[ad_1] Dave Bennett/Getty Images 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 court on Friday, with Katherine Jackson’s lawyers arguing that co-executors The estate of John Branca and John McClain should be held “in contempt” for closing the … Read more
[ad_1] By Charlotte Gallagher culture correspondent 1 hour before Image source, fake images Screenshot, The deal means Jackson’s entire catalog is worth more than $1 billion. Sony Music Group is believed to have paid at least $600m (£475m) for half of Michael Jackson’s catalogue. If accurate, it would mean the singer’s musical assets are worth … Read more
[ad_1] Image credits: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images Universal Music Group (UMG), the label that represents artists such as Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande, says it will remove its music from TikTok at midnight tomorrow after failing to reach a deal with the platform’s parent company, ByteDance. , about royalties. . UMG will not … Read more