Michael Jackson Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === ''HIStory'', second marriage, fatherhood and ''Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix'' (1995–1997) === [[File:Michael Jackson Cannescropped.jpg|thumb|alt=Close-up of a pale skinned Jackson with black hair. He is wearing a black jacket with white designs on it.|upright|Jackson at the [[1997 Cannes Film Festival]] for the premiere of ''[[Michael Jackson's Ghosts]]'']] In June 1995, Jackson released the double album ''[[HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I]]''. The first disc, ''HIStory Begins'', is a [[greatest hits album]] (reissued in 2001 as ''Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume I''). The second disc, ''HIStory Continues'', contains 13 original songs and two cover versions. The album debuted at number one on the charts and has been certified for eight million shipments in the US.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 100 Albums |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=May 31, 2015 |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=T1A&col=certified_units&ord=desc#search_section |archive-date=September 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913200358/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=T1A&col=certified_units&ord=desc#search_section |url-status=live }}</ref> It is the bestselling multi-disc album of all time, with 20{{nbsp}}million copies (40{{nbsp}}million units) sold worldwide.<ref name="Achievements" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Michael Jackson's best selling studio albums |date=June 26, 2009 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=June 11, 2015 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/5648176/Michael-Jacksons-best-selling-studio-albums.html |archive-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017165055/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/5648176/Michael-Jacksons-best-selling-studio-albums.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''HIStory'' received a Grammy nomination for [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref name="grammy mj" /> The ''New York Times'' reviewed it as "the testimony of a musician whose self-pity now equals his talent".<ref>{{cite news |first=Jon |last=Pareles |title=Pop View; Michael Jackson Is Angry, Understand? |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 18, 1995 |access-date=April 14, 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/18/arts/pop-view-michael-jackson-is-angry-understand.html |archive-date=June 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624042053/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/18/arts/pop-view-michael-jackson-is-angry-understand.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The first single from ''HIStory'' was "[[Scream (Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song)|Scream]]/[[Childhood (Michael Jackson song)|Childhood]]". "Scream", a duet with Jackson's youngest sister Janet, protests the media's treatment of Jackson during the 1993 child abuse allegations against him. The single reached number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref name="billboard mj">{{cite magazine |title=Michael Jackson Chart History |magazine=Billboard |date=September 12, 2008 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-jackson/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=November 29, 2021 |archive-date=October 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008004113/https://www.billboard.com/music/Michael-Jackson/chart-history/HSI |url-status=live }}</ref> and received a Grammy nomination for "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals".<ref name="grammy mj" /> The second single, "[[You Are Not Alone]]", holds the Guinness world record for the first song to debut at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.<ref name="World Records" /> It received a Grammy nomination for "Best Pop Vocal Performance" in 1995.<ref name="grammy mj" /> In 1995 the [[Anti-Defamation League]] and other groups complained that "Jew me, sue me, everybody do me/ Kick me, [[kike]] me, don't you black or white me", the original lyrics of "[[They Don't Care About Us]]", were [[Antisemitism in the United States|antisemitic]]. Jackson released a revised version of the song.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harrington |first=Richard |date=June 23, 1995 |title=Michael Jackson changes his tune on lyrics |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/06/23/michael-jackson-changes-his-tune-on-lyrics/bd138b88-c73c-4e4d-9bd2-5c1d3bf82952/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=January 22, 2023 |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210044819/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/06/23/michael-jackson-changes-his-tune-on-lyrics/bd138b88-c73c-4e4d-9bd2-5c1d3bf82952/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In late 1995, Jackson was admitted to a hospital after collapsing during rehearsals for a televised performance, caused by a stress-related [[panic attack]].{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2009|pp=576–577}} In November, Jackson merged his ATV Music catalog with Sony's music publishing division, creating [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing]]. He retained ownership of half the company, earning $95{{nbsp}}million up front (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|95000000|1995|r=-6}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}) as well as the [[List of Sony/ATV Music Publishing artists|rights to more songs]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Company News; Michael Jackson sells rights to Beatles songs to Sony |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=November 8, 1995 |access-date=May 31, 2015 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/08/business/company-news-michael-jackson-sells-rights-to-beatles-songs-to-sony.html |archive-date=May 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526142420/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/08/business/company-news-michael-jackson-sells-rights-to-beatles-songs-to-sony.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="sonydeal">{{cite news |first1=Jeff |last1=Leeds |first2=Andrew Ross |last2=Sorkin |title=Michael Jackson Bailout Said to Be Close |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 13, 2006 |access-date=July 23, 2008 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/13/business/media/13music.html?ex=1302580800&en=45bff2f7a4da68fe&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |archive-date=September 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918161053/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/13/business/media/13music.html?ex=1302580800&en=45bff2f7a4da68fe&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |url-status=live }}</ref> "[[Earth Song]]" was the third single released from ''HIStory'', and topped the [[UK Singles Chart]] for six weeks over Christmas 1995.<ref name="OC">{{cite web |title=Michael Jackson |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=April 7, 2019 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16519/michael-jackson/ |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617220110/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16519/michael-jackson/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It became the 87th-bestselling single in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |first=Justin |last=Myers |title=The best-selling singles of all time on the Official UK Chart |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=December 14, 2018 |access-date=April 7, 2019 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-best-selling-singles-of-all-time-on-the-official-uk-chart__21298/ |archive-date=September 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928044249/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-best-selling-singles-of-all-time-on-the-official-uk-chart__21298/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[1996 Brit Awards]], Jackson's performance of "Earth Song" was disrupted by [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]] singer [[Jarvis Cocker]], who was protesting what Cocker saw as Jackson's "Christ-like" persona. Jackson said the stage invasion was "disgusting and cowardly".<ref>{{cite news |first=John |last=McKie |title=Brits brawl as Cocker 'pulps' Jackson chorus |newspaper=The Independent |date=February 21, 1996 |access-date= April 6, 2019 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/brits-brawl-as-cocker-pulps-jackson-chorus-1320077.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/brits-brawl-as-cocker-pulps-jackson-chorus-1320077.html |archive-date=May 14, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Brit Awards: Brits behaving badly |work=BBC News |date=March 4, 2000 |access-date=April 6, 2019 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/entertainment/2000/brit_awards/665776.stm |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127142947/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/entertainment/2000/brit_awards/665776.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1996, Jackson won a Grammy for Best Music Video, Short Form, for "Scream" and an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.<ref name="grammy mj" /><ref>{{cite news |first=Thor |last=Christensen |title=Brooks turns down award for favorite artist of the year |newspaper=[[Rome News-Tribune]] |date=January 30, 1996 |access-date=June 16, 2010 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LWUwAAAAIBAJ&pg=5552,8128572 |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613061154/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LWUwAAAAIBAJ&pg=5552,8128572 |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 1996, Jackson performed for [[Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah]]'s fiftieth birthday at [[Jerudong Park Amphitheater]], which was specifically built for that birthday concert.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/cb80a6f812829ff0295165fcae707c6c |title=60,000 Attend Free Michael Jackson Concert |work=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205124418/https://apnews.com/article/cb80a6f812829ff0295165fcae707c6c |url-status=live }}</ref> Jackson was reportedly paid $17 million (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|17000000|1996|r=-6}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/beyonce-michael-jackson-how-much-stars-earn-private-gigs/ |title=Inside the Middle East's private gig gravy train for musicians, from Beyoncé to Michael Jackson |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=January 24, 2023 |last1=Hall |first1=James |access-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205124410/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/beyonce-michael-jackson-how-much-stars-earn-private-gigs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Jackson promoted ''HIStory'' with the [[HIStory World Tour]], from September 7, 1996, to October 15, 1997. He performed 82 concerts in five continents, 35 countries and 58 cities to over 4.5{{nbsp}}million fans, his most attended tour. It grossed {{Nowrap|$165 million}}.{{sfn|Lewis Jones|2005|pp=95–96}} During the tour, in Sydney, Australia, Jackson married [[Debbie Rowe]], a dermatology assistant, who was six months pregnant with his first child.{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2009|pp=570–586}} Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. (commonly known as Prince) was born on February 13, 1997. His sister [[Paris Jackson|Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson]] was born on April 3, 1998.{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2009|pp=580–581, 597}} Jackson and Rowe divorced in 2000, Rowe conceded custody of the children, with an $8{{nbsp}}million settlement (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|8000000|1999|r=-5}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}).<ref>{{cite news |title=Debbie Rowe, Michael Jackson's ex-wife and kids' mom, to testify |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=August 14, 2013 |access-date=October 10, 2022 |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-xpm-2013-aug-14-la-me-ln-debbie-rowe-testify-20130814-story.html |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010034828/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-xpm-2013-aug-14-la-me-ln-debbie-rowe-testify-20130814-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2004, after the [[Trial of Michael Jackson|second child abuse allegations against Jackson]], she returned to court to reclaim custody. The suit was settled in 2006.<ref name="Ex wife">{{cite news |title=Jackson child custody fight ends |work=BBC News |date=September 30, 2006 |access-date=May 31, 2015 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5394792.stm |archive-date=July 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731005315/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5394792.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1997, Jackson released ''[[Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix]]'', which contained remixes of singles from ''HIStory'' and five new songs. Worldwide sales stand at {{Nowrap|6 million}} copies, making it the [[List of best-selling remix albums|best-selling remix album]]. It reached number one in the UK, as did the single "[[Blood on the Dance Floor (song)|Blood on the Dance Floor]]".{{sfn|Rojek|2007|p=74}} In the US, the album reached number 24 and was certified platinum.<ref name="Certifications" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page