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MICHAEL JACKSON TOPS FORBES LIST OF HIGHEST-PAID DEAD CELEBRITIES, BOB MARLEY IN AT NO.6!

MICHAEL JACKSON TOPS FORBES LIST OF HIGHEST-PAID DEAD CELEBRITIES, BOB MARLEY IN AT NO.6!

By RACHEL MCGRATH FOR DAILYMAIL.COM— Michael Jackson’s still in the money! The late King Of Pop tops Forbes list of highest-paid dead celebrities with $825 million. Sale of singer’s remaining half share of Beatles music catalogue to Sony earned him $750 million Runner-up on the Forbes list is Peanuts creator Charles Schulz with $48 million David Bowie, Prince and Arnold Palmer who all passed away in 2016 also made the cut Michael Jackson #1 @ $825 million! He passed away seven … Read entire article »

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THE REGGAE SIDE OF DAVID BOWIE!

 By Howard Campbell—  Top: David Bowie Bottom: Mark Pritchett, a former MD of the Jamaica Observer and band member of Bowie’s Arnold Corns.— FEW ‘artistes’ in pop music were as transformational as David Bowie. The British singer/songwriter, who died at age 69 Sunday in New York, experimented with various genres in a 50-year career. For his 1984 album, Bowie tried a bit of reggae on the title song Don’t Look Down. In an interview promoting the album, Bowie commented on the latter. “I tried it every which way. I tried it jazz-rock, I tried it as a march, and then I just hit on an old ska-sounding beat, and it picked up life. Taking energy away from the musical side reinforced the lyrics and gave them their own energy. I think working with Derek Bramble helped because … Read entire article »

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ROCK MUSIC SUPER STAR DAVID BOWIE, DIES AT 69!

ROCK MUSIC SUPER STAR DAVID BOWIE, DIES AT 69!

Groundbreaking rock star David Bowie died Sunday from cancer at the age of 69. Bowie was surrounded by his family when he died … according to the announcement posted on his Facebook page. He’d been diagnosed with cancer 18 months ago. He was a huge innovator in glam rock, art rock, dance, punk and electronica. Bowie made a splash in the 60s with his famous Ziggy Stardust alter ego and went on to crank out hits like … Read entire article »

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GRACE JONES TO RELEASE HER AUTOBIOGRAPHY “I’LL NEVER WRITE MY MEMOIRS!”

 Grace Jones— Unlike contemporary divas Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Kim Kardashian, Grace Jones never had to pick a fight or go half-naked on the red carpet to make headlines. She was the headline whether singing songs with ambiguous titles like Pull Up to The Bumper or stealing scenes from Eddie Murphy in the 1992 movie Boomerang. Jones, 67, is back in the news. Her highly-anticipated autobiography, I’ll Never Write My Memoirs, will be released tomorrow by Simon & Schuster, and already it is being touted as a best-seller. In it, the Spanish Town-born model/singer/actress speaks openly about life in the fast lane (group sex, drugs, multiple affairs with white men). But she is also typically frank about her Jamaican upbringing and Chris Stanley, the musician/producer she was reportedly married to. In an interview with Britain’s … Read entire article »

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