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...for sure. In the four months since his death, Sony and Motown/Universal between them have issued no fewer than five posthumous album packages: The Collection, Hello World, The Stripped Mixes, The Remix Suite, and now This Is It. That's a...

In this article: Michael Jackson, Executor, RCA, Elvis Presley, Paul Anka, and Motown

...of Britney's "Womanizer", and the Primark R&B of "Good Night Good Morning" (feat Ne-Yo; yep, Sony is pulling out all the stops with the B-list cameos). The Motown pastiche "Bury Me" has potential, but she's absolutely phoning in her...

In this article: Alexandra Burke, Leona Lewis, Flo Rida, Simon Cowell, Syco, Womanizer, Perfect Day, and Shayne Ward

...at issue in this case." The plaintiff recording companies in the case include Sony Corp.'s Arista Records LLC, Bad Boy Records, BMG Music, Capital Records, Motown Records and Virgin Records America, among others. A Sony representative...

In this article: Sony Corp, U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, New York, Plaintiff, and Launchcast

...permission, The Associated Press reported. The suit was filed Wednesday in United States District Court in Nashville by labels that include Atlantic, Capitol, Motown, Sony and Warner Brothers. The labels say in the suit that in a...

In this article: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Defendant, Telepictures Productions, Warner Brothers, Motown, and American Idol

...who returned to his team in recent weeks. "Michael was a smart businessman," said Martin Bandier, chairman & chief executive of Sony/ATV, Jackson's music publishing joint venture with Sony. When Jackson bid in 1985 for the rights to 259...

In this article: Michael Jackson, Motown, Thriller, Neverland, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Beneficiary, Joint venture, and Business partner

...of revenue. Sony retains rights to most of Jackson's recordings and music videos, while Universal owns the Motown catalog, including music from the star's childhood career as part of the Jackson 5 and as a soloist. The merchandising...

In this article: Michael Jackson, London, AEG Live, EMI, Revenue, Sanctuary Group, Frank DiLeo, and Universal Music Group

...as Kanye West, Elton John, and Guns N' Roses. At the time of his death, Jackson did not have a record label, although his most recent albums had been distributed by UMG rival Sony Music (SNE). Universal's Motown label controls the rights to...

In this article: Michael Jackson, Universal Music Group, JC Penney, Hot Topic, Target, Elton John, London, Los Angeles, and Revenue

...three weekends, its total stands at $103.7 million. The acclaimed rags-to-riches tale was released by Sony Corp.'s Columbia Pictures, which has handled five of Smith's $100 million movies. "Dreamgirls," a musical loosely based on the story...

In this article: Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness, Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Night at the Museum, Los Angeles, Milan Trenc, and E.B. White

...copies, sources say. Although Sony had to scramble to meet demand, it got high marks for getting Jackson product to stores June 29, after most retailers had sold out of the artist's inventory during the weekend. Universal Music Group,...

In this article: Michael Jackson, Thriller, United States, Number Ones, Itunes, Universal Music Group, and John Lennon