In September 2001, two concerts of the 30th anniversary at Madison Square Garden to mark 30 years as a solo singer. Jackson appeared on stage with his brothers for the first time since 1984. The event also included performances by Mya, Usher, Whitney Houston, 'N Sync, Destiny's Child, Monica, Luther Vandross, and Slash, among other artists. The second of two events show the night before the attacks on Sept. 11 September 2001, terrorists. After 9 / 11, Jackson helped organize United We Stand: What More Can I give benefit concert at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC The concert was held October 21, 2001, including the performance scores major artists, including Jackson, who sang her song "What More Can I give, as a final. solo show by Michael Jackson is deleted from the televised version of the benefit concert, but it could still be seen singing the chorus. This failure occurs because of contractual issues related to the concert's 30th anniversary preceding the concert was boiled in a two-hour television special, entitled Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration: The Solo debut in Yearswhich November 2001.
In addition to events that preceded the release, Invincible was released in October 2001 to more anticipation.Invincible proved a success, debuting at the top of the charts in 13 countries and has sold about 13 million copies worldwide. He has been certified double platinum in the United States. However, sales of less invincible than its predecessor, partly due to lack of promotion, no support around the world and dispute the label. The album was also released at a bad time for the music industry in general. The album costs 30 million dollars to save, not including campaign expenses. Invincible has spawned three singles, "You Rock My World," "Cry" and "Butterflies", the latter without a music video. Jackson's allegations in July 2002 that Mottola was the "devil" and "racist" who did not support his African-American artists, using them only for personal use. He accused Mottola had called his colleague Irv Gotti a "fat nigger." Sony has refused to renew the contract of Jackson, and stated that $ 25,000,000 promotion campaigns have failed because Jackson refused to tour the U.S. States.
In 2002, Michael Jackson won his American Music Award for Artist of Century 22 East. In the same year, the third child of Michael Jackson, Prince Michael Jackson II (nicknamed "Blanket") was born. The identity of the mother is unknown, but Jackson said the child was the result of artificial inseminationfrom a surrogate mother and his own sperm. On 20 November this year, Jackson brought a new baby on the balcony of his room at the Hotel Adlon in Berlin, the fans standing below, the holding in her right arm with a loose fabric covering the face Baby. Extended abstract in the baby over the fence, four floors above ground level, provoking strong criticism in the media. Jackson later apologized for the incident, calling it "a big mistake." Sony has released Number Ones, a compilation of hits by Michael Jackson on CD and DVD. In the U.S., the album was certified triple platinum by the RIAA, the United Kingdom was certified six times platinum for shipments of at least 1.2 million units.