The group performed 55 concerts to an audience of approximately 2 million. Most came to see Michael Jackson, whose album Thriller was dominating the popular music world at the time.

For an album that not long ... made each other go viral. Jackson’s second MTV video, for “Beat It,” was yet another master stroke, incorporating live sound effects, real L.A. street gang ...

But after falling relatively flat with a few so-so solo projects, he found success with the disco-inspired album “Off the Wall” in 1979. Three years later, Jackson was looking to outdo himself ...

For an album that not long ... made each other go viral. Jackson’s second MTV video, for “Beat It,” was yet another master stroke, incorporating live sound effects, real L.A. street gang ...