Q on new set up, manual migration iTunes (Library)

Hello all,
I am getting a brand new iMac very soon and this time, I have decided I am not going to use Migration Assistance to migrate everything from my 3-year old iMac, simply 'cause there is just "too much trash" in it that I do not want to move over.
Plus, now a lot of mine 'personal' settings are iCloud-based, so all I need is to sign in my Apple ID/iCloud ID and most of my stuffs like contacts, calendars and emails will be in place.
One of my major concern is my iTunes (library).
If I manually copy over from User (home folder) > Music > iTunes, to the new iMac.
Everything will be in place? Including all the Playlists etc I have created?
Thank you very much and have a great day.

Hello mightymartin,
Thanks. I have checked my User-Shared folder and it is empty.
Anyway what matters most is the
Playlists I've created 'cause some are mix-and-match songs compiled into a playlist
The rest of the media - songs, shows etc
Not so much of the apps 'cause I know I can re-download them again, actually so are all the media since I am on iCloud and I have iCloud Match.
So it is the data/Library file that is probably the most important
Cheers

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