Where does Freddie Mercury money go?

He left one quarter of his future earnings from Queen to his parents and another quarter to his sister. Apart from some minor bequests, everything else went to Mary.

Who owns the rights to the Queen songs?

However in 1990, they terminated their U.S. contract with Capitol and signed with Disney’s Hollywood Records, which has remained the current owner and distributor of Queen’s entire music catalogue in North America. Disney paid $10 million for the distribution rights in 1990.

Did Freddie Mercury leave money to his family?

Mercury died in 1991, leaving disposal details that included 50 percent of his share of band income to Austin, with a fourth going to his parents and a fourth to his sister. Bulsara will be paid around $25 million, while the surviving members of Queen are estimated to be in line for $90 million each.

What percentage of Freddie Mercury’s royalties did he leave to Jim Hutton?

I believe the remaining 50\% of recording royalties went to Freddie’s parents and sister, and I assume that once his parents died, Kash (Freddie’s sister) began collecting the full 50\% herself. He left his boyfriend Jim Hutton 500,000 British pounds (a lump sum payment which Jim used to buy a home in his native Ireland),

What did Freddie Mercury leave to his former girlfriend Mary Austin?

He left his boyfriend Jim Hutton 500,000 British pounds (a lump sum payment which Jim used to buy a home in his native Ireland), It’s my understanding that Freddie left his mansion, its contents, and 50\% of his recording royalties to his former girlfriend and lifelong friend Mary Austin.

What happened to Freddie Mercury’s mansion?

It’s my understanding that Freddie left his mansion, its contents, and 50\% of his recording royalties to his former girlfriend and lifelong friend Mary Austin. Mary still lives in the mansion (Garden Lodge in Kensington) to this day, and it is where she raised both of her sons.

What did Freddie Mercury leave to his bandmates?

Freddie also left 100,000 pounds to his driver and friend Terry Giddings, who often drove him to medical appointments in the last years of his life. I have also read that Freddie left his 1/4 share of recording royalties on the last TWO Queen albums to his bandmates, Roger Taylor, Brian May, and John Deacon.