This may be unseemly to say, but it’s sadly true: Michael Jacksonmight be worth more dead than alive. Thanks in part to a lucrative new record deal with Sony Music that extends through 2017 and the most successful concert film of all time, Billboard estimates that MJ Inc. has generated at least $1 billion in revenue in the year following his death. Through interviews with industry experts and our own number-crunching, Billboard examines the various music-based revenue streams that have flowed into the Jackson estate in the past 12 months.

Artoo reports about an interesting upcoming remix album by Hiroshi Fujiwara and K.U.D.O. The album remixes songs by Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 and will hit retailers in Japan beginning of June. Some other stores around globe, including colette and Firmament, should also be getting it. Something to look out for!

Twenty-three years ago, at the height of his phenomenal entertainment career, Michael Jackson joined forces with Disney to create “Captain EO,” a groundbreaking 17-minute 3D film experience.

We are excited to confirm that the classic musical spectacular that thrilled Disneyland park guests from 1986 – 1997, will return for an exclusive, limited engagement at Disneyland park beginning in February 2010!

The attraction’s return to Tomorrowland will provide new audiences the opportunity to experience the original 3D production for the very first time, as well as a nostalgic look back for longtime fans wanting to see “The King of Pop” in a rare performance created for the big-screen, just one more time.

“Honey I Shrunk The Audience” will be closing sometime in the next few weeks to make way for the Captain’s return.

August 13, 2009 – Global | Retail | Rock and Pop

By Paul Sexton, London

There’s a second week at No. 1 on Billboard’s European Top 100 Albums for “The Collection” (Sony Music Entertainment) by Michael Jackson, who continues to have three of the chart’s top four titles. Pitbull’s “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” (Ultra/B1) leads European Hot 100 Singles for a fourth week.

Jackson also holds at No. 2 on the pan-European survey with “King of Pop” and No. 4 with “The Essential,” falling 7-9 with “Number Ones.” But “The Collection” remains Europe’s favorite among his compilations, holding at No. 1 in Spain, Denmark and the Belgian region of Wallony, climbing 4-2 in Germany and holding at No. 2 in Italy.

“King of Pop” is still on top in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, but down 1-2 in Holland, while “The Essential” is the U.K.’s best-selling artist album for a sixth straight week (the artist’s best-ever unbroken run there) with sales last week of 34,000. It’s also steady at No. 3 in Switzerland and No. 6 in Portugal. “Number Ones” has its best ranking in Germany, where it’s down 3-4.