How did MTV help Michael Jackson?

It took major prodding to get MTV to play “Billie Jean,” the second track from Jackson’s 1982 album Thriller. “Billie Jean” also paved the way for Michael Jackson to star in the 14-minute music video “Thriller,” the most expensive music video ever made at the time.

Did Michael Jackson and Prince ever collab?

It’s natural that people wanted the two musical giants to collaborate. That, however, never happened, even though it could’ve way back in 1987, when Jackson wanted Prince on the song “Bad,” and Prince declined to participate. When you look at the history between the two mega-stars, Prince’s refusal isn’t shocking.

Who was the first black person on MTV?

Fan sites and search engines love to tell you MTV’s first African-american artist was Michael Jackson. “Billie Jean” was the second single from the “Thriller” album, released January 2, 1983 after the Jackson/McCartney duet, “The Girl is Mine”.

Why did Prince turn Michael Jackson down?

“Prince was always competing with Michael. So I told Michael, ‘you sit there and Prince sits there, so it won’t look like we’re ganging up on him to do the record’. It was a beautiful meeting, a funny meeting, and [Prince] said ‘you don’t need me on this, it’s going to be a number one anyway’ – which it was.”

When did Michael Jackson record Beatit?

“Beat It” is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his sixth studio album, Thriller (1982). It was written by Jackson and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones….Beat It.

What was the very first video on MTV?

Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles
Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles was the very first music video played on MTV.