Merlin has renewed its strategic partnership with Meta – an agreement that goes beyond a licensing deal.
“This renewal reinforces the pivotal role Merlin serves for its members in the future ...
Secretly Distribution CEO Darius Van Arman has pledged that the company will continue to offer “true independence” for artist and label clients.
The US indie giant, which marked 25 years ...
Merlin Connect has launched as a solution for emerging technology platforms to access independent music.
The initiative from Merlin will make music licensing more accessible to a select group of ...
The BPI has issued the 2024 edition of its yearbook covering music industry trends based on data from the Official Charts Company, ERA, and more.
The newly-published volume of market ...
There's a leadership shake-up at the Association of Independent Music (AIM), with COO Gee Davy to replace outgoing CEO Silvia Montello on an interim basis. Davy also has the new ...
Spotify has unveiled its annual Loud & Clear report into the economics of music streaming.
The fourth edition of Loud & Clear continues to provide a resource for artists on ...
Spotify has revealed that it made a record payout of $4.5 billion to independent artists and labels in 2023.
Significantly, it marks the first year ever that indies (including DIY ...
2024 was another good year for independent music in the UK.
As well as Arctic Monkeys being named as the most streamed domestic act by Spotify in the UK, there ...
The Association of Independent Music (AIM) has named Ruth Barlow, director of live licensing at Beggars Group, as its new chair during its 2023 annual general meeting today.
With ‘A ...
Sampha is back.
Six years after his Mercury Prize-winning debut Process, his second album Lahai is out now on Young, representing a watershed moment for the singer, songwriter ...
