Transferring hard drive contents from current Mac to a new Mac?

If I were to upgrade my current Macbook Pro to a newer model Mac, would I be able to transfer everything on my hard drive (music, pictures, documents, etc.) to the new one? Is this done through the Time Machine backup disk?

You can transfer everything, the whole set-up, just like your old mac

How to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from another Mac

You could use Time machine as well of course, but I prefer to use Migration Assistant

Okay thank you. I'm assuming this will transfer all of my apps and software as well without them having to be re-installed, such as Logic Studio and Adobe Creative Suite?

If I want everything as it is I use Migration Assistant if I want to pick and choose then
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