Description of the album
BAD is the seventh album by Michael Jackson, sold over 30 million copies world wide and is one of the best selling albums of all time and was the fist album ever to have five singles on the hot 100. The album had elements of R&B, pop and rock. BAD peaked at number one in seven countries, the album also received 2 Grammy Awards.
Budget of the album
The budget wasn’t available but Jackson’s tour grossed $125 million by the end, in the UK sales for the album reached 3.9 million this made Jacksons second biggest album in the UK.
Albums financing
The financing came form the parent company Sony Music Entertainment.
The other albums that the record company is the following:
Distribution
The album was distributed by epic/CBS records it parent company is Sony music entertainment and was sold worldwide. It is also the world’s best selling album.
Exhibition
The first five songs on this album topped the charts when they were released in the USA, this album remains the first to have done this.
The album is available as a CD, vinyl, on iTunes, YouTube and LimeWire.
The album can still be brought in most shops such as HMV and other music stores, the album is also available to buy on the Internet from his own shop as well as online shops such as Amazon and play
Horizontal and Vertical integration
Epic records signed him. Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment which is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation. Sony ME own stages of the development of music, from production right through to distribution, an example of vertical integration.
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