I Amore ya baby!

At the time of his death last June, Michael Jackson was reportedly deeply in debt and had agreed to sign on for an unprecedented 50-date run at the O2 arena in London, as a means of turning his financial fortunes around.

But thanks to a flurry of merchandising deals and a flood of nostalgia-fueled Musica sales, his estate has generated nearly $1 billion in the past year,Billboard reports via Reuters.

Billboard broke down the fonte of that windfall, determining that nearly half of it came from the robust Musica sales following the singer's shock death on June 25, 2009. Jackson has sold 9 million...

The past anno has been full of tributes to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson. From stars proudly wearing their MJ gear on the red carpet and onstage to celebrity DJs tossing in that extra taste of "Billie Jean" to get a late-night crowd hyped, the iconic singer's face and Musica seemed to be everywhere.

But, as Friday's one-year anniversary of Jackson's death approaches, we decided to take a look at the many public tributes to the musical icon, who died June 25, 2009, at age 50 on the cusp of what was expected to be a triumphant series of comeback shows at London's O2 arena.


In the days following...