Fans, family and music enthusiasts are celebrating the 60th posthumous birthday, of music icon, Michael Jackson who died on June 25 2009.
Dubbed the “King of Pop”, Jackson died from Cardiac arrest induced by acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication.
Jackson’s contributions to music, dance, and fashion along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades.
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To celebrate Michael Jackson‘s 60th posthumous birthday, his sister, Janet Jackson, will be dropping a remake of the Pop King’s 1992 video for “Remember the Time.”
According to TMZ, Janet teams up with popular comedian Kwaylon Rogers for the 1-minute, 11-second clip.
Not to be left out, fans of the record-breaking music icon took to their social media handles to share videos of his music and some beautiful photos of him.
Many also remembered him for his famous “moonwalk” and showered encomium on him saying he was the greatest music artiste, performer, singer, entertainer, dancer among many other talents.
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According to Wikipedia, 12 months after his death, Jackson sold more than 8.2 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide, making him the best-selling albums artist of 2009.
He became the first artist to sell one million downloads in a week in music download history, with a record-breaking 2.6 million downloads of his songs. Three of his albums, Thriller, Number Ones and The Essential Michael Jackson, sold more than any new album, the first time a catalog album has ever scanned more sales than any new album.
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Jackson also became the first artist in history to have four of the top 20 best-selling albums in a single year in the United States.[336] Following this surge in sales, Sony extended its distribution rights for Jackson’s material, which had been due to expire in 2015.
See some tweets and Janet Jackson’s video:
#TDIM 1958 Born on this day Michael Jackson singer songwriter, The Jackson Five, The Jacksons, and solo. The music videos for ‘Beat It’, ‘Billie Jean’, and ‘Thriller’ are credited with breaking down racial barriers and transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool pic.twitter.com/MYO6gPt0Z0
— TDIM History ? (@TDIMHistory) August 29, 2018
Happy birthday @michaeljackson ?
Download the HOT @neonnights949 Michael Jackson podcasts … including two EXCLUSIVE megamixes & remix ?https://t.co/NFQUUTePLq
Hosted by @johnvonahlen & @Costa138 on @JOY949 #michaeljackson @parralox #radio #remix pic.twitter.com/uEM2v0tA5j
— C O S T A L A K O U M E N T A S ?️? (@Costa138) August 29, 2018
Celebrating Michael Jackson’s life and music today and here are my favorite MJ songs:
Rock With You
Billie Jean
Another Part of Me
Remember the Time
Off the Wall
Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough
PYT
Human Nature
Dirty Diana
Working Day And Night pic.twitter.com/aXumUDOF4O— Robin Shanea (@rshanea722) August 29, 2018
A pop culture icon whose name is synonymous with Music and Dance! Celebrating the incredible legacy and his astounding artistic achievements – https://t.co/L3oYVDTHEb
Happy Birthday Michael Jackson! #MJDiamondCelebration #MJONE #MichaelJacksonDay #Thriller pic.twitter.com/L6tilIRo3l— Sony Music Rewind (@SonyMusicRewind) August 29, 2018
Happy Birthday, Michael! On this day of the Diamond Celebration we hope all fans around the world will join in celebrating the immortal Michael Jackson and his legacy of astounding artistic achievement and his philanthropic and humanitarianism efforts wherever he went. pic.twitter.com/IRTsipxAY0
— Michael Jackson (@michaeljackson) August 29, 2018
“The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, was born on this day in 1958.” pic.twitter.com/ILDYdFpzn8
— Famous Birthdays (@FamousBirthdays) August 29, 2018
Happy Birthday to the one and only King of Pop Michael Jackson, the man who inspired and changed millions of people’s lives! Absolutely the Greatest ever!#MichaelJacksonDay pic.twitter.com/WXqKnayP3w
— Michelle♚ (@themagicalmjj) August 29, 2018
Michael Jackson would have turned 60 today. Happy birthday to the King of Pop! pic.twitter.com/zoxfZ4R9qk
— Norm Kelly (@norm) August 29, 2018
Today is a day of love! Let’s pray for the families of Michael Jackson- it’s his 60th BDay; Sen. John McCain’s Birthday as well…he would have been 82 today; Aretha Franklin lying in State in Detroit. Let’s hug someone today! Share the love! #pvnation
— Pvamu_JPAFC (@PhillipAfc) August 29, 2018
