Harry Styles the new “King of Pop”?
La Toya Jackson sees it differently
Michael Jackson’s sister La Toya Jackson still thinks her brother is the “King of Pop”.
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Harry Styles was described as the “new King of Pop” on the cover of “Rolling Stone” in 2022. Now La Toya Jackson is reacting to it for the first time.
The title “King of Pop” was once invented for the late former superstar Michael Jackson (1958-2009). After the music magazine “Rolling Stone” described Harry Styles (29, “Watermelon Sugar”) as the “new King of Pop” on the cover at the end of December 2022, Jackson’s older sister La Toya Jackson (67) has now reacted to the title being passed on for the first time.
La Toya on Michael Jackson: “I don’t think anyone can ever surpass him”
On KIIS FM’s “Kyle and Jackie O Show”. Jackson insisted that no one could surpass her brother and take the crown. “[Harry ist] a great entertainer. He is wonderful. I really believe that,” she told hosts Jackie “O” Henderson, 48, and Kyle Sandilands, 52. “I’m not biased, but I think my brother was and always will be the greatest of all time.” She continued: “He was incredible and I don’t think anyone can ever surpass him. I would like to meet the person who can do that.” But La Toya Jackson also made it clear that she “loves” Harry and believes he is a great artist in his own right.
The interview took place as part of the follow-up to “The Masked Singer Australia,” where she had been unmasked as Burger Gal the night before.
Record-breaking artist Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson died in 2009 at the age of 50 from cardiac arrest after taking propofol as a sleeping pill.
With hit albums like “Thriller” he became a superstar who set numerous records, including: Measured in terms of record sales within a year, he was named the “Most Successful Artist of All Time”. Jackson – and “King of Rock” Elvis Presley (1935-1977) – have been inducted into five different Halls of Fame: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Vocal Group Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Dance Hall of Fame and Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame. He was also the first artist to have a single go from zero to number one on the US singles chart. He achieved the feat with “You Are Not Alone” (1995).