Paul McCartney vs Michael Jackson

Brian and Murdock peer into the world of publishing through the lens of one of the great songwriters and great catalogs - and unravel the truth regarding the savvy artist who later bought those songs for himself. See the RNRSG on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/beatles-catalog-paul-mccartney-brief-history-ownership-7662519/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_music_publishing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_James https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Songs https://www.beatlesstory.com/blog/2021/12/20/dick-james-becoming-the-beatles/ The Statute of Anne deep dive: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=3389# https://www.culturesonar.com/three-men-who-helped-bring-us-the-beatles/ Beatles music ownership timeline: https://producerhive.com/ask-the-hive/who-owns-the-beatles-music-the-entire-timeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Records Promo video of the Apple/Dick James meeting: https://amoralto.tumblr.com/post/111321506407/june-1968-apple-wigmore-street-london-in-a Details of the Dick James sale: https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/03/dick-james-sells-his-northern-songs-shares-to-atv/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Grade https://americansongwriter.com/the-story-behind-michael-jackson-buying-the-beatles-catalog-and-angering-friend-paul-mccartney/ https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/how-michael-jackson-bought-the-beatles-catalogue-then-turned-it-into-a-billion-music-empire/ https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/04/the-beatles-and-atv-fight-for-northern-songs/ https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/09/atv-gains-majority-stake-in-northern-songs/ https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/how-michael-jackson-bought-the-beatles-catalogue-and-turned-it-into-a-billion-dollar-music-empire/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-jackson-takes-control-of-the-beatles-publishing-rights https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/25/entertainment/music-artists-selling-catalog/index.html Running list of artists who have sold their publishing: https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-a-running-list-of-artists-who-have-sold-some-or-all-of-their-song-catalogues-to-a-new-breed-of-company/