An extensive collection of Michael Jackson‘s original artwork — including hand-drawn images of Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol, Michelangelo’s David, and Jackson himself dressed in a Jedi-style robe — are headed to auction via Kings Auctions. “Deemed The Museum Collection because of its rare nature,” reads a statement by Kings, “these …
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An appellate panel in Los Angeles says Katherine Jackson should remember the time she first objected to the $600 million sale of her son’s catalog to Sony more than a year ago. Because she failed to argue then that the asset sale allegedly violated the terms of Michael Jackson’s will, …
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Rampant wildfires in southern California have forced evacuations in Santa Barbara County, including the area that is home to Michael Jackson’s former Neverland Ranch. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (CAL FIRE), the Lake Fire — currently spanning over 13,000 acres and one of 21 wildfires …
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The beneficiaries of Michael Jackson’s trust — specifically the King of Pop’s children and Jackson’s mother, Katherine — have not received any money amid a three-year dispute between the IRS and the late singer’s estate. According to Entertainment Tonight, Jackson estate co-executors John Branca and John McClain rejected a bid …
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The not-so-secret $600 million sale of Michael Jackson’s music assets to industry giant Sony was the subject of a heated hearing in a Los Angeles courtroom Friday, with lawyers for Katherine Jackson arguing that estate co-executors John Branca and John McClain should be held “in contempt” for closing the deal …
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The two Michael Jackson molestation accusers featured in the 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland have won the right to combine their negligence lawsuits against Jackson’s companies into a single case and are pressing for a trial by early next year – before the April 2025 debut of the Michael biopic helmed …
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In what is likely the largest transaction for a solo musician’s body of work, Sony completed an agreement to acquire half of Michael Jackson‘s publishing and recorded masters. The deal values the music assets at above $1.2 billion, sources told Billboard. The outlet also estimated that Sony will pay at …
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From singing backup at Elvis Presley’s 1968 comeback TV special to writing Michael Jackson‘s “She’s Out of My Life” to arranging the vocals on Billy Joel’s An Innocent Man, longtime Quincy Jones collaborator Tom Bahler has had an improbably jam-packed music career. But as he sees it, the peak of …
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The sessions started at Hollywood, California’s A&M Studios the night of Jan. 28, 1985, and didn’t end until well after sunrise the morning of Jan. 29. By that point, it was clear that nothing quite like “We Are the World” could ever happen again.The Greatest Night in Pop, a new …
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Las Vegas‘ MJ Live is suing the estate of Michael Jackson after the Jackson estate attorneys threatened to sue the act for violating trademark. In a complaint filed Jan. 17, the org behind MJ Live asked a judge to allow the show, which features an impersonator of Jackson, to continue …
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