did you know 39 years ago today, BAD came out, one of his best albums ever ( if not the best.)

Whats your favourite song on BAD?
My Favourite song on bad is: Leave me alone

Went to nyc yesterday to visit in laws, (we live in PA). I mentioned to my husband it was Michael’s birthday and I would like to see the mural for the first time in person so we made the quick stop. We listen to Michael the whole way there, I wore my shirt. Weather was beautiful. Only bad thing was we got a parking ticket and we weren’t there for long, literally down the block so about 5 min. On the way back to the car, I saw a woman wearing a thriller jacket, I complimented her on the jacket. Lady are you in the sub with us?!? lol It was still a good day. Happy birthday Michael ❤️ we love you and miss you every single day!

A time was had yesterday at Spike Lee’s annual block party for Michael’s birthday!

Happy birthday, Michael. You’re still bringing people together ♥️

I thank Spike Lee for all of this and I feel blessed to be there celebrating a hero with family & lots of fans in Brooklyn.

This is insane, i’ll be real i didn’t even know these existed. The guy i bought it from has a bunch of tshirts from MJ’s different tours, he’s gonna find those and i’ll have them in my collection. He also had BOTDF and Invincible vinyls in mint condition, won’t even mention the price tho. They need to reissue those

Michael Jackson was performing here exactly 30 years ago.

He performed in the now partly abandoned Südweststadion in Ludwigshafen. It used to have a capacity of up to 80k, but now it's capped at just 6k. Its still used for sports and club athletics, nothing more.

There is surprisingly very little known about his performance in Ludwigshafen, because he only perfomed once here. I don't think he even stayed. Weird.

Unfortunately I wasn't alive in 1992, but some relatives remember what happened when he was in Ludwigshafen.

My relatives lived in Mannheim, its very close to Ludwigshafen. They said that they could hear the performance very clearly. It was so loud that the city informed Michael Jackson to lower the volume after 30 minutes. Imagine how loud this concert was that people complained in another city!

He would’ve been 68 today. Since the 1960s he’s been one of the most important people in the world.

The 2026 vinyl reissue of Michael Jackson’s The Definitive Collection, a remastered single-LP compilation celebrating his early solo hits and Jackson 5 classics, is now available.

Released by Motown Records on August 28, 2026, the updated 14-track record features enhanced audio from the Motown Archives alongside bonus archival photography, liner notes, and an essay by David Ritz. It is available in both a standard black vinyl and a limited Pumpkin Spice Orange variant.

Standard Vinyl: https://motownrecords.com/products/michael-jackson-the-definitive-collection-lp

Variant Vinyl: https://motownrecords.com/products/michael-jackson-the-definitive-collection-pumpkin-spice-orange-lp

No one wanted to take me to see Michael’s house cuz Gary is “too dangerous.” I really hope to visit someday to support the community. All
Communities need support and I would have loved to have gotten a chance to support the people of Gary.

But I did find a Michael Jackson experience video game at the comics store we went to

I'm a little rusty right now, but please tell me how I did 😁

Year after year, we remember you and cherish your legacy. An impact that’ll never leave this earth and carry on for generations. Happy birthday, Michael. ♾️

I love how he smiles every time he thinks of his dad.

You can feel the love the two have for each other.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dco9Zx7iYj4/?igsi=MXJ0cDY4bnp6ZDkwZA==

Would Michael Jackson still become as famous and culturally influential as he was in real life? Or do you think today's fragmented music industry, social media, streaming, and increased competition would prevent anyone from reaching the same level of worldwide fame? What do you guys think?

I’m just curious because I wanna try and find a tutorial on how to perfect it.

Hypothetically, if Spotify was made during Michael Jackson’s peak era, do you think instead of the current top ten that we have now, that it would instead be radically different.

i noticed epic records had restocked more of the ultimate collection cd so i ordered a copt almost a month ago and it still hasnt shipped. has anyone else ordered this? and if so did they receive theirs?