September 18th, 2024
Michael’s “Thriller” video has now been viewed over a billion times on YouTube, making him the first 20th-century artist with four videos over a billion views.
June 24th, 2024
Funko POP! has unveiled their ninth Michael Jackson figure, Billie Jean, featuring his iconic black suit, pink shirt, and red bowtie from his 1983 short film.
January 9th, 2024
Netflix has released the official trailer for their upcoming documentary “The Greatest Night In Pop,” which chronicles the making of “We Are The World” in 1985.
January 5th, 2024
Netflix has a new documentary about “We Are the World,” called “The Greatest Night in Pop.” It will premiere at Sundance and be available to stream from Jan 29th.
November 29th, 2023
Five one-of-a-kind, incredibly rare Polaroids from the “Thriller” album photoshoot by Dick Zimmerman, and the camera used, are up for auction until December 9th.
November 22nd, 2023
Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” short film has become his second to surpass 1 billion views on YouTube, cementing his enduring legacy and appeal across generations.
November 7th, 2023
40 years after release, Michael’s spook song ‘Thriller’ has hit #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, buoyed by Halloween craze with significant streaming and downloads.
November 5th, 2023
“Thriller” hits the top 20 UK singles charts again, its highest since Michael’s passing in 2009, proving its lasting Halloween appeal as royal horror pop legacy.
November 1st, 2023
New York City’s Halloween parade dazzled with a viral “Thriller” dance tribute, mesmerizing over 2 million spectators and capturing lots of attention on social media.
October 28th, 2023
“Thriller 40,” directed by Nelson George, debuts Dec 2nd on Paramount+. Dive into rare footage and interviews from Michael’s iconic album and its lasting impact.
September 10th, 2023
Michael’s Estate’s online store, which offers iconic MJ apparel, has released a new collection called “MJ Volume No. 2,” celebrating Thriller’s 40th anniversary.
August 10th, 2023
A third “Thriller” era Funko Pop! is being released, this time showing Michael Jackson at the 1984 Grammy Awards. It’s part of the exclusive “Diamond” collection.
August 3rd, 2023
Two “Thriller” themed Funko Pop! figures are being released. One depicts the album cover, while the other has Michael in his iconic outfit from the short film.
June 17th, 2023
After the success of the “Thriller 40” immersive events in Germany and New York last year, a new immersive event will take place in Vegas for Michael’s birthday.
June 14th, 2023
Funko revealed a new Pop! figure this week at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, depicting Michael from the “Thriller” album cover. It even includes a small tiger.
May 26th, 2023
In an Instagram post, John Branca has confirmed that the “Thriller 40” documentary will be coming out this year, and it was postponed due to technical reasons.
May 25th, 2023
“Sonic Fantasy,” the documentary on recording engineer Bruce Swedien’s impact on the sound of the “Thriller” album, is available to watch online until June 1st.
May 2nd, 2023
Michael’s Estate has finally broken a six month silence on what’s happening with the “Thriller 40” documentary, which had an early screening back in November.
May 1st, 2023
During a new interview, Nelson George, who has directed the “Thriller 40” Documentary, made a brief comment on its possible release date being later this year.
January 30th, 2023
The “Thriller” album continues to be a strong seller as we enter 2023, with physical sales so far this year making it the fifth best selling album of the year.
January 18th, 2023
Artist Nate Giorgio has posted online concepts he created to celebrate “Thriller 40” that were commissioned by Sony Music but ultimately never officially used.
December 28th, 2022
The 40th anniversary edition of the “Thriller” album has moved up 9 spots on this weeks Billboard 200. Now sitting at number 28, when it was previously at 37.
December 5th, 2022
“Thriller” remains in the Top 20 this week on the Billboard 200, making its 550th week on the album chart, a testament to the enduring popularity of the album.
December 2nd, 2022
The short film for “Thriller” was released today in 1983. The social app Timehop marked it anniversary with a bespoke image of their mascot dancing with Michael.
December 1st, 2022
An early cut of the upcoming “Thriller” documentary has been screened at movie theaters in major cities around the world and included Victory Tour footage in 4K.
November 30th, 2022
“Thriller” was released forty years ago toady. November 30th, 1982. We celebrate the landmark album with our in-depth timeline of events from the “Thriller” era.
November 29th, 2022
Michael’s charted in multiple Billboard lists, including number one on the Catalog Albums chart. He also appears high on the Billboard 200, R&B, Vinyl and Artist.
November 27th, 2022
“Thriller” has entered the top 10 on the Billboard 200 for the first time since 1984, coming in at number seven on this weeks album charts selling 37,000 copies.
November 25th, 2022
A week after the release of “Thriller 40,” the album has cracked the Top 20 in the UK album charts, which gave the iconic album its 260th week on the UK charts.
November 22nd, 2022
Sony Music has uploaded new animated official audio videos with swirly neon lights to YouTube for tracks that don’t have a short film from the “Thriller” album.
November 22nd, 2022
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of “Thriller,” The Michael Jackson Channel will return to SiriusXM for a limited time on November 23 and include a special.
November 21st, 2022
John Branca has released a video damning ABC TV for cancelling the Michael Jackson tribute that was due to be performed by Chris Brown and Ciara at the AMA’s.
November 19th, 2022
Chris Brown has released a video rehearsal for a “Thriller” tribute he was going to perform at the American Music Awards, before it was cancelled with no reason.
November 18th, 2022
Apple Music has updated the original “Thriller” album cover, as well as the new “Thriller 40” cover to have awesome animations in their app and on their website.
November 18th, 2022
After six months of waiting the day has finally come, “Thriller 40” is in the hands of the fans and general public! Stream the complete album and buy it today!!
November 17th, 2022
The most popular video streaming service in the world now has the most famous and popular music video of all time. “Thriller” is now on YouTube in stunning 4K.
November 17th, 2022
A teaser has been released for an animated lyric video for the song “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’.” The full video will be released on YouTube on Monday at 7am.
November 17th, 2022
The “Thriller” album is now available in Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Lossless audio format on Apple Music. This allows it to sound like it’s coming from different angles.
November 14th, 2022
YouTube, the most popular video streaming service in the world, now has “Beat It” in 4K resolution for the first time. “Thriller” and “Billie Jean” will be next.
November 12th, 2022
In just 24 hours of the 4K versions of “Thriller” and “Beat It” being released on Apple Music, they’ve shot straight to the top of the iTunes Music Video chart.
November 11th, 2022
Apple Music and iTunes now have the 4K versions of “Thriller” and “Beat It” to watch. We’re still waiting for “Billie Jean” and for the videos to be on YouTube.
November 11th, 2022
The thumbnails used on the YouTube videos “Thriller” and “Beat It” seemed to have been updated today to a 4K resolution. “Billie Jean” is yet to be updated.
November 11th, 2022
To celebrate the release of “Thriller 40” next Friday, fans will be putting on live streaming parties of the album via Stationhead. The schedule is posted here.
November 10th, 2022
Coincidently in the run up to the 40th anniversary of “Thriller,” comedy music artist Weird Al Yankovic has released his classic “Eat It” video in 4K on YouTube.
November 10th, 2022
The final bonus track for “Thriller 40” has been announced as “Who Do You Know.” Michael first started working on it in 1980 and again in 1982 for “Thriller.”
November 9th, 2022
Sony Music Germany are promoting the “Thriller 40” Immersive Experience through their social media channels with a video, which runs from November 10th – 13th.
November 8th, 2022
Sony Music Sweden has released a short video promoting “Thriller 40” along with running a competition to attend a special event in Stockholm on November 17th.
November 8th, 2022
With the Thriller Challenge, Zombie flash dances around the world and general ghoulish fun, it’s no surprise Michael has made an appearance in multiple charts.
November 3rd, 2022
“Can’t Get Outta The Rain” has been the announced as a track for “Thriller 40.” The song is familiar to fans as it’s been included on multiple releases before.
November 1st, 2022
Promotion for “Thriller 40” has been announced and will includes immersive events, screenings of the new 40th Anniversary Documentary, and parties. Details here.
October 30th, 2022
Michael’s family, lead by Prince, celebrated the 40th anniversary of “Thriller” with a party at the family home in Hayvenhurst, while raising funds for charities.
October 28th, 2022
Promotion for “Thriller 40” began today with a Flash mob in Times Square, New York City. Dancers in fantastic zombie costumes performed “Thriller” for the public.
October 27th, 2022
This morning “Starlight” was announced as the next bonus track for “Thriller 40.” This is the original demo of the hit song “Thriller,” written by Rod Temperton.
October 23rd, 2022
A magazine has popped up on the shelves in stores around the US, which is dedicated to Michael’s “Thriller” album, as we gear up to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
October 20th, 2022
The previously released “Carousel,” written by Michael Sembello and Don Freeman, is the latest bonus track to be announced for the upcoming “Thriller 40” album.
October 15th, 2022
The song “Thriller” peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983. Today kicks off the “Thriller Challenge” to get the song to number one this Halloween.
October 14th, 2022
Music Magazine in Japan will honor Michael’s “Thriller” album in their November issue. They’ll study all nine songs, the music video and other works from Michael.
October 13th, 2022
Today the sixth bonus track was announced as “Sunset Driver.” Our understanding is this is the same version that appeared on the 2004 “Ultimate Collection.”
October 6th, 2022
“What A Lovely Way To Go” is the latest bonus track to be announced for “Thriller 40.” It’s the first song that’s totally new and unknown to the fan community.
October 4th, 2022
Music journalist and filmmaker Nelson George is directing a documentary on the making of Michael’s “Thriller” album for its 40th anniversary celebrations.
September 29th, 2022
The latest bonus track to be announced is “Got the Hots,” which has been previously available for fans on the Japanese version of the 2008 “Thriller 25” album.
September 22nd, 2022
“The Toy” has been announced as a bonus track on “Thriller 40.” The song evolved into “Best of Joy,” which was released posthumously on the 2010 album “Michael.”
September 15th, 2022
“She’s Trouble,” which has circulated throughout the fan community for decades, has been announced as another bonus track on the forthcoming “Thriller 40” album.
September 8th, 2022
Michael’s Estate, along with Sony, have announced the first bonus tracks for “Thriller 40” will be “Behind the Mask,” a version of which was released in 2010.
August 29th, 2022
The 15 previously released additional tracks for “Thriller 40,” which will only be available on the digital/streaming copies of the album, have been unveiled.
August 29th, 2022
The ten new bonus tracks on “Thriller 40,” which includes rarities and demos, will be announced one at a time from September 5th and the release on November 18th.
August 29th, 2022
Today would have been Michael Jackson’s 64th birthday. Every August 29th and celebrate his life and all he achieved as an artist, entertainer and humanitarian.
August 29th, 2022
On May 16th It was there and then we purchased thriller40.com and started to created a website to honor and celebrate the groundbreaking album.
August 22nd, 2022
The German version of Amazon is showing a new slip sleeve cover for the upcoming “Thriller 40th Anniversary” album. It houses the 2CD album with original cover.
July 25th, 2022
There will 40,000 limited editions of “Thriller,” mastered from the original analog masters and pressed at RTI, Mobile Fidelity’s UltraDisc One-Step 180g vinyl.
June 27th, 2022
39 years since the iconic short film, Ola Ray who starred opposite Michael in ‘Thriller,’ has released her first autobiography called ‘The Thrill of it All.’
May 18th, 2022
The uproar over the “Thriller 40” artwork continues to explode. Fans have gone so far to even start a petition and create mockups of what they wish it could be.
May 17th, 2022
“Thriller 40” will be a double album mastered from the original analog master tapes and pressed at RTI, Mobile Fidelity’s UltraDisc One-Step 180g on 33RPM vinyl.
May 17th, 2022
The Michael Jackson Estate has released an official press release to address the large backlash from the fan community over the new “Thriller 40” album artwork.
May 17th, 2022
Michael’s Estate has released a line of apparel that include the new “Thriller 40” logo splashed on them. They include t-shirts, hoodies, fleece’s and hats.
May 16th, 2022
Michael’s Estate announced today the double album of “Thriller 40.” The new “Thriller” logo has fans divided and created controversy across the fan community.
May 16th, 2022
Sony Music and the Michael Jackson Estate have announced that they will be releasing a special 40th Anniversary, double-album edition of the 1982 “Thriller” album.
May 15th, 2022
At the Billboard Music Awards, Grammy winning artist Maxwell performed Michael’s beautiful “The Lady In My Life” to celebrate 40 years of the “Thriller” album.
May 14th, 2022
Michael’s Estate has confirmed that tonights Billboard Music Awards will kick off the celebrations for the 40th anniversary of Michael’s 1982 “Thriller” album.
