TikTok Rival Triller Licences All 3 Majors, Merlin [UPDATE]

UPDATE: TikTok rival Triller has inked a deal to access a global catalog of 80 million tracks including music from Sony, UMG, Warner Music Group and Merlin.

Contrary to some reports, the deals are direct with the music groups with B2B provided 7Digital handling the backend as well as providing Triller usage data to the labels. The deal starts immediately and will last at least 18 months.

The licensing comes at a time when Triller is in the spotlight thanks to the ongoing controversies surrounding short video social rival TikTok. Most music on TikTok is still unlicensed though the company has been working to correct that.

Mike Lu, CEO of Triller, commented: “What we’re seeing now is a paradigm shift in which technology is fundamentally changing the way fans experience and interact with music.

“The success of our platform and unprecedented rates of engagement in our community shows that people want to do more with music and have a greater voice in discovery and creation.

“Our partnership with 7digital ensures that the Triller community will have access to a comprehensive and global music catalog.

“It also provides back-end capabilities that are essential to our platform’s appeal, enabling us to properly compensate artists and publishers when their music is streamed in viral clips.”