The Empire Strikes Back: The majors and Merlin gained (a bit) of market share on Spotify last year.
It’s become a perennial trade music industry story: The combined global market share of the three major record companies and ...
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Matt Spetzler’s $200m-backed Pipeline to fund indie advances via new Merlin pact
Last week, a new $200 million-backed indie music financing platform emerged from “stealth” after more than a year of development.Pipeline ...
Udio strikes AI licensing deal with Merlin after UMG and Warner Music settlements
Independent music licensing group Merlin has partnered with artificial intelligence music platform Udio to license recordings for training AI models.The ...
Merlin Network CEO Jeremy Sirota On My Latest Podcast
On this week’s podcast episode my guest is the CEO of the Merlin Network of independent music labels, Jeremy Sirota. ...
On… Udio, FUGA, Universal, Merlin, and missed opportunities
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Merlin sues TikTok rival Triller for breach of contract over allegedly unpaid music licensing fees
TikTok rival Triller is once again facing a lawsuit over allegedly unpaid music licensing fees.This time, the music organization suing ...
Another large indie distributor inks direct agreement with TikTok, as Ditto leaves behind expiring Merlin deal with platform
This is becoming a running story.MBW reported yesterday (October 24) that UnitedMasters, one of the largest distribution and services platforms ...
On… TikTok, Merlin, and the awkward arranged marriage of music’s independent sector
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events ...
From Pink Floyd’s $400m deal to TikTok’s scrapped Merlin talks… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines ...
Sony, Universal, Warner and Merlin strike music licensing deals with Twitch for DJ livestreams
Amazon-owned livestream platform Twitch has struck what it calls “first-of-its-kind” deals with multiple rightsholders to allow DJs to legally play music ...
