BMI and the estate of the late global superstar MICHAEL JACKSON have renewed their agreement with for representation of the public performances of his music catalog. JACKSON’s cumulative album sales are in excess of 1 billion,and continue to impact the entertainment industry in film, television and music with his classic repertoire.
“We are pleased to announce our continued representation of MICHAEL’s extraordinary and vast catalog,” said BMI Pres./CEO MIKE O’NEILL. “Since 1976, we’ve had the privilege of licensing his works and we’re honored to continue this relationship with his estate.”
JACKSON’s list of accolades include 13 GRAMMY Awards; induction into the SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME; 26 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS; and 21 BMI POP AWARDS. Posthumous projects highlighting JACKSON’s genius include two albums, “MICHAEL” and “Xscape”; the latter featured “Love Never Felt So Good,” a pop-R&B hit that has been named one of the best recordings of the year.
In addition to the estate of MICHAEL JACKSON renewing with BMI this year, stellar songwriters PINK, MAROON 5 and TAYLOR SWIFT have also chosen to continue their partnership with the Company. Moreover, BMI saw its membership swell in 2014 with the signings of breakout writers SAM SMITH (PRS), HOZIER (IMRO), NICO AND VINZ, TAMAR BRAXTON, ST. PAUL AND THE BROKEN BONES and JHENE AIKO, among others. BMI now represents over 650,000 songwriters, composers and publishers.
SOURCE: All Access
