Walter Yetnikoff, label exec who championed Michael Jackson, dies aged 87

Ex-president of CBS Records had hits with Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand, Pink Floyd and more

Walter Yetnikoff, the record label executive who championed the career of Michael Jackson and others, has died aged 87 due to bladder cancer.

As president of CBS Records, Yetnikoff oversaw hits such as Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA, Pink Floyd's The Wall, Barbra Streisand's Guilty - her biggest-selling album - and Weird Al" Yankovic's phenomenally successful comedy records.