knows how to dance. he s so sexy and so gorgeous. he s exciting! michael jackson is the man of the 80s. mtv starts to get pressure from cbs records, which was michael jackson s label. rock n roll in itself really was a thing that broke a lot of rules. when you re very successful, you try to make your own rules occasionally. as the story goes, cbs essentially said, we will pull every other artist we have on mtv if you don t play this. they had to be essentially blackmailed into doing it. it doesn t matter who s wrong or right just beat it he was the artist that mtv really needed. they didn t know they needed him, but boy, when we started to see those michael jackson videos, it was just unbelievable. then there was the domino effect. suddenly you see prince videos from warner brothers do the same thing. tonight we re gonna party like it s 1999 prince wasn t just
history. the next week, thriller started selling a million copies a week. i like michael jackson because he can sing good, he s bad, and he knows how to dance. he s so sexy and so gorgeous. he s exciting! michael jackson is the man of the 80s. mtv starts to get pressure from cbs records, which was michael jackson s label. rock n roll in itself really was the thing that broke a lot of rules. and when you re very successful, you try to make your own rules occasionally. as the story goes, cbs essentially said, we will pull every other artist we have on mtv if you don t play this. they had to be essentially blackmailed into doing it. [lyrics] it doesn t matter who s wrong or right. just beat it. he was the artist that mtv really needed. they didn t know they needed him, but, boy, when we started to see the michael jackson videos, it was just unbelievable. [lyrics] and no one s going to. then there s the domino effect. suddenly, you see prince videos
A dealmaker and superstar matchmaker, he worked with artists like Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton and Tracy Chapman. Later he was chairman of Martha Stewart Living.
CHARLES KOPPELMAN, a songwriter and band member who became one of the music industry’s most powerful executives, building EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING into a market share leader, died FRIDAY at the age of 82. His daughter, JENNY KOPPELMAN HUTT, announced his death on FACEBOOK. “With a very heavy heart, we want to share that our beloved father, pop-pop and best friend, CHARLES KOPPELMAN passed away peacefully earlier today surrounded by his entire family. His larger-than-life presence .
bilyj ends billie jean on mtv. the rest of the world was going crazy and he can t get on mtv? michael jackson, come on. [ cheers and applause ] when he does that moonwalk, he was sitting on the couch by the end of it, you were on the floor with the tv. you cannot believe what you were seeing. [ cheers and applause ] the moonwalk was really one of the first viral moment that affected rock history. the next week, thriller started selling a million copies a week. i like michael jackson because he knows how to dance. he is so sexy and so gorgeous. michael jackson is the man of the 80s. mtv started seeing pressure from cbs records. rock and roll was a thing that broke a lot of roles. very successful but you try to make your own rules