TikTok Is Dumping Merlin– Platform Seeks Deals with Indie Labels Or They Face Removal
Image Credit: MerlinThe fight in between indie cumulative Merlin and TikTok is warming up as the social networks platform looks for to bypass Merlin's cumulative bargaining power by striking specific handle the indie labels it considers deserving.Merlin sent out a letter to its independent members over the weekend, specifying that TikTok ignored renegotiating its agreement before those settlements even started. TikTok states it wishes to sign direct handle the labels Merlin represents, which Merlin states is an effort to certify its members' music at a more affordable rate than it might jointly with Merlin's representation.TikTok launched a brand-new declaration about those accusations that it "does not wish to pay a reasonable rate for the music that powers their platform. It implicate...