The King of Pop has ranked No. 1 in this year's list of highest-paid dead celebrities (FORBES)

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="de"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The King of Pop has ranked No. 1 in this year's list of highest-paid dead celebrities for the 7th consecutive year, despite recent controversy. His streaming jumped 2.1 billion U.S. spins from 1.8 billion a year ago <a href="https://t.co/1pbeMY5ThZ">pic.twitter.com/1pbeMY5ThZ</a></p>&mdash; Forbes (@Forbes) <a href="https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1189570686391590914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">30. Oktober 2019</a></blockquote>
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There aren’t many living entertainers capable of clocking nine figures in a single year, but Michael Jackson has done it eight times since his 2009 death. Most recently, he tallied an estimated $400 million pretax in 2018, bringing his postmortem total to $2.4 billion. As a result, seeing his number tumble to $60 million in this year—still No. 1 on our list of top-earning dead celebrities—might come as something of a shock. It would be easy to attribute the dip to the well-publicized abuse allegations leveled in Leaving Neverland, but the documentary isn’t the real reason behind the drop.Last year’s figure included a onetime windfall of nearly $300 million for the sale of Jackson’s stake in EMI Music Publishing, as well as a new record deal with Sony and cash from a CBS Halloween special; this year’s total was always bound to be a fraction of 2019’s. But even after his early 2019 reckoning, Jackson’s U.S. streaming totals actually edged up from 1.8 billion to 2.1 billion, an increase of 17%.“Michael Jackson … maybe had a little bit of a downside from the detractors, probably an equal amount of upside from the supporters,” says David Bakula, Nielsen’s senior VP of Insight and Analytics. “He’s just going to continue to grow because streaming’s continuing to grow, and because he’s got some unbelievably popular pop songs.”That said, the days of Jackson’s centimillion-dollar annual earnings totals from beyond the grave may have come to an end—not so much because of a public backlash, but because megadeals and asset sales that fueled his afterlife bonanza have been completed. Among them: pacts for This Is It and the Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour, as well as Jackson’s $750 million haul for his half of the Sony/ATV catalog in 2016, in addition to the aforementioned sale of his EMI stake.Jackson still can count on further payouts from Sony, cash from the Las Vegas show Michael Jackson One and millions from his own Mijac Music catalog, which his estate still controls. And then there’s his sprawling Neverland compound, now known by its original Sycamore Valley Ranch moniker, which at $31 million may finally be priced to sell.There are new avenues to be explored, too. A Jackson-themed musical, whose Chicago run was canceled earlier this year, is set to open on Broadway in August 2020. That sort of production could help Jackson find fresh audiences while connecting with old ones, boosting his reach just as the likes of Spotify and Apple Music have.“Streaming the music helps expose the legacy to potential new fans,” says Jeff Jampol, who manages departed acts including Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin, and has worked with the Jackson estate as well. “Once they do that, they may buy a T-shirt or a poster or a box set … it’s a great marketing tool.”

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by Madeline Berg | November 13, 2020 | Forbes

1 | Michael Jackson: $48 million
Jackson’s Mijac Music catalog, which includes tunes by Elvis and Aretha Franklin, and a long-term deal with Sony, account for more than 70% of his earnings.

2 | Dr. Seuss: $33 million
Thanks to a series of seven-figure television and film deals, Seussville is a much wealthier neighborhood. But books remain one of Dr. Seuss’ biggest income stream: He sold nearly 6 million in the United States this year.

3 | Charles Schulz: $32.5 million
Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang are hardly worth peanuts. In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, the Schulz estate brought in more than $110 million in revenue. Part of that comes from Apple TV+, which aired a new series, Snoopy in Space, and classics like A Charlie Brown Christmas.

4 | Arnold Palmer: $25 million
The golf season may have been shortened by Covid-19, but Arnie’s Army is still drinking him up. The King’s deal with Arizona Beverages for his namesake lemonade-iced tea beverage brings in millions, cushioned by a contract with MasterCard and hundreds of retailers that sell Arnold Palmer-branded merchandise throughout Asia.

5 | Elvis Presley: $23 million
The coronavirus shook up Elvis’ empire. Graceland, his home-turned-museum, typically accounts for more than $10 million of Presley’s earnings, but was closed for two months this year and is now operating at reduced capacity.

6 | Kobe Bryant: $20 million
After the Lakers legend died in a helicopter accident in January, Nike sold out its Kobe Bryant merchandise. Fans also made a fast break for his autobiography, which sold more than 300,000 copies this year.

7 | Juice WRLD: $15 million
Rapper Jarad Higgins, known in show biz as “Juice WRLD,” saw his music streams spike after he died last December, just nine months after the release of his sophomore album, Death Race for Love. His third album, Legends Never Die, published posthumously, topped the Billboard charts.

8 | Bob Marley: $14 million
Bob Marley also saw his music streams soar this year—the reggae legend accumulated more than a billion spins globally. House of Marley, his line of speakers, turntables and headphones, and sales of T-shirts and lighters adorned with his likeness also added more than $3 million to his coffers.

9 | John Lennon: $13 million
Forty years after John Lennon’s murder, Beatles music still rings up a lot of dollars on Penny Lane. And thanks to a co-writing credit on the Fab Four’s most popular songs, the late Lennon also cashes in when a tune is used on TV or in the movies.

10 | Prince: $10 million
While his Paisley Park has never reached Graceland-level popularity, the High Priest of Pop can still move music. This year, The Purple One moved nearly 700,000 album equivalents in the United States alone.

11 | Freddie Mercury: $9 million

After 2018’s award-winning film Bohemian Rhapsody put Freddie Mercury back into the spotlight, the show had to go on. Not only did Mercury’s estate reap a small portion of the film’s nearly $1 billion box office, but it also led to a spike in Queen’s music and merchandise sales.

12 | George Harrison: $8.5 million

The Quiet Beatle pocketed a seven-figure check from the band’s Cirque du Soleil show Love—even with the Las Vegas Strip shut down for most of the year.

13 | Marilyn Monroe: $8 million

The late movie blonde goddess will forever be worshiped—her image and name are used by nearly 100 brands globally, including Dolce & Gabbana, Zales and even Lego Group.
 
Just think, they could take that money, buy Neverland and turn it into a shrine for Michael Jackson, make it into a homestay and tours and all. It would spin money and of course there would be Michael Jackson songs playing on the intercom.

Amazed Prince is only 9th or 10th as he has had many rereleases most years with Sign o the Times super deluxe and Paisley Park being open for tours.

It mentions 70% of Jackson's earnings are for other stars in his estate, that means 14.4million is solely MJ, meaning he is only marginally more than Prince personally - still not bad for a person whose Estate is on hiatus - there has not been any new releases since the Scream mixtape back in 2017.
 
It's been said many times neverland can't never be made into a museum because where it's at. plus Michael didn't like it anymore.
 
It mentions 70% of Jackson's earnings are for other stars in his estate, that means 14.4million is solely MJ, meaning he is only marginally more than Prince personally - still not bad for a person whose Estate is on hiatus - there has not been any new releases since the Scream mixtape back in 2017.

I think you read it wrong. The Mijac Music cataloug also includes MJ's own songs. - So it's also his own songs that are included in this number.
 
by Abigail Freeman | October 30, 2021 | Forbes

1 | Roald Dahl: $513 million
“I have to have a child,” Willy Wonka says before giving away his magical world of candy to 11-year-old Charlie Bucket in the author’s best-selling book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. “A grownup won’t listen to me.” In reality, Dahl’s heirs chose Netflix for his idea factory, selling their share of the Roald Dahl Story company to the streamer in September 2021. The world of his creation will continue as soon as next year: Netflix is set to release a Matilda remake in December 2022 and heartthrob Timothée Chalamet will star as Willy Wonka in a new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel slated for a 2023 release by Warner Bros.

2 | Prince: $120 million
The High Priest of Pop used to sing in his song “Cream”: “Why should you wait only longer? / Take a chance / It’ll only make you stronger.” Three of his heirs took his advice and cashed in, selling each of their stakes for an estimated combined total of $108 million—sending The Purple One eight spots up the ranking from No. 10 in 2020.

3 | Michael Jackson: $75 million
The King of Pop’s Mijac Music catalog, which includes tunes by Ray Charles, Elvis and Aretha Franklin, gave Jackson a big boost this year by drawing in a new $30 million investment during 2021. His own discography of hits — including “Billie Jean,” “Beat it” and “Rock With You” — racked up 1.3 billion streams.

4 | Charles Schulz: $40 million
It’s almost time for “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” to air on TV, and Charlie and the rest of the Peanuts crew haven’t slowed down. The Peanuts business brought in $47 million more in revenue this fiscal year compared to 2020, for a total of $157 million. Part of that comes from a deal with Apple TV+, where the second season of Snoopy in Space! is set to start streaming on Friday, Nov. 12.

5 | Dr. Seuss: $35 million
Theodor Seuss Geisel (better known as Dr. Seuss) sold almost 7 million print books in the U.S. over the last year—despite controversy about racist imagery in some of his early works—up from 6 million copies in 2020 and continues to profit from a years-long courtship of Hollywood led by his widow before her death in 2018. Dr. Seuss Enterprises president Susan Brandt leaned into streaming, forging a deal with Netflix to create the big-budget animated series Green Eggs and Ham. The second season premieres Nov. 5.

6 | Bing Crosby: $33 million
The Holiday Inn star, famous for his baritone singing voice, makes his debut on the list after his estate sold a stake in his master recordings royalties—including his 1,600-plus songs, name and likeness and more—for roughly $30 million. American holiday season lovers streamed the song “White Christmas” 87 million times in 2020.

7 | Elvis Presley: $30 million
With Graceland approaching pre-Covid attendance levels, the King’s empire is recuperating—and landing new partnerships, including Cinedigm’s The Elvis Presley Channel, which debuts on his birthday, Jan. 8, and promises archival content, concerts and more. In the fall, Netflix will premiere an animated adult series called ‘Agent King,’ in which Elvis will explore an alternate history where he faked his own death to fight crime with a secret government spy program.

8 | Arnold Palmer: $27 million
Golf tournaments are back after a season shortened by the pandemic and Arnie’s Army is right there with the competition. The deal Palmer signed with Arizona Beverages for his namesake lemonade-iced tea beverage brings in millions, and the spiked version had a 15% growth spurt in sales this year, according to Molson Coors.

9 | Gerry Goffin: $23 million
The lyricist co-wrote 50-plus Top 40 hits with prolific singer-songwriter Carole King during their marriage, which were recorded by acts like The Shirelles, The Drifters, Bobby Vee and Steve Lawrence. He got even better with time: In the 80s and 90s he produced “Savin' All My Love for You," the song that made Whitney Houston a star and released his second album Back Room Blood with collaborators Bob Dylan and Barry Goldberg. Primary Wave bought a stake in his catalog for about $20 million.

10 | Luther Vandross: $21 million
R&B legend Vandross joins the ranks thanks to a deal with Primary Wave that closed earlier this week. His estate pocketed roughly $20 million for a stake of his publishing and master recording income streams, which include songs like his 1981 breakthrough tune “Never Too Much,” the lead single off his album of the same name that shot up the charts and earned his two Grammy nominations. Vandross sold 40 million records worldwide over his 30-year career.

11 | Bob Marley: $16 million
The reggae star’s brand— which covers speakers, turntables, headphones, clothing and lighters— has expanded into psychedelics, thanks to an exclusive multi-year license agreement with Silo Wellness Inc. in June to develop a mushroom product line called Marley One. His listeners also keep coming back to his hits like “Is This Love” and “Jamming,” consistently streaming his songs 1 billion times per year in the U.S.

12 | Juice Wrld: $15 million
Jarad Higgins, better known by his 13 million followers on Twitter and Instagram as “Juice WRLD,” is the top-played musician on the list by a landslide with 5.6 billion U.S. streams, which make up the bulk of his earnings this year. In May, his team released an anniversary edition of his sophomore album Goodbye & Good Riddance with two additional songs. A documentary about his life will premiere at AFI Fest next month.

13 | John Lennon: $12 million
Lennon and Yoko Ono’s hopeful classic “Imagine” was commemorated on its 50th anniversary this September with the lyric “imagine all the people living life in peace” projected on buildings in New York and London. Though famously purchased in part by Michael Jackson, his share of the Beatles songs — the world’s most valuable catalog —continues to pay off.
 
3 | Michael Jackson: $75 million
The King of Pop’s Mijac Music catalog, which includes tunes by Ray Charles, Elvis and Aretha Franklin, gave Jackson a big boost this year by drawing in a new $30 million investment during 2021. His own discography of hits — including “Billie Jean,” “Beat it” and “Rock With You” — racked up 1.3 billion streams.

I wonder why..... *cough* *cough*
 
Can someone explain to me how three of Prince’s heirs selling their stake for $108 million helped Prince go from #10 to #2 with $120 million? Does this mean that Prince personally made $12 million and the heirs’ stake brought in the other $108 million to equal $120 million, I’m confused about how this worked. Maybe someone can explain how that worked.
 
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