Rịba ama amaokwu a dị n'okpuru ma zaa ajụjụ ahụ mgbe e mesịrị n'otu asụsụ ahụ dị ka amaokwu ahụ:  Passage: Jackson bịanyere aka na Island Records mgbe nkwekọrịta ya na Virgin mezuru. Ọ kwụsịrị atụmatụ ịga njem wee malite ịdekọ ihe na ndị na-emepụta dị iche iche, gụnyere Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Tricky Stewart, na Stargate. E wepụtara album nke iri ya, Discipline, na February 2008, na-emepe na nọmba otu. N'agbanyeghi na a na-etinye ya na ndepụta ojii redio, egwu mbụ nke album ahụ bụ "Feedback" rutere n'ọkwa iri na itoolu na Hot 100 na itoolu na Pop Songs, nke kachasị elu ya kemgbe "Otu onye na-akpọ onye m hụrụ n'anya".N'ọnwa Febụwarị 2008, Jackson meriri Onyinye Onyinye maka "Onye na-akwado ihe nkiri na ihe nkiri" maka ọrụ ahụ. A bịakwutekwara Jackson ka ọ kpọọ egwu egwu maka ihe nkiri Rush Hour 3. E nyere Jackson Vanguard Award na 19th kwa afọ GLAAD Media Awards, na-asọpụrụ onyinye ya n'ịkwalite ikike nha anya n'etiti obodo nwoke nwere mmasị nwoke. Onye isi oche nke nzukọ ahụ kwuru, "Nwada Jackson nwere nnukwu ndị na-eso ya n'ime obodo LGBT na n'èzí, na ịnwe nguzo ya na anyị megide nkwutọ nke ndị LGBT ka na-eche ihu na mba anyị dị oke mkpa. "Njem egwu egwu nke ise nke Jackson, Rock Witchu Tour, malitere na Septemba 2008. Jackson kewapụrụ onwe ya na Island Records site na nkwekọrịta. Billboard kpughere na Jackson enweghị afọ ojuju na LA Reid na-ejikwa album ahụ na nkwalite ya, na-ekwu na "label kwenyere ịkagbu mmekọrịta ha na onye na-ese ihe na arịrịọ ya". Onye na-emepụta Rodney Jerkins kwupụtara "Enwere m mmetụta na ọ naghị agbanye ya n'ụzọ ziri ezi.... O nwetaghi ihe o kwesiri ime dika onye na-ese ihe nke ukwu. "Na June 2009, nwanne Jackson Michael nwụrụ mgbe ọ dị afọ iri ise. O kwuru n'ihu ọha banyere ọnwụ ya na 2009 BET Awards, na-ekwupụta "Ọ ga-amasị m ịsị, nye gị, Michael bụ akara ngosi, nye anyị, Michael bụ ezinụlọ. Ọ ga-ebikwa n'obi anyị ruo mgbe ebighị ebi. N'aha ezinụlọ m nakwa n'aha onwe m, ana m ekele unu maka ịhụnanya unu nile, ana m ekele unu maka nkwado unu nile. Ọ na-agụsi anyị agụụ ike ịhụ ya". N'ajụjụ ọnụ, ọ kpughere na ya buru ụzọ mata ọnwụ ya mgbe ọ na-ese ihe nkiri Gịnị kpatara m ji nweta...  Ajụjụ: N'afọ ole ka Michael Jackson nwụrụ?
Afọ 2009