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Michael Jackson made a net profit of $125 million from the sales of singles and albums in 1989, making him the first artist in history to earn hundreds of millions of dollars in one year; At the same time, he is also the highest paid artist in history!
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MJ owns half of the controlling shares of Sony/ATV music publishing company. The tracks cover The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, Mariah Carey and other superstars
MJ can enjoy the same tax income as Sony Music
He can enjoy tens of millions of dollars every year
In addition, he also owns the copyright of his own songs alone, and any company or individual uses his songs for commercial purposes. Will bring him income
So he can still earn tens of millions of dollars a year since he doesn't make a record, hold a concert or have any business endorsement contract
Plus advertising endorsements, it is roughly estimated that his worth is 4 billion dollars
But on the other hand, art is priceless, and artists should be priceless, so it is not appropriate to judge his artistic attainments and influence only by his worth ...