Michael Jackson’s Thriller -era guitarist says Beat It was “too metal” before producer Quincy Jones stepped in.

Released as a single in 1983, "Beat It" went on to dominate the charts, reaching the number-one spot in five countries. The ...

No matter what kind of music you listen to, everyone knows the song “Beat It” by pop icon and overall creepy weirdo Michael Jackson. The third single off of Jackson’s sixth solo studio album Thriller, ...

Following the tragic passing of musical genius Quincy Jones, we’re learning new things about his life and some of the classic ...

How the late producer and composer Quincy Jones saved this iconic Michael Jackson hit from its heavy metal fate.

Featuring Jackson’s videos for “Billie Jean” and two weeks later for “Beat It” widened the video-clip channel’s appeal as much as airplay on MTV widened the appeal of Michael Jackson.

‘Beat It’ went on to be a huge hit ... ‘We Are The World’, which was helmed by himself, Jackson, Lionel Richie and producer Michael Omartian and raised funds for famine relief in ...

Michael Jackson allegedly beat the breaks off late-rapper Tupac Shakur in defense of Quincy Jones’s daughter Kidada Jones.

When Jackson and Jones sought to revisit the sound they experimented with on Beat It, they turned to the Billy Idol guitarist ...

Michael Jackson felt very confident in 1 album. When he finally heard it, though, he thought it was so bad that he cried.

Tom Morello, who played with Chris Cornell in Audioslave prior to his death, revealed that he has a years-old collaboration ...