It produced hits like "Beat It" and "Billie Jean."

VOA: special.2009.06.27

"You know,there's a lot of adrenlin rushed, adrelin-pumped songs such as 'Beat It,' such as 'Bad,' mostly tracks from the 1980s.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

We beat it up. We want it hot,we want it now, we want it deep fried, we want it blackened, we want it burnt.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

"Just don't listen. My mother beat it into our heads to be original.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

His 1982 album Thriller, with its blockbuster hits "Beat It,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

But after a tense minute, Bill beat the snake until it surrendered.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

It combines a solid, often lively,beat with a looser, complex melody.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

"Would they have loved to beat the Canadian team? I'm sure they would have, but it's all about being an Olympian.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

For the hundreds of thousands about to pass through the gates of the New Orleans Fairgrounds, as long as the music has a great beat, it doesn't really matter what you call it.

VOA: standard.2010.04.26