Forbes just released a list of most valuable music publishing catalogs in the world.
While it is clear that Michael Jackson should have been on the top of the list, but due to the ATV catalog being sold to Sony in 2018, he gets second place.
Still, Michael gain around 26 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone and his Music Publishing Company MIJAC Music get 2nd place from the valuation of industry experts.MIJAC still own songs from Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley.
Here the 5 most valuable music publishing catalogs according to experts in the music industry:
- John Lennon and Paul McCartney – $500 million
- Michael Jackson – $375 million
- Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II – $350 million
- Bob Dylan – £325 million
- Paul Simon – $250 million
SOURCE: FORBES
MJ is the ONLY African American on this list and he has other Black people in his MiJac label as well.