

“We’re going to celebrate all night,” DJ Cassidy said to start his set, which opened with Jackson’s “Rock With You” and continued through the King of Pop’s lengthy career, including “Thriller” hits and his childhood beginnings with the Jackson 5. Melanie Fiona: “Dirty Diana” | More Videos at Her set spanned the highs and lows of “love and life,” with Fiona addressing the “ladies” and “fellas” in the crowd during “Change the Record.” Throwing on a glam gold-and-black jacket, Fiona turned to covers of Jackson’s “Dirty Diana” and “Bad” as visuals from the classic video played behind her. “How many bad M-Fers I got in this house tonight?” she asked the crowd, before toning it down for “Fool For You,” originally a collaboration with Cee Lo Green. The hit album, the follow-up to the iconic “Thriller,” spent 38 weeks in the Billboard top 10 upon its release.Īfter an introduction from Quddus, Canadian R&B diva Melanie Fiona stormed onto the stage, tackling “The MF Life” track “Watch Me Work” and the retro-inspired “Give It To Me Right” with a pair of back-up singers. The event continued Pepsi’s year-long homage to Jackson’s 1987 album “Bad,” which turned 25 this year and will see an anniversary reissue on Sept.
