{"id":165741,"date":"2026-05-02T14:31:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T21:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=165741"},"modified":"2026-05-02T14:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T21:31:54","slug":"michael-jacksons-streaming-revival-the-newly-released-movie-brings-new-attention-to-major-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/michael-jacksons-streaming-revival-the-newly-released-movie-brings-new-attention-to-major-hits\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson\u2019s streaming revival: The newly released movie brings new attention to major hits"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The film increases interest in Michael Jackson\u2019s music<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Michael Jackson<\/strong>\u2019s music had a major streaming increase after the biopic <strong>Michael<\/strong> opened widely in theaters on April 24, 2026. According to early reports submitted to Luminate, the artist\u2019s solo catalog earned 47.9 million official on-demand streams in the United States from April 24 to April 26, 2026. That marked a 116% increase compared with the previous weekend, from April 17 to April 19, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael | Official Trailer\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3zOLzsbOleM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Group catalogs also gain new listeners<\/h2>\n<p>The Michael movie not only helped Michael Jackson\u2019s solo songs find new traction.<strong> The Jackson 5<\/strong> catalog also reached new streaming records. For example, 3.4 million streams from April 24 to April 26, 2026, which was up 89 percent from the same days one week earlier.<strong> The Jacksons<\/strong> also gained attention, with 1.8 million streams during the same three-day period. That marked a 104 percent increase from the prior comparison period.<\/p>\n<h1>Hit songs lead the streaming surge<\/h1>\n<p>Michael Jackson\u2019s songs have become timeless cultural hits, but there is still no denying that the premiere of his biopic had fans and listeners revisiting many tracks. For example, \u201cBillie Jean,\u201d his most-streamed track, earned 4 million U.S. on-demand streams. \u201cBeat It\u201d followed with 2.9 million plays, while \u201cRock With You\u201d reached 2.4 million, and \u201cDon\u2019t Stop \u2019Til You Get Enough\u201d earned 2.3 million.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Thriller\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2ANVost0y2y52ema1E9xAZ?si=cKih-MfMRWqHvpW2W6Im3w&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Michael stars<strong> Jaafar Jackson<\/strong>, Michael\u2019s nephew, as Michael Jackson himself and covers the artist\u2019s rise from 1966 to 1988. Its strong box office opening, including $97 million in North America and $218.8 million worldwide, helped push new attention toward his catalog. The film has already been green-lit for a sequel, but details regarding its next installment remain to be announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The film increases interest in Michael Jackson\u2019s music Michael Jackson\u2019s music had a major streaming increase after the biopic Michael opened widely in theaters on April 24, 2026. 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