Business
A Timeline Of Michael’s Money
From the time he made his fortune in the 80’s, Michael’s finances have been the source of many rumors and much speculation. He purchased the most lucrative music catalog in the world, weathered damaging allegations against his character, openly criticised his record company, shouldered countless loans and law suits, and was heavily criticised himself for his lavish spending. In order to gain a better understanding of Michael’s life, we have compiled a timeline detailing his changing fortunes. 1975: The Jackson 5 leave Motown and join CBS Records, which offers them much... »
Michael’s Millions
We found this article on a website that no longer exists. We thought we’d post it here as it offers an interesting overview of Michael’s financial situation through the years: Michael Jackson the singer was also Michael Jackson the billion-dollar business. Yet after selling more than 61 million albums in the US and having a decade-long attraction open at Disney theme parks, the King of Pop died Thursday at age 50 reportedly awash in about $400 million in debt, on the cusp of a final comeback after well over a... »
When Michael Visited The White House
In 1984, John Branca, Michael’s lawyer, received a call from Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole asking if Michael would donate Beat it as background music for an ad on drink-driving. Michael’s initial reaction to this request was to refuse, saying he thought the idea was tacky. Then, thinking it over, he came up with an idea. Ever the clever businessman, Michael told John that if he could get some kind of award from the White House, then he would give them the song. According to biographer J Randy Taraborrelli, Michael asked... »
Super Bowl XXVII
In 1993, Michael performed during halftime at the Super Bowl XXVII. This is one of Michael’s most acclaimed performances; it resulted in his Dangerous album rising 90 places up the album chart. Dressed in a gold and black military outfit and sunglasses, he remained completely motionless for minutes while the crowd cheered. This was the first Super Bowl where the audience figures increased during the half-time show, and was viewed by 135 million Americans alone. Source: wikipedia »
The Jackson Five And Alpha Bits
The Jackson 5 participated in a number of television commercials. Here’s one from the 70’s for a breakfast cereal called Alpha Bits: »
Pepsi Commercial Accident, 1984
In 1983, Michael cut a $5 million sponsorship deal with Pepsi, making it the largest sponsorship deal between a company and an entertainer at the time. During the shooting of one of the two commercials for the new Pepsi campaign “The Choice of a New Generation” on 27th January 1984, Michael was seriously injured in an pyrotechnic accident. The BBC wrote at the time: Michael Jackson burned in Pepsi ad Michael Jackson has received hospital treatment for serious burns to his head after his hair caught light during a freak filming accident. The... »
Michael Jackson, Pepsi Made Marketing History
By Monica Herrera | adweek.com | 6 July 2009 Essentially two kinds of people existed in the ’80s: Coke drinkers and Pepsi drinkers. And if you loved Michael Jackson, you had good reason to fall into the latter group. In November 1983, one year after Thriller was released, Jackson (with his brothers) and PepsiCo struck a $5 million partnership that would shatter the record for a celebrity endorsement deal, link the two entities for a decade and set the bar for every integrated marketing campaign that would follow. Jackson’s managers approached Jay... »
Neverland Ranch Sold
By WENN | September 3rd, 2009 | MICHAEL JACKSON’s sprawling Neverland Ranch has been bought by French designer CHRISTIAN AUDIGIER – who plans to open it up to the public on every anniversary of the King of Pop’s death. The fashion guru behind the Ed Hardy and Christian Audigier clothing lines was Jackson’s landlord during the final months of his life – he co-owns the Holmby Hills, Los Angeles mansion where the Thriller hitmaker died on 25 June (09). Audigier is turning that property into his company’s headquarters, but he has... »
Who is Dr Tohme Tohme?
Jermaine introduced Michael to Dr Tohme Tohme. Dr Tohme Tohme became Michael’s business manager, and is believed to be the mastermind behind his comeback shows in London. A New York based concert promoter wanted small shows for Michael Jackson. He overheard Michael telling Leonard Rowe he only agreed on doing 10 shows. He also heard Dr. Tohme Tohme saying he knew Michael wasn’t going to make the shows in london: After Michael’s death, his former spiritual advisor June Gatlin, came forward with new taped... »
Michael Jackson’s Battle With Sony Part 4
On April 16, 2002, an online campaign was launched by Michael’s supporters to help him in his legal battle with Sony. An email started to circulate outlining all the ways Sony had allegedly set out to keep Jackson’s Invincible CD from turning a profit and why. EURweb | HELP MAKE MICHAEL JACKSON’S ‘INVINCIBLE’ VISIBLE | April 16, 2002 Making its way to press and news agencies globally via the Internet is a document that meticulously outlines a nasty legal battle between Sony Music and its most famous superstar, Michael Jackson.... »
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