2018 News Archive

With another year ended, we look back at the past twelve months and list some of the top new stories and videos about Michael Jackson that made the headlines.

Thirty-five years after its release, Michael’s iconic ‘Thriller’ album is still in the top 10 best selling vinyl albums of 2017, selling nearly 49,000 copies.

For the first time ever, Michael Jackson’s 1988 feature film ‘Moonwalker’ is now available to stream. As of this month it is available on Amazon Prime Video USA.

Irish actor Colin Farrell, was seen moonwalking up and down the aisles during a performance of the Cirque du Soleil show ‘Michael Jackson ONE’ at the Mandalay Bay.

Michael Jackson’s Estate is one step closer to trial in a dispute with Noval Williams Films over a documentary which is called ‘Michael: The Last Photo Shoots.’

Yesterday, SM Entertainment announced on Facebook, that they will be commemorating the 30th Anniversary of ‘Man In The Mirror’ with a special concert on Friday.

A blog called Disney and More has shared pictures of a Peter Pan themed park, Neverland, that Michael Jackson wanted to create with Prince Al Waleed in the 1990s.

This weeks Lip Sync Battle saw Hailee Steinfeld, Taraji P. Henson, Laverne Cox and Neil Patrik Harris go against each other as they lip synced to Michael Jackson.

Ahead of the Super Bowl this Sunday, Pepsi have released their special commercial, which features a clip from the Michael Jackson commercial from the late 1980s.

Costume designer Deborah Landis has explained how the setting for ‘Thriller’ and Michael’s physique, influenced the style of his iconic red leather jacket design.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama created a Valentine’s Day Spotify playlist for President Barack Obama, which includes Michael’s ‘I Just Can’t Stop Loving You.’

A new documentary by a BAFTA winning team, about three Michael Jackson impersonators called ‘Moonwalkers,’ has launched on Kickstarter and they need your help.

In an article by Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC they write of the legal dispute with Michael’s Estate and the IRS over the value of Michael’s name and likeness.

During Mardi Gras in New Orleans, 9-year old Michael Jackson impersonator Bay Bishop became a hit dancing in the streets to his favourite Michael Jackson songs.

A custom made electric train set from Germany, which Michael had purchased for his children, is to go to auction along with a Swarovski crystal ‘Billie Jean’ glove.

Joshua Dal Santo leads the cast of the ‘Michael Jackson The Mirror’ show that premiered at the Adelaide Fringe 2018 arts festival in Adelaide, South Australia.

In 1991 Michael attended the Oscars with Madonna. Now as it’s Oscar time again, she’s posted that when she attended with Michael, it was “the best date ever.”

Collaborators of Michael and Janet Jackson reflect on how ‘Beat It’ and ‘Black Cat’ crossed genre and racial boundaries and changed pop forever in Rolling Stone.

With the release of his memoir, ‘Unmasked’ and a new box set of his works, Andrew Lloyd Webber talks about Michael Jackson during an interview with Rolling Stone.

Lionel Ritchie recently was on ‘The Talk,’ which is a show on the CBS Network. He spoke of the “wild” time he had whilst writing ‘We Are The World’ with Michael.

Okayplayer has an article about Teddy Riley. It includes snippets about him working on the ‘Dangerous’ album and how he encouraged Michael to dress differently.

The BBC are making a programme about the song ‘Smile,’ which Michael recorded for his 1995 ‘HIStory’ album, and they want fans to share their stories about it.

MJWN was founded by Adrian Grant back on March 24th, 1998, which make us twenty today! We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support.

For our second feature to celebrate our 20th Anniversary, we have a question and answer session with MJWN’s founder Adrian Grant, which we hope you’ll enjoy.

An interview with Dick Zimmerman is being released, in which he discusses the famous photographs he took of Michael for ‘Thriller’ and with Lisa Marie Presley.

As MJWN celebrates 20 years, team member Matt Blank looks back at how being part of the club for all his adult life and how that has shaped him over the years.

Past MJWN team member Michele Cohen reflects on some of her happy memories of Michael Jackson and how she got involved in the fan club world in the early 1990s.

As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, Ashley Ross who has been part of the MJWN story since the beginning, looks back at some of his highlights over the years.

Hollywood legend and former ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ star Will Smith has taken to YouTube to share the story of his first and only meeting with the King of Pop.

The original pair of loafers worn by Michael when he first moonwalked during the 1983 Motown 25 TV special, will now be available for anyone to buy at auction.

It’s that time of year again where we promote the ‘One Rose For Michael’ campaign, which every year, covers Michael’s resting place in beautiful red roses.

The new book, ‘Behind The Gates Of Neverland – Conversations with Michael Jackson’ written by Lori Armstrong & Ray Robledo is now available to order via Amazon.

Minneapolis duo, Now, Now, have released a new song called ‘MJ.’ In the song, the singer is speaking to Michael directly about a deteriorating relationship. 

In an article in the Daily Express yesterday, Tito Jackson was asked about using an hologram of Michael, during the Jacksons shows. He said it could happen!

The BPI has looked at the most-played tracks of 2017 and ‘I Want You Back’ by the Jackson 5 was the most streamed song from the 1960s, racking up 12.6m plays.

A member of the MJWN alumni is Gail Milton, who reflects on some of her favourite moments as a team member as we celebrate our 20 years, including MJ Day 10.

A picture of Michael Jackson performing ‘Beat It’ during the Bad World Tour appears on a new Pepsi can for the soft drink’s #PepsiGenerations campaign this year.

It has been 35 years today since Michael first moonwalked on stage at ‘Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever,’ at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, in California.

Michael’s Estate has announced that there will be a special celebration for what would have been Michael’s 60th Birthday, at ‘Michael Jackson ONE’ in Las Vegas.

The Michael Jackson Fan Club in Holland are once again having a Memorial Day for Michael. This year it’s on June 23rd at the Beach Club, Scheveningen, Holland.

Detroit – Michigan, has announced that it will be naming a street after Michael. Michael Jackson Avenue, as it will be known, is downtown on Randolph Street.

Today, under the topic of ‘Health’ on the BBC website, there is an article relating to Michael’s ‘Smooth Criminal’ lean and how it could damage your health.