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Michael Jackson’s Estate Reveals $46 Million Income: Music and ‘The Wiz’ Royalties, Commercial Residuals

Michael Jackson’s estate received over $300,000 in royalties and residuals in 2021, including income for his 1978 classic The Wiz, Us Weekly can exclusively report. The two men in charge of Michael’s ...
The Quietus

The Strange World Of… Mulatu Astatke

In Hindu cosmology, the world is traditionally depicted as a dome resting on the backs of four strong elephants, who themselves stand on the shell of a giant tortoise. In the traditional music of the ...
Billboard

Yes, Taylor Swift Interpolates George Michael’s ‘Father Figure’ on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

The late icon's hit will be present in the pop star's unreleased song of the same name. By Hannah Dailey Taylor Swift pays tribute to one of the fathers of modern pop on her forthcoming new song ...
NPR

Meklit Hadero discusses her album, 'A Piece of Infinity,' a nod to her Ethiopian roots

The music artist Meklit Hadero has lived in the U.S. since she left Ethiopia decades ago. (SOUNDBITE OF MEKLIT HADERO SONG, "LEFEQER ENEGEZA") MEKLIT HADERO: After the Ethiopian Revolution, there were ...
Rolling Stone

‘No Hesitation’: George Michael’s Estate ‘Delighted’ Over Taylor Swift Using ‘Father Figure’

As Swifties prepare for The Life of a Showgirl to drop at midnight, George Michael‘s estate released a statement about one of the most anticipated tracks on Taylor Swift‘s new album: “Father Figure,” ...
Variety

George Michael Estate Thanks Taylor Swift for Incorporating ‘Father Figure’ into ‘The Life of a Showgirl’: ‘We Had No Hesitation in Agreeing to This’

The George Michael estate thanked Taylor Swift on Thursday for interpolating the English record producer’s 1987 hit “Father Figure” into her highly anticipated 12th studio album, “The Life of a ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ to Feature an “Interpolation” of George Michael’s ‘Father Figure’

“When we heard the track we had no hesitation in agreeing to this association between two great artists and we know George would have felt the same,” they said in a statement. By McKinley Franklin ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Michael Cavanaugh performs ‘The Music of Billy Joel and Elton John’ Oct. 10 at the Gichi-ziibi

BRAINERD — The Central Lakes College Performing Arts Center will present “The Music of Billy Joel and Elton John” starring Michael Cavanaugh at 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts.
Yahoo

George Michael’s Estate Responds to His Credit on Taylor Swift’s New Song ‘Father Figure’

Taylor Swift is paying tribute to a pop legend on her highly anticipated new album, The Life of a Showgirl. The singer-songwriter, 35, credited the late George Michael as a songwriter on her track ...
USA Today

'The Life of a Showgirl' songwriters revealed. Some Swifties ask 'Who is George Michael?'

Swifties have left George Michael hanging on like a yo-yo over his posthumous work on "The Life of a Showgirl." The late singer and former "Wham!" frontman is credited as a songwriter on "Father ...
Los Angeles Times

Mariah Carey and Michael Jackson did a duet, she says, but the world has to wait to hear to it

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Mariah Carey is telling the world it will have to wait a little longer to hear her duet with Michael Jackson. At ...
Los Angeles Times

Before Taylor Swift rolled out ‘Father Figure,’ George Michael’s estate gave her props

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. George Michael’s estate endorsed Taylor Swift’s interpolation of his 1987 ...