Michael Jackson Helped Write the Music For Sonic the Hedgehog 3

[lukas james]

I did not know this shit.
But listening to it now, I can believe it.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/games...the-music-for-sonic-the-hedgehog-3/ar-BBoPyL5
More than two decades ago, the King of Pop lent his iconic sound to an unlikely -- and unpublicized -- project.

For years, super-fans have tried to track the missing music. And now the mystery has been solved: The Huffington Post has confirmed Michael Jackson helped write the music for Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

Sonic the Hedgehog, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, is the flagship franchise of video game giant Sega. Sonic, a blue hedgehog who can run "faster than the speed of sound," made his eponymous video game debut in 1991 to massive critical and audience acclaim. The game was followed up by "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" in 1992 and "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" in 1994.

Internet sleuths long ago made the connection between the game's and Jackson's distinct sounds. Mashups of Jackson hits and "Sonic 3" tracks have been circulating on YouTube since its inception in 2005, and Jackson was known to have a relationship with Sega as they produced a video game based on his 1990 film "Moonwalker."

For years, people who worked on the game have maintained that Jackson's work never made it into the final product. This has now been proven untrue.

"The stuff we handed in, the stuff we did, made it. To. The game," Doug Grigsby III, one of the composers credited in the game, asserted to the Huffington Post. "It was really, really, really cool how they put what we did together in there."

The songs for the games were reportedly recorded as "high profile," bona-fide Michael Jackson tracks. "We were recording lots of beatboxing," Matt Forger, a sound engineer for "Sonic 3," told Huffington Post. "Lots of Michael's mouth percussion. ... He'd be laughing, joking, and that kind of infectious attitude would ... make the work not seem like work."

So why did Jackson's name never make it to the credits? Many have long believed that it's because in 1993, when Jackson would have been working on the game, he was accused of molesting Evan Chandler's 13-year-old son. In the wake of the allegations, it seemed that Sega wanted to dissociate with him.

Indeed, the company said it is "not in the position to respond" to questions about Jackson's involvement with "Sonic 3," and "we have nothing to comment on the case," the Huffington Post reports.

But it turns out Jackson himself took his name off the project.

"Michael wanted his name taken off the credits if they couldn't get it to sound better," Brad Buxer, a fellow composer on the game, explained to Huffington Post.

Jackson was reportedly disappointed by how different the music sounded on Sega's console when compressed from fully produced Jackson songs to synthesized tracks.

The question now is: Do those "high profile" Jackson tracks still exist? It remains unclear.

For now, though, we can rest assured that Jackson did provide substantial music to "Sonic the Hedgehog 3," and even in its compressed form, it's pretty fantastic. Listen here.

 

[tallblacknyc]

i forget which board it was but jay z use 1 of the tracks from sonic 1 on 1 of his earlier albulms.. i remember hearing that track for the first time at my boys crib when he bought the jay z albulm i was like "that's the sonic the hedgehog beat".. both of my boys looked at me crazy like i didn't kno what i was talking about..but it def was the beat

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

 

[J.E.T.S]

Interesting

 

[BDR]

MJ owned half of The publishing on Sony and his estate still eating

 

[2nd2none]

well we can finally put that to rest

 

[playahaitian]

 

[beof]

i forget which board it was but jay z use 1 of the tracks from sonic 1 on 1 of his earlier albulms.. i remember hearing that track for the first time at my boys crib when he bought the jay z albulm i was like "that's the sonic the hedgehog beat".. both of my boys looked at me crazy like i didn't kno what i was talking about..but it def was the beat

Michael Jackson owns 50% of Jay-Z's publishing (Now MJ's Estate owns it Since he's dead).

 

[tallblacknyc]

Michael Jackson owns 50% of Jay-Z's publishing (Now MJ's Estate owns it Since he's dead).

interesting

 

[The Untouchable GDFOLKS]

so which tracks were the ones fam did..i knew it was a reason I use to vibe hard of the beats from Sonic.

 

[Multi - Personality]

Michael Jackson owns 50% of Jay-Z's publishing (Now MJ's Estate owns it Since he's dead).

OK...what else does the estate own ...publishing wise?

 

[ViCiouS]

Michael Jackson owns 50% of Jay-Z's publishing (Now MJ's Estate owns it Since he's dead).

J isn't on Sony, but Beyonce is...
edit : my bad... I was thinking of Rockafella DefJam

 

[ViCiouS]

OK...what else does the estate own ...publishing wise?

50% of:

• 7 Aurelius[8]
• 50 Cent[9]

A

• A1[10]
• Abs Breen[11]
• Afrika Bambaataa (outside of North America)[12][13]
• Akon[5]
• Alex Cartana[14]
• Alexander Noyes
• Alex Williams
• Anastacia
• Alison Clarkson[15]
• Amen[16]

• Andrea Martin[17]
• Andy Bell[18]
• Angela Via[17]
• Angie Stone[19]
• Ant & Dec[20]
• Anthony Rossomando[21]
• Architecture in Helsinki[22]
• Armand Van Helden[23]
• AronChupa[24]
• ATB[25]
• Atomic Kitten[26]

B

• B2K[27]
• Babyface[28]
• Backstreet Boys[26]
• Baha Men[8]
• Band of Skulls[17]
• Band Ohne Namen[29]
• Beck[5]
• Beenie Man[30]
• Belle & Sebastian[25]
• Bernadette Nolan[27]
• Beverley Knight[31]
• Beyoncé Knowles[32]
• Billy Crawford[33]
• Billy Mann[8]
• Björk[6]
• The Black Eyed Peas[18]
• Blazin' Squad[34]
• Blondie[35]
• Blue[10]
• Bob Dylan[36]
• Bob Luman[37]
• BodyRockers[38]
• Bomfunk MC's[39]
• Bon Jovi[18]
• Boy Kill Boy[31]
• Boyz II Men[8]
• Brenda Lee[37]
• Brian Harvey[40]
• Brian Kennedy[41]
• Brian West[17]
• Brick & Lace[17]
• Bright Eyes[17]
• Brooks & Dunn[42]
• Bruce Springsteen[43]
• Bryan Adams[23]
• Bush[8]
• Busted[44]

C

• Carlos McKinney[17]
• Cartel[17]
• Cassidy[45]
• Cat Stevens[46]
• Catatonia[26]
• Cedric Gervais[47]
• Celine Dion[10]
• Chantal Kreviazuk[17]
• Charlie Pride[37]
• Charlie Sexton[17]
• Charlotte Sometimes[17]
• Cher[48]
• Cherry Ghost[49]
• Cheyenne Kimball[17]
• Chico Bennett[17]
• Chink Santana[17]
• Chris Braide[21]
• Chris Cornell[17]
• Christina Aguilera[50]
• Chucky Thompson[17]
• Claudette Ortiz[51]
• Clean Bandit[52]
• Clinic[53]
• Colby O'Donis[17]
• Coldplay[41]
• Collective Soul[17]
• Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band[17]
• Conway Twitty[37]
• Corinne Bailey Rae[54]
• Crossfade[17]
• Cycle Sluts from Hell[55]
• Cyndi Lauper[56]

D

• Daniel Bedingfield[57]
• Daniel Powter[8]
• Dannii Minogue[58]
• Danny![59]
• Darrell Scott[8]
• Darren Hayes[10]
• Dave Grusin[8]
• Dave Tozer[8]
• David Crosby[17]
• Def Leppard[60]
• Delerium[39]
• Delta Goodrem[61]
• Des'ree[62]
• Destiny's Child[9]
• Die Antwoord
• Distant Soundz[63]
• Dixie Chicks[8]
• DJ Snake[64]
• Don Gibson[37]
• Donny Osmond[23]
• Donovan[1]
• Duke Ellington[8]

E

• Ed Roland[17]
• Ed Sheeran[17]
• Eg White[43]
• Electric Six[65]
• Elliott Yamin[66]
• Elvis Presley[67]
• Emma Bunton[50]
• Eminem[6]
• Engelbert Humperdinck[68]
• Erasure[69]
• Estelle[70]

F

• Fabolous[27]
• Faith Hill[8]
• Fall Out Boy[71]
• Fetty Wap[72]
• Five[73]
• Five Finger Death Punch[17]
• Flight of the Conchords[17]
• Flo Rida[17]
• Flobots[17]
• Fran Healy[10]
• Freestylers[45]

G

• Gabrielle[14]
• Gareth Gates[74]
• Gary Barlow[49]
• Gary Powell[21]
• Gemma Fox[75]
• George Michael[10]
• George Strait[76]
• Geri Halliwell[26]
• Girls Aloud[77]
• Glassjaw
• Goldie Lookin Chain[78]
• Gorillaz[79]
• Graham Nash[42]
• Greg Laswell[17]
• Gretchen Wilson[80]
• GS Boyz[17]
• Gwen Stefani[8]

H

• H & Claire[11]
• Hank Williams[67]
• Harvey Danger (via Famous Music)
• Hear’Say[81]
• Hilary Duff[8]
• Hockey[82]
• Hope of the States[83]
• Hundred Reasons[84]

I[edit]

• Ian Brown[85]
• Il Divo[86]
• India.Arie[87]
• Irv Gotti[17]

J

• Jam & Spoon[53]
• James Brown[8]
• James Morrison[49]
• Jason Nevins[58]
• Jay Sean[45]
• Jay-Z[88]
• Jeff Buckley[17]
• Jeff Carson[76]
• Jennifer Lopez[26]
• Jerry Wallace[37]
• Jesse Harris[17]
• Jessica Simpson[45]
• Jessie Baylin[17]
• Jet[8]
• Jet Black Stare[17]
• Jimi Hendrix[71]
• Joe Diffie[76]
• Joe Jackson[17]
• Joe Strummer[89]
• Joe Tex[37]
• John Legend[8]
• John Mayer[42]
• Johntá Austin[17]
• Jonas Brothers[17]
• Joni Mitchell[5]
• Joss Stone[8]
• Junior Jack[39]

K

• Kaci[90]
• Kasabian[91]
• Katie Melua[92]
• Kelly Rowland[58]
• Kish Mauve[93]
• K'naan[17]
• Kraftwerk[42]
• KT Tunstall[71]
• Kylie Minogue[10]

L

• Lady Gaga[17]
• Lamb of God[17]
• Las Ketchup[74]
• Lauryn Hill[17]
• LeAnn Rimes[74]
• Lee Greenwood[37]
• Lemar[61]
• Lemon Jelly[94]
• Lenka[17]
• Leonard Cohen[56]
• Liberty X[95]
• Lights Poxleitner
• Lil' Kim[9]
• Linda Perry[5]
• Linkin Park[88]
• Little Richard[37]
• Living Colour (via Famous Music)
• Liz Phair[17]
• LL Cool J[8]
• Louis Biancaniello[17]

M

• Manic Street Preachers[50]
• Marc Anthony[17]
• Marc Nelson[17]
• Mark Ronson[96]
• Mario[17]
• Mark Owen[58]
• Mary J. Blige[39]
• Maxwell[17]
• MC Lyte[75]
• Melanie Brown[25]
• Mercury Rev[85]
• Merle Haggard[37]
• Michael Jackson[17]
• Mike Mangini[8]
• Miles Davis[67]
• Mims[17]
• Miniature Tigers[17]
• Mint Royale[97]
• Mis-Teeq[95]
• Modest Mouse[8]
• Modjo[50]
• Mungo Jerry[1]

N

• Narcotic Thrust[19]
• Natasha Bedingfield[9]
• Ne-Yo[31]
• Neal McCoy[76]
• Neil Diamond[36]
• Nelly Furtado[61]
• Nikki Flores[17]
• Nikki Jean[17]
• Nile Rodgers[17]
• Nodesha[98]
• Norah Jones[99]

O[edit]

• Oasis[56]
• OneRepublic[17]
• Orbital[32]
• Olivia[9]
• Ozomatli[8]

P

• Patsy Cline[37]
• Paul Weller[88]
• Pearl Jam[56]
• Pet Shop Boys[10]
• Peter Cincotti[17]
• Petula Clark[1]
• Pharrell Williams[100]
• Phats & Small[95]
• Pink[8]
• Plummet[14]
• P.O.D.
• Psy (Korea, http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0109635&ref=google)
• Pussycat Dolls[41]

Q

• Queens of the Stone Age[34]

R

• R. Kelly[45]
• Razorlight[101]
• Reba McEntire[76]
• Red[17]
• Reef[102]
• Richie Sambora[80]
• Rick Ross[9]
• Ricky Martin[50]
• Rihanna[9]
• Rise Against[17]
• Rishi Rich[45]
• Robert Palmer[17]
• Robert Plant[103]
• Roger Miller[37]
• Rolling Stones[39]
• Ronan Keating[39]
• Roy Acuff[37]
• Roy Orbison[67]
• Ryan Adams[45]

S

• S Club 7[10]
• S Club Juniors[74]
• Sade[36]
• Safri Duo[29]
• Saigon[17]
• Sam & Mark[27]
• Samantha Mumba[50]
• Santana[104]
• Sara Bareilles[17]
• Sarah McLachlan[71]
• Sarah Whatmore[74]
• Sasha Dobson[17]
• Scars on Broadway[17]
• Scooch[104]
• Sean Kingston[9]
• Secondhand Serenade[17]
• Shakira[5]
• Shapeshifters[44]
• She Wants Revenge (via Famous Music)[17]
• Simon Webbe[18]
• Simple Kid[105]
• Snoop Dogg[9]
• Souad Massi[106]
• Sound the Alarm[17]
• Speedway[105]
• Spiller[107]
• State of Shock[17]
• Stephen Gately[102]
• Stephen Stills[8]
• Stevie Nicks[80]
• Sue Thompson[37]
• Suede[11]
• Sugababes[108]
• Sweetie Irie[109]
• SykSense
• System Of A Down[10]

T

• Talay Riley[110]
• Taylor Swift[17]
• Teddy Geiger[17]
• The Almost[17]
• The Beautiful South[48]
• The Beatles[111]
• The Champs[37]
• The Cheeky Girls[58]
• The D.E.Y.[17]
• The Everly Brothers[67]
• The Game[17]
• The Hoosiers[49]
• The Kinks[1]
• The Knickerbockers[37]
• The Medic Droid[17]
• The Mescaleros[89]
• The Moody Blues[1]
• The Newbeats[37]
• The Rasmus[45]
• The Searchers[1]
• The Starting Line[17]
• The Ting Tings[49]
• The Vines[112]
• The Wreckers[17]
• Tim McGraw[76]
• Tiwa Savage[17]
• Tom Jones[74]
• Tomcraft[113]
• Tony Christie[114]
• Travis[101]
• Tweenies[50]
• Tymes 4[73]

U

• UB40[53]
• Unkle[88]

V

• V[115]
• Valencia[17]
• Vato Gonzalez[116]
• Vinylz
• VS[45]

W

• Waii

• We Are Scientists[18]
• Westlife[34]
• Wheatus[26]
• Whitney Houston[8]
• Will Smith[11]
• Will Young[43]
• Willie Nelson[56]
• Wyclef Jean[42]

 

[Multi - Personality]

50% of:

• 7 Aurelius[8]
• 50 Cent[9]

A

• A1[10]
• Abs Breen[11]
• Afrika Bambaataa (outside of North America)[12][13]
• Akon[5]
• Alex Cartana[14]
• Alexander Noyes
• Alex Williams
• Anastacia
• Alison Clarkson[15]
• Amen[16]

• Andrea Martin[17]
• Andy Bell[18]
• Angela Via[17]
• Angie Stone[19]
• Ant & Dec[20]
• Anthony Rossomando[21]
• Architecture in Helsinki[22]
• Armand Van Helden[23]
• AronChupa[24]
• ATB[25]
• Atomic Kitten[26]

B

• B2K[27]
• Babyface[28]
• Backstreet Boys[26]
• Baha Men[8]
• Band of Skulls[17]
• Band Ohne Namen[29]
• Beck[5]
• Beenie Man[30]
• Belle & Sebastian[25]
• Bernadette Nolan[27]
• Beverley Knight[31]
• Beyoncé Knowles[32]
• Billy Crawford[33]
• Billy Mann[8]
• Björk[6]
• The Black Eyed Peas[18]
• Blazin' Squad[34]
• Blondie[35]
• Blue[10]
• Bob Dylan[36]
• Bob Luman[37]
• BodyRockers[38]
• Bomfunk MC's[39]
• Bon Jovi[18]
• Boy Kill Boy[31]
• Boyz II Men[8]
• Brenda Lee[37]
• Brian Harvey[40]
• Brian Kennedy[41]
• Brian West[17]
• Brick & Lace[17]
• Bright Eyes[17]
• Brooks & Dunn[42]
• Bruce Springsteen[43]
• Bryan Adams[23]
• Bush[8]
• Busted[44]

C

• Carlos McKinney[17]
• Cartel[17]
• Cassidy[45]
• Cat Stevens[46]
• Catatonia[26]
• Cedric Gervais[47]
• Celine Dion[10]
• Chantal Kreviazuk[17]
• Charlie Pride[37]
• Charlie Sexton[17]
• Charlotte Sometimes[17]
• Cher[48]
• Cherry Ghost[49]
• Cheyenne Kimball[17]
• Chico Bennett[17]
• Chink Santana[17]
• Chris Braide[21]
• Chris Cornell[17]
• Christina Aguilera[50]
• Chucky Thompson[17]
• Claudette Ortiz[51]
• Clean Bandit[52]
• Clinic[53]
• Colby O'Donis[17]
• Coldplay[41]
• Collective Soul[17]
• Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band[17]
• Conway Twitty[37]
• Corinne Bailey Rae[54]
• Crossfade[17]
• Cycle Sluts from Hell[55]
• Cyndi Lauper[56]

D

• Daniel Bedingfield[57]
• Daniel Powter[8]
• Dannii Minogue[58]
• Danny![59]
• Darrell Scott[8]
• Darren Hayes[10]
• Dave Grusin[8]
• Dave Tozer[8]
• David Crosby[17]
• Def Leppard[60]
• Delerium[39]
• Delta Goodrem[61]
• Des'ree[62]
• Destiny's Child[9]
• Die Antwoord
• Distant Soundz[63]
• Dixie Chicks[8]
• DJ Snake[64]
• Don Gibson[37]
• Donny Osmond[23]
• Donovan[1]
• Duke Ellington[8]

E

• Ed Roland[17]
• Ed Sheeran[17]
• Eg White[43]
• Electric Six[65]
• Elliott Yamin[66]
• Elvis Presley[67]
• Emma Bunton[50]
• Eminem[6]
• Engelbert Humperdinck[68]
• Erasure[69]
• Estelle[70]

F

• Fabolous[27]
• Faith Hill[8]
• Fall Out Boy[71]
• Fetty Wap[72]
• Five[73]
• Five Finger Death Punch[17]
• Flight of the Conchords[17]
• Flo Rida[17]
• Flobots[17]
• Fran Healy[10]
• Freestylers[45]

G

• Gabrielle[14]
• Gareth Gates[74]
• Gary Barlow[49]
• Gary Powell[21]
• Gemma Fox[75]
• George Michael[10]
• George Strait[76]
• Geri Halliwell[26]
• Girls Aloud[77]
• Glassjaw
• Goldie Lookin Chain[78]
• Gorillaz[79]
• Graham Nash[42]
• Greg Laswell[17]
• Gretchen Wilson[80]
• GS Boyz[17]
• Gwen Stefani[8]

H

• H & Claire[11]
• Hank Williams[67]
• Harvey Danger (via Famous Music)
• Hear’Say[81]
• Hilary Duff[8]
• Hockey[82]
• Hope of the States[83]
• Hundred Reasons[84]

I[edit]

• Ian Brown[85]
• Il Divo[86]
• India.Arie[87]
• Irv Gotti[17]

J

• Jam & Spoon[53]
• James Brown[8]
• James Morrison[49]
• Jason Nevins[58]
• Jay Sean[45]
• Jay-Z[88]
• Jeff Buckley[17]
• Jeff Carson[76]
• Jennifer Lopez[26]
• Jerry Wallace[37]
• Jesse Harris[17]
• Jessica Simpson[45]
• Jessie Baylin[17]
• Jet[8]
• Jet Black Stare[17]
• Jimi Hendrix[71]
• Joe Diffie[76]
• Joe Jackson[17]
• Joe Strummer[89]
• Joe Tex[37]
• John Legend[8]
• John Mayer[42]
• Johntá Austin[17]
• Jonas Brothers[17]
• Joni Mitchell[5]
• Joss Stone[8]
• Junior Jack[39]

K

• Kaci[90]
• Kasabian[91]
• Katie Melua[92]
• Kelly Rowland[58]
• Kish Mauve[93]
• K'naan[17]
• Kraftwerk[42]
• KT Tunstall[71]
• Kylie Minogue[10]

L

• Lady Gaga[17]
• Lamb of God[17]
• Las Ketchup[74]
• Lauryn Hill[17]
• LeAnn Rimes[74]
• Lee Greenwood[37]
• Lemar[61]
• Lemon Jelly[94]
• Lenka[17]
• Leonard Cohen[56]
• Liberty X[95]
• Lights Poxleitner
• Lil' Kim[9]
• Linda Perry[5]
• Linkin Park[88]
• Little Richard[37]
• Living Colour (via Famous Music)
• Liz Phair[17]
• LL Cool J[8]
• Louis Biancaniello[17]

M

• Manic Street Preachers[50]
• Marc Anthony[17]
• Marc Nelson[17]
• Mark Ronson[96]
• Mario[17]
• Mark Owen[58]
• Mary J. Blige[39]
• Maxwell[17]
• MC Lyte[75]
• Melanie Brown[25]
• Mercury Rev[85]
• Merle Haggard[37]
• Michael Jackson[17]
• Mike Mangini[8]
• Miles Davis[67]
• Mims[17]
• Miniature Tigers[17]
• Mint Royale[97]
• Mis-Teeq[95]
• Modest Mouse[8]
• Modjo[50]
• Mungo Jerry[1]

N

• Narcotic Thrust[19]
• Natasha Bedingfield[9]
• Ne-Yo[31]
• Neal McCoy[76]
• Neil Diamond[36]
• Nelly Furtado[61]
• Nikki Flores[17]
• Nikki Jean[17]
• Nile Rodgers[17]
• Nodesha[98]
• Norah Jones[99]

O[edit]

• Oasis[56]
• OneRepublic[17]
• Orbital[32]
• Olivia[9]
• Ozomatli[8]

P

• Patsy Cline[37]
• Paul Weller[88]
• Pearl Jam[56]
• Pet Shop Boys[10]
• Peter Cincotti[17]
• Petula Clark[1]
• Pharrell Williams[100]
• Phats & Small[95]
• Pink[8]
• Plummet[14]
• P.O.D.
• Psy (Korea, http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0109635&ref=google)
• Pussycat Dolls[41]

Q

• Queens of the Stone Age[34]

R

• R. Kelly[45]
• Razorlight[101]
• Reba McEntire[76]
• Red[17]
• Reef[102]
• Richie Sambora[80]
• Rick Ross[9]
• Ricky Martin[50]
• Rihanna[9]
• Rise Against[17]
• Rishi Rich[45]
• Robert Palmer[17]
• Robert Plant[103]
• Roger Miller[37]
• Rolling Stones[39]
• Ronan Keating[39]
• Roy Acuff[37]
• Roy Orbison[67]
• Ryan Adams[45]

S

• S Club 7[10]
• S Club Juniors[74]
• Sade[36]
• Safri Duo[29]
• Saigon[17]
• Sam & Mark[27]
• Samantha Mumba[50]
• Santana[104]
• Sara Bareilles[17]
• Sarah McLachlan[71]
• Sarah Whatmore[74]
• Sasha Dobson[17]
• Scars on Broadway[17]
• Scooch[104]
• Sean Kingston[9]
• Secondhand Serenade[17]
• Shakira[5]
• Shapeshifters[44]
• She Wants Revenge (via Famous Music)[17]
• Simon Webbe[18]
• Simple Kid[105]
• Snoop Dogg[9]
• Souad Massi[106]
• Sound the Alarm[17]
• Speedway[105]
• Spiller[107]
• State of Shock[17]
• Stephen Gately[102]
• Stephen Stills[8]
• Stevie Nicks[80]
• Sue Thompson[37]
• Suede[11]
• Sugababes[108]
• Sweetie Irie[109]
• SykSense
• System Of A Down[10]

T

• Talay Riley[110]
• Taylor Swift[17]
• Teddy Geiger[17]
• The Almost[17]
• The Beautiful South[48]
• The Beatles[111]
• The Champs[37]
• The Cheeky Girls[58]
• The D.E.Y.[17]
• The Everly Brothers[67]
• The Game[17]
• The Hoosiers[49]
• The Kinks[1]
• The Knickerbockers[37]
• The Medic Droid[17]
• The Mescaleros[89]
• The Moody Blues[1]
• The Newbeats[37]
• The Rasmus[45]
• The Searchers[1]
• The Starting Line[17]
• The Ting Tings[49]
• The Vines[112]
• The Wreckers[17]
• Tim McGraw[76]
• Tiwa Savage[17]
• Tom Jones[74]
• Tomcraft[113]
• Tony Christie[114]
• Travis[101]
• Tweenies[50]
• Tymes 4[73]

U

• UB40[53]
• Unkle[88]

V

• V[115]
• Valencia[17]
• Vato Gonzalez[116]
• Vinylz
• VS[45]

W

• Waii

• We Are Scientists[18]
• Westlife[34]
• Wheatus[26]
• Whitney Houston[8]
• Will Smith[11]
• Will Young[43]
• Willie Nelson[56]
• Wyclef Jean[42]

Good looking out.


Damn

The Beatles are gone now

 

[fonzerrillii]

Good Lord --- MJ was WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME... I don't think you will ever see anything like this.

Sony, Michael Jackson Estate in Talks for Transfer of Massive Catalog

.

Sony ATV, the famous music-publishing catalog that Michael Jackson bought in 1985 and used for decades as a financial lifeline, will soon be sold in full to the late singer's estate — or the estate may sell its own half back to Sony Corp. The technology giant will "either become 100 percent owner or divest," a source close to the deal tells Rolling Stone, adding that Sony reps will soon meet with Jackson's estate reps to work out the terms. The company has begun what is known as a "buy-sell process," with one source saying that "this is just the first step" for the company.
The catalog, which owns publishing rights for 750,000 songs, including tracks by the Beatles, Taylor Swift, the Rolling Stones, Marvin Gaye and many others, is worth an estimated $2 billion. It has been a 50-50 venture between Sony and Jackson since 1995, when the King of Pop agreed to merge his share with Sony's music-publishing catalog. In 2007, an auditor said Jackson's half of the catalog was worth $390 million — providing crucial assets for the big-spending superstar during a period when he was releasing almost no new music or making money off concert tours.
Reps for Jackson's estate declined to comment.

Jackson had been deeply in debt in 2006 when he agreed to give Sony an option to buy his half of the catalog at some later date. Sony exercised that option sometime last month. "The structure of a joint venture is sometimes difficult to manage," the source says.

Company reps would not comment, but leaked Sony documents last year suggest execs were dubious of its potential in a time of low digital-music revenues. Kenichro Yoshida, Sony's chief financial officer, said in a statement last year that Sony ATV "has a rather complex capital and governance structure and is impacted by the market shift to streaming."

The Beatles lost control of much of their publishing in the Sixties after a series of complicated business deals. When Jackson bought the catalog, for $47.5 million, Paul McCartney unsuccessfully bid against him. "The key thing to remember today is don't sell your catalogue," Marshall Gelfand, Jackson's accountant, told the Los Angeles Times at the time. "The whole explosion of music videos and the trend toward using more music in movies is going to make copyrights even more valuable. If you are an established artist today, you should only consider selling your catalogue as a last resort to raise cash."


http://www.rollingstone.com/music/n...alks-for-transfer-of-massive-catalog-20151009

 

[tallblacknyc]

50% of:

• 7 Aurelius[8]
• 50 Cent[9]

A

• A1[10]
• Abs Breen[11]
• Afrika Bambaataa (outside of North America)[12][13]
• Akon[5]
• Alex Cartana[14]
• Alexander Noyes
• Alex Williams
• Anastacia
• Alison Clarkson[15]
• Amen[16]

• Andrea Martin[17]
• Andy Bell[18]
• Angela Via[17]
• Angie Stone[19]
• Ant & Dec[20]
• Anthony Rossomando[21]
• Architecture in Helsinki[22]
• Armand Van Helden[23]
• AronChupa[24]
• ATB[25]
• Atomic Kitten[26]

B

• B2K[27]
• Babyface[28]
• Backstreet Boys[26]
• Baha Men[8]
• Band of Skulls[17]
• Band Ohne Namen[29]
• Beck[5]
• Beenie Man[30]
• Belle & Sebastian[25]
• Bernadette Nolan[27]
• Beverley Knight[31]
• Beyoncé Knowles[32]
• Billy Crawford[33]
• Billy Mann[8]
• Björk[6]
• The Black Eyed Peas[18]
• Blazin' Squad[34]
• Blondie[35]
• Blue[10]
• Bob Dylan[36]
• Bob Luman[37]
• BodyRockers[38]
• Bomfunk MC's[39]
• Bon Jovi[18]
• Boy Kill Boy[31]
• Boyz II Men[8]
• Brenda Lee[37]
• Brian Harvey[40]
• Brian Kennedy[41]
• Brian West[17]
• Brick & Lace[17]
• Bright Eyes[17]
• Brooks & Dunn[42]
• Bruce Springsteen[43]
• Bryan Adams[23]
• Bush[8]
• Busted[44]

C

• Carlos McKinney[17]
• Cartel[17]
• Cassidy[45]
• Cat Stevens[46]
• Catatonia[26]
• Cedric Gervais[47]
• Celine Dion[10]
• Chantal Kreviazuk[17]
• Charlie Pride[37]
• Charlie Sexton[17]
• Charlotte Sometimes[17]
• Cher[48]
• Cherry Ghost[49]
• Cheyenne Kimball[17]
• Chico Bennett[17]
• Chink Santana[17]
• Chris Braide[21]
• Chris Cornell[17]
• Christina Aguilera[50]
• Chucky Thompson[17]
• Claudette Ortiz[51]
• Clean Bandit[52]
• Clinic[53]
• Colby O'Donis[17]
• Coldplay[41]
• Collective Soul[17]
• Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band[17]
• Conway Twitty[37]
• Corinne Bailey Rae[54]
• Crossfade[17]
• Cycle Sluts from Hell[55]
• Cyndi Lauper[56]

D

• Daniel Bedingfield[57]
• Daniel Powter[8]
• Dannii Minogue[58]
• Danny![59]
• Darrell Scott[8]
• Darren Hayes[10]
• Dave Grusin[8]
• Dave Tozer[8]
• David Crosby[17]
• Def Leppard[60]
• Delerium[39]
• Delta Goodrem[61]
• Des'ree[62]
• Destiny's Child[9]
• Die Antwoord
• Distant Soundz[63]
• Dixie Chicks[8]
• DJ Snake[64]
• Don Gibson[37]
• Donny Osmond[23]
• Donovan[1]
• Duke Ellington[8]

E

• Ed Roland[17]
• Ed Sheeran[17]
• Eg White[43]
• Electric Six[65]
• Elliott Yamin[66]
• Elvis Presley[67]
• Emma Bunton[50]
• Eminem[6]
• Engelbert Humperdinck[68]
• Erasure[69]
• Estelle[70]

F

• Fabolous[27]
• Faith Hill[8]
• Fall Out Boy[71]
• Fetty Wap[72]
• Five[73]
• Five Finger Death Punch[17]
• Flight of the Conchords[17]
• Flo Rida[17]
• Flobots[17]
• Fran Healy[10]
• Freestylers[45]

G

• Gabrielle[14]
• Gareth Gates[74]
• Gary Barlow[49]
• Gary Powell[21]
• Gemma Fox[75]
• George Michael[10]
• George Strait[76]
• Geri Halliwell[26]
• Girls Aloud[77]
• Glassjaw
• Goldie Lookin Chain[78]
• Gorillaz[79]
• Graham Nash[42]
• Greg Laswell[17]
• Gretchen Wilson[80]
• GS Boyz[17]
• Gwen Stefani[8]

H

• H & Claire[11]
• Hank Williams[67]
• Harvey Danger (via Famous Music)
• Hear’Say[81]
• Hilary Duff[8]
• Hockey[82]
• Hope of the States[83]
• Hundred Reasons[84]

I[edit]

• Ian Brown[85]
• Il Divo[86]
• India.Arie[87]
• Irv Gotti[17]

J

• Jam & Spoon[53]
• James Brown[8]
• James Morrison[49]
• Jason Nevins[58]
• Jay Sean[45]
• Jay-Z[88]
• Jeff Buckley[17]
• Jeff Carson[76]
• Jennifer Lopez[26]
• Jerry Wallace[37]
• Jesse Harris[17]
• Jessica Simpson[45]
• Jessie Baylin[17]
• Jet[8]
• Jet Black Stare[17]
• Jimi Hendrix[71]
• Joe Diffie[76]
• Joe Jackson[17]
• Joe Strummer[89]
• Joe Tex[37]
• John Legend[8]
• John Mayer[42]
• Johntá Austin[17]
• Jonas Brothers[17]
• Joni Mitchell[5]
• Joss Stone[8]
• Junior Jack[39]

K

• Kaci[90]
• Kasabian[91]
• Katie Melua[92]
• Kelly Rowland[58]
• Kish Mauve[93]
• K'naan[17]
• Kraftwerk[42]
• KT Tunstall[71]
• Kylie Minogue[10]

L

• Lady Gaga[17]
• Lamb of God[17]
• Las Ketchup[74]
• Lauryn Hill[17]
• LeAnn Rimes[74]
• Lee Greenwood[37]
• Lemar[61]
• Lemon Jelly[94]
• Lenka[17]
• Leonard Cohen[56]
• Liberty X[95]
• Lights Poxleitner
• Lil' Kim[9]
• Linda Perry[5]
• Linkin Park[88]
• Little Richard[37]
• Living Colour (via Famous Music)
• Liz Phair[17]
• LL Cool J[8]
• Louis Biancaniello[17]

M

• Manic Street Preachers[50]
• Marc Anthony[17]
• Marc Nelson[17]
• Mark Ronson[96]
• Mario[17]
• Mark Owen[58]
• Mary J. Blige[39]
• Maxwell[17]
• MC Lyte[75]
• Melanie Brown[25]
• Mercury Rev[85]
• Merle Haggard[37]
• Michael Jackson[17]
• Mike Mangini[8]
• Miles Davis[67]
• Mims[17]
• Miniature Tigers[17]
• Mint Royale[97]
• Mis-Teeq[95]
• Modest Mouse[8]
• Modjo[50]
• Mungo Jerry[1]

N

• Narcotic Thrust[19]
• Natasha Bedingfield[9]
• Ne-Yo[31]
• Neal McCoy[76]
• Neil Diamond[36]
• Nelly Furtado[61]
• Nikki Flores[17]
• Nikki Jean[17]
• Nile Rodgers[17]
• Nodesha[98]
• Norah Jones[99]

O[edit]

• Oasis[56]
• OneRepublic[17]
• Orbital[32]
• Olivia[9]
• Ozomatli[8]

P

• Patsy Cline[37]
• Paul Weller[88]
• Pearl Jam[56]
• Pet Shop Boys[10]
• Peter Cincotti[17]
• Petula Clark[1]
• Pharrell Williams[100]
• Phats & Small[95]
• Pink[8]
• Plummet[14]
• P.O.D.
• Psy (Korea, http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0109635&ref=google)
• Pussycat Dolls[41]

Q

• Queens of the Stone Age[34]

R

• R. Kelly[45]
• Razorlight[101]
• Reba McEntire[76]
• Red[17]
• Reef[102]
• Richie Sambora[80]
• Rick Ross[9]
• Ricky Martin[50]
• Rihanna[9]
• Rise Against[17]
• Rishi Rich[45]
• Robert Palmer[17]
• Robert Plant[103]
• Roger Miller[37]
• Rolling Stones[39]
• Ronan Keating[39]
• Roy Acuff[37]
• Roy Orbison[67]
• Ryan Adams[45]

S

• S Club 7[10]
• S Club Juniors[74]
• Sade[36]
• Safri Duo[29]
• Saigon[17]
• Sam & Mark[27]
• Samantha Mumba[50]
• Santana[104]
• Sara Bareilles[17]
• Sarah McLachlan[71]
• Sarah Whatmore[74]
• Sasha Dobson[17]
• Scars on Broadway[17]
• Scooch[104]
• Sean Kingston[9]
• Secondhand Serenade[17]
• Shakira[5]
• Shapeshifters[44]
• She Wants Revenge (via Famous Music)[17]
• Simon Webbe[18]
• Simple Kid[105]
• Snoop Dogg[9]
• Souad Massi[106]
• Sound the Alarm[17]
• Speedway[105]
• Spiller[107]
• State of Shock[17]
• Stephen Gately[102]
• Stephen Stills[8]
• Stevie Nicks[80]
• Sue Thompson[37]
• Suede[11]
• Sugababes[108]
• Sweetie Irie[109]
• SykSense
• System Of A Down[10]

T

• Talay Riley[110]
• Taylor Swift[17]
• Teddy Geiger[17]
• The Almost[17]
• The Beautiful South[48]
• The Beatles[111]
• The Champs[37]
• The Cheeky Girls[58]
• The D.E.Y.[17]
• The Everly Brothers[67]
• The Game[17]
• The Hoosiers[49]
• The Kinks[1]
• The Knickerbockers[37]
• The Medic Droid[17]
• The Mescaleros[89]
• The Moody Blues[1]
• The Newbeats[37]
• The Rasmus[45]
• The Searchers[1]
• The Starting Line[17]
• The Ting Tings[49]
• The Vines[112]
• The Wreckers[17]
• Tim McGraw[76]
• Tiwa Savage[17]
• Tom Jones[74]
• Tomcraft[113]
• Tony Christie[114]
• Travis[101]
• Tweenies[50]
• Tymes 4[73]

U

• UB40[53]
• Unkle[88]

V

• V[115]
• Valencia[17]
• Vato Gonzalez[116]
• Vinylz
• VS[45]

W

• Waii

• We Are Scientists[18]
• Westlife[34]
• Wheatus[26]
• Whitney Houston[8]
• Will Smith[11]
• Will Young[43]
• Willie Nelson[56]
• Wyclef Jean[42]

cac cop from malcolm x movie: no man should have all that power

yeah if u don't think "they" killed that guy idk what to tell u..this dude had wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy to much hold/control of valuable material

 

[fonzerrillii]

Side note.... Sonic 3 had some good music, but

SUPER ADVENTURE ISLAND had the greatest video game soundtrack of ALL TIME. I remember sticking a microphone to the TV to record that shit for a mixtape.

I mean this fucking shit right here is still amazing.....

 

[Multi - Personality]

cac cop from malcolm x movie: no man should have all that power

yeah if u don't think "they" killed that guy idk what to tell u..this dude had wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy to much hold/control of valuable material

between the Beatles and Elvis.....yeah.

Fuckery was afoot

 

[ViCiouS]

between the Beatles and Elvis.....yeah.

Fuckery was afoot

note: MJ gave Lisa Marie Presley Elvis' publishing as a wedding gift - Sony/ATV only administrates it now

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

http://www.egotastic.com/2016/09/da...a-sexy-looking-special-edition-you-have-there

 

[ilikebigbutts]

im glad sega decided to make another 2D sonic cuz thats when it was most fun. i never did get to play sonic 4 episodes 1 and 2 but i need to. i just might reserve the collectors edition of this game.

 

[fame3000]

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

im glad sega decided to make another 2D sonic cuz thats when it was most fun. i never did get to play sonic 4 episodes 1 and 2 but i need to. i just might reserve the collectors edition of this game.

Got the Sega Genesis console for Christmas back in late-1992. Loved that Sonic franchise, Streets of Rage, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, NFL Madden, etc. Most friends had the Super Nintendo so would play that over at their places, or they would bring it over ... and vice-versa. We all figured we had to switch it up a bit, and not all have the same console & exact same games as we couldn't trade stuff.

 

[Notorious P.I.M.P.]

50% of:

• 7 Aurelius[8]
• 50 Cent[9]

A

• A1[10]
• Abs Breen[11]
• Afrika Bambaataa (outside of North America)[12][13]
• Akon[5]
• Alex Cartana[14]
• Alexander Noyes
• Alex Williams
• Anastacia
• Alison Clarkson[15]
• Amen[16]

• Andrea Martin[17]
• Andy Bell[18]
• Angela Via[17]
• Angie Stone[19]
• Ant & Dec[20]
• Anthony Rossomando[21]
• Architecture in Helsinki[22]
• Armand Van Helden[23]
• AronChupa[24]
• ATB[25]
• Atomic Kitten[26]

B

• B2K[27]
• Babyface[28]
• Backstreet Boys[26]
• Baha Men[8]
• Band of Skulls[17]
• Band Ohne Namen[29]
• Beck[5]
• Beenie Man[30]
• Belle & Sebastian[25]
• Bernadette Nolan[27]
• Beverley Knight[31]
• Beyoncé Knowles[32]
• Billy Crawford[33]
• Billy Mann[8]
• Björk[6]
• The Black Eyed Peas[18]
• Blazin' Squad[34]
• Blondie[35]
• Blue[10]
• Bob Dylan[36]
• Bob Luman[37]
• BodyRockers[38]
• Bomfunk MC's[39]
• Bon Jovi[18]
• Boy Kill Boy[31]
• Boyz II Men[8]
• Brenda Lee[37]
• Brian Harvey[40]
• Brian Kennedy[41]
• Brian West[17]
• Brick & Lace[17]
• Bright Eyes[17]
• Brooks & Dunn[42]
• Bruce Springsteen[43]
• Bryan Adams[23]
• Bush[8]
• Busted[44]

C

• Carlos McKinney[17]
• Cartel[17]
• Cassidy[45]
• Cat Stevens[46]
• Catatonia[26]
• Cedric Gervais[47]
• Celine Dion[10]
• Chantal Kreviazuk[17]
• Charlie Pride[37]
• Charlie Sexton[17]
• Charlotte Sometimes[17]
• Cher[48]
• Cherry Ghost[49]
• Cheyenne Kimball[17]
• Chico Bennett[17]
• Chink Santana[17]
• Chris Braide[21]
• Chris Cornell[17]
• Christina Aguilera[50]
• Chucky Thompson[17]
• Claudette Ortiz[51]
• Clean Bandit[52]
• Clinic[53]
• Colby O'Donis[17]
• Coldplay[41]
• Collective Soul[17]
• Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band[17]
• Conway Twitty[37]
• Corinne Bailey Rae[54]
• Crossfade[17]
• Cycle Sluts from Hell[55]
• Cyndi Lauper[56]

D

• Daniel Bedingfield[57]
• Daniel Powter[8]
• Dannii Minogue[58]
• Danny![59]
• Darrell Scott[8]
• Darren Hayes[10]
• Dave Grusin[8]
• Dave Tozer[8]
• David Crosby[17]
• Def Leppard[60]
• Delerium[39]
• Delta Goodrem[61]
• Des'ree[62]
• Destiny's Child[9]
• Die Antwoord
• Distant Soundz[63]
• Dixie Chicks[8]
• DJ Snake[64]
• Don Gibson[37]
• Donny Osmond[23]
• Donovan[1]
• Duke Ellington[8]

E

• Ed Roland[17]
• Ed Sheeran[17]
• Eg White[43]
• Electric Six[65]
• Elliott Yamin[66]
• Elvis Presley[67]
• Emma Bunton[50]
• Eminem[6]
• Engelbert Humperdinck[68]
• Erasure[69]
• Estelle[70]

F

• Fabolous[27]
• Faith Hill[8]
• Fall Out Boy[71]
• Fetty Wap[72]
• Five[73]
• Five Finger Death Punch[17]
• Flight of the Conchords[17]
• Flo Rida[17]
• Flobots[17]
• Fran Healy[10]
• Freestylers[45]

G

• Gabrielle[14]
• Gareth Gates[74]
• Gary Barlow[49]
• Gary Powell[21]
• Gemma Fox[75]
• George Michael[10]
• George Strait[76]
• Geri Halliwell[26]
• Girls Aloud[77]
• Glassjaw
• Goldie Lookin Chain[78]
• Gorillaz[79]
• Graham Nash[42]
• Greg Laswell[17]
• Gretchen Wilson[80]
• GS Boyz[17]
• Gwen Stefani[8]

H

• H & Claire[11]
• Hank Williams[67]
• Harvey Danger (via Famous Music)
• Hear’Say[81]
• Hilary Duff[8]
• Hockey[82]
• Hope of the States[83]
• Hundred Reasons[84]

I[edit]

• Ian Brown[85]
• Il Divo[86]
• India.Arie[87]
• Irv Gotti[17]

J

• Jam & Spoon[53]
• James Brown[8]
• James Morrison[49]
• Jason Nevins[58]
• Jay Sean[45]
• Jay-Z[88]
• Jeff Buckley[17]
• Jeff Carson[76]
• Jennifer Lopez[26]
• Jerry Wallace[37]
• Jesse Harris[17]
• Jessica Simpson[45]
• Jessie Baylin[17]
• Jet[8]
• Jet Black Stare[17]
• Jimi Hendrix[71]
• Joe Diffie[76]
• Joe Jackson[17]
• Joe Strummer[89]
• Joe Tex[37]
• John Legend[8]
• John Mayer[42]
• Johntá Austin[17]
• Jonas Brothers[17]
• Joni Mitchell[5]
• Joss Stone[8]
• Junior Jack[39]

K

• Kaci[90]
• Kasabian[91]
• Katie Melua[92]
• Kelly Rowland[58]
• Kish Mauve[93]
• K'naan[17]
• Kraftwerk[42]
• KT Tunstall[71]
• Kylie Minogue[10]

L

• Lady Gaga[17]
• Lamb of God[17]
• Las Ketchup[74]
• Lauryn Hill[17]
• LeAnn Rimes[74]
• Lee Greenwood[37]
• Lemar[61]
• Lemon Jelly[94]
• Lenka[17]
• Leonard Cohen[56]
• Liberty X[95]
• Lights Poxleitner
• Lil' Kim[9]
• Linda Perry[5]
• Linkin Park[88]
• Little Richard[37]
• Living Colour (via Famous Music)
• Liz Phair[17]
• LL Cool J[8]
• Louis Biancaniello[17]

M

• Manic Street Preachers[50]
• Marc Anthony[17]
• Marc Nelson[17]
• Mark Ronson[96]
• Mario[17]
• Mark Owen[58]
• Mary J. Blige[39]
• Maxwell[17]
• MC Lyte[75]
• Melanie Brown[25]
• Mercury Rev[85]
• Merle Haggard[37]
• Michael Jackson[17]
• Mike Mangini[8]
• Miles Davis[67]
• Mims[17]
• Miniature Tigers[17]
• Mint Royale[97]
• Mis-Teeq[95]
• Modest Mouse[8]
• Modjo[50]
• Mungo Jerry[1]

N

• Narcotic Thrust[19]
• Natasha Bedingfield[9]
• Ne-Yo[31]
• Neal McCoy[76]
• Neil Diamond[36]
• Nelly Furtado[61]
• Nikki Flores[17]
• Nikki Jean[17]
• Nile Rodgers[17]
• Nodesha[98]
• Norah Jones[99]

O[edit]

• Oasis[56]
• OneRepublic[17]
• Orbital[32]
• Olivia[9]
• Ozomatli[8]

P

• Patsy Cline[37]
• Paul Weller[88]
• Pearl Jam[56]
• Pet Shop Boys[10]
• Peter Cincotti[17]
• Petula Clark[1]
• Pharrell Williams[100]
• Phats & Small[95]
• Pink[8]
• Plummet[14]
• P.O.D.
• Psy (Korea, http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0109635&ref=google)
• Pussycat Dolls[41]

Q

• Queens of the Stone Age[34]

R

• R. Kelly[45]
• Razorlight[101]
• Reba McEntire[76]
• Red[17]
• Reef[102]
• Richie Sambora[80]
• Rick Ross[9]
• Ricky Martin[50]
• Rihanna[9]
• Rise Against[17]
• Rishi Rich[45]
• Robert Palmer[17]
• Robert Plant[103]
• Roger Miller[37]
• Rolling Stones[39]
• Ronan Keating[39]
• Roy Acuff[37]
• Roy Orbison[67]
• Ryan Adams[45]

S

• S Club 7[10]
• S Club Juniors[74]
• Sade[36]
• Safri Duo[29]
• Saigon[17]
• Sam & Mark[27]
• Samantha Mumba[50]
• Santana[104]
• Sara Bareilles[17]
• Sarah McLachlan[71]
• Sarah Whatmore[74]
• Sasha Dobson[17]
• Scars on Broadway[17]
• Scooch[104]
• Sean Kingston[9]
• Secondhand Serenade[17]
• Shakira[5]
• Shapeshifters[44]
• She Wants Revenge (via Famous Music)[17]
• Simon Webbe[18]
• Simple Kid[105]
• Snoop Dogg[9]
• Souad Massi[106]
• Sound the Alarm[17]
• Speedway[105]
• Spiller[107]
• State of Shock[17]
• Stephen Gately[102]
• Stephen Stills[8]
• Stevie Nicks[80]
• Sue Thompson[37]
• Suede[11]
• Sugababes[108]
• Sweetie Irie[109]
• SykSense
• System Of A Down[10]

T

• Talay Riley[110]
• Taylor Swift[17]
• Teddy Geiger[17]
• The Almost[17]
• The Beautiful South[48]
• The Beatles[111]
• The Champs[37]
• The Cheeky Girls[58]
• The D.E.Y.[17]
• The Everly Brothers[67]
• The Game[17]
• The Hoosiers[49]
• The Kinks[1]
• The Knickerbockers[37]
• The Medic Droid[17]
• The Mescaleros[89]
• The Moody Blues[1]
• The Newbeats[37]
• The Rasmus[45]
• The Searchers[1]
• The Starting Line[17]
• The Ting Tings[49]
• The Vines[112]
• The Wreckers[17]
• Tim McGraw[76]
• Tiwa Savage[17]
• Tom Jones[74]
• Tomcraft[113]
• Tony Christie[114]
• Travis[101]
• Tweenies[50]
• Tymes 4[73]

U

• UB40[53]
• Unkle[88]

V

• V[115]
• Valencia[17]
• Vato Gonzalez[116]
• Vinylz
• VS[45]

W

• Waii

• We Are Scientists[18]
• Westlife[34]
• Wheatus[26]
• Whitney Houston[8]
• Will Smith[11]
• Will Young[43]
• Willie Nelson[56]
• Wyclef Jean[42]

Yo someone explain how this publishing shit works. Did all these artists sell their publishing to MJ and Sony for a set amount of cash and they can never get paid when their music is played on radio, tv, etc?

 

[ViCiouS]

Yo someone explain how this publishing shit works. Did all these artists sell their publishing to MJ and Sony for a set amount of cash and they can never get paid when their music is played on radio, tv, etc?

Many of the artists on this list still have their publishing its just that Sony collects admin fees for it
Some artists like the Beatles its not their entire catalog cause they either signed a % of their publishing away when they first signed with a label or sold it to the label outright in exchange for more cash or they were swindled out of it...
Then a lot of small label owners started selling their catalogs off for cash... in the 70s and 80s many didn't foresee the future media explosion in CD sales and licensing for TV movies and video games.

 

[ilikebigbutts]

Got the Sega Genesis console for Christmas back in late-1992. Loved that Sonic franchise, Streets of Rage, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, NFL Madden, etc. Most friends had the Super Nintendo so would play that over at their places, or they would bring it over ... and vice-versa. We all figured we had to switch it up a bit, and not all have the same console & exact same games as we couldn't trade stuff.

Ah the good ol days lol. I was lucky when i grew up. my mom bought us every major game system that came out til i got old enough to start buying them on my own (first system i bought for myself was the dreamcast). thats the reason im probably still the same way as far as gotta have each system for each game generation. technically the super nintendo was my sisters and the genesis was me and my brothers but that didnt matter cuz they both was hooked up in our room lol. so since then i always decide which system has the better version and i get the game on that unless the "lesser" console had something the other didnt (like mk1 not having blood on snes so i got it on genesis).

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Ah the good ol days lol. I was lucky when i grew up. my mom bought us every major game system that came out til i got old enough to start buying them on my own (first system i bought for myself was the dreamcast). thats the reason im probably still the same way as far as gotta have each system for each game generation. technically the super nintendo was my sisters and the genesis was me and my brothers but that didnt matter cuz they both was hooked up in our room lol. so since then i always decide which system has the better version and i get the game on that unless the "lesser" console had something the other didnt (like mk1 not having blood on snes so i got it on genesis).

Had a great memory from that era (1992). Mom was asking bro and I what we wanted for Christmas. We agreed it was either the Genesis or SNES. We did a bit of research and read plenty of reviews, and settled for the Genesis. Come Christmas there were just small gifts here and there, and some stocking stuffers. Then we got Sonic the Hedgehog. We looked at her and pops like - "But we don't have the console yet?" - she laughed and said - "Look downstairs" and we raced down there and they had set it up the night before. We were thrilled.

 

[ilikebigbutts]

now thats tight. we actually had the snes twice. we had to get it a second time cuz the first one got stolen. but i rememer we got the genesis christmas of 93 cuz we had the model 2 version. but the system that sticks out to me was when we got the ps1. my mom had got the saturn in 96 and we didnt have it yet (didnt expect sony to last considering the other companies that came and went at the time). i believe i got the ps1 the summer of 98. so she called us from work one night and was like "what system yall got now" and im like uh genesis, snes iono why? "the cd system boy" oh yea mom sega saturn. "ok imma call you back" lol man me and my brother was hella excited then. i told him she was probably gonna get us the ps1 and he didnt believe me. he calls back 5 minutes later and was like yall gonna be up when i get there? HELL YEA lol. she got off at 11pm. i was looking out the bedroom window for her headlights to hit the driveway. had the garage door opening when she pulled in. i couldnt get that damn system up the stairs fast enough and hooked up to the tv.

 

[ilikebigbutts]

for you sonic fans out there. the guys behind this new sonic mania game are true fans who made their own fan games of the originals. they also handled the sonic 1 and 2 ports to ios and android as well as the sonic cd remake that came out in 2011. the 2 games are called sonic before the sequel and sonic after the sequel, both available as free downloads https://sonic-before-the-sequel.en.uptodown.com/windows and https://sonic-after-the-sequel.en.uptodown.com/windows

 

[ilikebigbutts]

trailer for the collectors edition of sonic mania

 

[Duece]

I love that retro styled commercial

 

[Duece]

Sonic Unleashed/Thiller mash up video
Thriller fits in well with this game's theme

 

[Duece]

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[ilikebigbutts]

great find. i been telling people at work about this game and they all got excited about it after i showed them the trailer. i still dont know which version imma get though.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

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