Artist	Song
Chris Brown	Is This Love
from Chris Brown (2005)
Justin Timberlake featuring Clipse	Like I Love You
from Justified (2002)
Usher	Yeah!
from Confessions (2004)
*NSYNC	Pop
from Celebrity (2001)
Janet Jackson	Miss You Much
from Rhythm Nation 1814 (2002)
Boyz II Men	End of the Road
from Legacy - The Greatest Hits Collection (Deluxe Edition) (2004)
R. Kelly	I Believe I Can Fly
from The R. In R&B Collection, Vol. 1 (2003)
Brandy & Monica	The Boy Is Mine
from Never Say Never (2004)
TLC	Unpretty
from Fan Mail (1992)
Britney Spears	Overprotected (The Darkchild Remix) [Radio Edit]
from Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (2004)
Bobby Brown	Every Little Step
from Don't Be Cruel (1988)
Al B. Sure!	Nite and Day
from Rhino Hi-Five: Al B. Sure! - EP (2005)
Keith Sweat	I Want Her
from Make It Last Forever (2004)
MC Hammer	Dancin' Machine
from Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em (1990)

Comment:

In a culture in which superstardom is fleeting, Michael Jackson was the gold standard for [i]four decades[/i]; so much so, it seems every few years we were treated to a "new Michael." In the '90, it was Usher's turn, and a decade later his crunked-up "Yeah!" (featuring the ubiquitous Ludacris) was one of [i]three[/i] chart-topping singles from [i]Confessions[/i]. Chris Brown was hailed as the new [i]Usher[/i] . . . up 'til 2007, when his GRAMMY® Awards performance (not to mention his note-faithful cover of "Thriller") touched off a new volley of Jackson comparisons. He splits the difference between Jackson and Prince on the Underdogs' beat-driven smooth groove "Is This Love?" And just to prove how Michael's star shone across racial and spatial divides, consider ex-Mouseketeer/former boy-band singer Justin Timberlake, whose duet with Clipse, "Like I Love You," echoes Jackson's falsetto-tinged R&B from "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'." Check out our playlist for even [i]more[/i] artists who wanted to be like Mike.

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