And it still pays well. In 2024, several music greats, including Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, Bob Marley and Whitney Houston, will once again top the lists of highest-paid dead celebrities. Revenue from music catalogues and estate deals remain the main sources of income for deceased recording artists.

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Many celebrities still earn huge amounts of money after they have died. According to ‘The Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities Of 2024’ by Forbes, the eight highest-paid deceased celebrities earned a combined total of $1.1 billion in the past year.

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> Many celebrities still earn huge amounts of money after they have died. According to ‘The Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities Of 2024’ by Forbes, the eight highest-paid deceased celebrities earned a combined total of $1.1 billion in the past year.

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