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...

Recorded music global revenues grew by 9.4% in 2025 to reach $39.5 billion, according to MIDiA Research's "Recorded music market 2025 | Rise of the fan economy" yearly report. "2025 saw strong performance across the board – even downloads stopped its decade-plus race to oblivion," wrote MIDiA's founder Mark Mulligan in a blogpost. "However, there was one revenue category that left all others in the dust: expanded rights (labels’ participation in merch, live, brand, etc.), which grew by a whoppi...

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...