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Oct 31, 2023 · The 13 deceased musicians, authors and other A-listers on Forbes’ annual ranking of the highest-paid dead celebrities earned some $470 million during the past 12 months—a 70% decrease from...
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The 2021 list: Netflix announced the acquisition of the Roald Dahl Story Company, which manages the rights to Roald Dahl's stories and characters, for a fee of $684 million (£500m). Dahl's heirs held at least a 75% stake before the company was acquired.
The 2018 list: Michael Jackson brought in $287 million from the sale of his estate's stake in Sony/ATV Music Publishingto Sony.
The 2016 list: Michael Jackson had the largest annual gain for an entertainer, living or dead, due to the $750 million sale of his half of the Sony/ATV Music Publishingcatalogue.
Dec 25, 2019 · An average hit song on the radio today will earn the songwriter $600-800,000 in performance royalties. For example, The Black Eyed Peas song "Boom Boom Pow" has had 6.3 million single sales and...
U.S. Music Revenue Database. The RIAA provides the most comprehensive data on U.S. recorded music revenues and shipments dating all the way back to 1973. This is the definitive source of revenue data for the recorded music industry in the United States.
Time Warner owns the rights to the only "Happy Birthday" song, and it reportedly brings in $2.5 million per year. When you hear a wait staff sing to a child with a birthday cake, it's because...
This is a list of people starring on American television that are the highest-paid, based on verified sources for each person.
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Apr 20, 2012 · “The Weight” is a song written by Robbie Robertson. It was released by The Band as Capitol Records single 2269 in 1968, and appeared one week later on the group’s debut album Music from Big Pink.