Honoring the Jacksons as music icons

The music group “The Jacksons” is set to be honored as Broadcast Music, Inc (BMI) icons and receive an award at the eighth annual Urban Music Awards ceremony, which will be held on September 4 at the Wilshire Auditorium in Los Angeles. Artists introduced as BMI icons have, over the years, left a unique and lasting impact on music production. At the ceremony, a group performance by a lineup of music stars as a tribute to the Jackson brothers will be part of the program. In this way, the Jacksons will be officially recognized as members of the “BMI Elite Society,” which includes people and groups such as James Brown, Isaac Hayes, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, the Bee Gees, Willie Nelson, and Carlos Santana. In this regard, the Associated Press has reported that all of the Jackson brothers—except Michael—have confirmed their attendance at this ceremony. The Jacksons are one of the most influential five-member pop music groups and pioneers of R&B and pop music. They created music that has remained to this day, and has been imitated and used by other artists. The group, which originated in Gary, Indiana, in the United States, was formed in 1966. As its name suggests, the members were the Jackson brothers: Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael. Randy, the youngest brother, filled the gap in the group in 1976 after Jermaine left. By pushing past racial boundaries and creating changes in pop and R&B music, the Jacksons recorded their story as a real example of success in America. They were the first group to have four of their singles reach number one in a row, and they remained one of the most influential pop and R&B music groups in the world. The group “Jackson 5” gained its mark of fame on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles in the late 1970s, and in 1997 it was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. These brothers, while being prominent artists and showmen, created many successful songs, among which one can mention hot hits from the 1980s such as State of Shock, Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground), 2300 Jackson Street, and Can You Feel It. Source: eMJey / NY Times / BMI