Michael Jackson

Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson review – the shocking exposé of the megastar is a hard act to follow

Dan Reed’s world-rocking 2019 documentary detailed the experiences of survivors Wade Robson and James Safechuck – perhaps too definitively for this sequel to have anything new to say. If only it had waited for their trial …

Jack Seale

18, Mar, 2025 @10:05 PM

‘I’ve had murderers try to find me. I’ve had armed people say they’ll shoot’ – Dan Reed on the fallout from his Michael Jackson films

The documentary maker has received constant death threats from Jackson fans ever since his devastating Leaving Neverland aired. He reveals why he had to make a follow-up

Zoe Williams

14, Mar, 2025 @1:00 PM

MJ the Musical review – propaganda in celebration of Michael Jackson

The music is thrillingly performed but this show doesn’t just look away from the singer’s multiple controversies – it disparages the press for reporting on them

Cassie Tongue

09, Mar, 2025 @2:06 AM

How MJ the Musical sanitised Michael Jackson’s story: ‘Can we really sit in a theatre and pretend?’

MJ the Musical has already made millions for Jackson’s estate. But as the Broadway hit opens in Australia and the estate prepares to face two of Jackson’s alleged victims in court, fans may ask: is buying a ticket OK?

Dee Jefferson

06, Mar, 2025 @2:00 PM

Michael Jackson’s daughter reveals drug and alcohol addiction after five years of sobriety

Paris Jackson details recovery from heroin and alcohol addiction while also celebrating five-year sobriety mark

Maya Yang

08, Jan, 2025 @4:46 PM

The Long Wave: From the Met Gala to Afcon, 2025 promises to be a bumper year

New Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a Michael Jackson biopic and more brilliant Black art and culture coming your way in the next 12 months

Jason Okundaye

01, Jan, 2025 @12:17 PM

‘Leave your ego at the door’: from Thriller to Sinatra, Quincy Jones collaborators tell the stories behind his songs

Whether hashing out Beat It over the phone or jamming with Snoop Dogg, artists who worked alongside Jones recall his skill, kindness and lust for life

As told to Ben Beaumont-Thomas

08, Nov, 2024 @3:00 PM

Quincy Jones obituary

Musician, producer and arranger who had global hits with Michael Jackson, was the first black composer to find acceptance in Hollywood and won 28 Grammys

Adam Sweeting

04, Nov, 2024 @1:41 PM

Quincy Jones, producer and entertainment powerhouse, dies aged 91

Widely and wildly talented musician and industry mogul worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Will Smith and others

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

04, Nov, 2024 @7:54 AM

The Three Michaels review – trio of Michael Jackson lookalikes reach for the stars

Documentary follows a group of dedicated celebrity impersonators who band together to turn their passion into a decent living

Leslie Felperin

08, Oct, 2024 @6:00 AM

From Elton John at the piano to Stormzy at Glastonbury and Madonna snogging Britney: 41 era-defining music photos

Icons, rock stars – and divas behaving badly: these photographs of musicians struck a chord around the world

Alexis Petridis, Michael Cragg and Gabrielle Schwarz

28, Sep, 2024 @6:00 AM

The hidden life of Elizabeth Taylor – as seen by her son: ‘Her love for Richard Burton never went away’

She despised hypocrisy and was fiercely loyal to her friends, while navigating the pressures and pleasures of being the world’s biggest star. Chris Wilding discusses the legend and legacy of the mother he loved

Simon Hattenstone

23, Sep, 2024 @4:00 AM