Michael Jackson outbids Paul McCartney for The Beatles’ publishing catalog 40 years ago today (Aug 10 1985)

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(Saturday, August 10, 1985) — Michael Jackson outbid Paul McCartney today for the ATV music publishing catalog, which included many Beatles songs, paying $47.5 million dollars.


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