King of Pop
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English
Etymology
The earliest known attestation of this term as a nickname for Michael Jackson is in a newspaper article in the New York Post of February 8, 1984.[1]
Proper noun
- (informal) A nickname of the American singer-songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist Michael Jackson (1958-2009).
- 1992 January 9, Michael Goldberg, “Michael Jackson: The Making of ‘The King of Pop’”, in Rolling Stone:
- The King of Pop.” That’s how Fox, Black Entertainment Television (BET) and MTV, the American TV outlets that got the rights to première Jackson’s “Black or White” video, now refer to him. That was the deal. You want to get “Black or White” first, you dub Jackson “the King of Pop.”
- 1995 June 18, Jon Pareles, “POP VIEW; Michael Jackson Is Furious, Understand?”, in The New York Times:
- When he billed himself as the King of Pop, no one contested the title.
- 2009 June 25, Todd Leopold, “Michael Jackson, pop music legend, dead at 50”, in CNN:
- He was given the nickname the "King of Pop" -- a spin on Elvis Presley's status as "the King of Rock 'n' Roll" -- and few questioned the moniker.
References
- ^ “Some Loving Balm on Injured New King of Pop”, in New York Post, 1984 February 8, archived from the original on 2015-06-09