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Annual payouts from Merlin to independent record labels and distributors worldwide from 2020 to 2023 (in million British pounds)
Merlin annual payouts to independent members worldwide 2020-2023
Digital rights agency Merlin paid out close to 1.2 billion British pounds to its independent members in 2023, marking a rise compared to the 980 million paid out the prior year. Merlin collects digital royalty revenues for over 20,000 independent record labels, and has a significant influence in the digital music market worldwide. The amount of money paid in 2022 was more than 50 percent higher than the figure for 2020, which saw the company paying just nearly 646 million British pounds to its members.
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Music Business Worldwide. (November 26, 2024). Annual payouts from Merlin to independent record labels and distributors worldwide from 2020 to 2023 (in million British pounds) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1130024/merlin-annual-payout-indie-labels-worldwide/
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Annual payouts from Merlin to independent record labels and distributors worldwide from 2020 to 2023 (in million British pounds) [Graph], Music Business Worldwide, November 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1130024/merlin-annual-payout-indie-labels-worldwide/
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