$750 Million Deal, Not Bad for A Dead Guy

Michael Jackson’s estate has agreed to sell its remaining stake in a lucrative music catalog to Sony Corp. for $750 million, the entities announced Monday.
The agreement for Jackson’s half-share of the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalog will give the company sole ownership of works by The…

'Untitled' Gives Kendrick Lamar Another No.1

Kendrick Lamar’s surprise Untitled Unmastered album debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, earning 178,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 10, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 142,000 were in pure album sales.

The set was released without advance notice on…

Russell Wilson And Ciara Are Getting Married

Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson and singer Ciara are engaged.
The Seattle Seahawks quarterback posted a video on his Facebook page Friday showing himself next to Ciara, who was wearing a bright ring.
“She said yes. Yeah! Making this thing happen. My baby,” Wilson said. Ciara added: “I’m so…

Jessica Alba, Not So 'Honest'?

Honest Co., co-founded by movie star Jessica Alba, is denying a news report that said its laundry detergent contains an ingredient that it promised its customers that it would never use.
Alba helped found Honest Co. about five years ago. It has grown rapidly, selling diapers, soap, lotion and…

John Legend Goes "Underground" with New Series

The Trending Report had a candid conversation with  Jurnee Smollett-Bell, star of WGN America’s highly anticipated Series ‘Underground’ that’s set to debut March 9th.

Fittingly our conversation took place at the State Street Macy’s in Chicago as the iconic company celebrated Black History Month. Smollett-Bell…