Social-media platform Triller has faced various lawsuits from music rightsholders over royalty payments in recent years. Merlin is another of the litigants, and now it has won a default judgement in its case.
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Merlin and Jamen Capital are buying Curve Royalty Systems from UMG
Universal Music Group agreed to divest (sell) Downtown Music subsidiary Curve Royalty Systems. Now we know the buyers.
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Nina to shut down over sustainable revenue challenges
Independent music-streaming service Nina Protocol is shutting down after five years after struggling to find “a path to sustainability”.
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Merlin’s ‘Engage’ mentorship program returns for fourth year
‘Engage’ is indie licensing agency Merlin’s annual mentorship program for female executives in the music industry. It is returning for its fourth year this month with its largest cohort yet. […]
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Former Merlin boss Jeremy Sirota takes CCO role at Suno
“To use music to train a model without permission is copyright infringement, and no one should be doing that. That’s just simple. I don’t even know why that’s still open […]
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Merlin CEO talks AI, funding and TikTok: ‘It’s about independence and agency’
Charlie Lexton became CEO Merlin at the start of this year, but has worked for the independent licensing agency since its earliest days.
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Udio strikes another licensing deal – this time with Merlin
AI-music firm Udio has signed its third significant licensing deal. Its agreement with indie licensing agency Merlin.
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The A to Z of AI Music in 2025, Part 2: GEMA to Merlin
Here’s the second part of our look-back at the key talking points around AI and music in 2025, as well as the implications for 2026.
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Indie licensing agency Merlin reveals new CEO, promoting from within
Merlin has announced the successor to outgoing CEO Jeremy Sirota, and it’s a promotion from within. The new boss is Charlie Lexton.
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Nina to share revenues with fans who help get music discovered
The idea of fans sharing in the spoils of artists’ music-streaming success isn’t new: it’s at the heart of all those ‘fractional royalties’ platforms selling shares in songs and recordings. […]
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Spotify extends Merlin deal but loses Sylvan Esso’s catalogue
Mixed news for Spotify’s business in independent music today. On the positive side, it has renewed its global, multi-year deal with indie licensing agency Merlin. The announcement was high on mutual praise […]
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Jeremy Sirota’s pre-exit interview: ‘The marketplace needs a strong Merlin’
“It’s not just cats. Y’know what it is? It’s herding cats, dogs, zebras, whales AND groundhogs,” says Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota.
