When Sean Kingston released his 2011 song “Beat It,” he faced an uphill battle. The title of the track, so closely tied to Michael Jackson‘s iconic 1982 hit “Beat It” from his album Thriller, was ...

Daisy Edgar-Jones said in an interview with Elle Magazine that she is quite fortunate her A-list male co-stars have never ...

Having to play such an iconic solo night after night in Jackson's band was a tall order, but electric guitar hero Jennifer Batten – who toured with the late superstar three times – proved to be more ...

For reference, we present Ilya Franciosi, a talented fretless guitar player who has served up a fine example of fretless playing using Eddie Van Halen’s solo on Michael Jackson’s “Beat It.” ...

Flash forward two years later and Jackson's Thriller topped the charts - and beat out Van Halen's 1984. Alex and Eddie founded Van Halen in 1972 alongside David Lee Roth and Michael Anthony.

Following internet rumors regarding his involvement in a Van Halen ... included Michael Jackson’s chart-topping hit “Beat It” and Lukather’s debut solo album (which featured Eddie on ...

CBS Records was well aware that there were no black records at all in the pop Top 20 the week they sent the debut single from “Thriller” to radio in October of 1982. Faced with the very real ...