icon’s songs—most notably, The Beatles’ entire catalogue, which was later sold to Sony. 2017 was quite a “Thriller” for the Estate’s accountants, to say the least!
Bob Marley died at the age of 36 way back in 1981, but he is far from forgotten. Surprisingly, it’s not music sales that made his income $23 million this
Prince sold more than 2.5 million albums over the year of his death in 2016, more than any other post-mortem pop star. Just before he died, he was grossing nearly
Whitney “The Voice” Houston made a massive impact on music prior to her untimely death in 2012, and she still does. Just this year, the AMA’s featured a tribute to
her songs from The Bodyguard. We still hear her on the radio all the time. That means, her music is still earning money: An estimated $13 million per year.
Prince may have brought us Purple Rain, but 1960s guitar hero Jimi Hendrix had the zeitgeist first with Purple Haze. Though he left us in 1970, he’s still bringing in
The famous poet, author and philosopher who inspired the likes of Dr. Martin Luther King and Oprah Winfrey, made the biggest impact with her book I Know Why the Caged
All eyez are still on Tupac Shakur—what with his 2017 bio-pic film All Eyez on Me and his hologram concert tours. But his estate now makes more money hawking Shakur’s
GOAT LLC, was Muhammad Ali’s company that earned millions of dollars in revenue each year via endorsement deals. The company title was an acronym for his trademark phrase “Greatest of
As the year comes to a close it was announced Michael Jackson has, once again, dominated Forbes’ annual list of the top-earning dead celebrities. The King of Pop reportedly generated $75 million in 2017, making it his fifth consecutive year to lead the list. Also on the list: golfer Arnold Palmer, children’s book author Dr.
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