Gary, Indiana ➡️ global takeover: the janet + michael story
black history month is happening over here
I’m the author, producer, and podcast creator/host Danyel Smith. SHINE BRIGHT HQ is where I freestyle about music and culture. And regardless of what some say, it’s Black history month at your SHINE BRIGHT HQ. The proverbial party is over here.
Our conversation today:
Janet and Michael Jackson's unprecedented rise to global superstardom in the 1980s-’90s charts the complex racial dynamics of American pop, as Janet faces off against Madonna's strategic appropriations, and stands by Michael through his mounting controversies.
Madonna Ciconne, with dark brown hair kicked up to platinum, stepped into 1983 with her debut “Holiday” being promoted by Sire Records to black radio stations. The sound of Madonna’s debut album was so deeply R&B that many, including myself, thought “Madonn…
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