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A Happy Birthday For The King Michael Jackson And King Of Business
DJ Ready Red Of Geto Boys Fame Dies Suddenly
With a Broadway musical on the way and a guest spot on one of the year’s biggest al- bums, the King of Pop’s legacy is proving lasting -- and lucrative.
When Michael Jack- son died on June 25, 2009, the executors of his estate, John McClain and John Branca, felt that their No. 1 job "was to generate revenue, pay off debt and enhance Michael’s legacy as an artist, not the tabloid sensation," says Branca.
As the estate gears up to stage Michael Jackson’s Di- amond Celebration in Las Vegas on Aug. 29, the day the King of Pop would have turned 60, Branca says that a series of recent deals both large and small are easily tak- ing care of business. This sum- mer, the estate picked up $287.5 million on what sources say was a $50,000 in-
catalog now worth $4.75 bil- lion, Sony, which owned nearly 30 percent of EMI, agreed to buy out the estate’s 10 percent.
Since Jackson put up about $17.5 million in equity and $30 million in debt to buy the ATV catalog for $47.5 mil- lion in 1985, the estate, aided by its investment bank Shot Tower Capital, has earned nearly $1.6 billion on that in- vestment, Billboard estimates.
Also, given that the estate owns Jackson’s master recordings as well as his pub- lishing rights, Billboard calcu- lates that it earns about $10 million in annual royalties from his recordings in the United States alone, not in- cluding synch deals or bonuses that may have been in his recording contracts. World- wide, the estate earns an esti- mated $20 million to $25 million a year on the recordings.
DJ Ready Red, one of the founding members of The Geto Boys, died suddenly.
Early reports have stated that a heart attack took the life of the pioneering producer and DJ. Willie D, one of the rap- pers in the Geto Boys, broke the news to the world.
“Bad news. DJ Ready Red died today of an apparent heart attack. Red was the Geto Boys' first DJ and pro- ducer. He gave us our sound. He was responsible for most of the production on the early stuff and all of the production on my first album Contro- versy," Willie D. said on In- stagram. “To say he was a pioneer would be an under-
DJ READY RED
statement. Red was before his time. There’s a lot of producers today that are eating off of Red and don’t even know why their bellies are full.”
Michael Jackson performs in concert circa 1988.
vestment as part of the consor- tium that bought EMI Music Publishing in 2012. With that
Drake Claims His Throne
Beyoncé & JAY-Z Announce New Scholarship Program Over $1M
Show-Stopping Performance
At New York's MSG With
ATLANTA, GA - Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter an- nounce a new scholarship pro- gram that will award one exceptional senior high school student, with financial needs, 100K to put toward their en- rollment in a college or uni- versity for the academic year 2018-2019. The award will serve as a dedicated univer- sity-based fund for each se- lected student throughout the duration of the student's en- rollment.
This back to school season,
BEYONCE AND JAY-Z
students in OTRll Tour mar- kets, who are preparing for college, will be chosen by Boys
and Girls Club of America. Qualified students must demonstrate academic excel- lence and show financial needs that would make it hard for them to enter a college or university for the academic year 2018-2019.
The markets will include Atlanta, where the OTRll Tour plays at Mercedes Benz Sta- dium Saturday and Sunday, August 26, Orlando, Miami, Arlington, New Orleans, Houston, Phoenix, Los Ange- les, San Diego, Santa Clara and Seattle.
As 17,000 people feverishly chanted lyrics from his un- blemished catalog, Drake knew he won the hearts and ears of New York City's Madi- son Square Garden with his commanding performance Fri- day night (Aug. 24). With his Drake and the Three Migos Tour set to spend seven days in the city of Gotham, the Toronto rapper joyously beamed at the fact that he ele- vated from his days as a Little Brother-obsessed backpacker into a venerated rap talent in a span of 10 years.
"Life is a journey, you know? Ups and downs that's how it works," he told fans during his performance of "Emotionless." I'ma tell you, though, as long as you keep God first and keep your family close, you'll be good."
Blanketed by the warm and infectious energy of the crowd, Drake zoomed his way into "Elevate." As he soared his way through the Scorpion stand- out, Drake's magnetic energy instantly zapped the crowd, forcing fans to belt each and every line with gusto.
"It's an honor and a pleasure
Drake performs in Concert at Aubrey & The Three Amigos Tour - Chicago, Illinois at United Center on Aug. 17, 2018 in Chicago.
New York City," Drake said before segueing into his anti- hater anthem "Energy." Fans buoyantly sang the hook alongside the 6 God in hopes of swatting all of the negative energy out of MSG. Then, the OVO loyalists were in for a sur- prise when Drake veered into his verse from Lil Baby's "Yes Indeed." Hovering from the sky was a yellow Ferrari that floated throughout the 100 and 200 sections of the arena.
Is Birdman Too Busy Fighting With Lil Wayne To Marry Toni Braxton?
Toni Braxton is a R&B leg- end. The legendary performer has won seven of the ten Grammy awards she has been nominated for.
Braxton is known for hav- ing expensive taste. She was most notably featured on an episode of Oprah Winfrey's talk show where the host spoke on designer dishes.
However, her expensive taste hasn't slowed down her love life. Because every woman with expensive taste needs a man with the same interests.
Braxton is currently en- gaged to rap music mogul
BIRDMAN AND TONI BRAXTON
Birdman. The couple are cur- rently planning their wedding, but there's only one problem.
Toni still hasn't found a
dress for the event. Not only has she not found a dress, but the couple still haven't set an official date for the wedding.
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