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Merlin Announces 25% Reduction in Admin Fees

Merlin Announces 25% Reduction in Administration Fees 

We are happy to share that Merlin has reduced their administration fees for A2IM members to 1.5% percent (Non-members admin fee is 3%).

Charles Caldas, CEO, Merlin said:

“On the back of our new agreement with Spotify, I am proud to announce yet another reduction in our Administration Fee. Together it means Merlin continues to deliver maximum value to our members’ digital business, and highlights our ongoing commitment to provide ever greater efficiencies.”

You can read Merlin’s full press release, here.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Member Relations Manager Patrick Ferrell directly.

About A2IM:
A2IM is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit trade organization headquartered in New York City that exists to support and strengthen the independent recorded music sector. Membership currently includes a broad coalition of more than 700 Independently-owned American music labels. A2IM represents these independently owned small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) interests in the marketplace, in the media, on Capitol Hill, and as part of the global music community. In doing so, it supports a key segment of America’s creative class that represents America’s diverse musical cultural heritage. Billboard Magazine identified the Independent music label sector as 37.32 percent of the music industry’s U.S. recorded music sales market in 2016 based on copyright ownership, making Independent labels collectively the largest music industry sector.

Learn more about A2IM here.
For information about how to join our community, see here.