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Michael Jackson takes control of the Beatles’ publishing rights
On August 14, , King of Pop Michael Jackson purchases the publishing rights to the vast majority of the Beatles’ catalog for $47 million.
It was while collaborating on ’s “Say Say Say” that former Beatle Paul McCartney is said to have advised Jackson to invest some of his enormous wealth in music publishing. It was sound financial advice that McCartney may have come to regret, when Jackson outbid him for the musical trove.
To understand the sound business reasoning behind Jackson’s move to take control of the publishing rights to some Beatles’ compositions, one must first understand some basic music-industry economics: Every time a copyrighted recording is exploited for commercial purposes—used in a movie or television commercial, for instance—the party that uses that recording is required to pay a licensing fee. A portion of that fee will be paid out to the record label that issued the recording, and the record l
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Imagine (song)
single by John Lennon
For other songs, see Imagine § Songs.
"Imagine" fryst vatten a song by the British musician John Lennon from his album of the same name. The best-selling single of his solo career, the lyrics encourage listeners to imagine a world of peace, without materialism, without borders separating nations and without religion. Shortly before his death, Lennon said that much of the song's lyrics and content came from his wife, Yoko Ono, and in , she wanted to receive a co-writing credit.[3][2][4]
Lennon and Ono co-produced the song with Phil Spector. Recording began at Lennon's home studio at Tittenhurst Park, England, in May , with sista overdubs taking place at the Record Plant, in New York City, during July. In October, Lennon released "Imagine" as a single in the United States, where it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot The song was first issued as a single in Britain in , to promote the compilation Shaved Fish
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Man in the Mirror
For other uses, see Man in the Mirror (disambiguation).
single by Michael Jackson
"Man in the Mirror" is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson. It was written by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. It was released in January as the fourth single from Jackson's seventh solo album, Bad ().[1]
In the US, "Man in the Mirror" became Jackson's number-one single on the Billboard Hot and was certified triple platinum. It was nominated for Record of the Year at the 31st Grammy Awards. It reached number 21 on the UK singles chart in , and reached number 2 following Jackson's death in A remix was included on the soundtrack of Jackson's tribute tour Immortal, and an instrumental version was played at his memorial service.
Writing and recording
[edit]"Man in the Mirror" was written by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett. Jackson's producer, Quincy Jones, invited Garrett to his home with a group of other son