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Michael Jackson Is Top-Earning Dead Celebrity, Says ‘Forbes’
Wed Oct 26 2011 by Robbie Daw
As the trial of Michael Jackson's former doctor Conrad Murray wears on, Forbes reports that the onetime King Of Pop is #1 on the publication's annual list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities. It's the second year in a row the music legend has topped the list, though Forbes points out that the $170 million his estate raked in over the past 12 months, via sales of his music and his stake in the Sony/ATV catalog, is a steep drop from the $275 million that landed Jackson at #1 on last year's tally.
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‘American Idol’: The Top 9 Bring The Beatles To Life With Bizarre Instruments
Wed Apr 7 2010 by Becky Bain
American Idol's theme last night was songs by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, but it turned into What Random Instrument Can We Bring Up On Stage? Instead of having a mentor, the Idols were on their own this week, and it appears a few of the Top 9 contestants took free range to come up with some kooky additions to their performances. Plus, the extra screen time usually reserved for the mentor to dole out advice was instead dedicated to the Idols talking about one another—a change of pace that pleasantly resulted in one of the most quote-worthy episodes of the season thus far.
After the jump, find out who did John and Paul proud, who made us hang our heads in shame, and which Scottish and Australian instruments made their TV debut on American Idol. More »
After the jump, find out who did John and Paul proud, who made us hang our heads in shame, and which Scottish and Australian instruments made their TV debut on American Idol. More »
The Beatles’ New Revolution
Thu Feb 26 2009 by Lucas Jensen
Yoko Ono Orders The World Back To Bed
Fri Feb 13 2009 by Maura
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Ono and… More »
Maybe Someone Should Have Proofed The Press Release’s Headline More Closely Dept.
Wed Aug 6 2008 by Maura
“ONO’s ‘GIVE PEACE A CHANCE’ (THE REMIXES) Hits #1 With A Bullet On Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Play Chart This Week!!” More »
They’re Only In It For The Money: “Sgt. Pepper” Drum Head Fetches $1.067M
Fri Jul 11 2008 by Maura
Well, someone out there still has discretionary income: The drum head that appeared on the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band went up for auction yesterday at Christie’s London outpost, and it realized a price of £541,250, or $1,067,346. Imagine if that money had been used to, you know, buy actual Beatles albums–I’m sure the halls of EMI are filled with people fantasizing that exact scenario. The price of the drum almost makes the £421,250 ($830,706) that John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics for “Give Peace A Chance” went for seem quaint, no? Details on the drum skin’s measurements and materials after the jump.
Tue Jun 3 2008 by Maura
Yoko Ono and the sons of John Lennon have lost a bid to prevent the usage of Lennon’s song “Imagine” in the Ben Stein-starring film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, which examines discrimination against teachers who include the theory of intelligent design in their curriculum. More »
Tue Jun 3 2008 by Maura
Yoko Ono and the sons of John Lennon have lost a bid to prevent the usage of Lennon’s song “Imagine” in the Ben Stein-starring film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, which examines discrimination against teachers who include the theory of intelligent design in their curriculum. More »
Yoko Doesn’t Want Us To See John Lennon Get High
Wed Apr 23 2008 by anthonyjmiccio
Yoko Ono and the film company World Wide Media are in a legal battle over who owns the rights to some undoubtedly priceless footage of John Lennon filmed in 1970. The nine hours of material are claimed to include Lennon smoking a joint, working on songs and describing his plans to put LSD in Richard Nixon’s coffee. It was filmed by Anthony Cox, Ono’s husband before Lennon, for a planned documentary. World Wide wants to use the footage for a film titled “Three Days In The Life.” Despite the fact that World Wide bought the footage directly from Cox, Ono feels she owns the copyright because she’d previously bought the footage from “a Florida man.” If you play that backwards, I’m pretty sure you hear the word “bullshit.”
