These are some of the music deals announced in the past weeks:

Quincy Jones

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, Ha...

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SMP's Michael Riggs

Sony Music Publishing has promoted Michael Riggs to Senior Vice President, Licensing and Income Tracking, effective immediately. Based in Nashville office, Riggs will continue to report to Sony Music Publishing’s Executive Vice President, Worldwide Administration, Dale Esworthy. In this elevated position, Michael will focus on “strengthening tracking operations and enhancing matching capabilities for digital deals” in the U.S. and globally. He will also continue to lead...

“AI is basically sucking up all human knowledge and throwing it back at us — and charging a price.”By US songwriter and performer David Byrne, one of the founders of Talking Heads, speaking on the BBC's show Newsnight about AI and its impact on creativity. “I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera, or you know, things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive,’ even though it’s like, no one cares about this anymore. All respect to the ballet and opera people out there.”By actor...