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On the occasion of Thriller's 40th anniversary: a new special edition of two anniversary albums will be released later this year with previously unreleased content. Already available for pre-order. #thriller40th

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Maxwell performed "The Lady in My Life" at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards to mark the upcoming 40th anniversary of Michael Jackson's sixth album, Thriller. Maxwell is marking Thriller's upcoming milestone anniversary.


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We've been begging the Michael Jackson Estate, for years, for new, unreleased music.
They FINALLY said "ok"

Now fans are upset bc of the cover?

I don't care what the cover looks like, I wouldn't care if it was blank. We're getting NEW music!
It's exciting, be grateful.

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Time to guess the 10 mystery #Thriller40 bonus tracks… GO!
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In USA the figure will be added to the original album totals. Outside of the USA, it will count as a new release. Side note: Thriller 25 has not been added to Thriller’s totals in USA because it has not been certified yet.

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As revealed by the Estate today, Behind The Mask is the first of the unreleased demo tracks to feature on the bonus CD for Thriller 40. Of course, this is a demo version compared to the one that's featured on the Michael album (which was reissued digitally and physically without the fake tracks, as documented recently). Originally an instrumental from Japanese electronic group Yellow Magic Orchestra, Michael did not release it but other artists recorded their vocal versions for their albums including Eric Clapton and Michael's longtime keyboard player Greg Phillinganes. The next track will be unveiled on 15 September
( source : Dorita Jackson )

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“She’s Trouble” is the second #Thriller40 mystery track they’ve revealed. Two different demo versions of this track have already leaked over the years. I wonder which one they’ll include.

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This song was inspired by the Richard Pryor film of the same title. After not making the cut for the Thriller album, Michael continued to work on the song and it ultimately evolved into "Best of Joy”. The original incarnation is now being released. https://michaeljackson.lnk.to/Thriller40th

The song in question is The Toy

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The Estate of Michael Jackson to announce an official Thriller Documentary

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Nelson George Directs Documentary for The Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Music Entertainment

To commemorate the 40-year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s revolutionary Thriller album, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Music Entertainment are celebrating the artistic vision that anchored the biggest selling album of all time with a new official documentary. Directed by acclaimed journalist, music historian, and filmmaker Nelson George, the film which is currently in production takes fans back in time to the making of the record-breaking album and release of revolutionary short films that redefined the music video format and captivated audiences globally. “Billie Jean” remains the most streamed Michael Jackson song and “Thriller” is the only music video that has been inducted onto the elite National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.

Featuring never-before-seen footage and candid interviews, the as yet untitled documentary chronicles thepoint in Jackson’s career that launched the singer into mega-stardom and created a pop culture phenomenon that is woven through the culture and continues to influence the worlds of music, television, dance, fashion and more to this day.

“The release of Thriller redefined Michael Jackson, taking him from teen star to adult superstar, who composed memorable songs, sang beautifully and reached the highest level of on-stage performance,” said Nelson George. “The album, and the short films they inspired, created a new template for marrying music and image. It’s been a privilege to explore this extraordinary album and revisit its magic.”

The music on Thriller is so dynamic and singular that it defied any definition of rock, pop or soul that had gone before. “Beat It” was a new kind of pop-rock hybrid and demolished the longstanding segregation between black and white music with Eddie Van Halen’s incendiary guitar. On “The Girl Is Mine,” a black man and a white man bantered about the same girl. When a fledgling MTV, which was programming white rock artists almost exclusively, refused to play the video for “Billie Jean” Epic persisted. Once the wall came crashing down, MTV’s ratings soared and a door was opened for a generation of African American artists. “He was MTV’s Jackie Robinson,” said cultural critic Touré

Thriller was the second studio album by Jackson as a solo artist on Epic Records. It went on to capture a record 12 Grammy® nominations and a record-setting eight wins, including Album of the Year. And Michael captured a record eight Grammy Awards that same night, including for “E.T. The Storybook” album. Since its debut, Thriller has sold over 100 million albums worldwide, and was the first album to be certified triple diamond by the RIAA.

The latest Optimum Productions and Sony Music Entertainment documentary, produced by Company Name, joins “Bad 25” and “Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall” as the third documentary film with a focus on a Jackson album. Additional productions celebrating Jackson’s unparalleled impact include the 2009 film, This Is It, Michael Jackson ONE by Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas and MJ The Musical on Broadway.

“Michael opened and explored emotional depths and pushed the boundaries of sonic innovation on Thriller. In the process, he breached destructive barriers in the music industry and literally united the world through his music: there isn’t a place on this planet that hasn’t been exhilarated by the music of Michael Jackson”, stated John Branca and John McClain, co-executors of the Michael Jackson Estate. “This documentary’s exploration of Michael’s process and impactis revelatory.”

“Michael Jackson’s Thriller marked a momentous and pivotal moment in both music and pop culture around the world,” said Tom Mackay, President, Premium Content, Sony Music Entertainment. “We’re excited to expand the estate’s documentary collection with our upcoming film and look forward to sharing it with fans around the world.”

Sony Music Entertainment is distributing the film. Colin Hanks and Sean Stuart from Company Name serve as producers. John Branca and John McClain serve as Executive Producers.

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Very excited to be attending Thriller Night tomorrow at Michael’s Hayvenhurst home! We will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the amazing Thriller album and raising money for @heallosangelesfoundation!
I’ll be there with my good friend @bwaymjjared and we can’t wait to take you along!
#thrillernight #thrillernight2022 #hayvenhurst #michaeljackson #mj #mjfam #thriller #halloween

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NEWS 🚨 #Thriller40 Immersive events featuring short film set recreations, photo booths and merch shops are coming in USA and Germany, plus fan events and one-off screenings of the new Thriller documentary to be held in several countries around the world.

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SONY MUSIC & THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL JACKSON ANNOUNCE THE START OF THE THRILLER 40 GLOBAL CAMPAIGN

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Forty years after the release of Thriller, the album that catapulted Michael Jackson into the superstardom stratosphere, Sony Music and The Estate of Michael Jackson announce the start of the global campaign to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the King of Pop’s landmark album. As part of the campaign, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Music will host fan events around the world, all free to the public, including immersive experiences, screenings of the Thriller 40 documentary and other fan parties.

There will be two immersive experiences. One in Dusseldorf, Germany, November 10-13 and the second in New York City, November 18-20. Each will feature specific track-focused experiences, interactive elements, and social and photo opportunities throughout.



Fans in eight other cities around the world will be treated to a private one-time-only screening of the Thriller 40 documentary which details the making of the biggest selling album in the world.

And in other cities, fans will be invited to special Thriller-themed parties celebrating the release of the new expanded album and will have the opportunity to hear the full double-disc album for the first time.

Further details along with info on how the fans can get tickets for the various fan events can be found HERE.

You are invited to take part in events celebrating the 40th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s Thriller! Stay tuned for more details to be added to this page.



NYC Immersive Event

A 3-day immersive event designed to fully transport attendees into the world of the iconic album Thriller with specific track-focused experiences, interactive elements and social + photo opportunities throughout — all to ensure an unforgettable experience for both new and die-hard fans celebrating the 40th anniversary of the world’s best-selling album of all time.

Running Friday, November 18 – Sunday, November 20 at:

Center415
415 5th Avenue New York, NY
Between E 37th and E 38th St
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Dusseldorf Immersive Event

A 3-day free event, open to the public, celebrating the best-selling album of all time, Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

The event offers many immersive experiences including some set recreations from the iconic short films, photo booth & an exclusive merch shop featuring music and limited edition Thriller 40 Merch.

Immerse yourself in the world of “Thriller” in this interactive event taking place from Thursday, November 10 – Sunday, November 13 in Düsseldorf at:

KĂśnigsallee 46
40212 DĂźsseldorf, Germany
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A One-Time-Only Screening of the Thriller 40 Documentary Which Details the Making of The Biggest Selling Album in The World on Wednesday, November 30th in:

• Los Angeles, California – registration coming soon
• London, UK – register here
• Toronto, Canada – register here
• Mexico City, Mexico – register here
• Sydney, Australia – register here
• Madrid, Spain – register here
• Amsterdam, Holland – register here
• Manila, Philippines – register here
• Seoul, Korea – register here

Fan Event Parties

We are holding fan events around the globe in celebration of the 40th anniversary including DJ sets, midnight playbacks, screenings of the short films, themed food and drinks, competitions, giveaways and much more. These are happening in:

• Milan, Italy
• Bogota, Columbia
• Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Taipei City, Taiwan
• Paris, France
• Stockholm, Sweden
• Victoria, Hong Kong
• Santiago, Chile
• Lima, Peru

Details coming soon

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Michael Jackson is currently charting on Billboard’s ‘Artist 100’ chart at #21
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4K Beat It is played!!


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The management of
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remind me of the episode of South Park where manatees grab "idea balls" from a net to feed to writers for new randomized content.

#Thriller40 drops in 4½ days. Estate posts about BoW & Dangerous.

And this one wasn't even prescheduled like most!
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“Black or White” premiered on this date in 1991 and was viewed by more than 500 million people. Director John Landis: “This is Michael’s piece, an extravaganza. He really feels the audience deserves the best he can give.” https://youtube.com/watch?v=F2AitTPI5U0
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I use the term "estate" because my understanding is they direct the official social accounts on what to post, or at least have the power to do so at any time.

Neither the estate nor Sony Legacy seem to be making a half-hearted effort to promote #Thriller40 even with free tweets.

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Did you know there’s a free fan event created specifically for #Thriller40 in New York City on Nov. 18-20? Don’t miss the opportunity to celebrate the biggest selling album of all time! For tickets & info: https://bit.ly/3AhMIXH

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THRILLER 40 - A DOUBLE CD SET OF MICHAEL JACKSON'S ORIGINAL MASTERPIECE THRILLER & BONUS DISC OUT NOW
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NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Sony Music and the Estate of Michael Jackson have announced the release of Thriller 40, a double CD set comprised of Michael's original masterpiece Thriller and an exciting second disc full of surprises for fans including never-released tracks which were worked on by Michael for the Thriller album. To date, the album has amassed in excess of 100 million in sales worldwide.

Immersive audio mixes of Thriller are now available at various DSPs, including 360 Reality Audio on Amazon, Spatial Audio on Apple Music, mixed by Serban Ghenea from the original masters for immersive audio, with the immersive mixes by John Hanes.

The original Thriller album, on vinyl is also available today at Walmart and Target. The Walmart exclusive has an alternate cover; the Target exclusive includes a Thriller 40 Slipmat. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) has the original Thriller album available as an UltraDisc One-Step 180g 33RPM LP and a hybrid SACD. The MoFi One-Step is sourced from the original 1/2" / 30 IPS / analog master tapes to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe, pressed at RTI, and strictly limited to 40,000 numbered copies.

Transferred from the original film master of each short film, for the first time ever, 4k versions of the "Beat It" and "Thriller" short films are now available - watch HERE.

A new animated lyric video for "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" will be out on November 21. Watch teaser HERE.

The release of Thriller 40 celebrates the 40th anniversary of the biggest selling album of all time worldwide. The pop up events and worldwide activations planned to honor the King of Pop's masterpiece kicked off with the immersive experience in Dusseldorf, Germany last week. Next up is the immersive event in New York, New York which starts today and runs through the weekend. More information on all of the activations HERE.

In addition, SiriusXM is launching The Michael Jackson Channel, a special limited-engagement channel to commemorate The King of Pop's legendary career from his early days in The Jackson 5 to his solo career. The Michael Jackson Channel, which includes a Thriller special hosted by Jackson family friend and music historian Steven Ivory, will air on Limited Edition 2 (ch. 502) November 23 through December 22 and on The Groove (ch. 50) from November 23 until Wednesday, November 29.

Michael's epic creation won a record setting 8 Grammys, smashed musical barriers and changed the frontiers of pop music and music videos forever. Michael Jackson's Thriller has spent more than 500 weeks on the Billboard album chart and has sold over 100 million albums since its release on November 30, 1982.

About Michael Jackson:
Michael Jackson is one of the most beloved entertainers and profoundly influential artists of all-time. He was also a dedicated philanthropist and an astute business professional. To date Jackson has sold more than 1 billion records worldwide, released 13 No.1 singles and became one of a handful of artists to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Guinness Book of World Records recognized Jackson as the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time and Thriller as the Biggest Selling Album of All Time. Jackson won 17 Grammy Awards including 8 in one year, a record, and received 26 American Music Awards, including the Artist of the Century Award. Jackson defined the art form of music video with such ground-breaking short films as "Billie Jean," "Beat It" and the classic "Thriller," which in 2009 became the first and only music video inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. In his short films "Black or White," "They Don't Care About Us," "Bad and "Smooth Criminal" and others, Jackson set an aesthetic standard for video production that remains unsurpassed even today. The Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil have produced two top shows: Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour was one of the top grossing tour of all time; and MICHAEL JACKSON ONE, a permanent show at Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, which continues to thrill audiences and to receive critical raves. And on February 1, 2022, MJ the Musical premiered on Broadway. The acclaimed show won the most Tony Awards for a new musical in the 2021-2022 season and continues to break weekly box office records at the Neil Simon Theater. Jackson's sound, style and dance moves continue to inspire today's performers and new generations of fans worldwide continue to discover his artistry.

SOURCE Sony Music Entertainment

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Thoughts on #Thriller40 💿
Hot Street absence baffling - great track, MJ wanted it on album. Night Line & MJ’s P.Y.T. missing too.
Audio on some tracks is bad, especially Carousel.
The surprise demo, Who Do You Know, is wonderful - melody & vocal could have worked in any era.


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The best part of Michael Jackson demos is listening to the finger snaps, beatboxing, improvised lyrics and rawness that often gets lost by the time of a studio release.
What A Lovely Way To Go is that kind of a demo and a stand-out for me on Thriller 40th.

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BREAKING! MTV yes MTV will air a special 30 minute show on Thriller 40 called "Best Of Thriller The 40th Anniversary on MTV and MTV Live at 6:00PM EST/ 9:00PM PST. #MichaelJackson #KingOfPop #Thriller40

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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' returns to the top 10 on the Billboard 200 for the first time this century at #7 with 37,000 sold, up 283%.


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Billboard 200: Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Moonwalks Back Into Top 10 with 40th Anniversary Re-Release

Following the arrival of its re-issue, the King of Pop’s mega-selling LP rockets 108 spots to #7 on this week’s edition of the Billboard 200.
Up 283% in sales, the game-changing project – home to the likes of ‘Billie Jean,’ ‘Beat It,’ and its blazing title track – sold 37,000 in the current tracking week.

Of the sum, 27,500 units were accrued by way of traditional sales. 13.17 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs added another 9,000 to the tally.

‘Thriller’ is 34x Platinum in the United States (recognizing official sales north of 34 million) and has sold over 70 million copies worldwide.

Legendary album from the greatest to ever do it!

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Thanks to Michael’s fans all around the world for support of Thriller 40 and getting the album to #7 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart and on all of the other charts around the world! #Thriller40

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Not bad for a 40 year old album and re-release devoid of almost all promotion, sandwiched between four other new studio albums from contemporary artists that received massive publicity.

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2. @michaeljackson Thriller
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“Thriller", the globally best-selling album of all time, was originally released on this date in 1982. A year later, after the release of seven singles and three short films from the album, “Billie Jean”, “Beat It”, and “Thriller”, The Washington Post wrote about its global impact: “Michael is getting to be our biggest star. He is a sensation that deserves to be a sensation."
Celebrate #Thriller40: https://michaeljackson.lnk.to/Thriller40th

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‘Thriller’ Turns 40: How Michael Jackson Moonwalked the Music Business Out of a Recession
"It helped pull us out of the disco days and it became a whole new world," says one former Epic Records exec of the landmark album.


BY STEVE KNOPPER

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FFor record executives, the story of Michael Jackson‘s Thriller begins in 1979, three years before the album came out, when disco crashed and record stores returned millions of unwanted LPs to major labels. That year, recorded-music revenues dropped 10% from the previous year prior, according to RIAA data, and vinyl sales were just beginning to decline after years of growth. CBS Records had massive layoffs that summer; Warner Bros. followed with 55 in December.

“When I came in on Monday, there were half-smoked cigarettes in ashtrays and half-typed memos in typewriters,” recalls Jim Urie, then CBS’ New York branch manager, who pink-slipped 40 on his staff. “It was really, really brutal.”

The industry-wide malaise, coinciding with a worldwide recession, lasted two or three years. “It was the first time all of us young people in the music business had business hit us in the face,” says Dan Beck, Epic Records’ head of publicity at the time, who recalls another “major” wave of company wide CBS layoffs in summer 1982. “One of the first things people cut back was the disposable income — so if somebody bought three or four albums a month, and now they only bought one or two, that was pretty dramatic to our business.”
Thriller, released exactly 40 years ago, on Nov. 30, 1982, helped usher in the music business’ comeback, along with the explosive growth of MTV and the adoption of the compact disc. Jackson’s follow-up to 1979’s Off the Wall took off instantly, beginning with the opening single, “The Girl Is Mine,” a duet with Paul McCartney designed to cross the album over to a white radio audience. All seven of its singles would land in the top 10 of the Hot 100, and the album would spend 37 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Thriller coaxed fans back into record stores to buy multiple copies, thus providing labels with resources to market Madonna, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper and, later, hair-metal bands. At the end of 1981, CBS Records, which owned Epic at the time, took in $1 billion in revenue, its worst earnings since 1971; by the end of 1983, its net income increased 26% to $187 million.

“It pulled the music industry out of the doldrums,” says Larry Stessel, then Epic’s West Coast marketing vp. “It helped pull us out of the disco days and it became a whole new world.”

Stessel, who worked closely with Jackson on music videos, says the industry recession from roughly 1979 to 1983 helped his staff learn to economize — which made Epic and other labels leaner and stronger when the business came back.

It allowed us to utilize our dollars more efficiently, develop local campaigns — if you could break an artist out of Kansas City, then obviously your next goal was to spread it to St. Louis, and maybe your next stop would be Milwaukee or Chicago or Detroit, depending where the airplay was,” he recalls. “It made us smarter marketing people when the doors opened up again after Thriller was released.”

Famously, Thriller‘s sales run kept going and going — it spiked after every new single and video, and surged after Jackson did the moonwalk during NBC’s Motown 25 anniversary special in May 1983. Today, Jackson’s label, Sony, claims Thriller as the best-selling global album of all time; in the U.S., according to the Recording Industry Association of America, it is 34 times platinum, behind the Eagles’ Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, at 38 times platinum. Even as Jackson’s legacy is tainted with allegations of child sexual abuse in HBO’s 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland, the album has generated 3.87 million U.S. album-equivalent units in the past 10 years, including 1.2 million in physical album sales, according to Luminate.

“I knew then,” Stessel says of Thriller‘s staying power. “We started literally selling 1.2 million copies over the country every week. The album went from 4 to 6 million copies to 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.”
Thriller did more than reverse CBS Records’ fortunes in the early ’80s. It helped encourage Sony Corp. to buy the label home of Jackson, Springsteen, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond and many other stars for $2 billion in 1988. The idea was to unite software (music) with Sony’s new hardware (compact discs), and Thriller was the most valuable content of all. “You don’t buy Michael Jackson because he sounds like somebody else. You buy him because he resonates with you,” says Mickey Schulhof, then Sony’s top executive in the U.S. “Having content, we knew, was going to be an important part of Sony’s future, and the largest content library in the record industry was CBS Records. It was an easy decision.”

Thriller made Urie, CBS’ New York branch manager back then, forget those painful 1979 layoffs — almost. “If you have a big enough record — and this is certainly true today — it throws off so much profit over its lifetime that it really can change things,” he says. “It cures all ills.”

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According to Media Traffic, Michael Jackson’s Thriller was the 5th biggest selling album worldwide last week with 69,000 copies sold. #Thriller40

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