TikTok says it wants to enter "direct deals with Merlin members." Merlin reads it as TikTok "fragmenting" their membership to try to "minimize" licensing payments for indie music. By Kristin Robinson ...

Canva, the software company that hosts an “all-in-one visual communication platform,” announced partnerships with Warner Music Group and Merlin to let Canva customers use music clips in their designs.

During its second-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, Spotify again teased the upcoming release of a new product that will allow music fans to leverage AI to make covers and remixes of artists’ music, ...