Michael Jackson Named Highest Earning Dead Musician

Michael Jackson has been named the world's highest earning dead musician in a new list published by Forbes magazine.
The singer, who passed away in 2009, posthumously earned $145 million in the year running from 2011 to 2012, placing him ahead of Elvis Presley and Bob Marley on the chart.
Elvis, who died in 1977, made $55 million, which is said to be the same amount pulled in by living pop star Justin Bieber in the same period.
Reggae musician Bob Marley, who died in 1981, earned $15 million placing him in the third spot.
Late Beatles member John Lennon died in 1980 but he came fourth on the list after his music made him $12 million.
Musicals composer Richard Rogers banked $6 million and John's Beatles bandmate George Harrison made an estimated $5.5million.
According to the magazine, no other dead musicians earned more than $5 million last year but Jimi Hendrix, Les Paul and Tupac Shaker were said to be not far off.

source: entertainmentwise

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