Michael Jackson has come hàng đầu, đầu trang of the annual Forbes magazine danh sách of top-earning dead celebrities.
The King of Pop earned $275m (£173m) in the last year, according to Forbes - thêm than any other celebrity, dead hoặc alive, except Oprah Winfrey.
"Jackson's spot atop our hàng đầu, đầu trang earning dead người nổi tiếng danh sách should come as no surprise được trao the renewed interest," Forbes writer Lacey Rose said.
Elvis Presley came second, making $60m (£38m), followed bởi JRR Tolkien.
The estate of the Lord of the Rings tác giả generated $50m (£32m), Forbes said. Peanuts illustrator Charles Schulz raked in $33m (£21m), while former Beatle John Lennon was fifth on the list, earning $17m (£11m).
Jackson's estate earned thêm than the tiếp theo 12 deceased người nổi tiếng combined, Forbes estimated.
Jackson's album sales and radio airplay accounted for $50m, while sales of a video game, memorabilia and a re-released autobiography were worth another $50m, the magazine estimated.
His estate was paid $60m for This Is It, a film of the rehearsals for his ill-fated comeback concerts at the O2 arena in London, it said.
His estate has also struck deals to release previously unheard âm nhạc as well as merchandise, toys and other products.
Jackson's debts were estimated at $500m (£315m) when he died aged 50 in June 2009.
Ms Rose said: "Thanks to a lucrative catalogue, hit film and album sales, the late king of pop earned thêm in the last năm than Lady Gaga, Madonna and Jay-Z, combined."
The King of Pop earned $275m (£173m) in the last year, according to Forbes - thêm than any other celebrity, dead hoặc alive, except Oprah Winfrey.
"Jackson's spot atop our hàng đầu, đầu trang earning dead người nổi tiếng danh sách should come as no surprise được trao the renewed interest," Forbes writer Lacey Rose said.
Elvis Presley came second, making $60m (£38m), followed bởi JRR Tolkien.
The estate of the Lord of the Rings tác giả generated $50m (£32m), Forbes said. Peanuts illustrator Charles Schulz raked in $33m (£21m), while former Beatle John Lennon was fifth on the list, earning $17m (£11m).
Jackson's estate earned thêm than the tiếp theo 12 deceased người nổi tiếng combined, Forbes estimated.
Jackson's album sales and radio airplay accounted for $50m, while sales of a video game, memorabilia and a re-released autobiography were worth another $50m, the magazine estimated.
His estate was paid $60m for This Is It, a film of the rehearsals for his ill-fated comeback concerts at the O2 arena in London, it said.
His estate has also struck deals to release previously unheard âm nhạc as well as merchandise, toys and other products.
Jackson's debts were estimated at $500m (£315m) when he died aged 50 in June 2009.
Ms Rose said: "Thanks to a lucrative catalogue, hit film and album sales, the late king of pop earned thêm in the last năm than Lady Gaga, Madonna and Jay-Z, combined."
The family is always targeted bởi the publicity and it certainly is not always the best and suffering of these people and of course even thêm unfortunate mother Mất tích a ngôi sao in the life ...
Yesterday in court in Los Angeles where he went to the doctor, his mother Katherine was the ngôi sao rampage showed pain and anger and inconvenience we almost faint.
We hope soon to illuminate the mysterious but very interesting case and to calm his relatives adikochamenou and famous and beloved singer niêm phong, con dấu an entire season with his presence and with songs and âm nhạc and will remain unforgettable in the hearts of all world.
Then Happy came one day, chased my blues away
My life began when Happy smiled
Sweet, like kẹo to a child
Stay here and tình yêu me just a while
Let sadness see what Happy does
Let Happy be where Sadness was
Happy, that's you
bạn made my life brand new
Mất tích as a little lam was I, till bạn came in
My life began when Happy smiled
Sweet, like kẹo to a child
Stay here and tình yêu me just a while
Let sadness see what Happy does
Let Happy be where Sadness was
(Till now)
Where have I been?
What lifetime was I in?
Suspended between time and space
Lonely until Happy came smiling up at me
Sadness had no choice but to flee
I đã đưa ý kiến a prayer so silently
Let Sadness see what Happy does
Let Happy be where Sadness was
Till now
Happy, yeah yeah
Happy, oehoe happy
happy oh yeah Happy
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