Michael Jackson was a musician.
`` Beat It '' is a song written and performed by American singer Michael Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones ( with co-production by Jackson ) . `` Love Never Felt So Good '' is a song performed by American singer Michael Jackson , released posthumously on May 2 , 2014 . `` Man in the Mirror '' is a song recorded by Michael Jackson , written by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones . Michael Joseph Jackson ( August 29 , 1958 -- June 25 , 2009 ) was an American singer , songwriter , record producer , dancer , actor , and philanthropist . Jackson 's 1987 album Bad spawned the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles `` I Just Ca n't Stop Loving You '' , `` Bad '' , `` The Way You Make Me Feel '' , `` Man in the Mirror '' , and `` Dirty Diana '' , becoming the first album to have five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 .