"Michael Jackson and the Impossibility of Erasure" There is probably no other public figure, living or dead, whose cultural presence has proven so resistant to cancellation. For more than four decades, predictions of Michael Jackson's downfall have repeatedly resurfaced. Yet headlines can reshape narratives. They cannot erase collective memory. Those predictions can operate only at the level of public discourse. If Michael Jackson had been merely famous, he would have been forgotten. If he had been merely successful, he would have been replaced. If he had been merely iconic, he would have been preserved as a museum piece. The extraordinary global response to the biopic reveals something far more significant than commercial success. When emotion synchronizes across the world without instruction, we are no longer looking at fame. We are looking at a social phenomenon. Its success is not simply the result of effective marketing. It reflects the spontaneous, global desire to reconnect with a figure the world never truly let go of. The idea that Michael Jackson can simply be erased is not a misunderstanding of the man. It is a misunderstanding of scale. Much of the media and many of his critics treated Michael Jackson according to the logic of an ordinary celebrity. They failed to understand that you cannot erase a figure whom global culture has already inscribed irreversibly. It simply doesn't happen.

After we organized goodbye events for #MichaelMovie across China over the last weekend, things have taken a new twist. Universal Pictures China just informed us that Chinese film authorities have approved a new extension of the movie's theatrical run for one more month. Now it will end its run in theaters on July 23....

LMAO that less than twelve hours after its announcement the release date of the new Prince album "Timeless" has been shifted from 30 July to 28 August. They couldn't even get that right on the first try. What a clown show.

June 3rd is nearly upon us, Will You Be There? #MichaelMovie

.@michaeljackson's "Chicago" is currently aiming for a top 50 debut on the Billboard Hot 100, as the new tracking week begins. Check out the early Hot 100 predictions here: patreon.com/posts/159084826?…

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The Academy has banned AI from ever winning an Oscar. • Only roles “demonstrably performed by humans with their consent” are eligible for acting Oscars • Only “human-authored” screenplays are eligible for a nomination