World’s Leading Independent Labels Represented by Merlin Sign Multi-year Agreement to Encode Masters in MQA

MQA and Merlin, the global digital rights agency for the independent label sector, have announced a multi-year agreement that will support the world’s best-known independent labels to encode their master recordings in Master Quality Authenticated (MQA). Following agreements with music-entertainment giants Universal Music Group (UMG), and Warner Music Group, MQA now gets the support from the world’s largest independent catalogue.