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10. 4. 2011

It’s Official: Number Ones – The Multi Million Album!

Michael Jackson reached yet another landmark UK sales figure this week: his 2003 chart-topping collection ‘Number Ones’ has just sold more than 2 million copies!
Sony Music UK

Plaster Cast of MJ’s Face Up for Sale

A MASK of Michael Jackson’s face made for the recording of his *“Thriller” video is up for sale.
The incredibly-detailed image was created from a plaster cast of MJ back in 1983.
The mask is expected to make thousands at auction in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Dan Levin, of Premiere Props, who are selling it, said: “This is a one-off.”









19. 2. 2011

MICHAEL, making of...

Teddy Riley, Nefu-Feemster, 50 Cents, Akon, Frank Casico, Lenny Kravitz discuss Michael and the making of the Album "M I C H A E L" 

Michael Jackson Song Catalog Will Moonwalk to Sony/ATV Publishing

Exclusive: Michael Jackson, even in death, remains in the middle of the current musical chairs deals in the declining record industry.

For all these years, Michael’s MiJac Publishing has been administered by Warner Chappell, part of what is now Warner Music Group. MiJac includes not only Michael’s hits that he wrote, like “Billie Jean” and “Beat It,” but a vast number of other hits including those of Ray Charles, Curtis Mayfield, and Sly and the Family Stone.

Warner Chappell doesn’t own MiJac but it administers the rights to it and collects hefty fees. With WMG for sale, and talk of Warner Chappell being sold off, MiJac would seem like an integral part of their story.

MiJac is leaving Warner Chappell and going to become part of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the company that Michael Jackson’s estate co-owns with Sony and contains the Beatles catalog.

According to sources, this arrangement was written into the MiJac contract with Warner Chappell years ago. It would be triggered by the release of the next Jackson album–in this case, the recent “Michael”–and the repayment of loans.

The move by MiJac to Sony/ATV is a big deal for many reasons. With both WMG and EMI Music for sale, Sony

Sony/ATV could be kicking the tires of each company’s publishing divisions for purchase. But Warner Chappell might be less interesting to Sony ATV considering they’re already getting Mi Jac. And without MiJac, Warner Chappell–which just had a down quarter–might not look so good to other potential buyers.

What may happen now: the newer, and very hot, BMG Music Rights will likely make a play for EMI Music Publishing. EMI Music–the record company, which has the Beatles albums in its catalog–the physical albums and box sets–could then be merged with another record company like Sony Music or, more horrifyingly, Warner Music. Stay tuned.

More about Sony/ATV here and here

The facts from the past about Sony/ATV:
Published: November 25, 1993 
THE MEDIA BUSINESS; EMI to Pay Michael Jackson $70 Million to Manage Music

Published: November 08, 1995 
MICHAEL JACKSON SELLS RIGHTS TO BEATLES SONGS TO SONY

Michael's Legacy Still Worth Millions



Michael Jackson's estate has already made more than $310 million since his passing in 2009, according to accounting documents obtained by TMZ.com.

The documents show MJ had more than $400 million in various debts when he died.
Executors of the estate have already spent roughly $159 million paying back various debts, income taxes and other expenses such as providing "uninterrupted support for Mrs. [Katherine] Jackson and Michael Jackson's children as Michael intended."
The "uninterrupted support" includes substantial improvements to the family's home in Encino, CA.
Besides the $400M, the estate also owes an additional $40M to concert promoter AEG from MJ's planned "This Is It" concert tour. Executors have admitted that the estate still faces several lawsuits in multiple countries.
Noteworthy costs included a $900,000 payment to Forest Lawn Memorial cemetery where Michael's body is interred, and $35,000 in expenses listed as "costume for memorial."
Administrators paid $27.2 million in taxes, as well as $5.3 million for Jackson family members and properties he owned. They made $4 million in mortgage payments on his properties.

The estate has also fended off 65 different lawsuits, including one by a man who said Michael stole his formula for healing herpes. Most of the suits were frivolous, but all had to be dealt with.

The executors came in and revised the agreements Michael had signed with AEG Live. Of course, those agreements were not made with Michael’s current lawyers, but through his former manager Tohme Tohme. When Michael died, he was already in debt to AEG for $40 million. That number came from expenses Jackson had incurred before even starting to perform in London.

They have, however, been working on successfully rebuilding MJ's image since they've been empowered to run the estate.


11. 1. 2010

Michael Jackson's death certificate








FINAL UPDATE: ALBUM SALES FOR 2009, BOTH US AND GLOBALLY

ALBUM SALES FOR 2009

* Michael Jackson Sells 24,800,000 albums in 2009 including Jackson 5 material, Motown, and Sony albums.

* Sony shipped 30,000,000 albums in 2009 while Motown shipped 1,500,000

* Michael Jackson sold 9,000,000 albums in the US which makes him the best selling act this year.

* MichaelJackson was the biggest selling musical act in the US, UK, Europe, Japan, and Globally.

* MJ's Global sales were huge and outpaced the nearest competition by over double. (#2 were The Beatles who sold 11 million albums this year vs Jackson's 24.8 million).

Jackson's Positions On Global Top 40 Charts For 2009:

#5: Thriller (4,000,000)
#6: Number Ones (3,600,000)
#11: This Is It (3,100,000)
#13: The Essential (2,900,000)
#19: King Of Pop (2,000,000)
#20: Bad (2,000,000)
#24: Dangerous (1,700,000)
#25: Off The Wall (1,700,000)

Global unit sales for 2009 are as follows:

Album sales: 24.8 million
DVD sales: 4 million
Ringtone sales: 1.5 million
Single sales: 5.2 million
Digital Downloads: 17 million

Total unit sales for 2009 = 52.5 million


Michael is #1 biggest selling act of decade with 82 million copies of albums sold:
Invincible: 10 million
Number Ones: 10.5 million
Essential: 4 million
King Of Pop: 2.5 million
HIStory Greatest Hits: 2 million
HIStory: 2 million
This Is It: 3.5 million
Thriller: 14 million
Bad: 6.5 million
Dangerous: 4.5 million
Off The Wall: 5 million
Jackson 5 Material: 6 million
Motown Albums: 4.2 million
Other: 6 million

Total= 80.7 million
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More info:
Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga Top SoundScan's Year-End Charts  | MTV News  


  





Motion Picture Categories:
Outstanding Motion Picture

"The Blind Side" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
"Invictus" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
"Michael Jackson's: This Is It" (Columbia Pictures)
"Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)
"The Princess and the Frog" (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

+

Outstanding Variety – (Series or Special)
 
"BET Awards 2009" (BET)
"Bill Cosby: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor" (PBS)
"Michael Jackson Memorial Service" (ABC, BET, CNN, MTV, NBC)
"Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me" (HBO)
"We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

The 41st NAACP Image Awards - Nominees

'Soundtrack' - This Is It Live Album

This Is It live audio MP3 - DOWNLOAD:

This Is It Audio 2009.rar

This is the example of how the This Is It album should have been released... = Live Album!

This is the original audio of This Is it Movie converted into MP3 = all the songs from TII as a (unofficial) LIVE album! - a list of the songs:



24. 12. 2009

MICHAEL JACKSON: THE REMIX SUITE



This remix album is as diverse in sound as its dazzling array of notable producers, which includes Tricky Stewart, DJ Cassidy, Steve Aoki, Frankie Knuckles, and Benny Blanco, among many others. "We jumped at the opportunity to be involved with this project because Michael is a legend who influenced our entire career and redefined the world of music," says Pharrell Williams from The Neptunes, whose seductive and synthy reworking of "Never Can Say Goodbye" is anchored by an irresistibly heavy bass line. For Salaam Remi's reggae remix of "ABC," he "imagined the Jackson's taking a trip to Jamaica in the early '70s with a Jamaican band playing behind them." And for DJ Cassidy's cheerful rendition of "The Love You Save," he says his goal was to "unite the sounds of Michael's work with both The Corporation and Quincy Jones to create something fresh but equally timeless, classic, and inspiring as the original."

Universal Motown Records has enlisted the hottest producers in the game to pay homage to Michael Jackson by remixing their favorite tracks from The Jackson 5's timeless catalog of gems and jams. Akon, Swizz Beatz, Q-Tip, Ryan Leslie, and Rodney Jerkins are just a few of the superstar producers who are featured on MICHAEL JACKSON: THE REMIX SUITE

DOWNLOAD here

Official DVD and Blue-ray commercial

Michael Jackson and his Christmas messages

Michael Jackson Fan Day in London


More info here - http://www.michaeljacksonexhibition.co.uk/fan_day.html

Rare Footage of Michael Jackson Recording in Studio!!



On Ebay here
No bids at the moment - starting bid US $9,000.00

This is an hour of never before seen footage of Michael Jackson in the studio recording one of his albums. It is the only copy of the original 8mm tape.

More details to serious buyers only. It is the only one of its kind and before you think anything weird......THIS IS THE REAL DEAL!! SERIOUS BUYERS ONLY!!This is a REAL Chance for someone to make a great investment or for a fan, just have something that no one else has in the world! It's off to the Biography channel or TMZ or something.


22. 12. 2009

FBI Involved in Michael Jackson Molestation Trial

Michael Joseph Jackson, a celebrity pop star, was born on August 29, 1958. He died unexpectedly on June 25, 2009 at the age of 50.

Between 1993 and 1994 and separately between 2004 and 2005, Mr. Jackson was investigated by California law enforcement agencies for possible child molestation. He was acquitted of all such charges. The FBI provided technical and investigative assistance to these agencies during the cases. The Bureau also investigated threats made against Mr. Jackson and others by an individual who was later imprisoned for these crimes.

This release consists of seven separate files, as described below:

9A-LA-142276: 1992 to 1993, 196 pages

This file details a Los Angeles field office investigation into extortion threats against Michael Jackson and others in 1992. The subject of this investigation pled guilty and was sentenced to prison in 1993.

A total of 111 pages were withheld to prevent duplication of material already released or to protect personal privacy, the identity of sources that provided information to the FBI in confidence, and internal rules and practices. Some information was referred to the U.S. Secret Service.

62D-LA-162715: September 16, 1993 to August 8, 1994, 56 pages

This file involves a Los Angeles field office investigation opened to assist local authorities with a child molestation case in 1993. The case never went to trial.

Ninety-five pages were withheld to prevent duplication of material already released or to protect personal privacy, the identity of sources that provided information to the FBI in confidence, and internal rules and practices.

62D-L0-11779: September 2, 1993 to October 22, 1993, 9 pages

This file was opened by the FBI’s legal attaché office in London when it assisted local authorities with a child molestation investigation in 1993.

Thirteen pages were withheld to protect personal privacy and the identity of sources that provided information to the FBI in confidence.

95A-HQ-1148159: October 30, 1995 to January 24, 1997, 8 pages

This file details a request made to the FBI to analyze a VHS videotape provided by the U.S. Customs Service as part of a child pornography investigation.

Some information was redacted to protect personal privacy. Four pages were referred to U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement for a release determination.

62D-LA-236081: January 15, 2004 to April 27, 2004, 41 pages

Our Los Angeles field office opened this file when it was asked by local authorities to provide forensic computer analysis assistance in a child molestation investigation in 2004. The examination of evidence in this case was conducted by the FBI’s Computer Analysis and Response Team (CART). Mr. Jackson was ultimately acquitted of these charges in a California court.

One hundred and twenty-three pages were withheld to protect personal privacy, the identity of sources that provided information to the FBI in confidence, and internal rules and practices or to prevent the disclosure of techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions.

305B-LA-239205: September 14, 2004 to December 9, 2004, 5 pages

This Los Angeles field office file was opened in 2004 to investigate child molestation allegations. Due to lack of witness cooperation, the case was closed.

252B-IR-6808: March 1, 2004 to June 29, 2005, 18 pages

This file involves a request made of the FBI's Critical Incident Response Group to provide advice and assistance to local authorities concerning a child molestation investigation in 2004.

Some information was redacted to protect personal privacy and internal rules and practices.