Slave to the Rhythm " is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson . The song is the 5th track of Jackson 's second posthumous album '' Xscape '' . Despite not being released as a single , the song appeared on several notable music charts due to digital downloads and streaming . Sony Mobile used a snippet of " Slave to the Rhythm " in their advertising campaign for the Xperia Z2 mobile phone . It was performed live at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards with a " Pepper 's ghost " of Michael Jackson . Due to streaming of the " hologram " performance on Billboard , the song debuted at number 45 on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 , giving Jackson a posthumous 50th entry on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100
2014 Billboard Music Awards
2014 Billboard Music Awards
Slave to the Rhythm (Michael Jackson song)