TikTok signs deal with Merlin to license music from independent labels
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The deal will cover music in its videos and its new Resso streaming service! What you need to know A report claims that TikTok is set to announce a deal with global licensing agency Merlin. It will allow Tiktok to use music from tens of thousands of independent music labels in its videos. It will also pave the way for TikTok`s new music subscription service, Resso. TikTok has announced a deal with Merlin that will allow it to use music from tens of thousands of independent labels in its videos, as well as on its new music streaming service Resso. According to TechCrunch: TikTok, the fast-growing user-generated video app from China`s Bytedance, has been building a new music streaming service to compete against the likes of Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. And today it`s announcing a deal that helps pave the way for a global launch of it. It has inked a licensing deal with Merlin, the global agency that represents tens of thousands of independent music labels and hundr...