Longtime chairman and CEO Cary Sherman is retiring after over 20 years with the organization, leaving behind an admirable legacy as a true music champion as an advocate for empowering music to thrive in the digital marketplace. Looking ahead, the RIAA has a big change of its own coming in 2019. Women in the top 20 include Barbra Streisand (No. The Beatles top that list with 178 million certified units, followed by Garth Brooks, Elvis Presley, the Eagles, and Led Zeppelin rounding out the top 5. The folks at Digital Music News took the list a step further, compiling the top-selling artists of all-time, according to RIAA’s certified gold and platinum sales data. The 18-minute music video for 'Bad', directed by Martin Scorsese, depicts Jackson and Wesley Snipes as members of an inner-city gang. Michael Jacksons iconic music video is being overhauled by the original director of 'Thriller,' John Landis, according to Yahoo News.The original 'Thriller' video lasted 14 minutes and was released in 1983. Michael Jacksons Thriller short film marked a growth in scale for music videos and has been named the most successful music video ever by the Guinness World Records. The latest top five includes another Eagles album, Hotel California, at 26x platinum, as well as Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits Volume I and Volume II and Led Zeppelin’s Led Zeppelin IV with 23x platinum sales each.įleetwood Mac’s 1977 classic, Rumours, rounds out the top 10, followed closely by Shania Twain’s Come On Over, making Twain’s 1997 hit the highest ranking album by a female solo artist. 'Thriller' is going to send shivers through Michael Jackson fans in brand new ways when it is released in 3D next year. The Eagles dethroned the King of Pop this past summer-in terms of album sales, that is- when the RIAA certified Their Greatest Hits as 38x platinum, edging out M.J.’s Thriller at 33x platinum. The battle for the top spot continues, as the Eagles and Michael Jackson both jockey for No. The body recognises works that are ''culturally, historically or aesthetically'' significant.As the sun sets on 2018 and the music industry looks forward to the year ahead, the Recording Industry Association Of America has updated its list of gold and platinum album sales, providing a look in the rear view mirror. 'Thriller' - which had a reported budget of $500,000 - was the first music video to be inducted into the National Film Registry in 2009. Official paperwork from the Jackson estate reveals plans for ventures including ''multiple albums,'' ''Internet games'' and ''film, documentary and a Broadway play about Michael.'' There are so many possibilities with this creative masterpiece.'' Michael Jacksons iconic, decade-defining video for Thriller is looking to jump off screens next year, as the 14-minute clip is about get treated to some. ''It could a be a dance experience or a zombie-style,shoot-' em-up-style movie. Ola Ray, 57, played the King of Pop’s girlfriend in the 1983 cult classic music video, which has been viewed more than 437 million times on YouTube. The source said: ''The estate has been looking at gaming ideas, too, and 'Thriller' fits into the genre. The Playboy model who starred alongside Michael Jackson in Thriller is set to sue the singer’s estate for millions in royalties.
In fact, his 'This Is It' London show was meant to feature a segment which included a 3-D performance.''Īnd the estate are even looking into turning 'Thriller' into a franchise. ''The iconic video has never been released on Blu-ray or seen in cinemas and 3-D, and that was always a vision Michael had. The source told the New York Daily News newspaper's column: ''John has been secretly working away on this for several months now. ''It is going to reappear in a highly polished and three-dimensional way that is very exciting on the big screen.''Ī family insider says the release of the 3D film represents part of a plan Michael had for his 'This Is It' shows - a 50-date London residency which he had been preparing for when he died of acute Propofol intoxication in June 2009. And so, actually there is something happening with 'Thriller.' John said: ''That lawsuit went on for so many years, (but) we settled and they paid me finally. The 14-minute 1983 classic short film will be overhauled by original director John Landis after he resolved a dispute with the late star's estate, and it could even be released in cinemas. Michael Jackson's iconic 'Thriller' video will be released in 3D next year.