Quincy Jones died in 2024, but his estate topped Forbes’ 2026 highest-paid dead celebrities list at an estimated $150 million after selling music and media rights to HarbourView; Michael Jackson’s estate ranked second
Quincy JonesPhoto: Wikimedia Commons Quincy Jones spent more than seven decades shaping American music, film and television, and his influence is still generating extraordinary value after his death. Jones died of pancreatic cancer in November 2024 at the age of 91, yet Forbes has named his estate the highest-earning dead celebrity of 2026, with an…