Sony Makes New Deal With Michael Jackson’s Estate
By Travis Woods
Because you can really only wait so long after an artist is dead before raiding their vaults for hastily-assembled and usually quality-depraved posthumous releases, Reuters is reporting that Sony Music has recently inked a $250 million deal consisting of ten albums worth of Michael Jackson’s catalog and unreleased music.
Jackson’s death on June 25, 2009, provided a major stimulus for Sony, with the label selling 28 million copies of the King of Pop’s records following his passing. Translation? Posthumous releases were as inevitable as Joe Jackson taking time out from mourning to mention his really, really super fantastic new record label.
The deal, which extends Jackson’s 30-year partnership with Sony into 2017, will launch its first salvo of releases this November. Because honestly, the man only has like twelve different best-of compilations out there, when his fans deserve at least a good 19 to 20, along with collections of ‘alternate versions’ that feature different snare drums. It’s only fair, people.
In other news, having reviewed this interesting “Thriller” music video from a few years back, modern studio heads are looking into the dark arts of voodoo and black magic in an effort to bring MJ back for an all-star concert film about zombies, ‘cause the kids are really into that right now. In 3D!
What do you think? Should Michael Jackson’s musical legacy be left as it is?
Monday, May 3, 2010 5:11PM
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