HarbourView Equity Partners acquires select recorded assets
HarbourView Equity Partners has agreed to partner with and purchase select recorded assets of multi-Platinum selling, Grammy-winning music artist, Nelly. The deal includes some of Nelly’s most iconic tracks such as “Ride Wit Me,” “Dilemma” featuring Kelly Rowland, and smash hit “Hot in Herre.” Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“Hot in Herre” and “Dilemma” notably held the top spots on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven and ten weeks, respectively.
“As artists, we put our heart and soul into each track and there comes a time when you consider preservation of that artistry,” Nelly shares. “My music is my legacy which I want to last beyond me, continuing to make my existing fans happy while reaching new generations and new audiences. I am excited to partner with HarbourView to create opportunities for discovery of my music decades from now.”
Over the course of his remarkable 20+ year career, Nelly has left an indelible mark across music, film, and television, collaborating with some of the biggest names in entertainment like Janet Jackson, Nicki Minaj, Pharrell Williams, and Usher, to name a few. Renowned for his distinctive blend of hip-hop, R&B, country and pop styles, his timeless hits like “Country Grammar (Hot Shit)” “Shake Ya Tailfeather,” “St. Louie”, and “Luven Me” resonate with music lovers of all generations.
Nelly has won three Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, and seven Billboard Music Awards, among others, and maintains an active and far-reaching career across film, television, and music.
Recently, the St. Louis native expanded his music repertoire with Heartland, his eighth studio and first country-inspired album, earning his debut spot on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and highlighting Nelly’s versatility as an artist.
The news comes the same day that HarbourView, a multi-strategy, global investment firm focused on investment opportunities in the entertainment and media space, acquired select assets from fellow rapper Wiz Khalifa. That deal includes chart-topping titles “See You Again,” “Black & Yellow,” and “The Thrill,” and span Wiz’s prolific career across dozens of albums, mixtapes, and collaborations.
