On the Billboard Hot 100 for May 16, ‘Billie Jean’ shot up 21 spots, jumping from 38th to 17th! ‘Human Nature’ re-entered the chart at 29th, while ‘Beat It’ and ‘Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough’ returned at 32nd and 42nd, respectively. From May 1 to 7, U.S. streaming for ‘Billie Jean’ surged by 35%, hitting 12.7 million streams, and ‘Beat It’ saw a massive 57% increase. Both ‘Billie Jean’ and ‘Beat It’ are immortal classics that topped the Hot 100 for 7 and 3 weeks, respectively, back in 1983.
The Queen of Pop, Madonna, has also made her return to the Hot 100! Her collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter, ‘Bring Your Love,’ debuted at 74th. This marks the first time in 22 years that MJ and Madonna have appeared on the Hot 100 simultaneously. According to Billboard, the last time they shared the chart was on January 3, 2004, when Madonna was there with ‘Me Against the Music’ (featuring Britney Spears) and MJ was there with ‘One More Chance.’ These two are true living legends of pop history who have shared the Hot 100 since 1983.
The movie ‘Michael’ dominated the box office, earning nearly $100 million in its opening weekend following its U.S. release on April 24. With global earnings now surpassing $577 million, it has overtaken ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to become the highest-grossing music biopic of all time in North America. Starring Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson’s nephew, who spent two years in rigorous preparation for the role, the film is drawing audiences of all generations to theaters worldwide.
