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The Incredible Story Behind “Beat It”: Michael Jackson, Eddie Van halen... and 12 Beers

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Michael Jackson was always open to expanding his music one step further. So, he dragged audiences from all over that, curiously, were approaching to listen to him. Not in vain, Jackson was the first African American artist to sound on MTV regularly and this, in part, is also due to the success of "Beat It", a song he recorded with Eddie Van Halen as a guitarist. This would not be the only time that the "king of pop" would work with rock musician…
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Michael Jackson was always open to expanding his music one step further. So, he dragged audiences from all over that, curiously, were approaching to listen to him. Not in vain, Jackson was the first African American artist to sound on MTV regularly and this, in part, is also due to the success of "Beat It", a song he recorded with Eddie Van Halen as a guitarist. This would not be the only time that the "king of pop" would work with rock musician…

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Futuro broke the news in on Monday, January 26, 2026.
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