Merlin In The News

The major record companies lost market share again on Spotify last year. But BMG and ‘artist-centric royalties’ make this a more complicated picture than it first appears.

To understand one of the industry's favorite graphs, a few things first need to be taken into account

Exceleration Music acquires jazz specialist Mack Avenue Music Group

Mack Avenue’s labels have earned several dozen Grammy nominations and awards

From Suno being sued by GEMA to Weverse’s 150m lifetime downloads… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…

India’s Tips Music reports 20% revenue jump in latest quarter

TikTok users worldwide will gain access to Tips Music’s 'diverse library, featuring Bollywood classics and regional hits'

Merlin tells tech companies not to use its members’ music to train AI without authorization

Using Merlin members' music to train AI requires “explicit written authorization,” the organization has declared

Antonious Porch, SoundCloud’s General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer to exit; Ama Walton promoted to EVP & General Counsel

Porch to join magazine publisher Condé Nast as its new General Counsel in February

Steve Stoute talks independence, emerging markets and how UnitedMasters artist FloyyMenor scored TikTok’s biggest song of 2024

Gata Only, released independently via UnitedMasters, was the most popular track globally on the platform this year

!K7 Music founder and CEO Horst Weidenmüller honored by IMPALA for Outstanding Contribution to the European independent music sector

Weidenmüller founded !K7 Records in 1985