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Michael Jackson in $200 Million-plus Recording Deal with Sony

Of course, it’s a bit ridiculous. Michael Jackson’s dead, and his estate and Sony are capitalizing on his name. I just hope Prince, Paris and Blanket get the majority of the profits — but a lot of this money is going to go to operating expenses (like lawyers) in running his estate. And MJ of course seeing none of this since he is gone. Sad.

“Michael Jackson” is now a brand. And ironically, he is no longer around the destroy his own name or add any more to it’s legend.

From Billboard:

The estate of Michael Jackson has landed the late King of Pop the biggest recording deal in history: a $200 million guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for 10 projects over seven years.

The record-breaking contract through 2017 could be worth up to $250 million if certain conditions are met. One of the albums will be of never-before-released Jackson recordings that will come out in November

Source Billboard

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The King Of Pop's Estate Gets A Record Deal Summing Up to $250 Million

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Even in death, Michael Jackson is breaking new records.

The King of Pop’s estate has signed the biggest recording deal in history: a $200 million guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for 10 projects over seven years, according to a person familiar with the deal.

The record-breaking contract through 2017 could be worth up to $250 million if certain conditions are met. One of the albums will be of never-before-released Jackson recordings that will come out in November, the person said…

via Yahoo! News

One of the projects already counted in the contract was the two-disc album that accompanied “This Is It,” the film based on footage of concert rehearsals for what was to have been Jackson’s comeback at London’s O2 arena.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the official announcement is expected later Tuesday.

Future projects may also include a video game, a DVD compilation of videos and a rerelease of “Off the Wall,” Jackson’s fifth studio album, which first came out in 1979, accompanied by some unreleased material. Before his sudden death in June at age 50, the pop star had wanted to reissue the album, people familiar with the deal said.

Including the more than 5 million copies of that special release, Jackson has sold some 31 million albums since his death, about two-thirds of them outside the United States.

“During his life, Michael’s contracts set the standard for the industry,” said John Branca, the co-administrator of the Jackson estate, in a statement prepared for release Tuesday. “By all objective criteria, this agreement with Sony Music demonstrates the lasting power of Michael’s music by exceeding all previous industry benchmarks.”

Rob Stringer, chairman of Sony Music’s Columbia Epic Label Group, said in prepared remarks, “We’re dedicated to protecting this icon’s legacy and we’re thrilled that we can continue to bring his music to the world for the foreseeable future.”

The landmark deal is worth more than all other benchmarks, such as the all-encompassing rights deals that concert promoter and ticket-seller Live Nation Entertainment Inc. had previously signed withMadonna at $120 million and Jay-Z for $150 million.

Jackson’s deal is even more remarkable because it does not include royalties from merchandise.

The contract shows the value of legacy artists. It also comes at a time of decline for the music industry, with sales down about half from their peak in 2000 mainly due to free file-swapping.

The money will go a long way to settling Jackson’s debts, estimated at around $400 million when he died. But the singer whose life was plagued with scandal has had a resurgence in popularity in death.

Distribution rights for “This Is It” were sold to Sony Pictures, another unit of Sony Corp., for $60 million and the movie went on to gross $252 million worldwide, the most of any concert film ever.

Revenue from that, song sales and merchandising agreements brought into the estate revenues of about $100 million, lawyers for the estate’s administrators told a Los Angeles Superior Court judge in December, when they sought a percentage as an administration fee.

The Walt Disney Co. even brought back the 17-minute Jackson movie “Captain EO” to its Disneyland theme park in Anaheim last month. The original began running at the park in 1986 but was pulled in 1997.

Jackson’s most lasting and valuable asset is the 50 percent stake in Sony/ATV Music Publishing, a company that owns publishing rights to music by The Beatles and numerous other artists, including Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan. Split with Sony Music, the copyright catalog itself is estimated to be worth $2 billion.

The new financial windfall comes even as circumstances around his death remain in legal limbo.

Dr. Conrad Murray faces an involuntary manslaughter charge for allegedly giving Jackson a lethal combination of sedatives. He is due back in a Los Angeles court April 5.

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An Elderly Man, Am I

I understand change, and I enjoy it. Progress transformed the rotary phone I used in my childhood, an expensive device rented from the phone company since they were too pricy to own, to the relatively inexpensive, portable, cellular phone. The VHS tape of poor quality and deterioration with each use has been replaced by Blu Ray discs; high quality, amazing sound.

When it comes to music, however, I am quite happily a curmudgeon. I was raised on records, and I believe they will hold a special place in my heart until the day I die. There is something about the physicality of a vinyl recording; placing the needle on the edge, listening to the pre-song pops and whistles as it settled into the groove is a much more interesting ritual than double-clicking a mouse and streaming a song to your computer. The artwork on a cardboard sleeve was part of a record’s overall charm—the enormity of the prism on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, the freak show that was KISS on their first hit album, ALIVE—the cover art meant something back then; it was big, and hard to dismiss.

The rise of Compact Discs in the 1980s was an important leap forward for music; digital recording capabilities created a seemingly limitless sonic canvas to paint upon. Listen to Achtung Baby with headphones; the layers of sound are delicately nuanced and amazingly interesting. Unfortunately, the smaller size of a CD meant that the cover image became a little less important; instead of a big picture that could contain subtleties, the picture now had to be entirely to the point immediately. Even worse, people could buy carrying cases and ditch everything but the disc itself. One step forward for the recording process meant three steps back for the physical representation of a musician’s art.

Napster was another important leap for music. Anyone old enough to buy records can tell you many a story of having been burned by someone who put out a twelve-track record where only the single was worth listening to. You wasted your hard earned money for one song and got pissed; pick up Nelly Furtado’s first, self-titled CD for proof. Beyond the two radio tracks, the album is so awful it is unlistenable. Napster was great payback for a consumer burned by bad purchases. iTunes then advanced the idea the song was more powerful than the album. Instead dropping $13.99 for one good song and eleven mediocre tracks, you could quickly grab what you liked in an individualistic manner.

But for the old school among us, there still exist artists who create records that have a shape and flow to them. Bands that form an emotional arc with their album, making the narrative as a whole more important than the singularity of any one song.

To me, Peter Gabriel is a musician of such caliber. When he rears his oft-hibernating head, I tend to take notice and am interested in hearing what he’s up to. When I heard he quietly slipped a new CD into the market on March 2nd, I was surprised. There was no advertising, nor seemingly any advance notice of the release. I full-well understand the Peter Gabriel of 2010 is not the one of 1986; today’s generation finds it more interesting playing “Guess the Gender” with Lady Gaga than buying appealing music, and there’s nothing I can do about that. But when I entered into a Best Buy store and only found one “Greatest Hits” CD available under the Peter Gabriel placard, I was disappointed. Though he is no longer selling millions of albums, he is a big enough name to be pushing a few people to the stores. Hell, the fact he appeals to old farts like me who still buy CDs should be enough to stock some titles under his banner. But it was not to be; I asked a store employee for help, and he dutifully typed the name “Peter Gabrail” into the store computer and came up with no hits. I shook my head sadly at his ignorance, then took his G.E.D. hand and helped him correct the spelling. It made no difference; the store did indeed not contain any new Peter Gabriel releases within its walls.

So what did they carry? Plenty of “This Is It” material—CDs, DVDs, Blu Ray—by Michael Jackson.

Oh well. Maybe one day Peter will play “sleepover” with a bunch of boys, dangle a baby from a balcony, and die of an overdose. Then he’ll be a musician worthy of attention.

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If The Glove Fits, You Must Acquit?

Fashion Spot

After attending just about everything for a period of a month or so, Stephanie went on a bit of a red carpet hiatus.  She was back at it when she attended the Radar Online One Year Anniversary Party.

We’re not sure what’s going on with the outfits at this event.  Stephanie did her best Michael Jackson Thriller glove, while the Heidi Montag look alike wore a black leather dress with pink floral print shoes that tie at the calf.

We’re not sure if the glove gets Stephanie acquitted of a fashion crime because it’s daring or if it convicts her for going too 80’s?

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TELEPHONE VIDEO STILLS: SMOOTH CRIMINAL by LADY GAGA

Gaga is still after MJ’s branding…. design… ugly after his death last year… in her latest video shoot for Telephone with her partner in crime, Beyonce. The Fame Game can be such an ugly, dirty Dianna-esque bizzo. But someone has to capture MJ’s markets he left behind for America. These girls are Thelma and Louise, on a mission to do just that in their Telephone colaboration. A superstar pairing.

Are these girls hot or what? So hot! They’re off the hook!

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 3.9.2010~

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How sharp is your eyes?

Good morning everyone. Let’s relax for some time.  Do you have a sharp eyes? Do you know who are these famous personality? Well, let’s see if you can guess. And rate yourself after naming the all personality. And also check the score. The name of each person will appear when you click their eyes. So don’t cheat, try to guess wisely. I bet you can’t name all those personalities …

 

  

 

 

 

                     

 

 

 

          Scoring   1 – 3      You need to read more about the famous person and know them well. 4 – 6      Good. You have a good knowledge of the famous people. 7 – 9      Better. You know more about famous personality. 10          Congratulation. You are perfect and very well known of famous person. I bet you know more that this.

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