Landing a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 has long been seen as an ultimate signifier of pop stardom.
06.05.2020 - 01:09 / torontosun.com
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) — An appellate court ruled on Tuesday that the Michael Jackson estate does not have to pay US$6.9 million in royalties and fees to Quincy Jones.
The three-judge panel of the 2nd Appellate District overturned the bulk of a 2017 jury verdict, finding that the trial judge had allowed the jury to misinterpret Jones’ contract.
Jones’ attorneys had argued that the producer was entitled to some $30 million in royalties and other income derived from the This Is It concert film,
Landing a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 has long been seen as an ultimate signifier of pop stardom.
Tristan Thompson has gone on the offensive against Kimberly Alexander, after the woman has been claiming that he’s the father of her five-year-old son, even after he took a paternity test that said he wasn’t the dad. The NBA player has now filed a civil suit against her for libel after she called him a “deadbeat dad” and is asking for damages, in addition to paying his legal cost for filing the lawsuit against her.
If you lived through the '80s, you’ll remember "We Are the World" was just about the biggest number of them all. Featuring a "Dream Team" of pop stars, the song dropped in 1985 to shine a light on famine in Africa.
The “American Idol” season finale reunited past winners for a special rendition of judge Lionel Richie’s “We Are the World.” The hit singing competition aired its Season 18 finale on Sunday where it not only crowned Just Sam as the winner, but it debuted judge Katy Perry’s new single “Daisies” and aired an historic broadcast of the song Richie co-wrote for charity alongside Michael Jackson in the 1980s.
Lionel Richie tapped Katy Perry and Luke Bryan for a performance of We Are the World during the finale of American Idol on Sunday.
If you lived through the ‘80s, you’ll remember “We Are The World” was just about the biggest number of them all. Featuring a “Dream Team” of pop stars, the song dropped in 1985 to shine a light on famine in Africa.
Sunday's season finale saw a new winner crowned, the TV debut of Katy Perry's new single, «Daisies,» and a historic performance of «We Are the World.»
Lionel Richie is bringing one of his most iconic songs to American Idol!
Decidedly less star-studded than the original
LOS ANGELES — We Are the World, the celebrity-packed 1985 charity single, is getting an encore this weekend, courtesy of the stars of American Idol.
A stage musical about Michael Jackson has pushed its Broadway debut until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.Preview performances of “MJ” are now set to begin in March 2021 at the Neil Simon Theatre. The musical — previously called “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough” — was to start performances in New York City on July 6.The musical is inspired by Jackson’s life and music.
“MJ,” the Michael Jackson stage musical headed for Broadway, will begin previews next March, an eight-month postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic shutdown.
By Mackenzie Nichols
A California appeals court has ruled that a trial judge overseeing Quincy Jones' fight for more royalties for his work producing Michael Jackson records didn't adequately interpret contracts. As a result, the superstar producer's $9.4 million win three years ago has been reversed.
Jones initially won in 2017
Quincy Jones' win in a lawsuit regarding the late Michael Jackson's music has been overturned by a California appeals court. In 2017, Jones, now 87, won $9.4 million from Jackson's estate after songs he produced were used in projects like "This Is It" and a pair of Cirque du Soleil shows.