Legacy and influence See also: Records and achievements of Michael Jackson and List of artists influenced by Michael Jackson Jacksons star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, set in 1984 The media has commonly referred to Jackson as the King of Pop because, throughout his career, he transformed the art of music videos and paved the way for modern pop music. The Daily Telegraph writer Tom Utley described Jackson in 2003 as extremely important and a genius.[393] For much of his career, he had an unparalleled level of worldwide influence over the younger generation through his musical and humanitarian contributions.[202] Jacksons music and videos, such as Thriller, fostered racial diversity in MTVs roster, helped to put the relatively new channel into public awareness, and steered the channels focus from rock to pop music and R&B, shaping the channel into a form that proved enduring. Jacksons work continues to influence numerous hip hop, rock, pop and R&B artists. BET described Jackson as quite simply the greatest entertainer of all time and someone who revolutionized the music video and brought dances like the moonwalk to the world. Jacksons sound, style, movement and legacy continues to inspire artists of all genres.[394] Allmusics Steve Huey describes Jackson as an unstoppable juggernaut, possessed of all the skills to dominate the charts seemingly at will: an instantly identifiable voice, eye-popping dance moves, stunning musical versatility and loads of sheer star power.[3] In the mid-1980s, Time magazines pop music critic, Jay Cocks, noted Jackson is the biggest thing since The Beatles. He is the hottest single phenomenon since Elvis Presley. He just may be the most popular black singer ever.[66] In 1990, Vanity Fair cited Jackson as the most popular artist in the history of show business.[133] In 2007, Jackson said, Music has been my outlet, my gift to all of the lovers in this world. Through it, my music, I know I will live forever.[395] Shortly after Jacksons death, on June 25, 2009, MTV briefly returned to its original music video format to celebrate and pay tribute to his work.[396] The channel aired many hours of Jacksons music videos, accompanied by live news specials featuring reactions from MTV personalities and other celebrities. The temporary shift in MTVs programming culminated the following week in the channels live coverage of Jacksons memorial service.[397] At the memorial service on July 7, 2009, founder of Motown Records Berry Gordy proclaimed Jackson as the greatest entertainer that ever lived.[398][399][400] In 2010, two university librarians found that Jacksons influence extended into academia, and has been mentioned in scholarly literature pertaining to a range of subject matter.[401][402] The two researchers combed through various scholars writings, and compiled an annotated bibliography of those writings. The bibliography located references to Jackson in research reports concerning music, popular culture, chemistry and an array of other topics.
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