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Who owns all of the Jackson 5 songs?

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Who owns all of the Jackson 5 songs? I'm watching TV and THREE commercials all had Jackson 5 songs. All are newish commercials, so someone is banking.
 
Universal Music I guess, since they own Motown. The songwriters get royalties as well.
 
I think Motown owns them. We had a commercial with a J5 song on Russian TV in summer. It was unexpected.
 
ElleBella said:
Who owns all of the Jackson 5 songs? I'm watching TV and THREE commercials all had Jackson 5 songs. All are newish commercials, so someone is banking.
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If you don't mind me asking, what commercial was it for?

I've seen this Insurance company using 'I'll Be There.' What's the other two?
 
MySerenity5 said:
If you don't mind me asking, what commercial was it for?

I've seen this Insurance company using 'I'll Be There.' What's the other two?
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It was the insurance, one I think was Randall's, and I'm not sure what the other one was for, I just heard the song playing. It was weird because it was all in the same commercial break.
 
^^ I don't think so. I really don't know but I thought that motown owns the royaties and there are lawsuits from other artist till this day for Royatie problems. So maybe part goes to the The Jacksons while some go to the company.
 
I always thought that was so weird that performers don't get royalties after so long when they're the ones that sing and made the song famous lol.
 
jobete music which i believe is still owned by berry gordy. or did he sell them along with the motown label? cant remember.there were some reports on this a few years back

So the brothers don't make anything on them?
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they should get artist royalties. they last between 50-70 years depending on the country but motown screwed their artists big time so who knows if they get anything now
 
StaceyMJ said:
I always thought that was so weird that performers don't get royalties after so long when they're the ones that sing and made the song famous lol.
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Well, it is and was wrong. This was one of the things that John Branca pushed for Michael and he got great deals for him. He actually had one of the best contracts with Sony.
 
elusive moonwalker said:
jobete music which i believe is still owned by berry gordy. or did he sell them along with the motown label? cant remember.there were some reports on this a few years back


they should get artist royalties. they last between 50-70 years depending on the country but motown screwed their artists big time so who knows if they get anything now
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I think Gordy sold part of the publishing, but he still owns a percentage. Many of the performers don't have anything nice to say about Motown or Berry Gordy and he had a hard time getting his classic era acts (most of whom had left) to do Motown 25. Teena Marie had a law named after her after she sued Motown in the early 80s. I think the only act to get a good deal was Stevie Wonder, and that is only because he threatened to leave when his contract was up when he turned 21. The money Stevie made as a teen had been put in a trust until he was 21, and when he finally got the money, it was less than what he thought he should have made.
 
I wonder why MJ never bought the J5 catalog, or at least some of the songs. Doesn't MJ own most of his music as a solo artist?
 
AliciaJ said:
I wonder why MJ never bought the J5 catalog, or at least some of the songs. Doesn't MJ own most of his music as a solo artist?
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Michael owns all his solo work from Off The Wall onwards. Everything. He made sure to own his own solo work as an adult.
 
universal/motown owns the catelog.

MJ and family had to give up royalitys and there group name when they left motown for Epic

notice how MJ was extra proud to do "billie Jean" on motown 25 as direct dis to motown for not allowing the jacksons songwriting and production credits

Gordy still owes acts back pay holland,dozier and holland amongest others.

Gordy didn't keep riaa certificate files so acts didn't always know what they sold or the actual profit,etc.......

of course Sony did the same thing with MJ notice how in death they said that they are gonna give the mj estate all of the money from the film once it reach's a certain point. the business is foul like that.
 
mistermaxxx said:
universal/motown owns the catelog.

MJ and family had to give up royalitys and there group name when they left motown for Epic

notice how MJ was extra proud to do "billie Jean" on motown 25 as direct dis to motown for not allowing the jacksons songwriting and production credits

Gordy still owes acts back pay holland,dozier and holland amongest others.

Gordy didn't keep riaa certificate files so acts didn't always know what they sold or the actual profit,etc.......

of course Sony did the same thing with MJ notice how in death they said that they are gonna give the mj estate all of the money from the film once it reach's a certain point. the business is foul like that.
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At least the performers on Motown weren't treated like the ones on Brunswick Records, who were beaten up and hung out of windows. This also happened decades later with Rap-A-Lot and Death Row acts.
 
DuranDuran said:
At least the performers on Motown weren't treated like the ones on Brunswick Records, who were beaten up and hung out of windows. This also happened decades later with Rap-A-Lot and Death Row acts.
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lol an image of Suge Knight hanging Vanilla Ice out the window head first comes to mind
 
wonder why MJ never bought the J5 catalog
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he was intrested in buying the motown cat years back but gordy wanted an OTT price for it
 
I remember reading somewhere that the Early Records (the Early 60's Steel town Records..I think) had been sold by Mr Joe Jackson to a British Guy for an undisclosed Sum last year or so. I am not too sure but as you are aware the Press love making up stories about this Family. I will do some research and post back later.
 
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DuranDuran said:
At least the performers on Motown weren't treated like the ones on Brunswick Records, who were beaten up and hung out of windows. This also happened decades later with Rap-A-Lot and Death Row acts.
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I did'nt even know Brunswick records did that :bugeyed, I learn something new everyday. Tell me more about that, I'm interested in that.
 
MarielovesMJ said:
I did'nt even know Brunswick records did that :bugeyed, I learn something new everyday. Tell me more about that, I'm interested in that.
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Brunswick was run by the mafia, like a lot of showbiz was in the old days. Jackie Wilson wanted to leave at one point when his contract ran out and sign with Motown or another label, but Nat Tarnopol (the label's president) had his "people" hang Jackie over a balcony and forced him to resign. Another time Jackie's ribs were broken by them, but he still had to do a show that night. Eugene Record, (who was with the Chi-Lites, and also wrote some of their songs) asked to get better royalties, and he was beat up for this request and didn't get it. Brunswick didn't really have the resources to get their records out there like Motown & Atlantic or Stax to a lesser extent.
 
is this the same brunswick that put out the jacksons prehistory cd that contained the steeltown recordings
 
DuranDuran said:
Brunswick was run by the mafia, like a lot of showbiz was in the old days. Jackie Wilson wanted to leave at one point when his contract ran out and sign with Motown or another label, but Nat Tarnopol (the label's president) had his "people" hang Jackie over a balcony and forced him to resign. Another time Jackie's ribs were broken by them, but he still had to do a show that night. Eugene Record, (who was with the Chi-Lites, and also wrote some of their songs) asked to get better royalties, and he was beat up for this request and didn't get it. Brunswick didn't really have the resources to get their records out there like Motown & Atlantic or Stax to a lesser extent.
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Dang that record company was messed up, thanks for telling me the info on that. :yes:
 
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Michael wanted to buy Motown, what a pity he didnt. He would be the absolute music mogul... he should have bought...
 
twinklEE said:
Michael owns all his solo work from Off The Wall onwards. Everything. He made sure to own his own solo work as an adult.
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So Quincy Jones would have had to ask permission to remake PYT? Or no, is that different?
 
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