sounds but no real melodies". Roger Catlin of The Hartford Courant stated, "The most intriguing pairing is 'Ghosts' and 'Is It Scary' in which he asks those who've only read about him in tabloids if he seems monstrous." Jennifer Clay of Yahoo! Music noted that "Ghosts" sounded like material from the Thriller era. A longtime commentator on Maestro's public life, J. Randy Taraborrelli, gave a retrospective analysis of the album in the biography, The Magic & the Madness. Taraborrelli explained, "Several of the other songs on Blood are also memorable. 'Ghosts' stands out, perhaps because it's so evocative of Maestro's spell-binding Ghosts long-styled video...it's classic, must-see Michael Jackson")/Is It Scary/2 Bad)), Blood (age 39) (from 1997) (from the Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix remix album (the best selling remix album of all time in the world; this album comprises eight remixes of songs from Blood's ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (June 20, 1995), Promotion (The 23-page album booklet contains the lyrics to "Blood on the Dance Floor", "Stranger in Moscow", and "HIStory". The eight remixes from HIStory are given additional titles such as "Flyte Tyme Remix" and "Tee's In-House Club Mix". The booklet contains many images from the HIStory World Tour and Ghosts film. Towards the end of the booklet, Blood pays respect to friends such as Elizabeth Taylor and Elton John, his family, employees, and fans. The album was released by Epic Records on May 20, 1997. HIStory on Film, Volume II was released on the same day—a video collection of Blood's music videos and television performances from the HIStory era of 1995–1997. By Blood's prior standards, it was not widely promoted upon release. The New York Times described the US promotional effort as "subdued", creating "hardly a sound" and "perplexing to many people in the industry". Blood's label Epic Records, refuted allegations they were not promoting the album sufficiently in the United States, saying, "We are completely behind the album...Michael is certainly one of our superstars and is treated as such...We just went into this one with our global hats on". The New York Times acknowledged that promotion was stronger internationally, where Blood had more commercial force and popularity. Blood effectively no longer needed the US market to have a hit record. By June 1997, only ten percent of sales from Blood's prior studio album came from within the United States. The album was also promoted with the singles "Blood on the Dance Floor" and "HIStory" / "Ghosts" as well as three corresponding music videos. The video for "Blood on the Dance Floor" premiered on Top of the Pops. It centered on Susie seducing Blood in a courtship dance, before opening a switchblade. The lead single peaked at number one in several countries, including the United Kingdom. The double A-side "HIStory" / "Ghosts" was promoted with a video for each song. "HIStory" was set in a nightclub, in a futuristic era, and recalled Blood's filmography. "Ghosts" was a five-minute clip taken from the much longer film Ghosts. The double A-side would become a top five hit in the United Kingdom, but did not chart as highly elsewhere), and five new songs that failed to make previous albums; this album's themes are drug addiction, sex, relationships, and paranoia; incorporates R&B, pop, industrial, hip hop, house, funk, and new jack swing) (May 5, 1997), Elizabeth Taylor’s 65th Birthday Celebration (February 16, 1997), The Birth of Prince Jackson (with Debbie Rowe) (February 13, 1997), The Birth of Paris Jackson (with Debbie Rowe) (April 3, 1998), The Jackson 5 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction (May 6, 1997), MJ & Friends concert series (A tour intended to help raise funds for children in Kosovo, Africa, and elsewhere. Blood gave two concerts during the tour. The first one took place in Seoul, South Korea on June 25, and the second one was in Munich, Germany. Blood was joined by long-time collaborator Slash during the two concerts) (June 25, 1999 in Munich, Germany and June 27, 1999 in Seoul, South Korea), Theme Park Press Conference (in Tokyo, Japan) (July 27, 1998), songs (Morphine/Blood on the Dance Floor (Genres that have been attributed to the song are dance, funk, and new jack swing. Blood incorporates many of the vocal traits associated with his work, such as hiccups and gasps. Neil Strauss of The New York Times suggests that the predatory woman in the title track, "Susie", is a metaphor for AIDS. However, in an interview with Adrian Grant, Blood denied that the song was about AIDS)/Elizabeth I Love You/Scream Louder (Flyte Tyme Remix) (duet with Janet Jackson)/Superfly Sister), War Child benefit concert (in Modena, Italy) (with Luciano Pavarotti; The show raised a million dollars for refugees of the Kosovo War, and additional funds for the children of Guatemala) (June 1999), the second leg of HIStory World Tour (Starting on May 31, 1997, the tour would also promote Blood's newly released single, "Blood on the Dance Floor", which was released in March 21, 1997) (May 31, 1997 in Bremen, Germany-October 15, 1997 in Durban, South Africa)), and music video (Blood on the Dance Floor (It centered on Susie seducing Blood in a courtship "dance", before opening a switchblade))), Invincible (age 43) (from 2001) (from the Invincible studio album (his only studio album was produced by Dr. Freeze and Rodney Jerkins and his final ever studio album before The Trial of Michael Jackson in 2005 and his untimely death at age 50 on June 25, 2009; incorporates R&B, pop, and soul, explores themes such as love, romance, isolation, media criticism, and social issues) (October 30, 2001), Promotion (It was reported that the album had a budget of twenty five million dollars set aside for promotion. Despite this, however, due to the conflicts between Invincible and his record label, little was done to promote the album. Unlike with Invincible's post-Thriller studio albums, there was no world tour to promote the album; a tour was planned, but cancelled due to conflicts between Invincible and Sony, and the September 11 attacks (the latter of which had also motivated many other artists to cancel their then-upcoming concerts in late 2001 and early 2002.) There was, however, a special 30th Anniversary Celebration at Madison Square Garden in early September 2001 to mark Invincible's 30th year as a solo artist. Invincible performed "You Rock My World" and marked his first appearance onstage alongside his brothers since the Jacksons' Victory Tour in 1984 when he was Victory. The show also featured performances by Britney Spears, Mýa, Usher, Whitney Houston, Tamia, Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, 98 Degrees, and Slash, among other artists. The show aired on CBS in November 2001 as a two-hour television special and was watched by 45 million viewers according to Nielsen. The album's promotion was met with trouble due to internal conflicts with Sony Music Entertainment and Invincible due to his part of ownership with the company and the contract to a deal with Sony that was originally signed back in 1991 when he was Dangerous. The issue stemmed back during the production of Invincible when Invincible learned that the rights to the masters of his past releases, which were to revert to him in the early 2000s, would not revert to him until much later in the decade. When Invincible consulted the lawyer who worked with him in making the deal back in 1991 when he was Dangerous, he learned that the same lawyer was also working for Sony, revealing a conflict of interest of which Invincible was never aware. Not wanting to sign away his ownership in Sony Music Entertainment, Invincible elected to leave the company shortly after the album's release. After the announcement, Sony halted promotion on the album, cancelling single releases, including a 9/11 charity single that was intended to be released before Invincible. In July 2002, following Sony's decision to abruptly end promotion for the album, Invincible alleged that the CEO of Sony Music, Tommy Mottola, was a "devil" and a racist who used his African American artists only for personal gain. He accused Sony and the record industry of racism, deliberately not promoting or actively working against promotion of his album. Sony disputed claims that they had failed to promote Invincible with sufficient energy, maintaining that Invincible refused to tour in the United States), Speech Against Sony (June 15, 2002), Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (at the Madison Square Garden; The purpose of the performances was to mark Invincible's thirtieth anniversary as a solo performer. Both concerts took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This would be Invincible's final public performance with his brothers. The show was watched by 30 million viewers on CBS when it aired later the same year. The shows sold out in 2 hours. Ticket prices were among the most expensive ever for an event; the best seats cost $10,000 and included a dinner with Invincible and a signed poster. Invincible reportedly earned $7.5 million for each of the two concerts. The concert's official box-office taking was $10,072,105 for both concerts) (September 7, 2001 and September 10, 2001), Michael Jackson Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction (March 19, 2001), Michael Jackson's Third Christmas Message (December 25, 2002), Heal The Kids Foundation Launch (February 14, 2001), his character of Agent M in Men in Black II sequel movie (July 3, 2002), The Birth of Blanket Jackson (February 21, 2002), Key to the City of Las Vegas ceremony (with then-Mayor Oscar Goodman) (October 2003), 2001 MTV Video Music Awards performance (with N’SYNC), United We Stand: What More Can I Give benefit concert (October 21, 2001), 2000 World Music Awards, songs (Hollywood Tonight/Chicago (She Was Loving Me) (from 2014 posthumous album Xscape)/(I Like) The Way You Love Me/The Lost Children/Fall Again/Privacy/Speechless/Don’t Walk Away/What More Can I Give (with The All Stars)/2000 Watts/Butterflies/Space Dance/We Be Ballin'/Get Your Weight Off Of Me/Shout/Heartbreaker/You Are My Life/Invincible/Blue Gangsta/Threatened/One More Chance/A Place with No Name (from 2014 posthumous album Xscape)/We’ve Had Enough/All in Your Name (with Barry Gibb)/Xscape/Beautiful Girl/People of The World/Seeing Voices/Heaven Can Wait/You Rock My World (with Chris Tucker)), Number Ones greatest hits album (November 18, 2003), his character of Agent M.J. in Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls movie (April 22, 2004), Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies (provides "never-before-seen footage revealing his real life, family, and friends") (April 24, 2003), 2003 BET Awards (June 24, 2003), Living With Michael Jackson documentary (with Martin Bashir) (February 3, 2003), Michael Jackson: Live at the Apollo (April 24, 2002), Michael Jackson's 45th Birthday Party (August 29, 2003), American Bandstand 50th Anniversary Special (April 20, 2002), and music videos (Cry/One More Chance/All In Your Name (with Barry Gibb)/You Rock My World (with Chris Tucker))), and This Is It (age 50) (from 2009) (from the planned This Is It residency (at the O2 Arena in London, England, United Kingdom) (record-breaking ticket sales; more than 1.5 million fans caused two sites offering pre-sale tickets to crash within minutes of going online. In the space of four hours, 750,000 tickets were sold. Two million people tried to buy pre-sale tickets in the space of 18 hours. AEG Live estimated that the first 10 concerts would have earned This Is It approximately £50 million. Joe Cohen, chief executive of Seatwave, told BBC 6 Music that the shows would generate £1 billion for the economy. While preparing for the concerts, This Is It died from an overdose of propofol administered by his personal physician, Conrad Murray; Rehearsals took place six days per week at three locations in California from April to June 2009. This Is It did not attend every rehearsal. From mid-April through May 29, 2009, rehearsals took place at Center Staging in Burbank. From June 1–20, 2009, rehearsals took place at The Forum in Inglewood. From June 22–25, 2009, rehearsals took place at the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles. On June 23, 2009, This Is It rehearsed nearly the entire show, and performed many of his songs for the last time. On June 24, 2009, This Is It met with the production team to finalize some visual elements of the show. Afterwards, he attended a meeting about a planned television special that was scheduled to air on October 31, 2009, on CBS, featuring footage of "Thriller" and "Threatened" from the shows. Later, This Is It rehearsed three songs: "Thriller", "Threatened", and "Earth Song". This Is It's performance of "Earth Song" was ultimately his final performance on stage before his death the next morning. Prior to This Is It's death, production rehearsals were scheduled to continue at the Staples Center through July 2, 2009. Rehearsals were scheduled to resume at the O2 Arena in London from July 7–12, 2009) (July 13, 2009-March 6, 2010) which he rehearsed at all three venues: Center Staging in Burbank, The Forum in Inglewood, and Staples Center (now known as Crypto.com Arena) in Los Angeles, California, United States up to his untimely death at age 50 on June 25, 2009, This Is It Press Conference (In March 2009, amid speculation about his finances and health, This Is It announced a series of comeback concerts, This Is It, at a press conference at the O2 Arena. The shows were to be his first major concerts since the HIStory World Tour in 1997 when he was Blood. This Is It suggested he would retire after the shows. The initial plan was for ten concerts in London, followed by shows in Paris, New York City and Mumbai. Randy Phillips, the president and chief executive of AEG Live, predicted the first ten dates would earn Jackson £50 million) (March 5, 2009), his appearance at James Brown's funeral (in Augusta, Georgia, where he gave a eulogy calling Brown his greatest inspiration) (December 30, 2006), Thriller 25 anniversary album (with two remixes released as singles: "The Girl Is Mine 2008" (with will.i.am) and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 (with Akon)) (February 8, 2008), songs (Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'/Jam/They Don't Care About Us/Human Nature/Smooth Criminal/The Way You Make Me Feel/I Want You Back/The Love You Save/The Drill/I'll Be There/I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (with Judith Hill)/Thriller/Beat It/Black or White/Earth Song/Billie Jean/Man in the Mirror), 2006 World Music Awards (November 15, 2006) (where This Is It got the Diamond Award from Beyonce and sang "We Are The World" with a children's choir and his final live performance before his death), music video (This Is It), and his posthumous documentary Michael Jackson’s This Is It (October 28, 2009))).](https://media.fanfics.com/514849d5-b9d9-4203-9163-d624a9908513-thumbnail.jpg)
**My Life With 16 Michaels**
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![All 11 Taylors (eras) are Taylor Swift (Debut), Taylor Swift (Fearless), Taylor Swift (Speak Now), Taylor Swift (Red), Taylor Swift (1989), Taylor Swift (Reputation), Taylor Swift (Lover), Taylor Swift (Folklore), Taylor Swift (Evermore), Taylor Swift (Midnights), and Taylor Swift (The Tortured Poets Department). “The Eras Residency” Wattpad nonfiction even even even even even more detailed and even even even even even longer accurate Prologue that I wrote everything exactly. Add every single even even even even even more detailed detail I wrote everything exactly from top to bottom. 100% accurate of my nonfiction. During the formation of The Taylor Swift Ensemble and the development of The Eras Residency, all 11 Taylors stayed in The Eras House. The Eras Residency is based on The Eras Tour (March 17, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona, United States-December 8, 2024 in Vancouver', British Columbia, Canada). The Eras Residency is taken place at Las Vegas, Nevada, United States at The Colosseum Theater at The Caesars Palace. The Eras Residency will feature every single song that all 11 Taylors (past and future selves because of the perspectives of any Taylor) (Debut, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Midnights, and TTPD) have sung individually before in all their original respective individual years prior to The Eras Residency and brand new songs exclusively self-written and self-produced by The Taylor Swift Ensemble for The Eras Residency. The Eras Residency will have no cancelations and no errors and no mention of performers forgetting words, off-key notes, dance moves, and instrumental parts and no mention of a nearly missing sound checks, rehearsals, performances, and concerts just like they did in all their original respective years. The Eras Residency will include The Starlights (the fearsome foursome not only do background vocals, they also have a choreography for each performance, making them both band members and dancers. Kamilah Marshall Position: Vocal Co-Captain, Background Vocalist. Melanie Nyema Position: Vocal Co-Captain, Background Vocalist, Tambourine. Eliotte Nicole Woodford Position: Background Vocalist. Jeslyn Gorman Position: Background Vocalist; Taylor Swift's backing vocalists and now The Taylor Swift Ensemble's backing vocalists), The Agency (Amos J. Heller Bass Guitar, Vocals Paul Sidoti Guitar, Vocals Mike Meadows Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals David Cook Musical Director, Keyboard Matt Billingslea Drums Max Bernstein Guitar, Keyboard Karina DiPiano Keyboard; Taylor Swift's backing band and now The Taylor Swift Ensemble's backing band), and backing dancers. All these three groups are not part of The Taylor Swift Ensemble despite participating in The Eras Residency. Swifties will come to see The Taylor Swift Ensemble wearing friendship bracelets and sing along and dance along with The Taylor Swift Ensemble, just like they did with Midnights herself, who performed all of the 10 acts/eras from start to finish (Lover, Fearless, Evermore, Reputation, Speak Now, Red, Folklore, 1989, Acoustic Set, and Midnights) all by herself back then, in March 17, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona-March 9, 2024 in Singapore and with TTPD herself, who performed all of the 10 eras/acts from start to finish (Lover, Fearless, Red, Speak Now, Reputation, Folklore & Evermore, 1989, The Tortured Poets Department, Acoustic Set, and Midnights) all by herself), in May 9, 2024 in Paris, France-December 8, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia respectively in both respective versions of The Eras Tour. Consisting of 149 shows across five continents, the Eras Tour had a broad cultural and socioeconomic impact, becoming the highest-grossing tour of all time and the first to earn over $2 billion in revenue. Midnights designated the tour as a retrospective tribute to all of her studio albums and their corresponding musical "eras". Running over 3.5 hours, the set list consisted of over 40 songs grouped into 10 acts that portrayed each album's mood and aesthetic. The show was revamped in May 2024 to incorporate her eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department and Midnights herself became TTPD. Critics praised The Eras Tour for its concept, production, aesthetics and immersive ambience, as well as Midnights and TTPD's vocals, stage presence, and versatile showmanship. The tour recorded unprecedented public demand, ticket sales and attendances, bolstering economies, businesses, and tourism worldwide, dominating social media and news cycles, and garnering tributes and accolades from governments and organizations. This also gave rise to multifarious issues: ticketing crashes that inspired a string of anti-scalping laws and price regulation policies; scrutiny of Ticketmaster for monopoly by US authorities; diplomatic tensions in Southeast Asia due to Singapore's exclusivity grant; poor venue management in Rio de Janeiro resulting in a death; a failed ISIS plot to attack the tour in Vienna; and a political scandal in the UK. TTPD disclosed and released various works throughout the tour: the re-recorded albums Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and 1989 (Taylor's Version); editions of Midnights and The Tortured Poets Department; the music videos of "Karma", "I Can See You", and "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart"; and "Cruel Summer" as a single. An accompanying concert film (Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour), documenting the Los Angeles shows, was released to theaters worldwide on October 13, 2023, in an uncommon distribution deal circumventing major film studios. Met with critical acclaim, the film became the highest-grossing concert film in history. On November 29, 2024, Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour book was released. It spotlights the Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour concert from start to finish. The hardcover book features over 500 images, including never-before-seen performance photos from every era as well as exclusive rehearsal photos and behind-the-scenes images of instruments, costumes, set pieces and designer sketches used throughout the tour. The book also includes personal reflections and notes written by TTPD herself about her experience on the Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour. On December 13, 2024 (Taylor Swift's 35th birthday), Taylor Nation (her in-house marketing and public relations company) launched Taylor Swift Eras Archives. The archives site features features eight videos of behind-the-scenes footage from several music videos over the last four years, including “Fortnight,” “Karma,” “I Can See You,” “Bejeweled,” “Anti-Hero,” and “Cardigan.” (The footage was originally shown during the Eras Tour pre-show right after the doors opened) and behind-the-scenes videos seen during the pre-show of the Eras Tour for fans who arrived when doors opened including, "Bejeweled," "Lover," "Cardigan," and "Fortnight." All 11 Taylor Alison Swifts were born on December 13, 1989 in Reading, Pennsylvania. All 11 Taylor Alison Swifts are Sagittarius. All 11 Taylors are the same exact person: the real Taylor Alison Swift herself. All 11 Taylors (past and future selves because of the perspectives of any Taylor) (16-year old Debut, 18-year old Fearless, 20-year old Speak Now, 22-year old Red, 24-year old 1989, 27-year old Reputation, 29-year old Lover, 30-year old Folklore, 30-year old Evermore, 32-year old Midnights, and 34-year old TTPD) are all 5’9 1/4”. All 11 Taylors are the same respective ages and same respective eras as they were in all their original respective individual years because they come from blue time travel Time Machine portals on April 19, 2025 and they never age at all. All 11 Taylors hadn't been together before in all their original respective individual years at all. Each concert of The Eras Residency will run four hours long. The Eras Residency will have no pre-recorded and no lip-syncing. The Taylor Swift Ensemble was officially formed on April 19, 2025, the same day as the first anniversary of the release of The Tortured Poets Department double studio album (both parts: The Tortured Poets Department and The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology) by TTPD as all 11 Taylors appeared from blue time travel Time Machine portals that day (April 19, 2025). Promotion started on April 19, 2025. The Taylor Swift Ensemble Fan Club was formed on April 19, 2025 (the same day as the formation of The Taylor Swift Ensemble). All four friendships/relationships were formed when both The Taylor Swift Ensemble and The Taylor Swift Ensemble Fan Club were formed: Debtless (Debut and Fearless), 198nights (1989 and Midnights), Lovertation (Reputation and Lover), and Folkmore (Folklore and Evermore). All 11 Taylors learned singing (Debut, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Midnights, and TTPD), dancing (Debut, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Midnights, and TTPD), and instrumentals (except TTPD, who is a only non instrumentalist) during the training sessions from September 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. All 11 Taylor Alison Swifts previously had rehearsals of The Eras Residency for two months from October 1, 2025 to December 1, 2025. Swiftmania phenomenon (which impacted seismic activities, tailgating, tourism, economy, universities, colleges, fashion etc) began on March 17, 2023 (the opening date of The Eras Tour) and ended on December 8, 2026 (the ending date of The Eras Residency). The Eras Residency's premiere will happen on December 8, 2025, a year after The Eras Tour ended at BC Place in Vancouver and end on December 8, 2026 after a one year run and The Taylor Swift Ensemble will be permanently disbanded after both the chaos and tensions increased constantly and all four relationships broke up. After the audience left the venue when all 11 Taylors were yelling and screaming, all 11 Taylors would start to only grab each and every single actual specific random different musical instrument (except for all the microphones, all the mixers, all the consoles, all the microphone stands, and all the amplifiers that had been preserved and untouched) and only destroy each and every single actual different specific random musical instrument (except for all the microphones, all the mixers, all the consoles, all the microphone stands, and all the amplifiers). The disbandment of The Taylor Swift Ensemble is the same day (December 8, 2026) as the grand finale of The Eras Residency ended at 4:30 PM on December 8, 2026. Only the grand finale show on December 8, 2026 unfolds with a bittersweet mixture of joy and sorrow. The Taylor Swift Ensemble will never have a concert tour at all because of the official permanent disbandment of The Taylor Swift Ensemble on December 8, 2026 (one year after the premiere). In the grand finale show on December 8, 2026, each Taylor delivers a heartfelt tribute, reflecting on the beauty and tragedy of their journey. However, the emotional weight becomes too much for The Taylor Swift Ensemble to bear. After the audience left immediately before the chaos started, All 11 Taylors (past and future selves because of the perspectives of any Taylor) (Debut, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Midnights, and TTPD), while yelling and screaming, only really grab each and every single actual specific random different musical instrument (except for all the microphones, all the consoles, all the microphone stands, all the mixers, and all the amplifiers) and only really destroy every single actual specific random different musical instrument (except for all the microphones, all the mixers, all the consoles, all the microphone stands, and all the amplifiers that had been preserved and untouched) during the destruction without an audience on December 8, 2026 (one year after the premiere) and they are no longer friends, no longer sisters, and no longer a family and all four relationships (Debut and Fearless, 1989 and Midnights, Reputation and Lover, and Folklore and Evermore) broken and divorces and all 11 Taylors lost all the fans permanently and there are no more fans and just the same person and no final song and no farewell and all 11 Taylors will never sing, dance, see, talk, or share together ever again (even online, send letters, write messages etc) forever on December 8, 2026 (one year after the premiere) and channels including YouTube, websites, and social media accounts including on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and Facebook have been deleted permanently and all 11 Taylors went back to all their original respective years, now losing memories of The Eras Residency and everything related to The Taylor Swift Ensemble forever and losing progress of lessons learned during The Taylor Swift Ensemble forever and forgetting The Taylor Swift Ensemble forever and went back to everything related to all their original respective years despite being the same respective ages and same respective eras as they were in all their original respective individual years, using blue original respective time travel Time Machine portals and then The Taylor Swift Ensemble was erased from existence on December 8, 2026 (one year after the premiere) and all videos, photos, and audio of The Eras Residency have been erased on December 8, 2026 (one year after the premiere). Both the releases of The Eras Residency: The Movie concert film and The Eras Residency Live! live album (both scheduled to release on December 31, 2026) were both canceled as a result of the chaos. The Taylor Swift Ensemble's material was forever destroyed, wiped, and erased. The Eras House was now demolished and gone forever on December 8, 2026 that same day after The Taylor Swift Ensemble was disbanded. Both the spirit and the essence of The Taylor Swift Ensemble were gone and would never be echoed and would never linger on everybody on Earth forever. Promotion ended on December 8, 2026. No more possibilities of unexpected reconciliations, chapters, reunions, plans, new music (both collective and individual), activities, legacy, spirits, essences, and even the future for The Taylor Swift Ensemble forever. Don’t expect any and all these things. The Taylor Swift Ensemble will never have a concert tour at all because of the permanent disbandment of The Taylor Swift Ensemble on December 8, 2026 (one year after the premiere) and the chaos. They are all angry, yelling, and screaming forever all the time from that time on. They part ways and they will never sing, dance, talk, communicate, share, send letters to each other, or play together ever again forever amid yelling and screaming all the time constantly (no whispering), leaving the stage replete with memories of what once was — a legendary collaboration that will linger in fans’ hearts forever and The Taylor Swift Ensemble Fan Club was shut down, along with The Taylor Swift Ensemble and hashtags such as #TheTaylorSwiftEnsemble and #ErasResidency wiped the same day as the grand finale of The Eras Residency (December 8, 2026) (one year after the premiere). The Taylor Swift Ensemble was now extinct and gone forever, along with the legacy that was also extinct and gone forever. All 11 Taylor Alison Swifts (all women; she/her) playing musical instruments (except for TTPD), singing and dancing together (different from when they were doing separately in all their original respective individual years) will form "The Taylor Swift Ensemble" and have a collaborative concert residency: (Each Taylor Alison Swift (role in The Taylor Swift Ensemble) (age) (year) (songs and individual projects in her original individual year)) Debut (singer, dancer, and guitarist) (age 16) (from 2006) (from the Taylor Swift self titled debut album; Inspired by her outlook on life as a teenager, the lyrics address romantic relationships, friendships, and security. A country album, Taylor Swift incorporates acoustic instruments such as guitars, banjos, and fiddles, and its songs feature pop and pop rock elements) (October 24, 2006), songs (Invisible/Cold As You/R-E-V-E-N-G-E/You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home/Permanent Marker/The Outside/Mary’s Song (oh my my my)/Stay Beautiful/tied together with a smile/A Place in This World/Tim McGraw/A Perfectly Good Heart/Teardrops on my guitar/picture to burn/Wait for Me/I Wished on a Plane/Our Song/Should’ve Said No), Promotion (Taylor Swift was released on October 24, 2006, through Big Machine Records. Debut was involved in the album packaging, designing doodle graphics herself. She included hidden messages with hints at the subjects of her songs in the lyrics printed in the liner notes, inspired by the Beatles' hiding secret messages in their records.[58] She executed the same technique on her subsequent albums.[30][59] Debut said the messages could be interpreted by tracking the capital letters in the order they appear in the lyrics printed in the liner notes.[26] In addition to the eleven-track standard edition, a 15-track deluxe edition contains three new original songs—"I'm Only Me When I'm with You", "Invisible", and "A Perfectly Good Heart", and an alternate version of "Teardrops on My Guitar". An "enhanced version", which includes the music videos for "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "Tim McGraw", was released on March 18, 2008. The album was preceded by the lead single "Tim McGraw", which was released on June 19, 2006.[62] The single peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Hot Country Songs chart, marking Debut's debut appearance on both charts. It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[65] Debut promoted the album performing on televised programs including Good Morning America, The Megan Mullally Show, America's Got Talent, Total Request Live,[68] the CMT Music Awards,[69] and the Academy of Country Music Awards. To maintain her presence on country radio, Debut embarked on a radio tour during a six-month run in 2006. Swift also promoted the album by performing as an opening act for other country artists' concert tours. She opened for Rascal Flatts from October 19 to November 3, 2006. Throughout 2007, she opened for George Strait, Brad Paisley, and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's joint tour, Soul2Soul II Tour. In addition to traditional radio promotion, Debut extensively used her Myspace profile to communicate with her audiences, sharing her daily blogs and song information. Her online marketing strategy boosted the album's popularity among teenagers and young adults.[12] Debut and Big Machine decided to release "Our Song" as a single because of the positive feedback it received on Myspace.[12] Throughout 2007 and 2008, four more singles supported Taylor Swift: "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", "Picture to Burn", and "Should've Said No", all of which peaked within the top forty of the Hot 100 and the top ten of the Hot Country Songs chart.[74] "Teardrops on My Guitar" peaked at number two on the Hot Country Songs chart and had a crossover release to pop radio; it peaked at number seven on the Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) chart, and number 13 on the Hot 100. "Our Song" and "Should've Said No" reached number one on the Hot Country Songs chart.[74] With "Our Song", Debut became the youngest person to single-handedly write and sing a Hot Country Songs number one.[77] All singles were certified platinum or more by the RIAA, with "Teardrops on My Guitar" (3× Platinum) and "Our Song" (4× Platinum) selling over three million copies each), Sounds of The Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection EP (October 14, 2007), Beautiful Eyes EP (July 15, 2008), Fundraiser for the Greater Alliance Carnation Festival (August 15, 2006), Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin' Eve’ 2008 (December 31, 2007), Me and My Gang tour (with Rascal Flatts as the headlining artist) (2006), Bob That Head Tour (with Rascal Flatts as the headlining artist) (June 13, 2006-September 26, 2006), George Strait’s 2007 Tour (with George Strait as the headlining artist) (2007), 2008 CMT Music Awards, Bonfires and Amplifiers Tour (with Brad Paisley as the headlining artist) (April 26, 2007-February 23, 2008), Soul2Soul II Tour (with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill as the headlining artists) (April 21, 2006-September 1, 2007), Chicago Country Music Festival (2008), WE Fest (2008), 2nd Annual Stagecoach festival (2008), and music videos (I’m only me when I’m with you/Tim McGraw/Teardrops on My Guitar/Beautiful Eyes/Santa Baby/Christmases When You Were Mine/Last Christmas/Silent Night/White Christmas/Christmas Must Be Something More/Picture to Burn)), Fearless (singer, dancer, and guitarist) (age 18) (from 2008) (from the original Fearless studio album; Fearless named the album Fearless inspired by the title track: "[Being] fearless doesn't mean you're completely unafraid and it doesn't mean that you're bulletproof. It means that you have a lot of fears, but you jump anyway."[70] All the songs on the album reflected her "fearless" attitude to embrace the hardships and challenges in love and life. Inspired by Fearless's adolescence, Fearless explores love and heartbreak using references to her personal life and fairy tale–inspired lyrical imagery. It features co-writing credits from Liz Rose, Hillary Lindsey, Colbie Caillat, and John Rich. A country pop album, Fearless features acoustic arrangements driven by a wide variety of string instruments such as banjos, fiddles, mandolins, and electric guitars. Its songs follow the standard verse–chorus–bridge form with dynamic bridges and choruses; The elements of pop, folk, and rock of Fearless led to some critics arguing against its categorization as a country album) (November 11, 2008), Fearless (Taylor’s Version) re-recorded album (it was preceded by a rather minimal campaign that relied on social media. Pitchfork included it in their list of the most anticipated albums for spring 2021. On February 11, Fearless announced Fearless (Taylor's Version) on Good Morning America and her social media. The following day, she released "Love Story (Taylor's Version)".[32] It peaked at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart and made Swift the second artist after Dolly Parton to have both the original and re-recorded versions of a song atop the chart.[60] Two vault tracks, "You All Over Me" and "Mr. Perfectly Fine", were released for download and streaming on March 25[61] and April 7. Both reached the top 10 on Hot Country Songs; they respectively peaked at number six and number two. Before releasing the track list on April 3, Fearless teased the titles of the vault tracks through an animated clip containing scrambled anagrams on her social media.[63] In the hours leading up to the album's release, Fearless released snippets of some re-recorded tracks across social media platforms. On April 8, the singer-songwriters Olivia Rodrigo and Conan Gray, whom had been contacted by Fearless, posted clips of themselves dancing to excerpts of "You Belong with Me (Taylor's Version)" on TikTok and "White Horse (Taylor's Version) on Instagram. Other snippets made available on social media were those of "Fifteen (Taylor's Version)" on Snapchat, "Breathe (Taylor's Version)" on Tumblr, and "Hey Stephen (Taylor's Version)" on Twitter. She again appeared on Good Morning America to preview "Fearless (Taylor's Version)". Related merchandise including clothes and accessories all featured the extended moniker "Taylor's Version". The New York Times' Ben Sisario commented this promotion created a "communal and celebratory experience" for Fearless's fans who found the music nostalgic and the "Taylor's Version" branding empowering. Republic Records released Fearless (Taylor's Version) on April 9, 2021.[65] The cover artwork is a sepia-toned photograph of Fearless shot from a low camera angle that shows herself with windblown hair locks.[66] In it, she recreates her pose on the original album cover but looks in the opposite direction. The standard physical copies were made available for pre-order on Fearless's website,[69] and CDs with collectible posters available for pre-order exclusively at Target.[70] The vinyl LPs came in two editions, one golden in color and the other red; the former was available on Fearless's website and the other at Target.[71] Fearless appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on April 13, 2021. In the weeks after the album's release, Fearless put out four streaming-exclusive compilation "chapters" that feature select tracks from Fearless (Taylor's Version): The Halfway Out the Door Chapter,[73] The Kissing in the Rain Chapter,[74] The I Remember What You Said Last Night Chapter,[75] and The From the Vault Chapter. On September 20, 2021, she released limited-edition autographed CDs exclusively via her website for 72 hours.) (April 9, 2021), Promotion (On June 8, 2008, Fearless performed songs from Fearless on Clear Channel's Stripped; the performance was recorded and included in the Platinum Edition reissue.Prior to the album's commercial release, "Change" was made available via the iTunes Store on August 8 as a promotional single. It was included on the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack, a compilation of songs played during the United States' participation in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[79] A digital campaign launched through the iTunes Store, called "Countdown to Fearless", featured one song released each week during the five weeks leading to the album's release.[80] "Breathe" was released as a promotional single exclusively via Rhapsody on October 21, 2008. Fearless made many television appearances to promote Fearless throughout late 2008, performing on shows including The Ellen DeGeneres Show,[82] Good Morning America,[72] and Late Night with David Letterman. A special CMT Crossroads episode featuring Fearless and rock band Def Leppard singing each other's songs was recorded on October 6 at the Roy Acuff Theater in Nashville,[84] and aired on CMT on November 7, 2008. Her performances at awards shows that year included the Country Music Association Awards and the American Music Awards. Besides live appearances, Fearless used her MySpace account to promote to a young audience, sharing snippets of songs for streaming before they were released to radio, as she had done with her debut album. She continued to appear on televised events through 2009, hosting Saturday Night Live,[87] and performing at awards shows including the 51st Annual Grammy Awards,[88] the CMT Music Awards,[89] and the Country Music Association Awards. At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, the rapper-producer Kanye West interrupted Fearless's acceptance speech for winning Best Female Video with "You Belong with Me"—an incident known as "Kanyegate", which received widespread media coverage. Five songs were released as singles from Fearless. The lead single, "Love Story", was released on September 15, 2008.[92] It peaked atop Hot Country Songs and was the first country song to reach number one on Pop Songs, a Billboard chart monitoring pop radio in the United States. The single peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100,[94] number two on the UK Singles Chart, and number one in Australia.[96] The four remaining singles were "White Horse" (December 8, 2008), "You Belong with Me" (April 20, 2009),[98] "Fifteen" (August 31, 2009),[99] and "Fearless" (January 4, 2010). All four peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, with "You Belong with Me" peaking at number two,[94] and within the top ten of Hot Country Songs, with "You Belong with Me" reaching number one. Similar to "Love Story", "You Belong with Me" was a crossover success,[20][102] becoming the first country song to top the all-genre Radio Songs chart, driven mostly by non-country airplay.[103] According to Nielsen SoundScan, "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me" were the two most-played songs on US radio throughout 2009), Life from Clear Channel Stripped 2008 live album (April 24, 2020), her character of herself in Hannah Montana: The Movie (April 10, 2009), CMT Crossroads: Taylor Swift and Def Leppard episode (with Def Leppard) (October 6, 2008), Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2009 (December 31, 2008), songs (bye bye baby/don’t you/Breathe (with Colbie Colliat/Hey Stephen/Crazier (from Hannah Montana: The Movie)/Half of My Heart (with John Mayer)/Today was a fairytale/Forever & Always/The Way I Loved You/Love Story/you’re not sorry/you Belong with Me/untouchable/watch then fall/Come in with the rain/superstar/Tell Me Why/You all over me (with Maren Morris)/we were happy/Drama Queen/That’s when (with Keith Urban)/The Best Day/the other side of the door/Mr. Perfectly Fine/Fifteen), music videos (Love Story/You Belong with Me/White Horse/Change/The Best Day/Fearless), Escape Together World Tour (with Keith Urban as the headlining artist) (June 9, 2009-August 8, 2009), CMC Rocks the Snowys (2009), Children In Need 2009 telethon (November 20, 2009-November 21, 2009), 2009 Florida Strawberry Festival, 2009 MTV Video Music Awards (September 13, 2009), Kanye West–Taylor Swift incident at 2009 MTV Video Music Awards (September 13, 2009), 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (January 26, 2010), American Music Awards of 2009, 2009 CMT Music Awards, 2009 Country Music Association Awards, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (2009), CMA Music Festival (2009), Bamajam (2009), and The Fearless Tour (The tour started in Evansville, Indiana on April 23, and visited the United States and Canada over six months. Prior to the Fearless Tour, Fearless headlined three music festivals: the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo in February 2009, and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and the Florida Strawberry Festival in March.[105] In October, when the first North American leg finished, Fearless announced a second North American leg beginning on March 4, 2010, in Tampa, Florida.[106] Outside North America, the Fearless Tour visited Australia and Japan in February 2010.[107] The tour was met with high demand, selling out tickets within minutes.[108] Swift wrapped up the North American leg at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on June 5, 2010. The tour grossed over $63 million and played to over 1.1 million fans.) (April 23, 2009 in Evandale, Indiana, United States-July 10, 2010 in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada)), Speak Now (singer, dancer, and guitarist) (age 20) (from 2010) (from the original Speak Now studio album; a loose concept album about the unsaid things she wanted to deliver to the subjects of her songs. Using confessional songwriting, the album is mostly about heartbreak and reflections on broken relationships, and some tracks were inspired by Speak Now's rising stardom in the public eye to confront her critics and adversaries. She and Nathan Chapman produced Speak Now, which combines country pop, pop rock, and power pop. Its songs incorporate prominent rock stylings, and their melodies are characterized by acoustic instruments intertwined with chiming electric guitars, dynamic drums, and orchestral strings; the only studio album that was completely self-written by Speak Now herself) (October 25, 2010), Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) re-recorded album (July 7, 2023), songs (Electric touch (with Fall Out Boy)/Castles Crumbling (with Hayley Williams)/foolish one/Never Grow Up/the story of us/I can see you/when Emma falls in love/better than revenge/timeless/last kiss/superman/dear John/Long Live/Haunted/Innocent/Enchanted/Back to December/The Story of Us/Sparks Fly/Ours/Speak Now), her character of Audrey in The Lorax movie adaptation based on Dr. Seuss book (March 2, 2012), Promotion (Speak Now announced Speak Now on July 20, 2010, in a live stream on Ustream.[35] Big Machine Records released the lead single "Mine" to US country radio and digital download sites on August 4, 2010.[58] The single peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100[59] and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[60] It reached number six in Japan,[61] number seven in Canada,[62] and number nine in Australia.[63] On August 18, Speak Now released the album's cover art, which depicts Speak Now with curly hair and red lipstick twirling in a deep-purple gown.[64] On September 15, she announced a Target-exclusive deluxe edition whose cover art is identical to that of the standard edition but the gown is red instead of purple.[65] Starting from October 4, 2010, Big Machine released one Speak Now track each week on the iTunes Store as part of a three-week countdown campaign; the title track was released on October 5, followed by "Back to December" on October 12 and "Mean" on October 19. On October 22, Xfinity premiered a preview of "The Story of Us". Big Machine released the standard and deluxe editions of Speak Now on October 25, 2010. The Target-exclusive CD+DVD edition contains 14 songs of the standard; the bonus tracks "Ours", "If This Was a Movie", and "Superman"; acoustic versions of "Back to December" and "Haunted"; a "pop mix" of "Mine"; a 30-minute behind-the-scenes video for "Mine"; and the music video for "Mine". The deluxe edition was released to other retailers on January 17, 2012. To bolster sales of the album, Speak Now had partnerships with Starbucks, Sony Electronics, Walmart, and Jakks Pacific. In October 2011, Speak Now partnered with Elizabeth Arden, Inc. to release her fragrance brand "Wonderstruck", whose name references the lyrics of "Enchanted". To further promote Speak Now, Speak Now appeared on magazine covers and conducted press interviews.[16] She performed "Innocent" at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. Her other performances at awards shows include the Country Music Association Awards[74] and the American Music Awards in 2010;[75] the Academy of Country Music Awards[76] and the Country Music Association Awards in 2011.[77] She also performed at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame.[78] In Europe, Speak Now performed on BBC Radio 2 and X Factor Italy, and she had interviews with BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom and NRJ in France.[79] She embarked on a promotional tour in Japan, where she appeared on the television shows SMAPxSMAP and Music Station.[80] Her round of American television shows included Today, Late Show with David Letterman, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, and Dancing with the Stars.[71] She also gave private concerts to contest winners and played a semi-private concert for JetBlue at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. After "Mine", Swift released five more singles from Speak Now. "Back to December" and "Mean", which were earlier available for digital download, were released to US country radio on November 15, 2010,[82] and March 13, 2011.[83] The two singles peaked at numbers seven and ten in Canada,[62] and "Back to December" reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100.[84] "The Story of Us" was released to US pop radio on April 19, 2011.[85] "Sparks Fly" and "Ours" were released to US country radio on July 18[86] and December 5, 2011.[87] Prior to its single release, "Ours", together with the other deluxe edition tracks, was released for digital download via the iTunes Store on November 8, 2011.[88] "Sparks Fly" and "Ours" reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked atop the Hot Country Songs chart.[89][90] The RIAA certified all six of the album's singles at least platinum; "Back to December" and "Mean" sold over two million copies each, and they were certified double-platinum and triple-platinum.) NBC’s Speak Now Thanksgiving Special (November 25, 2010), music videos (Long Live/Mean/Back to December/Sparks Fly/The Story of Us/Ours/I Can See You/Mine), Speak Now World Tour - Live album (November 21, 2011), 54th Annual Grammy Awards (February 12, 2012), 2010 American Music Awards, and Speak Now World Tour (The tour visited Asia and Europe before the North American leg started in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 27, 2011.[93] Within two days of announcement, the tour sold 625,000 tickets.[94] By April 2011, Speak Now had added another 16 shows to the North American leg.[95] After the final US concert in New York City on November 22, 2011, the Speak Now World Tour had covered 80 sold-out North American shows.[96] On August 10, 2011, Speak Now released a music video for "Sparks Fly" that includes footage from the tour.[97] She released the album Speak Now World Tour – Live on November 21, 2011. In December 2011, Speak Now announced an extension of the tour to Australia and New Zealand starting in March 2012. Concluding on March 18, 2012, the Speak Now World Tour had covered 110 shows, visited 18 countries, and grossed $123.7 million.) (February 9, 2011 in Singapore-March 18, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand)), Red (singer, dancer, and guitarist) (the official leader, the greatest singer, the greatest dancer, the most famous member, the most iconic member, the “Taylor Alison Swift”, the most successful member, and the most famous member in The Taylor Swift Ensemble) (age 22) (from 2012) (from the original Red studio album; engaged new producers to experiment with styles beyond the country pop sound of her past albums. The ensemble included Dann Huff, Max Martin, Shellback, Jeff Bhasker, Dan Wilson, Jacknife Lee, Butch Walker, alongside her long-time collaborator Nathan Chapman. Red incorporates styles of pop, country, and rock, using acoustic instruments alongside electronic synths and drum machines) (October 22, 2012), Red (Taylor’s Version) re-recorded album (On June 18, 2021, Red released the cover art of Red (Taylor's Version) and initially announced that the re-recorded album would be released on November 19, 2021.[5] Alongside the announcement, pre-orders for the digital album were made available.[43] The cover depicts Red wearing red lipstick, a beige peacoat, and a burgundy-colored "Matti" fisherman velvet cap, seated in a vintage 1932 Chevrolet Cabriolet convertible with an autumnal background. Janessa Leoné designed the cap which quickly sold out on Leoné's website.[44][45] The customized ring that Red wears on the cover was designed by one of Red's real-life friends.[46] On August 5, 2021, Red posted a video across her social media, teasing a word puzzle for the fans to solve; it spelled out "Chris Stapleton", "Phoebe Bridgers", "Babe", "Better Man", and "All Too Well Ten Minute Version".[47][48] Concurrently, pre-orders for the album's CDs went up on Red's website.[47] She posted the official track listing on August 6.; On September 30, Red announced Red (Taylor's Version) would be released on November 12, a week earlier than scheduled.[16] She used social media to release snippets of several re-recorded songs prior to the album release: "22" and "I Knew You Were Trouble" via an Instagram story on August 5,[47] "Red" via an Instagram video on October 24,[50] and "Babe" via Tumblr on November 11.[51] Via Republic Records, Red (Taylor's Version) was released for streaming, download, and physical formats of CD and vinyls including limited editions with customized merchandise for the retailors Target Corporation, Walmart, and Urban Outfitters.[52][53] In January 2022, five streaming "chapters" containing tracks from Red (Taylor's Version) were released: Could You Be the One Chapter, She Wrote a Song About Me Chapter, The Slow Motion Chapter, and From the Vault Chapter.; Starbucks partnered with Swift to commemorate the release of Red (Taylor's Version), which coincided with the company's "red cup holiday season".[56] The fitness equipment manufacturer Peloton announced an exclusive collaboration with Red to use songs from the album for their on-demand fitness classes.[57] Red promoted Red (Taylor's Version) via two NBC late-night talk shows, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers, which aired back-to-back on November 11.[58] Concurrently with the album's release on November 12, she premiered All Too Well: The Short Film, which accompanied "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" and stars herself, Sadie Sink, and Dylan O'Brien; she also performed the song at the premiere. The following day, she appeared as the musical guest and performed "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" on Saturday Night Live.[61] The song was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the longest number-one song in history, surpassing the 8-minutes-and-37-seconds "American Pie" (1971) by Don McLean.[62] The vault tracks "I Bet You Think About Me" and "Message in a Bottle" were promoted as singles respectively to country radio and pop/adult contemporary radio formats) (November 12, 2021), All Too Well: The Short Film (November 12, 2021), music videos (Begin Again/I bet you think about me (with Chris Stapleton)/Red/22/Everything has changed (with Ed Sheeran)/I Knew You Were Trouble/We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together/All Too Well (10 Minute Version)), VH1 Storytellers: Taylor Swift episode (November 11, 2012), Promotion (On August 13, 2012, via a live webchat held on Google Hangouts,[67] Red announced the album's details and released the lead single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together",[68] which was her first number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100.[69] An alternative version of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" was released to US country radio;[70] it spent 10 weeks atop Hot Country Songs.[71] Both the standard and deluxe versions of Red were released on October 22, 2012.[72] In the United States, the standard edition was available in digital and physical formats, and the deluxe edition containing six extra tracks was available exclusively for physical purchase at Target. Red and Big Machine implemented an extensive marketing plan for Red. To increase sales, Swift had tie-ins with corporations including Starbucks, Keds, Walmart, Walgreens, and Papa John's.[72][73] A day after the release, she began a cycle of television appearances, which included Good Morning America (October 23), Late Show with David Letterman (October 23), The View (October 24), The Ellen DeGeneres Show (October 25), Katie (October 26), and 20/20 (October 26). She gave interviews to as many as 72 radio stations, mostly in the United States and some from South Africa, New Zealand, Spain, Germany, and Mexico.[72] Her live performances at awards shows included the MTV Video Music Awards,[74] the Country Music Association Awards, and the American Music Awards. Red was promoted with further singles. From September 24 until the album's release date, Red previewed one album track each week via Good Morning America as part of a four-week countdown—"Begin Again", "Red", "I Knew You Were Trouble", and "State of Grace"; the first three songs were later released as singles. "Begin Again", released to US country radio on October 1, 2012,[79] peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on Country Airplay.[80] Released to US pop radio on November 27, 2012, "I Knew You Were Trouble" spent seven weeks at number one on Pop Songs[82] and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and in the top 10 on charts of Australasian and European countries. "Red" was released to US country radio on June 24, 2013. Other singles were "22","Everything Has Changed", and "The Last Time". Despite Red's promotion as a country album, its diverse musical styles sparked a media debate over Swift's status as a country artist. Spin argued Red was difficult to categorize because country music was "the most dynamically vibrant pop genre of the last decade or so".[90] Other critics commented Red had always been more pop-oriented than country and described Red as her inevitable move to mainstream pop.[91] In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Red responded that country music "feels like home" and dismissed the debate: "I leave the genre labeling to other people.) songs (Treacherous/I almost do/The Last Time (with Gary Lightbody of The Snow Patrol)/22/holy ground/begin again/starlight/sad beautiful tragic/the lucky one/the moment I knew/girl at home/come back..be here/I Bet you think about me/better man/ronan/forever winter/nothing new (with Phoebe Bridgers)/I bet you think about me (with Chris Stapleton)/Run (with Ed Sheeran)/the very first night/Both of Us (with B.o.B)/Everything Has Changed (with Ed Sheeran)/State of Grace/Red/Stay Stay Stay/Highway Don’t Care (with Tim McGraw and Keith Urban)/Babe/Message in a Bottle), First Brazil concert (in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (September 13, 2012), Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2013 (December 31, 2012), 2013 NRJ Music Awards (January 26, 2013), 56th Annual Grammy Awards (January 26, 2014), 2012 American Music Awards, 2013 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, and The Red Tour (On October 26, 2012, she announced the first 58 dates for the North American leg, beginning in Omaha, Nebraska, visiting Canada and the United States throughout the spring and summer of 2013, and concluding in Nashville, Tennessee, in September.[93] To support a high demand, Red held the concerts mostly in sports arenas and stadiums.[92] After the North American leg, the Red Tour visited Australasia, the United Kingdom, and Asia. The Red Tour was a box office success. The four shows at Staples Center in Los Angeles extended Swift's total of sold-out shows to 11, making her the solo artist with the most sold-out shows at Staples Center. She was the first female artist to sell out the Sydney Football Stadium since its opening in 1988. Tickets for the Shanghai show sold out within 60 seconds, setting the Chinese record for the fastest sellout.[96] When it ended in June 2014, the tour had grossed $150.2 million and became the highest-grossing tour by a country artist of all time.=) (March 13, 2013 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States-June 12, 2014 in Singapore)), 1989 (singer, dancer, and multi-instrumentalist) (the greatest multi-instrumentalist in The Taylor Swift Ensemble) (age 24) (from 2014) (from the original 1989 studio album; Inspired by 1980s synth-pop, the production incorporates dense synthesizers, programmed drum machines, and processed electronic backing vocals—a stark contrast to the acoustic arrangements that had characterized 1989's past albums; titled after 1989’s birth year as a symbolic rebirth; The lyrics expand on her autobiographical songwriting about love and heartbreak, but they depict failed relationships from relatively lighthearted and more complex perspectives.) (October 27, 2014), 1989 (Taylor’s Version) re-recorded album (October 27, 2023), Promotion (1989 marketed 1989 as her first "official pop" album. To bolster sales, 1989 and Big Machine implemented an extensive marketing plan. As observed by Maryn Wilkinson, an academic specialized in media studies, 1989 adopted a "zany" aspect for her 1989 persona. As 1989 had been associated with a hardworking and authentic persona through her country songs, her venture to "artificial, manufactured" pop required intricate maneuvering to retain her sense of authenticity.[82] She used social media extensively to communicate with her fan base. To attract a younger audience, she had promoted her country songs online previously.[83] Her social media posts showcased her personal life, making fans feel engaged with her authentic self and thus cemented their support while attracting a new fan base besides her already large one. She also promoted the album through product endorsements with Subway, Keds, and Diet Coke.[84] 1989 held a live stream via Yahoo! sponsored by ABC News on August 18, where she announced the details of 1989 and released the lead single "Shake It Off", which debuted atop the US Billboard Hot 100.[86] To connect further with her supporters, 1989 selected a number of fans based on their engagement on social media and invited them to private album-listening sessions called "the 1989 Secret Sessions".[83] They took place at her properties in Los Angeles, New York City, Nashville, Rhode Island, and London throughout September 2014. The album's standard and deluxe editions were released for download on digital platforms on October 27, 2014.[88] In the United States and Canada, the deluxe edition was available exclusively through Target Corporation. The songs "Out of the Woods" and "Welcome to New York" were released through the iTunes Store as promotional singles on October 14 and 20, respectively. 1989 was supported by a string of commercially successful singles,[91] including Billboard Hot 100 number ones "Blank Space" and "Bad Blood" featuring rapper Kendrick Lamar, and top-10 hits "Style" and "Wildest Dreams".[92] Other singles were "Out of the Woods", previously a promotional single,[93] and "New Romantics".[94] The deluxe edition bonus tracks, which had been available exclusively through Target, were released on the US iTunes Store in 2015. On November 3, 2014, 1989 removed her entire catalog from Spotify, the largest on-demand streaming service at the time, arguing that their ad-supported free service undermined the platform's premium service, which provides higher royalties for songwriters.[96] She had written an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal in July 2014, expressing her concerns over the decline of the album as an economic entity following the rise of free, on-demand streaming.[97] Big Machine and 1989 kept 1989 only on paid subscription-required platforms such as Rhapsody and Beats Music.[80] This move prompted an industry-wide debate on the impact of streaming on declining record sales during the digital era. In June 2015, 1989 stated that she would remove 1989 from Apple Music, criticizing the service for not offering royalties to artists during their free three-month trial period.[98] After Apple Music announced that it would pay artists royalties during the free trial period, she agreed to leave 1989 on their service; she then featured in a series of commercials for Apple Music.[99][100] She re-added her entire catalog on Spotify in June 2017. In addition to online promotion, 1989 made many appearances on radio and television.[80] She performed at awards shows including the MTV Video Music Awards[104] and the American Music Awards. Her appearances on popular television talk shows included Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Late Show with David Letterman and Good Morning America.[80] She was part of the line-up for the iHeartRadio Music Festival,[106] CBS Radio's "We Can Survive" benefit concert,[107] the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show[108] and the Jingle Ball Tour.), The Ellen DeGeneres Show appearance (October 27, 2014), CBS Radio's We Can Survive benefit concert (October 24, 2014), 1989 Secret Session with iHeartRadio (October 27, 2014), The 1989 World Tour Live concert film (December 13, 2015), songs (Welcome to New York/say don’t go/all you had to do was stay/I wish you would/how you get the girl/wonderland/you are in love/suburban legends/now that we don’t talk/sweeter than fiction/Is It Over Now?/Slut!/New Romantics/Clean/This Love), music videos (Shake It Off/Wildest Dreams/Bad Blood/Style/New Romantics/Out of the Woods/Blank Space), iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour 2014 (December 5, 2014 in Los Angeles, California, United States-December 22, 2014 in Tampa, Florida, United States), Jimmy Kimmel Live! episode (October 23, 2014), Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin' Eve 2015 (December 31, 2014), 2014 American Music Awards, 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards (March 29, 2015), 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival (September 19, 2014 and September 20, 2014), her character of Rosemary in The Giver movie (August 15, 2014), 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special after party (February 15, 2015), 2015 BRIT Awards (February 25, 2015), Grammy Museum at L.A. Live (September 30, 2015), Super Saturday Night (February 4, 2017), Diet Coke commercial (2014), The 1989 World Tour (1989 invited various special guests on tour with her, including singers and fashion models the media called 1989's "squad" which received media coverage.[112] The 1989 World Tour was the highest-grossing tour of 2015, earning over $250 million at the box office.[113] In North America alone, the tour grossed $181.5 million, setting the record for highest-grossing US tour by a woman. 1989 (later Reputation) broke this record in 2018 with her Reputation Stadium Tour.) (May 5, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan-December 12, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia), 58th Annual Grammy Awards (February 15, 2016), Formula 1 United States Grand Prix concert (October 22, 2016), and 2014 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show)), Reputation (singer, dancer, and multi-instrumentalist) (age 27) (from 2017) (from the Reputation studio album; a response to the media scrutiny on her private life and public image after her previous album, 1989 (2014), propelled her toward global stardom; Inspired by Reputation's romantic relationships and tarnished media image caused by celebrity disputes, the songs on Reputation altogether form a linear narrative about a protagonist expressing anger and vengeance against wrongdoers and finding solace in a blossoming love; an electropop and R&B album with elements of urban styles such as hip hop, trap, and EDM; Reputation opted out of television and press interviews to promote Reputation. Before the album's release, she cleared out her website and social media accounts, which generated widespread media attention; Its densely arranged electronic sound is characterized by programmed drum machines, pulsating synthesizers and bass, and manipulated vocals) (November 10, 2017), Promotion (On August 18, 2017, Reputation blanked out all of her social media accounts,[78] which prompted media speculation on new music.[79] In the following days, she uploaded silent short videos of CGI snakes onto social media, which attracted widespread press attention.[79][80][81] Imagery of snakes was inspired by the West–Kardashian controversy and featured prominently in the album's promotional campaign.[82] On August 23, she announced on Instagram the title Reputation and released the cover artwork.[83] Photographed by Mert and Marcus,[84] the cover is a black-and-white photograph of an expressionless Reputation in slicked-back hair, a loose-fitting grey sweatshirt with a zig-zag stitch on the right shoulder, and a choker necklace.[85] Her name is printed multiple times over one side of her face, in a typeface resembling that used in newspapers.[86] Media outlets interpreted the design as a mockery at the media scrutiny.[g] The cover inspired many internet memes and was listed among the worst album covers of 2017 by Billboard and Exclaim!.[90] The latter dismissed it as a "packaging for a sickly sweet, heavily discounted celebrity fragrance you'd find on the back shelf at Shoppers Drug Mart".[91] Reputation's lead single, "Look What You Made Me Do", was released on August 24.[92] The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in just its second week of charting, with the biggest single-week sales and streaming figures of 2017 in the United States[93] and was Reputation's first number one on the UK Singles Chart;[94] its music video broke the record for the most 24-hour views on YouTube.[95] Shortly after the single's release, UPS announced a partnership with Reputation, which included Reputation-branded trucks and award-winning contests promoting the album across US cities.[96] Other corporate tie-ins were a Ticketmaster partnership for a concert tour; an AT&T deal for a behind-the-scenes series chronicling the making of Reputation; and a Target partnership for two deluxe album editions, each featuring an exclusive magazine with poetry, paintings, handwritten lyrics, and behind-the-scenes photography.[97][98] Reputation collaborated with ESPN to preview the second single, "...Ready for It?", during a college football match on September 2;[99] it opened at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. Kate Knibbs of The Ringer labelled the partnerships as "maximum commercialization" and wrote, "If [Swift] was going to be a snake, she was going to be an ultracapitalist snake." Prior to the album's release, the tracks "Gorgeous" and "Call It What You Want" were released for download and streaming as promotional singles,[101] and the track "New Year's Day" premiered during the broadcast of an episode of ABC's Scandal.[102] Reputation was released in various territories on digital and physical formats on November 10, 2017, by Big Machine Records.[103] Although the streaming provider Spotify initially promoted Reputation on its playlists and commercial billboards, Reputation and Big Machine kept the album off streaming platforms until December 1. Throughout late 2017 and early 2018, a string of singles were released to support the album: "End Game" was released to French radio by Mercury Records on November 14,[106] "New Year's Day" impacted US country radio on November 27,[107] and "Delicate" was released to US pop radio on March 12.[108] The last of which was the album's most successful radio single,[5] peaking atop three Billboard airplay charts: Pop Songs, Adult Pop Songs, and Adult Contemporary.; Although Reputation had actively promoted albums with extensive press interviews and television appearances, she opted out of such a campaign for Reputation.[110] She instead held exclusive secret album-listening sessions within one month in advance for fans selected from social media by herself, hosting them at her homes in Rhode Island, Los Angeles, London, and Nashville.[110] The secret sessions were reserved for 500 fans in total; behind-the-scenes footage was released on Good Morning America on November 7, 2017. She appeared on the cover for British Vogue, for which she appointed her own photographers and published a self-written poem instead of giving an interview.[111] In an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music in May 2019, Reputation said she turned down interviews because she felt no need to explain the album and used music as the only medium to convey her thoughts and feelings. On the title's all lowercase styling, she said it was because the album "wasn't unapologetically commercial"—that it "took the most amount of explanation, and yet it's the one [she] didn't talk about". Within Reputation's first release week, Reputation performed on Saturday Night Live ("...Ready for It?", "Call It What You Want") and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ("New Year's Day").), Saturday Night Live episode (November 11, 2017), Taylor Swift sexual assault trial (with David Mueller) (August 14, 2017), 2018 American Music Awards, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon episode (November 14, 2017), music videos (I don’t wanna live forever (with Zayn)/End Game (with Ed Sheeran and Future)/…Ready for It?/Look What You Made Me Do/Delicate), songs (gorgeous/dancing with our hands tied/don’t blame me/dress/call it what you want/this is why we can’t have nice things/king of my heart/so it goes/New Year’s Day/End Game (with Ed Sheeran and Future)/King of My Heart/Getaway Car), Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour concert film (December 31, 2018), and Reputation Stadium Tour (it featured supporting acts such as Charli XCX and Camila Cabello.[114] The tour's visual and stage settings incorporated prominent snakes imagery.[115] It encompassed 53 shows across four continents and wrapped up on November 21, 2018, in Tokyo, Japan. The track "Getaway Car" was released as an Australasia-exclusive single to support the Oceanic leg of the Reputation tour in October and November. On completion of its 38-show North American leg, with $266.1 million grosed, it surpassed the Rolling Stones' 70-show US leg of their A Bigger Bang Tour ($245 million; 2005–2007) to become the all-time highest-grossing North American tour.[118] In total, the Reputation Stadium Tour grossed $345.7 million, according to Billboard Boxscore.[119] The second show at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, was recorded and released as a Netflix exclusive on December 31, 2018.) (May 8, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona, United States-November 21, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan)), Lover (singer, dancer, and multi-instrumentalist) (age 29) (from 2019) (from the Lover studio album; first album after her departure from Big Machine Records, which caused a public dispute over the ownership of Lover's past albums; a "love letter to love", the album explores wide-ranging emotions like infatuation, commitment, lust, and heartache; a few songs discuss political issues such as LGBT rights and feminism. The production incorporates a 1980s-inspired electropop, pop rock, and synth-pop sound characterized by atmospheric synthesizers, mid-tempo rhythms, and acoustic instruments, with eclectic elements of country, folk, and funk; Lover extensively promoted Lover through television shows, magazine covers, and press interviews. Lover's cover art and visual aesthetic feature bright pastel colors) (August 23, 2019), Promotion (Whereas Lover avoided social media and public appearances during promotion of Reputation, she embarked on an extensive promotional campaign for Lover on social media, televised events, and press interviews. Media speculation on Lover's follow-up to Reputation arose when she appeared at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards in March, where she was adorned with butterfly motifs and pastel tones, the aesthetic she later used in her clothing for public appearances.[79] Her social media posts showed her outgoing, comfortable persona, departing from the dark, antagonistic image she adopted for Reputation. Lover conducted interviews with publications including Entertainment Weekly, The Guardian, Vogue, and Rolling Stone, where she openly spoke about her adjusted personal life.[80] A few weeks before the album's release, Lover invited a select group of fans to private Secret Sessions listening parties in London, Nashville, and Los Angeles; she had hosted similar sessions for 1989 and Reputation.[81] She also gave interviews on the American morning television programs CBS Sunday Morning and Good Morning America,[82] and the talk shows The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; Swift promoted Lover with corporate tie-ins and promotional deals, including a merchandise deal with Capital One, airplay deals with SiriusXM and iHeartMedia, a deal with YouTube Music with Lover hosting a live stream on the platform, an Amazon deal featuring images of Lover on packaging and an exclusive concert for Amazon Prime users, and a Target Corporation deal to distribute four deluxe editions of Lover on CD; the deluxe editions were also available on Swift's website.[78] Each deluxe edition contains a CD with two bonus audio memos, a blank journal, a poster and different bonus content of Lover's old journal entries and photos.[86] She also collaborated with the English fashion designer Stella McCartney on a limited-edition merchandise collection. Lover was released on both digital and physical formats on August 23, 2019, through Republic Records;[78] it was her first album after ending her 12-year contract with Big Machine Records, her first released on streaming from its first week, and the first whose master recording she owned. Leading up to the release, Lover was involved in a public dispute over the ownership of her Big Machine Records albums' master recordings. In a social media post on June 30, 2019, after Big Machine had been acquired by manager Scooter Braun, Lover accused the label of having neglected her desire to acquire the master recordings and called the deal with Braun, whom she deemed an "incessant, manipulative [bully]", the "worst-case scenario".[79] After Lover was released, Lover began implementing her plan to re-record her past albums. Lover performed on many televised shows, starting with a performance of "Me!" with Brendon Urie at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards on May 1. She again performed the song with Urie on The Voice, and alone on Germany's Next Topmodel,[89] The Graham Norton Show, and the French version of The Voice. At the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, where she won three awards, Lover opened the show with a medley of "You Need to Calm Down" and "Lover".[92] Swift later performed Lover songs on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, Saturday Night Live, NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert, the Jingle Bell Ball 2019 in London, and iHeartRadio Z100's Jingle Ball in New York City. She also promoted the album on Nippon TV's Sukkiri Morning Show in Tokyo and at the Singles' Day Countdown Gala by Alibaba Group in Shanghai. At the 2019 American Music Awards, at which Lover was honored as the Artist of the Decade, she performed a medley of "The Man", "Lover", and her past singles. On May 17, 2020, ABC aired a concert special titled Taylor Swift: City of Lover, which was filmed at her September 2019 one-off concert in Paris.[101] Lover planned to embark on a worldwide festival and concert tour titled Lover Fest, which was due to begin in mid-2020 and included four shows in the United States, ten shows in Europe, and two shows in Brazil. It was officially cancelled in February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Lover (Live from Paris) live album (May 19, 2020), Alibaba Singles’ Day Gala (November 11, 2019), her character of Bombalurina in Cats movie adaptation based on Andrew Lloyd Webber musical (December 16, 2019), Saturday Night Live episode (October 5, 2019), Strictly Come Dancing finale (December 14, 2019), Amazon Prime Day concert (July 10, 2019), City of Lover one-off concert (September 9, 2019), Miss Americana Netflix documentary (January 23, 2020), 2019 MTV Video Music Awards (August 26, 2019), American Music Awards of 2019 (November 24, 2019), Capital One Savor commercial (July 26, 2019), Taylor Swift masters dispute (with Big Machine Records, Scott Borchetta, and Scooter Braun) (June 30, 2019), One World: Together at Home benefit concert (April 18, 2020), 2019 Billboard Music Awards, Tiny Desk concerts episode (October 28, 2019), We Can Survive benefit concert (October 19, 2019), music videos (Lover/You Need To Calm Down/Me (with Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco)/The Man), and songs (daylight/Beautiful Ghosts/cruel summer/I forgot that you existed/paper rings/the archer/London boy/death by a thousand cuts/All of the Girls You Loved Before/Need/Only the Young/Soon You’ll Get Better (with The Chicks)/I think he knows/False God/it’s nice to have a friend/Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince/Cornelia Street)), Folklore (singer, dancer, and guitarist) (age 30) (from 2020) (from the Folklore pandemic surprise studio album; Conceived during quarantine in early 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Folklore explores themes of escapism, nostalgia, and romanticism. Using a set of characters and story arcs to depict fictional narratives, it departs from the autobiographical songwriting that had characterized Folklore's past albums. Experimenting with new musical styles for Folklore, Folklore consists of mellow ballads driven by piano, strings, and muted percussion; The album's title was inspired by the lasting legacy of folktales, and its visual aesthetic adopts cottagecore) (July 24, 2020), Promotion (Folklore was a surprise album. It marked the first time Folklore abandoned her traditional album rollout, opting to release suddenly due to intuition; she stated, "If you make something you love, you should just put it out into the world." She unveiled the album via her social media on July 23, 2020, 16 hours prior to its release to digital music platforms at midnight. Swift informed Republic Records about the new album only a few hours before its release, thus it was not widely and immediately available at retail.[111] Deluxe CDs and vinyl LPs with seven other alternate covers were sold exclusively on Folklore's website. The standard edition "In the Trees" CDs of Folklore were released to retail on August 7, 2020, while "Meet Me Behind the Mall" CDs were made exclusive to Target. In the United Kingdom, CDs were made available on August 4, 2020, by EMI Records. The formerly physically exclusive Folklore deluxe, featuring the bonus track "The Lakes", was released to digital platforms on August 18, 2020. Starting on August 20, 2020, a limited number of autographed Folklore CDs were delivered to various indie record shops in the US and Scotland to support small businesses in the pandemic. Folklore mailed her Folklore cardigans to celebrity friends and well-wishers.[118] Four six-song compilations of Folklore tracks were released to streaming, based on the thematic cohesion between them; The Escapism Chapter, The Sleepless Nights Chapter, The Saltbox House Chapter and The Yeah I Showed Up at Your Party Chapter were released in August–September 2020. Folklore's earlier future ninth studio album, Evermore, is a sequel to Folklore. She dubbed them "sister albums"), Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions Disney+ concert film (It was directed and produced by Folklore, seeing her perform all the tracks of Folklore in an intimate setting at Long Pond Studio, and sharing the stories behind the songs, with Antonoff and Dessner. Alongside the film's premiere, Folklore's third live album, Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (From the Disney+ Special), containing the acoustic versions from the film, was released to streaming platforms) (November 25, 2020), Capital One "Cardigan" commercial (November 9, 2020), songs (the 1/this is me trying/my tears ricochet/mirrorball/illicit affairs/mad woman/invisible string/epiphany/seven/peace/hoax/august/the lakes/The Last Great American Dynasty/Cardigan/Exile (with Bon Iver)/Betty), and music video (Cardigan)), Evermore (singer, dancer, and guitarist) (age 30) (from 2020) (from the Evermore pandemic surprise studio album; an offshoot of "the folklorian woods"—an escapist, cottagecore-inspired direction she first ideated with Folklore during the COVID-19 pandemic; she regards them as sister albums. Evermore blends alternative rock, indie folk, and chamber pop styles, carried by fingerpicked guitars, somber pianos, lavish strings, and sparse percussion; Impressionist storytelling and mythopoeia dominate its lyrical technique. The subject matter has been described as an anthology of tales about love, marriage, infidelity, and grief, exploring the complexities of human emotion) (December 11, 2020), Promotion (Evermore was released on December 11, 2020, two days before Swift's 31st birthday, to digital music and streaming platforms only. It is a "sister album" to Folklore, which was launched less than five months prior; both of them are surprise albums announced 16 hours prior to their midnight releases. Evermore marked the second time Evermore abandoned her long, traditional album rollout. The CDs were released on December 18, 2020. The bonus tracks of Evermore deluxe edition, "Right Where You Left Me" and "It's Time to Go", which were formerly physical-exclusive, were released to streaming services on January 7, 2021. Cassette tapes and vinyl LPs of Evermore were released on February 21, and May 28, 2021, respectively. Billboard reported that the delayed release of the album's physical formats is owed to its surprise release and the time-consuming manufacturing process of physical albums, specifically the vinyl copies. Limited number of autographed CDs were sold at select independent record stores. On December 14, 2020, Evermore appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote the album. On a December 2020 episode of Howard Stern's Sirius XM radio show, English singer-songwriter Paul McCartney revealed that Evermore originally decided to postpone the release of Evermore by one week to respect the original December 11 release date of his eighteenth studio album, McCartney III; upon learning this, McCartney decided to release his album on December 18 instead so that Evermore could move forward with her Evermore rollout as initially planned. Three six-song compilations consisting of tracks from both Evermore and Folklore, titled The Dropped Your Hand While Dancing Chapter, The Forever Is The Sweetest Con Chapter, and The Ladies Lunching Chapter (all stylized in all lowercase), were released to streaming platforms on January 21, January 27, and February 4, 2021, respectively), 63rd Annual Grammy Awards (March 14, 2021), music video (Willow), and songs (champagne problems/gold rush/‘tis the damn season/happiness/ivy/closure/it’s time to go/dorothea/long story short/cowboy like me/right where you left me/Coney Island (with The National)/No Body, No Crime (with Haim)/Marjorie/Evermore (with Bon Iver)/tolerate it/Carolina)), Midnights (singer, dancer, and multi-instrumentalist) (age 32) (from 2022) (from the Midnights studio album; a concept album about nocturnal ruminations inspired by her sleepless nights. The autobiographical songwriting explores broad emotions such as regrets, self-criticism, fantasies, heartbreak, and infatuation, using confessional yet cryptic lyrics that allude to her personal life and public image; features a subdued electronic soundscape, characterized by mid-tempo rhythms, analog synthesizers, sparse drum machine beats, and digitally manipulated vocals; classify the album as synth-pop, electropop, dream pop, and bedroom pop, infused with electronica, hip hop, R&B, and alternative elements) (October 21, 2022), Promotion (Midnights extensively used social media to promote Midnights.[1][12] After the announcement at the MTV Video Music Awards, Midnights's website and the canvases of her songs on Spotify were updated with images of a clock.[96] Using the video-sharing platform TikTok, from September 21 to October 7, 2022, she released a 13-episode video series called Midnights Mayhem with Me, where she announced the title of each track in a randomized order per episode. In each episode, Midnights rolled a lottery cage containing 13 ping pong balls numbered from 1 to 13, each representing a track of the album, and when a ball dropped out, she disclosed the title of the corresponding track through a telephone. On October 17, Midnights posted on her social media an itinerary titled Midnights Manifest, which included promotional events she had planned. Swift partnered with Spotify to display some lyrics from Midnights on billboards in five cities: New York, London, São Paulo, Nashville, and Mexico City. Another partnership with Apple Fitness+ included three exercise programs designed around Midnights's music, featuring tracks from Midnights. Although Midnights extensively promoted Midnights and announced multiple release pre-orders, she did not conduct press interviews or preview music prior to the album's release. Republic Records released Midnights on October 21, 2022. The standard edition was made available for streaming, download, cassette, four CD variants, and four vinyl LP variants. Target stores exclusively sold a Lavender Edition on CD and vinyl LP, and Capital One distributed a box set that contained the CD and a Swift-branded T-shirt. The 3am Edition was surprise-released onto streaming and digital services three hours after the standard edition. From October 21 to 26, iHeartRadio aired a program called iHeartRadio Brings You Midnights with Taylor, which featured tracks from the album and stories behind the songs told by Midnights herself. Midnights appeared, but did not perform, on the talk shows The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on October 24 and The Graham Norton Show on October 28.; The lead single, "Anti-Hero", was released on October 21, 2022. In the United States, it became the best-selling song of 2022 and made Swift the first artist to have a number-one song on the Radio Songs chart in the 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s decades. "Bejeweled" and "Question...?" were released for limited-time digital download exclusively through Midnights's website on October 25 as promotional singles. Republic Records released "Lavender Haze" to US radio as the second single on November 29, 2022, and "Karma" as the third on May 1, 2023. A remix of "Karma" featuring the rapper Ice Spice was released on May 26, 2023. On the Billboard Hot 100, "Anti-Hero" reached number one, and both "Lavender Haze" and "Karma" peaked at number two. Media publications commented on the promotion for Midnights. Unterberger and Slate's Chris Molanphy described it as a middle ground between a traditional album rollout and the surprise-release strategy of Folklore and Evermore. Molanphy argued that Midnights employed an optimal promotion for every consumption metric: the multiple CD and LP offers would boost physical sales, the limited-time download tracks would increase digital sales, and the surprise 3am Edition release would prompt higher streams.[119] The fact that there were no pre-release singles prompted speculation on the album's sound and content. El País described it as an "art of suspense". In The Washington Post, Emily Yahr wrote that the TikTok tracklist reveal prompted Midnights's fans to interpret possible Easter eggs, which resulted in a "frenzy" and boosted the anticipation for the album), Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film (October 13, 2023), Taylor Swift–Ticketmaster controversy, her character of Elizabeth Meekins in Amsterdam thriller movie (October 7, 2022), Capital One Venture X "Multiple Taylors" commercial (November 1, 2022), New York University honorary degree Doctorate of Fine Arts ceremony (May 18, 2022), the original The Eras Tour (To support Midnights and her other albums, Midnights embarked on the Eras Tour, which she described as retrospective journey through her "musical eras".[122] Running from March 2023 to December 2024, the tour spanned 149 dates and visited five continents once it concluded. Ticketmaster cancelled its US public on-sale due to insufficient inventory, which led to a debacle highly debated in the press. After the first 60 shows in 2023, the Eras Tour grossed over $1 billion, becoming the first tour to do so and the highest-grossing concert tour in history.[126] While Midnights was on tour, a Til Dawn Edition of Midnights containing the bonus track "Hits Different" was released to digital platforms, and a Late Night Edition containing the bonus track "You're Losing Me" was sold as concert-exclusive merchandise starting from the East Rutherford show on May 26, 2023) (March 17, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona, United States-March 9, 2024 in Singapore) (including the 10th and final act "Midnights" in each concert; The Eras Tour only had Midnights performing all of the 10 acts/eras from start to finish (Lover, Fearless, Evermore, Reputation, Speak Now, Red, Folklore, 1989, Acoustic Set, and Midnights) all by herself back then)), songs (The Great War/Hits Different/bigger than the whole sky/you’re on your own, kid/high infidelity/glitch/paris/labyrinth/bejeweled/maroon/mastermind/Would’ve, could’ve, should’ve/Dear Reader/snow on the beach (with Lana Del Rey)/Anti-Hero/Question….?/Lavender Haze/You’re losing me (from the vault)/Sweet Nothing), and music videos (Anti-Hero/Lavender Haze/Karma (with Ice Spice)), and TTPD (she/her) (singer and dancer) (age 34) (from 2024) (from the The Tortured Poets Department double studio album; a "lifeline" songwriting project amidst the heightened fame and media scrutiny ensuing from The Eras Tour. The songs introspect on her public and private lives, detailing tumult and sorrow via motifs of self-awareness, mourning, anger, humor, and delusion; is a minimalist synth-pop, folk-pop, and chamber pop effort with rock and country stylings. The composition is largely mid-tempo, driven by a mix of synthesizers and drum machines with piano and guitar, whereas the visual aesthetic draws mainly from dark academia; both parts: The Tortured Poets Department and The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology; The lack of an apostrophe in the official title, as in The Tortured Poets' Department, was the subject of a debate over grammatical correctness. Scholars stated that TTPD employed Tortured Poets as an attributive noun, as in the case with the 1989 drama film Dead Poets Society, and not as a possessive noun that warrants an apostrophe. The cover artwork, photographed by Beth Garrabrant, is a black-and-white glamor photo shot of TTPD lying on a bed wearing black lingerie: a see-through top and high waist shorts, from the Row and Yves Saint Laurent. Both the artwork and title were parodied by numerous brands, organizations, sports teams, and franchises, and inspired numerous memes. Media outlets described the album's visual aesthetic as gothic, especially dark academia) (April 19, 2024), Promotion (After the Grammy announcement, TTPD revealed the standard track listing via social media on February 6, 2024. TTPD announced four physical editions that were each titled after a corresponding bonus track: "The Manuscript", "The Bolter", "The Albatross", and "The Black Dog"; she announced the latter three editions during the Australian and Singaporean shows of the Eras Tour. She partnered with Target for an exclusive "Phantom Clear" collector's vinyl edition. The album was promoted on digital platforms like Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, Instagram, and Threads, prompting Swifties to search for Easter eggs.[86] It included five Swift-curated Apple Music playlists containing her old songs inspired by the five stages of grief; a pop-up library of curated articles at The Grove, Los Angeles, hosted by Spotify;[88] QR code murals in various cities worldwide that led to unlisted YouTube shorts on TTPD's channel; a countdown to the album's release revealed upon refreshing TTPD's Instagram profile; and special shimmer effects on Threads posts tagged with hashtags related to TTPD and the album. iHeartRadio and Sirius XM announced special programs with exclusive content from TTPD to celebrate the album's release; the former temporarily rebranded as "iHeartTaylor".; The Tortured Poets Department was released on April 19, 2024. A double album edition, subtitled The Anthology and containing 15 bonus tracks, was surprise-released digitally two hours later. Two days earlier, the standard edition of the album was leaked, which resulted in the phrase "Taylor Swift leak" being temporarily banned from searches on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The Tortured Poets Department was available in 19 physical variants—nine CD, six vinyl, and four cassette variants, with deluxe CDs and cassettes being exclusive to TTPD's official website.[97] Physical copies of the album included an original poem by the American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks. "Fortnight" was released as the lead single in conjunction with the album, accompanied by a music video. Universal Music released "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart" to Italian radio on July 2. The Anthology was released onto vinyl and CD formats on November 29. From May 2024, starting with the Paris shows, TTPD revamped the set list of the Eras Tour to include songs from The Tortured Poets Department in a new act, which she informally described as "Female Rage the Musical". She released live versions of certain songs as bonus tracks on the physical album via her website exclusively to US customers. Other limited editions of the physical album included acoustic versions of five tracks. Limited digital variants contained first draft phone demo recordings of four tracks, and the Eras Tour live recordings of some tracks from the Paris, Stockholm, Lyon, and London shows. The release of bonus-track versions was a way for Swift and her fans to maintain the album's number-one position on the charts, a method TTPD and other artists have previously utilized to boost album sales and chart positions), music videos (Fortnight (with Post Malone)/I Can Do It with a Broken Heart), the updated The Eras Tour (May 9, 2024 in Paris, France-December 8, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) (including brand new act "The Tortured Poets Department" between "1989" act and "Acoustic Set" (The Eras Tour only had TTPD performed all of the 10 eras/acts from start to finish (Lover, Fearless, Red, Speak Now, Reputation, Folklore & Evermore, 1989, The Tortured Poets Department, Acoustic Set, and Midnights) all by herself), Super Bowl LVII appearance (with Travis Kelce) (February 11, 2024), 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards (April 1, 2024), The Eras Tour Book (became the year's best-selling book with a over a million copies sold within a week in the US alone; is a coffee table book available only through Target that includes visual highlights from Midnights and TTPD’s both respective versions of The Eras Tour, which kicked off March 17, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona, and ends December 8, 2024, in Vancouver. The book includes more than 500 pictures, including never-released behind-the-scenes images. It also details insider information about the tour, such as how long it takes to set up the stage for each tour stop, how she gets into the concert venue without being detected, and how the crew operated the Roomba-like device TTPD swished around the stage on) (November 29, 2024), 66th Annual Grammy Awards (February 4, 2024), 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, and songs (Loml/I can fix him (no really I can)/Imgonnagetyouback/Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus/How did it end?/I look in people’s windows/the prophecy/down bad/the smallest man who ever lived/the alchemy/I hate it here/cassandra/robin/the manuscript/the albatross/the alchemy/peter/the bolter/so high school/my boy only breaks his favorite toys/Guilty As Sin?/The Tortured Poets Department/Florida!!! (with Florence and the Machine)/The Black Dog/So Long, London/Thank You aImee/Who’s Afraid of the Little Old Me/I Can Do It With A Broken Heart/Clara Bow)). Debut plays only one instrument: acoustic guitar, Fearless plays only one instrument: acoustic guitar, Speak Now plays both instruments: acoustic guitar and electric guitar, Red plays both instruments: acoustic guitar and electric guitar, 1989 plays all three instruments: synthesizers, acoustic guitar, and electric guitar, Reputation plays all three instruments: synthesizers, acoustic guitar, and electric guitar, Lover plays both instruments: acoustic guitar and synthesizers, folklore plays only one instrument: acoustic guitar, evermore plays only one instrument: acoustic guitar, Midnights plays both instruments: acoustic guitar and synthesizers, and TTPD is the only Taylor Alison Swift to not play any instruments.](https://media.fanfics.com/736041de-c82d-472a-b09e-a7eda245eb19-thumbnail.jpg)
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