Music Business News: United States

TikTok: We shut down Merlin negotiation over fears about streaming fraud

TikTok recently scrapped re-licensing discussions with Merlin

Jeremy Erlich, Spotify’s Global Head of Music, to exit

Erlich joined Spotify as Head of Music Strategy in 2019

TikTok’s Merlin deal to end on October 31, as indie agency accuses app of not wanting ‘to pay a fair rate for the music that powers their platform’.

TikTok plans to strike direct deals with Merlin members

Oasis confirm they’re not using dynamic pricing for North American tour; suggest Ticketmaster’s tech could not ‘cope’ with the demand for tickets in the UK

The Oasis Live ’25 tour marks the band’s return to North American stages after 16 years

Alen Torosyan promoted to General Manager of Warner Music Emerging Markets

Jonathan Jules has also joined Warner Music as the Emerging Markets division’s Vice President, Creative

YouTube strikes deal with SESAC, begins reinstating music videos by Adele, Kendrick Lamar and more following licensing dispute

SESAC strikes deal with YouTube 'to equitably compensate SESAC’s songwriters and publishers for the use of their music.'

Reservoir Media faces activist investor call for ‘strategic review to maximize shareholder value’

Irenic Capital, founded by Adam Katz and Andy Dodge, owns around eight percent of Reservoir

‘Clinging to old-school methods of breaking artists is holding the industry back. It’s like, do you want to be Blockbuster or Netflix?’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Chief Zaruk and Simon Tikhman, co-founders and CEOs of The Core Entertainment