Primary Wave, Bella Figura Music, The Orchard and more also figure in the latest biweekly roundup of music industry deals.

The partnership follows settlements Udio reached with Universal Music Group in October and Warner Music Group in November.

Udio’s new licensing agreement with Merlin lets independent labels and artists control and profit from their works used in AI training.

AI-music firm Udio has signed its third significant licensing deal. Its agreement with indie licensing agency Merlin.

Pipeline was launched by Matt Spetzler’s investment firm Jamen Capital, with ambitions to become the “largest funder of independent music globally”. Just days after going public with the new platform, ...

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.