Michael Jackson (in hologram form) performed at the Billboard Music Awards

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Michael Jackson (in hologram form) performed at the Billboard Music Awards
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Through the wonders of technology, Michael Jackson performed "Slave to the Rhythm" during the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday.

Well, it was actually a hologram version of Jackson, performing a previously unreleased track that made it to his new album, XSCAPE. Billboard says that it took close to six months to plan, choreograph, and film the performance. The hologram was accompanied by 16 live dancers and a five-piece band.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.