Next year would have marked Miles Davis ’ 100th birthday. In advance of the centennial, independent music rights company Reservoir Media has struck a deal with the Miles Davis estate to acquire 90 percent of Davis’ music publishing rights and the estate’s income from his catalog, according to The New York Times . Reservoir and the estate will share control of Davis’ name and likeness. Terms of the acquisition have not been made public, though the Times estimates Reservoir to have paid between $40 and $60 million.

Reservoir has also outlined plans for a celebration of Davis’ centennial in 2026. These include a previously announced biopic centered on Davis’ love affair with French singer Juliette Gréco — Mick Jagger is among the film’s producers—an international tour by the

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