When it comes to Michael Jackson, you don’t wanna be startin’ somethin’ with Stephanie Mills — the R&B legend who originated the role of Dorothy in the Tony-winning musical “The Wiz ...

The King of Pop Michael Jackson almost got dangerous as a musical superhero in the style of The Dark Knight in his unproduced ...

The architect behind Michael Jackson’s “Thriller," Quincy Jones ... Jones met the King of Pop while scoring "The Wiz," which led to him producing Jackson's album "Off the Wall" in 1979.

1971: "Got to Be There" is released as Michael Jackson's first solo single. 1978: Jackson plays the Scarecrow in "The Wiz." "Ease On Down the Road," a duet with Diana Ross, is a hit single.

Supremes star Diana Ross was an enormous influence on Michael Jackson and they’d later co-star in The Wiz. The title and liner notes of the Jackson 5’s debut album that indicated that Ross ...

“He thought that Michael Jackson was an amazing talent ... Jackson and Jones connected on the set of “The Wiz,” a 1978 film based on the stage musical that reimagined “The Wizard of ...

Katt Williams has expressed his regret for past jokes he made about late music icon Michael Jackson, as he believes they ...

By Derrick Bryson Taylor Quincy Jones first met Michael Jackson in the ... and for the future of pop music. Jackson landed a role as Scarecrow in “The Wiz”; Jones had been hired as the music ...

After producing the soundtrack for the 1978 film “The Wiz” — which featured Diana Ross and Michael Jackson — Jones was approached by Jackson, who wondered if he would produce his next album.

EXCLUSIVE: Sources are telling us that Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic Michael, from Lionsgate, with a near four-hour cut, could be split into two movies. That’s an option on the table ...