The deal between independent music licensor Merlin and German streaming service Simfy has been cut short with a demand to take down Merlin members' content following a dispute over royalties.

Hypebot reports that Merlin made the demand to taked down and delete all member content immediately following discussions with the company's new management that led to Merlin CEO Charles Caldas declaring: "We have no confidence that the new ownership of the business understands the value of Merlin's repertoire or intends ...