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Michael Jackson ‘Hated’ That He Had to Cut 1 of His Favorite Parts of ‘Billie Jean’

In 1983, Michael Jackson released “Billie Jean,” the second single from Thriller. Jackson said that he always had a sense that the song would be a hit and he was correct. It peaked at No. 1 on the ...
The Root

How the 'Billie Jean' Video Changed MTV

(The Root) — “Billie Jean,” who was not Michael Jackson’s lover, is turning 30 — or at least her video is, and it’s an important anniversary in the evolution of both black music’s visual expression ...
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Michael Jackson video director recalls smashing MTV's color barrier with 'Billie Jean': "I thought, 'When people see this, the world is going to change'"

On March 10, 1983, Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” video premiered on a then-fledgling cable channel called MTV. And it changed the network — not to mention the music video medium and pop music in ...
The Cheat Sheet

Michael Jackson ‘Hated’ That He Had to Cut 1 of His Favorite Parts of ‘Billie Jean’

When Jones and Jackson listened to Thriller for the first time, they thought it sounded terrible. They realized they had to make changes before they put it out. One of these changes was cutting the ...