Music mogul Quincy Jones is suing Michael Jackson's estate for $10 million, claiming he hasn't received money from projects released after Jackson died back in 2009. 

In the lawsuit, Jones pointed out that he is owed money from Sony Music Entertainment and MJJ Productions for features like the This Is It movie and its soundtrack, as well as the 25th anniversary edition of the Bad album that was released Sept. 18, 2012. 

Jones' lawyer, Henry Gradstein, said "Quincy has been frustrated with these matters for a number of years, felt he was not making any progress and needed to take more formal action." 

Jones' initial deal was made in 1978 and 1985 for Jackson's solo projects. It stated that Jones could re-edit or remix any master recordings before anyone else; and if someone wanted to mix the master with any other recordings, they would need Jones' permission in writing. It also said that Jones would get a Producer credit and be paid a "backend" percentage. 

Since Jackson died on June 25, 2009, films, productions and soundtracks have been released that feature Jackson's material including Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: The Immortal Tour that brought an about $300 million.

Jones said MJJ Productions breached his contract when it allowed third parties to use the material "without first providing a reasonable opportunity to Jones to perform such remixes and/or re-edits."

Jones goes further and says he strongly feels the Jackson Label "secretly entered into a venture agreement with Sony" so they could split the profits. 

Jones says the $10 million is from damages he experienced because of the broken deal as well as royalties that he's owed, remixing fees and reimbursement for the Producer credit he missed out on.


Read the full lawsuit here.

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