Jeremy Sirota

From Trump firing top copyright official to SoundCloud ‘fixing’ AI policy… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

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

Merlin joins Music Fights Fraud Alliance to tackle streaming fraud

Shortly before joining the alliance, Merlin appointed Sarah McNabb as its first Director of Content Integrity

Merlin launches ‘Merlin Connect’ to provide tech platforms with licensed indie music

Merlin developed the new tool in response to growing concerns about artificial intelligence and its impact on artistic creation

Audiomack signs partnership with Merlin, as streaming service aims to monetize and legitimize modified audio

Audiomack's Audiomod tool allows music fans to speed up, slow down, and adjust the pitch on the songs they're listening to

Indie artists shift to artist-centric payments on Deezer, as streaming service signs new deal with Merlin

Merlin joins a growing list of music companies to sign up for Deezer's innovative new royalty payment model

Darius Van Arman reappointed Merlin Chairperson as indie label agency elects new Board

Merlin’s newly elected Board hails from 12 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and Oceania

Facebook poaches another senior Warner exec for its global music team

Perry Bashkoff joins ex-colleagues Tamara Hrivnak and Jeremy Sirota at social media giant