Michael Jackson News

We have received a press release from Steven Hodges, who is the founder of MJ Fans For Charity, about an event they are organising for Michael’s 60th Birthday. 

The Estate of Michael Jackson has partnered with Columbia Live Stage to develop a Michael Jackson stage musical which is expected to open on Broadway in 2020.

Michael Jackson has been mentioned in the new biography by filmmaker David Lynch and co-writer Kristine McKenna, as he worked with Michael’s ‘Dangerous’ teaser.

Michael has been given the key to the city of Detroit posthumously at an event that launched Detroit Music Weekend. Detroit police chief James Craig presented.

Nile Rodgers has said that it was because of Michael that he re-entered the music business in the 90s, after he was invited to work on the 1995 ‘HIStory’ album.

Lenny Kravitz’s new song, ‘Low,’ features Michael Jackson on vocals singing “whoo” in the background during the chorus. You can listen to his new song here.

The Estate of Michael Jackson is suing ABC and parent company Disney after their two hour documentary aired on Michael called ‘The Last Days Of Michael Jackson.’

Bonnie Lamrock, who used to be part of the news team for MJWN and went on to start MJ-Upbeat, recalls memories of her time with the UK Michael Jackson Fan Club.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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. 

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.’

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.

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.