I hope the Beatles and their families get control of their music again.
They still get the royalties. They had a chance to buy them for a song in the 80s and declined.
The catalog was co-owned by Jackson and Sony. Jackson’s estate is expected to sell its half to Sony to pay-off his debts. That leaves Mi-Jack, the expansive Jackson catalog to fund the Jackson Trust and take care of the children & charities.
Anyone know how the Beatles lost the rights to their own music? If I was a musician (well, a professional, recording musician!), I'd make sure I kept the rights to my own creations or the record company wouldn't get my music. Are, or were, musicians so desperate to get recorded they would sign away the rights to their own stuff?
John Lennon and George Harrison will never again be in control of their music.