US production music licensing platform Slipstream has acquired Los Angeles-based production music library Megatrax, adding 200,000 tracks to its global catalogue. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Following the acquisition, Megatrax will continue to operate independently while it is integrated into the Slipstream platform over the coming months. “This acquisition reflects our long-term consolidation strategy,” said Slipstream CEO Dan Demole. “Megatrax is a highly respected, composer-led...

Sony Music Publishing Nashville, in partnership with country music songwriter Dan Isbell, have signed up-and-coming artist and songwriter Scout Speer to a worldwide publishing deal. Speer has released several tracks including, most recently, 'That’d Be Crazy' (Centerline Records), as well as 'Strangers', 'Against Me' and 'Rub Some Dirt on Me'. Collectively, her songs have accumulated over 5 million streams. A full-length album slated for release later in 2026. “I’m incredibly grateful to be pa...

Independent music company Concord has acquired British electronic and dance music indie Ninja Tune Records, the company founded in 1990 by artists Matt Black and Jonathan More (aka Coldcut), in an agreement that includes both the record label and its publishing division. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Concord said in a statement that the deal "vastly increases" Concord Label Group’s UK and European footprint and will provide Ninja Tune with "the additional resources necessary to...