Forbes published their annual 'Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities' list', stating "dying is the only thing that guarantees a rock star will have a legacy that stretches beyond temporary relevance. It also still pays well.” The Top 3 for 2024:
1. Michael Jackson - US$600 Million.
2. Freddie Mercury - US$250 Million
3. Dr. Seuss - US$75 Million
Elvis Presley is listed at No. 4 with US$50 Million. The magazine noted: "The King is dead, but his fans haven’t left his building. A combination of licensing, music streaming, and revenues generated by Graceland, his Memphis, Tennessee home, remain extremely profitable. Graceland welcomed 600,000 visitors in the past year, according to family representatives, despite a fraudster’s best efforts to sell it at a foreclosure auction in May. In August, the Department of Justice charged a Missouri woman with attempting to defraud the Presley family of millions."
Methodology: This year's Dead Celebrity ranking includes pretax earnings from sales, streams, licensing deals and other sources between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024, as well as estate acquisitions made or announced during the same period. Forbes compiles the numbers with the help of data from Luminate and interviews with industry insiders. Fees for agents, managers and lawyers are not deducted.
Christmas at Graceland
In time for the Holiday season, Graceland published the hardback book 'Christmas at Graceland'.
This is the perfect gift for all Elvis fans and Graceland visitors.
(Source:Graceland / Forbes)