Curtis Mayfield – $10 million
Greatest Hits: People Get Ready
Curtis Mayfield was a member of the 1950s and 1960s big band The Impressions, known for its civil rights activism and songs. Born in Chicago, he started singing as part of a gospel choir. When he met fellow artist Jerry Butler, he joined the Impressions. He wrote songs that became part of the civil rights movement because of their social consciousness. His album, “People Get Ready,” was listed as #24 on Rolling Stone’s Greatest All-Time Songs. He also directed Super Fly.
Curtis Mayfield
Max Martin – $260 million
Greatest Hits: Baby One More Time, It’s Gonna Be Me, I Want It That Way
Max Martin is one of our most contemporary authors. Born in Sweden, after composing a hit string for Britney Spears (“…Baby One More Time”), The Backstreet Boys (“I Want It That Way”), and NYSNC (“It’s Gonna Be Me”). He wrote twenty-two number-one songs on the Billboard Charts. He’s also produced several of these hits. He also wrote for Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, and Weeknd. He’s behind Paul McCartney and George Martin in the number one singles he’s written.
Max Martin