Start date July 6, 1984 End date December 9, 1984 No. of shows 47 in United States 8 in Canada 55 played Attendance 2 million Box office US$75 million ($176.67 million in 2017 dollars)
Set list :
“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'” “Things I Do for You” “Off the Wall” “Human Nature” “This Place Hotel” “She’s Out of My Life” Jermaine Jackson Medley: “Let’s Get Serious” / “You Like Me, Don’t You?”/”Dynamite” / “Tell Me I’m Not Dreamin’ (Too Good to Be True)” (with Michael) The Jackson 5 Medley: “I Want You Back” / “The Love You Save” / “I’ll Be There” “Rock with You” “Lovely One” “Workin’ Day and Night” “Beat It” “Billie Jean” “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)” (contain excerpts from “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough)”
Tour dates
July 1 : The Jackson have a full dress rehearsal of the “Victory” show at BJCC Colisuem in Birmingham.
July 6+7+8 : The Jacksons kick off the Victory Tour at the arrowhead stadium in in Kansas City (Missouri)
July 13+14+15 : Concerts at the Texas Stadium in Irving, (Dallas county) attended by Prince & Emmanuel Lewis among others. During the second concert in Dallas , Eddie Van Halen joins Michael on stage to play his solo guitar on Beat It
July 21+22+23 : Concerts at the Gator Bowl stadium in Jacksonville.
July 29+30+31 : Concerts at the Giants stadium in East Rutherford (New Jersey) attended by Katherine, Janet, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Dominic, Connie, Frank & Eddie Cascio among others.
August 4+5 : Concerts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.
August 7+8+9+10+11+12 : Concerts at the Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.
August 17+18+19 : Concert at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac (Michigan).
August 25+26 : Concerts at the Buffalo Rich Stadium in Orchad Park.
September 1+2 : Concerts at the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania).
September 7+8 : Concerts at the Mile High Stadium in Denver (Colorado). Michael visits Elton John..
September 16+17+18 : Concerts at the Canada Montreal Olympic Stadium in Montreal (Canada). During the last song, Jackie joins the brothers on stage for the first time during the tour.
September 21+22 : Concerts at the United States RFK Stadium in Washington D.C.
September 28+29 : Concerts at the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania).
October 5+6+7 : Concerts at the Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Canada.
October 12+13+14 : Concerts at the Comiskey Park in Chicago.
October 19+20 : Concerts at the Municipal Stadium in Cleveland.
October 29+30 : Concerts at the Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta.
November 2+3 : Concerts at the Orange Bowl in Miami.
November 9+10 : Concerts at the Houston Astrodome in Houston (Texas).
November 16+17+18 : Concerts at the BC Place in Vancouver, Canada.
November 30 + December 1+ 2 +7 +8+9 : The Jacksons play their last Victory Tour concerts at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles . During the last song of the last concert, Janet, LaToya & Rebbie join the group on stage with all the nieces and nephews to dance all together.
Michael announces on stage that this concert is the “last curtain call” from The Jacksons.
During 55 concerts attended by over 2 million people, the tour grossed a record $75 million!
Band members
Michael Jackson: vocals Randy Jackson – vocals, percussion, keyboards Jermaine Jackson: vocals; bass Tito Jackson: vocals; guitar Marlon Jackson: vocals; percussion Jackie Jackson: vocals; percussion (First performance during the Quebec concerts.) Keyboards: Rory Kaplan, Pat Leonard & Jai Winding Guitar: David Williams & Gregg Wright Drums: Jonathan Moffett
Start date July 8, 1981 End date September 26, 1981 No. of shows 44 in North America Box office US $5.5 million ($14.80 in 2017 dollars)[1]
Set list
1. “Opening/Can You Feel It” 2. “Things I Do for You” 3. “Off the Wall” 4. “Ben” 5. “This Place Hotel” 6. “She’s Out of My Life” 7. “Movie and Rap, Including Excerpts of: I Want You Back/Never Can Say Goodbye/Got to Be There” 8. “Medley: I Want You Back/ABC/The Love You Save” 9. “I’ll Be There” 10. “Rock with You” 11. “Lovely One” 12. “Workin’ Day and Night” 13. “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” 14. “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)”
*On the first dates “Walk Right Now” was performed
Tour dates
July 8 : The Jacksons kick off their Triumph Tour at the United States Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.
July 10 : Concert at the City MCC Arena in Oklahoma.
July 11 : Concert at the Dallas Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
July 12 : Concert at the The Summit in Houston, Texas.
July 15 : Concert at the HemisFair Arena in San Antonio.
July 16 : The Jacksons attend a Circus in New Orleans.
July 17 : Concert at the Riverside Centroplex Arena in Baton Rouge.
July 18 : Concert at the Mobile Municipal Auditorium in Mobile.
July 22 : Concert at the Georgia, The Omni Coliseum in Atlanta for the Atlanta Children’s Health Foundation).
July 24 : Concert at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro.
July 25 : Concert at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte.
July 26 : Concert at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton.
July 28 : Concert at the Lakeland Civic Center in Lakeland.
July 31 + August 1 : Concerts at the Landover Capital Centre in Washington D.C.
August 2 : Concert at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.
August 4 : Concert at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada.
August 5 : Concert at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada.
August 7 : Concert at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale.
August 8 : Concert at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio.
August 9 : Concert at the The Coliseum in Richfield Township.
August 10 : Concert at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus.
August 12 : Concert at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta.
August 14 : Concert at the Spectrum in Philadelphia.
August 15 : Concert at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford.
August 16 : Concert at the Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
August 18 + 19 : Concerts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.
August 21 : Concert at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
August 22 : Concert at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis.
August 23 : Concert at the UD Arena in Dayton.
August 26 : Concert at the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee.
August 28 : Concert at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois.
August 29 : Concert at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
August 31 : Concert at the Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.
September 1 : Concert at the Kemper Arena in Kansas.
September 2 : Concert at the Checkerdome in St. Louis.
September 3 : Concert at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver.
September 4 : Concert at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
September 5 : Concert at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago.
September 7 : Concert at the Paradise Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas.
September 10 : Concert at the Cow Palace in Daly City
September 13 : Concert at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California.
September 15 : Concert at the ASU Activity Center in Tempe, Arizona.
September 16 : Concert at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego.
September 18 + 19 : Concerts at the The Forum in Inglewood.
September 22 : Concert at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California.
September 25 + 26 : Last concerts at the The Forum in Inglewood. The whole Jackson family attends the shows and many celebrities including Magic Johnson, Dick Clark, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones & Patti Austin.
Band members
Michael Jackson: vocals Jackie Jackson: vocals, percussion Tito Jackson: guitar, vocals Marlon Jackson: vocals, percussion Randy Jackson: vocals, congas, piano, keyboards Drums: Jonathan Moffett Bass: Mike McKinney Guitar: David Williams Synthesizer: Bill Wolfer Horns: Wesley Phillips, Cloris Grimes, Alan (Funt) Prater, Roderick (Mac) McMorris (East Coast Horns)
Mid-December 1978 : The Jacksons tape performances of “Shake Your Body” and “Things I Do For You” on The Midnight Special at the NBC Studios in Burbank, California (aired on February 02, 1979).
January 22+24+26, 1979 : While in Bremen, Germany, The Jacksons perform “Blame It On The Boogie” on Musikladen TV show.
January 29, 1979 : The Jacksons go the former Roma studios on Colmenar Street, where the Tele 5 production center is currently located. Valerio Lazarov and his production team were waiting for us to tape a performance of “Blame It On The Boogie”. Due to technical difficulties, the taping is postponed to the day after.
January 30, 1979 : In the morning, The Jacksons tape a performance of “Blame It On The Boogie” on the TV show “Sumarisimo” (a variety show that lasted only twelve weeks, from December 1978 to March 1979). The show airs on Monday, February 5, 1979.
Later, The Jacksons go to the Prado Del Rey studios to tape performances of “Destiny”, “Blame It On The Boogie”, “Goin Places” and “Shake Your Body” on Spanish TV show Aplauso (which airs RTVE on February 3, 1979).
February 1/2, 1979 : While on tour in Amsterdam The Jacksons tape a performance of “Shake Your Body” for Dutch TV show TopPop (which is aired on February 24).
February 2, 1979 : In Amsterdam, The Jacksons tape a performance for a Dutch television show, “Sonja’s Goed Nieuws Show,” a talk show hosted by Sonja Barend. The group perform “Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)” and “Blame It On The Boogie” at De Mirandabad, near the wave pool, as part of its inauguration.
February 6+7+8+9, 1979 : While in London, The Jacksons tape performances of “Shake Your Body”, “Blame It On The Boogie” & “Destiny” on Top Of The Pops. Jermaine joins them on stage for the last song.
February 14, 1979 : The Jacksons arrive at Leysin, a municipality in the canton of Vaud, with approximately 4,000 inhabitants, located in the Vaud Alps, the central part of the Alps, in Switzerland. They check in l’hôtel Central de Leysin. In the afternoon, the group tapes a performance of two tracks from the album “Destiny”: “Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)” and “Blame It On The Boogie.” The brothers can be seen performing their songs in front of a massive snowman, surrounded by children skiing, at the Plan-Praz site, located a bit higher than their hotel. They also make a photoshoot in the snow. These performances are part of the show “Disco In The Snow, part I.” The four-part show, featuring the group Abba, will be broadcast on British television, on the BBC, on April 9, 1979.
February 15, 1979 : The Jacksons go to Leysin Restaurant where they tape their second segment for a special show, “Abba Snowtime,” which will be broadcast on the BBC on December 22, 1979. In the heart of an “old rustic chalet with a mountain atmosphere”, they perform their song “Destiny” near the fireplace.
PRESS (interviews/photoshoots)
August 22, 1978 : Michael gives an interview to Randy Tarraborelli at Hayvenhurst.
October 6, 1978 : Michael attends a charity dinner at Shubert Theatre, California & a benefit performance of the play, ‘Annie,’ where an American National Theatre and Academy National Artist Award was being presented to Fred Astaire.
October 24, 1978 : Michael attends the premiere and after party of “The Wiz” at Windows on the World in New York with Leslie Uggams, Valerie Simpson, Nick Ashford and Quincy Jones among others.
October 25, 1978 : Michael attends the premiere & opening night party of “The Wiz” at the Pitt’s Century Plaza Theater in Century City (Los Angeles) with Katherine, Joe, Janet & Latoya & Diana Ross among others.
November 18, 1978 : Billboard magazine’s issue on The Jacksons 10th Anniversary with interviews of The Jacksons and their entourage.
December 05, 1978 : Tito, Michael, Jackie, & Marlon give interviews to the press and pose for pictures at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
January 1979 : Michael is on the cover of Rock & Soul Magazine.
February 1+2, 1979 : While in Amsterdam, Michael poses for a photoshoot at the Sonesta Hotel in Amsterdam with Barry Schultz.
The Jacksons are on the cover of Jet Magazine.
TV/RADIO INTERVIEWS
December 08, 1978 : Michael is a guest star on CBS’s A Special Sesame Street Christmas.
January 28, 1979 : At noon, The Jacksons go to El Gran Musical, a live radio show on Cadena SER (one of the most important Spanish radio stations) from the Titanic discotheque on Atocha Street. The program is hosted by Cañaveras Pepe and directed by Rafael Revert. It is Michael Jackson’s first contact with the media in Spain. He is also introduced to Joaquin Luqui, who collaborated with the program every Sunday.
AWARDS SHOWS/RED CARPETS/PRESS CONFERENCES
August 25, 1978 : Michael attends a reception for the Robert Kennedy Tennis Tournament at the NBC Building in New York City.
July 1, 1979 : Mayor Tom Bradley declares “Jackson Day” in Los Angeles in honour of the group achievements. Some 300 guests attend a party in the City National Bank Vault in Beverly Hills including Katherine, LaToya & Janet. The Jacksons receive a Platinum Record for Destiny. Michael’s date for the night is actress Tatum’ O Neal. Michael performs “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” .
CONCERTS
Tour dates
1979
1st leg : Europe
January : The Jacksons rehearse for The Destiny Tour. Their new show include 4 songs from their new album (Things I Do For You, Destiny, All Night Dancin’ & Blame It On The Boogie).
January 22+24 : The Jacksons kick off the European leg of Destiny tour at the Bremen Germany Musical Theater in Bremen, Germany.
January 28+29+30 : Concerts at the El Teatro Monumental in Madrid, Spain.
January 31 : Concert at the Martiniplaza in Groningen, Netherlands.
February 1+2 : Concerts at the Koninklijk Theater Carré in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
February 6+7+8+9 : Concerts at the Rainbow Theatre in London.
February 10 : Concert at the Brighton Center in Brighton, England.
February 11 : Concert at the Guildhall in Preston, England.
February 12 : Concert at the Wakefield Theater Club in Wakefield, England.
February 13 : Concert at the Fiesta Club in Sheffield, England.
February 15 : Concert at the Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland.
February 16 : The two concerts scheduled at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland are canceled.
February 17 : Concert at the Manchester Apollo in Manchester, England.
February 18 : Concert at the Bingley Hall in Birmingham, England.
February 19 : Concert at the Civic Theatre in Halifax, England.
February 20 : The two concerts scheduled at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester, England are canceled.
February 21 : The concert scheduled at the Sophia Gardens Pavillon in Cardiff, England is canceled.
February 23+24 : Concerts at the England Rainbow Theatre in London. The first concert is filmed for television and aired later on.
February 25 : Concert at the Poole Arts Centre in Poole, England.
February 26 : Concert at the Koninklijk Theater Carré in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
February 28 : The two concerts scheduled at Le Palace in Paris, France are canceled at the last minute. There are pictures of the audience waiting to get in the Palace. Official reason: Food poisoning of Michael and one of his brothers.
February 29 : The concert scheduled at the Théâtre des Carmes in Avignon, France is canceled.
2nd leg : Africa
March 6+7+8+9+10 : The Jacksons kick off the African leg of Destiny Tour Concerts at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa.
March 12+13+14+15 : Concerts at the Stade de l’Amitié in Dakar, Senegal.
March 16 : Concert at the Aliff Gymnasium in Nairobi, Kenya.
March 19+20+21 : Concerts at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa.
3rd leg : North America
April 7 + 8 : The concerts scheduled at the Painters Mill Music Fair in Owings Mills are canceled.
April 14+15 : The Jacksons kick off the US leg of Destiny Tour at the Music Hall in Cleveland. They add “Shake Your Body” to the setlist as the final song.
April 19+22 : Concerts at the Valley Forge Music Fair in Devon.
April 25+26+27 : Concerts at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago.
April 28 : Concert at the Mill Run Theatre in Niles, Illinois.
May 3 : Concert at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg.
May 6 : Concert at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville.
May 10+12 : Concert at the Music Hall in Houston.
May 16 : Concert at the Birmingham Municipal Auditorium in Birmingham.
May 17 : Concert at the Municipal Auditorium in Columbus.
May 18 : Concert at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville.
May 19 : Concert at the Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta.
May 20 : Concert at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis. Rick James visit the group backstage.
May 24 : Concert at the Saenger Theatre in Pine Bluff.
May 26 : Concert at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.
May 27 : Concert at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth.
May 28 : Concert at the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium in Shreveport.
June 1 : Concert at the Chrysler Hall in Norfolk.
June 3 : Concert at the Township Auditorium in Columbia.
June 8 : Concert at the Belk Gymnasium in Charlotte.
June 9 : Concert at the Capital Centre in Landover.
June 10 : Last concert of the first US leg at the War Memorial Auditorium in Greensboro.
4th leg : North America
September : The Jacksons rehearse for the new leg of the Destiny World Tour and they add new songs to the setlist (Off The Wall, Rock With You, Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough and Shake Your Body).
September 26 : The Jacksons kick off the second US leg of Destiny Tour at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington.
October 2+3 : Concert at the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans.
October 4 : Concert at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport.
October 5 : Concert at the Mobile Municipal Auditorium in Mobile.
October 6 : Concert at the Von Braun Civic Center in Huntsville;
October 7 : Concert at the Louisville Gardens in Louisville.
October 12 : Concert at the Spectrum in Philadelphia.
October 13 : Concert at the Rochester Community War Memorial in Rochester.
October 14 : Concert at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh
October 15 : Concert at the Saginaw Civic Center in Saginaw.
October 19 : Concert at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis.
October 20 : Concert at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis.
October 21 : Concert at the UD Arena in Dayton.
October 25 : Concert at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Columbus.
October 26 : Concert at the Onondaga County War Memorial in Syracuse.
October 27 : Concert at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo.
October 28 : Concert at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield.
November 1 : Concert at the Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo.
November 2 : Concert at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago.
November 3 : Concert at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland.
November 4+5 : Concerts at the 1979 Detroit Cobo Arena in Detroit.
November 6 : Concert at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore.
November 8 : Concert at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale (filmed for ABC’s 20/20 TV show that will air in January 1980).
November 9 : Concert at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.
November 10 : The concert scheduled at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton is canceled.
November 11 : Concert at the Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium in Fayetteville.
November 15 : The concert scheduled at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth is canceled.
November 16 : The concert scheduled at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson is canceled.
November 17 : The concert scheduled at the Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles is canceled.
November 18 + 19 : The concerts scheduled at the The Summit in Houston are canceled.
November 21 : The concert scheduled at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville is canceled.
November 22 : Concert at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah.
November 23 : Concert at the Macon Coliseum in Macon.
November 24 : Concert at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.
November 25 : Concert at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta.
November 27 : The concert scheduled at the Columbus Municipal Auditorium in Columbus is canceled.
November 29 : Concert at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque.
November 30 : Concert at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver.
December 6 : The concert scheduled at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland is canceled.
December 8 : The concert scheduled at the Seattle Center Coliseum in Seattle is canceled.
December 9 : Concert at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada.
December 10 : The concert scheduled at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth is canceled.
December 11 : The concert scheduled at the HemisFair Arena in San Antonio is canceled.
December 13 : Concert at the United States Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino.
December 14 : Concert at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix.
December 15 : Concert at the Sports Arena in San Diego.
December 16 : Concert at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena in Oakland.
December 18 + 19 : Concerts at the Forum in Inglewood.
December 21 : Last concert of the year at the Haynes Oval Cricket Ground in Nassau (The Bahamas).
1980
January 11+12+13 1980 : The Jacksons perform the last 3 concerts of the Destiny World Tour at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu.
September 17 + 18 + 19 + 25 + 26 : The Jacksons give 5 concerts at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
Set list for Destiny Tour from February 23, 1979 in London
“Dancing Machine” “Things I Do for You” “Ben”
“I Am Love”
“Keep on Dancing” Medley: “I Want You Back” / “ABC” / “The Love You Save” “I’ll Be There” “Enjoy Yourself” “Destiny” “Show You the Way to Go” “All Night Dancin'” “Blame It on the Boogie”
Set list for Destiny Tour from October 3, 1979 in New Orleans
Dancing Machine Things I Do For You Get It Together Ben Keep on Dancing I Wanna Be Where You Are
Jackson 5 Medley : “I Want You Back” / “ABC” / “The Love You Save” “I’ll Be There”
Enjoy Yourself Blame It On The Boogie Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
Set list for Destiny Tour from December 1979
“Dancing Machine” “Things I Do for You” “Get It Together” “Off the Wall” “Ben” “Keep on Dancing” Medley: “I Want You Back” / “ABC” / “The Love You Save” “I’ll Be There” “Rock with You” “Enjoy Yourself” “Blame It on the Boogie”
“Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)”
Band members First leg
Bass: Michael McKinney Additional Guitar: Bud Rizzo Keyboards: James McField Drums: Tony Lewis
Second leg
Drums: Jonathan Moffett Additional Guitar: Bud Rizzo Bass: Michael McKinney Keyboards: James McField Horns: (East Coast Horns): Wesley Phillips, Cloris Grimes, Alan (Funt) Prater, Roderick (Mac) McMorris
LIVE ALBUMS/TV BROADCASTS/COMMERCIAL RELEASE
To this day, no full concert from the Destiny Tour 1979 has ever been officially released on video (VHS, DVD, Bluray or YouTube).
Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wallpremiered at the Sundance Film Festival at Park City, Utah on January 24, 2016. It was shown on the American television network Showtime on February 5, 2016. The film was released along with a reissue of the original Off the Wall album on February 26, 2016. It features never before seen pro HQ footage from Destiny Tour 1979 (December 16, 1979 at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena in Oakland) and Triumph 1981 (September 26, 1981 at The Forum in Inglewood).
Janet has given many promotional interviews for the release of her new single “Made For Now”, here they are (I will keep updating them if I found some more).
Janet appears on the cover of In Style’s October issue with an exclusive interview and new photoshoot.
In the interview Janet speaks for the first time of the abuse she went through in her last marriage :
LB: Where do you want to be when you’re 80?
JJ: I’d love to be a grandma. I’d love to, hopefully, still inspire people with my work, whatever it is. And more than anything, I know I’m going to be helping people and inspire others to do the same. I feel that is what I was put on this earth to do. I want to help women who are abused and suffering from being in relationships where men have them gagged, have their hands tied. No woman should go through that.
LB: No, of course not.
JJ: It’s enough that we’ve gone through that. We need to recognize those problems, what makes that happen, and reverse it. We need to be able to recognize those things before getting into a relationship. Even within yourself, what is it about you that is attracted to that? I stand on that side of the fence, you know. There’s a lot of work I have to do for myself. Enough of anyone trying to manipulate me. You don’t even deserve to be in my presence. I’m allowing you to [be here].
The 2018 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, held at Atlanta’s Woodruff Arts Center’s Symphony Hall on Aug. 30, honored Janet Jackson with the BMI Icon Award and featured a surprise appearance by Missy Elliott. The event recognizes the songwriters, producers and publishers of the year’s most-performed R&B/hip-hop songs.
Songs by Jackson were performed by Jussie Smollett (“That’s the Way Love Goes”), Justine Skye (“Let’s Wait Awhile”), Normani (“The Pleasure Principle”) and Teyana Taylor (“I Get Lonely”).
Missy Elliott followed with a speech in honor of Jackson, during which she quoted the singer’s lyrics.
The event was hosted by Mike O’Neill, BMI President and CEO, and Catherine Brewton, VP of Creative, Atlanta, along with lifestyle personality Kenny Burns.
Michael Jackson will forever be remembered as one of the century’s greatest entertainers, and in honor of what would have been his 60th birthday, the King of Pop’s family, friends and big-name fans came together for a celebration of his life and legacy.
The Michael Jackson Diamond Celebration, held at Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas, featured a special performance of Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson ‘One’ show, where the singer was honored with the 2018 Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation Legacy Award for Humanitarian Service. Two of the singer’s children, Paris and Prince Michael, accepted the posthumous award on his behalf.
“Being here today is definitely an awe-inspiring feeling, because our father was the King of Pop and he did so much,” Prince said, with his sister by his side. “He did so much for the music industry, but I think he put emphasis and importance on the charitable contributions to humanity that he really used his platform to [support].”
The icon’s 21-year-old progeny added that, for his father, receiving the Legacy Award, which recognizes the singer’s philanthropic efforts, “Would make him prouder, I assume, than the musical accomplishments that he has been able to [achieve].”
It’s been just over nine years since the “Thriller” artist died at his mansion in Los Angeles, and for his kids, the loss was something they’ve endured together. As Paris explained to ET, they remember and respect their father in a way that means something special to them, and in a way that can really only be appreciated by one another.
“We honor him in our own way, and I don’t really expect anyone else to understand besides this dude right here,” Paris said of her brother. “I’m just happy to be with him.”
Among the many other celebs who came out to pay tribute to the late, great megastar were his brothers, Tito and Jackie Jackson, nephew Austin Brown along with Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson, Vanessa Hudgens, Usher, Gabrielle Union, and Mark Ronson.
Take a peek behind the scenes of social media star BlameItOnKway’s collaboration with Janet Jackson in this NYLON exclusive.
Shot only a week ago at iconic Studio 60 (frequented by the likes of Kanye, Wiz Khalifa, The Weeknd, Kylie Jenner, and more), the video aesthetically continues Jackson’s recent “Made For Now” video, with the queen at her rightful throne, as King Bach and Kway dance for her approval.
“I’ve always been a huge fan of the Jacksons,” Kway explained. “Never in a million years would I ever imagine doing a video with such an icon like Janet! I took inspiration from her brother Micheal Jackson’s ‘Remember The Time’ video shoot, and she was excited to do a slight recreation! Love that I am carrying his spirit through social media with someone as close as his sister Janet Jackson the queen.”
The video, directed by Diamond Batiste alongside cinematographer Michel Martins, came together in an instant once the green light was given: “Literally we shot the next day,” explained Kway’s representative Derrian Perry. Kway has the official seal of approval from Miss Jackson herself, as she found him quite funny, and urged him to direct his own films someday.
