From Elton John to Cyndi Lauper to the Beatles, Stacker looked at the 25 most covered rock songs of all time, using Second ...

In turn, Jackson becomes only the fifth act with at least one new top 10 album in every decade from the 1970s onwards. He ...

For Michael Jackson, the spotlight was always present, and the rest of the world followed. With "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" -- the latter with Eddie Van Halen's scorching guitar solo -- he was almost ...

Notes: Geoffrey Rush won an Oscar for best actor for playing pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and ...

Michael Jackson's Thriller returns to the top 10 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart as it celebrates 500 weeks as one of ...

In 1971, Michael Jackson released his first solo single, "Got To Be There", after previously releasing music with The Jackson ...

Kacey Musgraves earned her highest first-week numbers to date with 'Middle of Nowhere.' Noah Kahan held over at No. 1 ...

In 1983, Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson recorded three demo tracks, but their collaboration was cut short because of ...

Not Just Another Rise-and-Fall Story In an era when musical biopics often follow the same well-worn path—early struggle, meteoric success, personal collapse, and then some form of redemption—Michael ...

Film touts CBS Records chief’s purported role in pressuring MTV to air 'Billie Jean,' which Jackson's estate credits for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” has become the quintessential ...

This week on the charts, Noah Kahan's coronation as an A-list superstar is complete, while another artist makes serious waves ...