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February 14th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Labour MP Chris Bryant used his Twitter account to weigh in on the debate,
writing: “Pretty despicable of Sony to increase the cost of Whitney
Houston album by 60% just hours after her death.” Franz Ferdinand
singer Alex Kapranos commented “Ah. They never disappoint” in
reference to Sony’s decision to increase the price.
Sony Music Australia hastened to note today there has been no price change on
any Houston products in Australia since the singer’s death.
Houston did not enjoy a very large share of the revenues from her work. Sony’s
Legacy Records owns the catalog of her albums, and pays Houston, or her
estate, royalties for her singing. Houston did not write her hit songs, and
doesn’t share in the revenues for publishing rights.
Singer Dolly Parton controls the publishing rights, which enables her to
license music, to I Will Always Love You. Parton wrote and recorded the song
in 1973.
“When Whitney did it, I got all the money for the publishing and for the
writing, and I bought a lot of cheap wigs,” Parton told CNN in January.
I Will Always Love You, which featured in the movie The Bodyguard, has
previously spent 10 weeks at number one and was the biggest selling single
of 1992.
If present sales levels continue by the weekend, Houston will account for more
than an eighth of the entries in the top 200.
Her 1987 single I Wanna Dance With Somebody is due to chart at number 13 on
present sales levels.
One Moment In Time, My Love Is Your Love, I Have Nothing, Saving All My Love
For You and How Will I Know are all in line for the top 40.
Houston’s best-of collection, The Greatest Hits, is in line to go back into
the album chart at number six. Other strong sellers include The Greatest
Love Of All and It’s Not Right But It’s Okay.
Official Charts Company managing director Martin Talbot said: “The tragic
death of Whitney Houston came as a shock to her friends, colleagues and
music fans across the world.
“Again, the British public is demonstrating its love of Whitney, just as
it did for Amy Winehouse last year and Michael Jackson in 2009.”
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