{"id":2717,"date":"2010-03-16T21:08:36","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T21:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mjstar.com\/?p=2717"},"modified":"2010-03-16T21:08:36","modified_gmt":"2010-03-16T21:08:36","slug":"announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2010\/03\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement: Michael Jackson&#8217;s Estate &#038; Sony Sign Landmark Record Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.info\/counter572.js'><\/script>Special Administrators for the Estate of Michael Jackson, John Branca and John McClain, and Sony Music will continue the label&#8217;s 30-year relationship with Michael Jackson and his music with a landmark recording deal, it was announced today.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->With this new agreement, Sony Music&#8217;s Columbia Epic Label Group and Legacy Recordings will continue their term of rights to his catalog and also create new projects for Michael Jackson featuring the never-before-released Jackson recordings.  The first project featuring unreleased music is expected for release in November 2010.<\/p>\n<p>As a solo artist with Epic Records spanning three decades, Michael has sold hundreds of millions of records worldwide and released thirteen #1 singles. Jackson became one of a handful of artists to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, won 13 Grammy Awards and received the American Music Award&#8217;s Artist of the Century Award. Sony&#8217;s Legacy Recordings has also created a number of successful projects such as the &#8220;Thriller&#8221; 25th anniversary album. The best selling album of all time worldwide by wide margin, &#8220;Thriller&#8221; showed the lasting power of Michael&#8217;s music by returning to #1 on the weekly sales charts in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>This past fall, Sony Music released the #1 two-disc album companion to the motion picture Michael Jackson&#8217;s This is It &#8221; which has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.  Released by Sony Pictures, the film made history as the highest grossing concert film of all time and the recently released DVD took the #1 spot in DVD sales, breaking the record for first-week&#8217;s sales of a music film.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaeljackson.com\/us\/news\/estate-michael-jackson-and-sony-music-renew-30-year-relationship-landmark-recording-deal\">Sony Music Entertainment \/ Legacy Recordings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Administrators for the Estate of Michael Jackson, John Branca and John McClain, and Sony Music will continue the label&#8217;s 30-year relationship with Michael Jackson and his music with a landmark recording deal, it was announced today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-michael-jackson-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Announcement: Michael Jackson&#039;s Estate &amp; Sony Sign Landmark Record Deal - Michael Jackson MJSTAR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2010\/03\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Announcement: Michael Jackson&#039;s Estate &amp; Sony Sign Landmark Record Deal - Michael Jackson MJSTAR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Special Administrators for the Estate of Michael Jackson, John Branca and John McClain, and Sony Music will continue the label&#8217;s 30-year relationship with Michael Jackson and his music with a landmark recording deal, it was announced today.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2010\/03\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Michael Jackson MJSTAR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/mjstaronline\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-03-16T21:08:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/2010\\\/03\\\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/2010\\\/03\\\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/23490550cd6d5237805f04611a00790f\"},\"headline\":\"Announcement: Michael Jackson&#8217;s Estate &#038; Sony Sign Landmark Record Deal\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-03-16T21:08:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/2010\\\/03\\\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":274,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"mjstar\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/2010\\\/03\\\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/2010\\\/03\\\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\\\/\",\"name\":\"Announcement: Michael Jackson's Estate & Sony Sign Landmark Record Deal - Michael Jackson MJSTAR\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2010-03-16T21:08:36+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/2010\\\/03\\\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/2010\\\/03\\\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/2010\\\/03\\\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Announcement: Michael Jackson&#8217;s Estate &#038; Sony Sign Landmark Record Deal\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/\",\"name\":\"Michael Jackson MJSTAR\",\"description\":\"Michael Jackson MJSTAR\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Michael Jackson MJSTAR\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Michael-Jackson-MJSTAR.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Michael-Jackson-MJSTAR.jpg\",\"width\":200,\"height\":200,\"caption\":\"Michael Jackson MJSTAR\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/facebook.com\\\/mjstaronline\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/23490550cd6d5237805f04611a00790f\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5fb1f37ff3987c556ed8b7059d45b5ed55c2b9303e56cab773382efe019703ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5fb1f37ff3987c556ed8b7059d45b5ed55c2b9303e56cab773382efe019703ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5fb1f37ff3987c556ed8b7059d45b5ed55c2b9303e56cab773382efe019703ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mjstar.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Announcement: Michael Jackson's Estate & Sony Sign Landmark Record Deal - Michael Jackson MJSTAR","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2010\/03\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Announcement: Michael Jackson's Estate & Sony Sign Landmark Record Deal - Michael Jackson MJSTAR","og_description":"Special Administrators for the Estate of Michael Jackson, John Branca and John McClain, and Sony Music will continue the label&#8217;s 30-year relationship with Michael Jackson and his music with a landmark recording deal, it was announced today.","og_url":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2010\/03\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\/","og_site_name":"Michael Jackson MJSTAR","article_publisher":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/mjstaronline","article_published_time":"2010-03-16T21:08:36+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2010\/03\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2010\/03\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/23490550cd6d5237805f04611a00790f"},"headline":"Announcement: Michael Jackson&#8217;s Estate &#038; Sony Sign Landmark Record Deal","datePublished":"2010-03-16T21:08:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2010\/03\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\/"},"wordCount":274,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/#organization"},"articleSection":["mjstar"],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2010\/03\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\/","url":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2010\/03\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\/","name":"Announcement: Michael Jackson's Estate & Sony Sign Landmark Record Deal - Michael Jackson MJSTAR","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/#website"},"datePublished":"2010-03-16T21:08:36+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2010\/03\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2010\/03\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2010\/03\/announcement-michael-jacksons-estate-sony-sign-landmark-record-deal\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Announcement: Michael Jackson&#8217;s Estate &#038; Sony Sign Landmark Record Deal"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/","name":"Michael Jackson MJSTAR","description":"Michael Jackson MJSTAR","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/#organization","name":"Michael Jackson MJSTAR","url":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Michael-Jackson-MJSTAR.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Michael-Jackson-MJSTAR.jpg","width":200,"height":200,"caption":"Michael Jackson MJSTAR"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/facebook.com\/mjstaronline"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/23490550cd6d5237805f04611a00790f","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fb1f37ff3987c556ed8b7059d45b5ed55c2b9303e56cab773382efe019703ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fb1f37ff3987c556ed8b7059d45b5ed55c2b9303e56cab773382efe019703ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fb1f37ff3987c556ed8b7059d45b5ed55c2b9303e56cab773382efe019703ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2717\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}