Investment firm HarbourView Equity Partners has reached an agreement with the Estate of the late US composer, producer and performer Quincy Jones, in a deal that includes Jones' recorded music and publishing assets, as well as other ancillary rights, including his participation in 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air', which was produced by Jones. As part of the transaction, the financial terms of which were not disclosed, HarbourView will "work in close partnership with the Quincy Jones Estate on go-f...

The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has re-elected Natalie Waller as Chair of the ARIA Board, with Sean Warner, President of Universal Music Australia & New Zealand, elected as Deputy Chair. Waller was first elected ARIA Chair in 2021. She is Head of Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)'s ABC Music, one of Australia’s longest-running independent music labels.

Pictured (l. to r.): Annabelle Herd (ARIA), Luke Vespa (Warner Music Australia), Laura Edwards (Universal Mus...

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...