Michael Jackson: Stake in catalogue sells for $600m - BBC News

Sony Music Group has reportedly bought half of the King of Pop's catalogue.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The deal means Jackson's whole catalogue is worth more than a billion dollarsBy Charlotte GallagherCulture correspondentSony Music Group is understood to have paid at least $600m (£475m) for half of Michael Jackson's catalogue.

If accurate, it would mean the singer's musical assets are worth more than $1.2bn (£950m).

The deal would also be the biggest ever for the work of a single musician.

Michael Jackson, who died in 2009 at the age of 50, is one of the most successful pop stars of all time, selling more than 400 million records worldwide.

That figure is disputed and may be much higher.

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