Spotify In The News

YouTube layoffs to hit 100 employees as company reorgs music and other media teams

YouTube to make job reductions as part of reorganization designed to streamline operations as it handles an ever-growing number of creators on its platform and focuses on new technologies like AI

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The MLC issues notices of intent to audit Spotify and other DSPs to verify the accuracy of their royalty payments

The MLC has sent audit notices to nearly 50 DSPs, including Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music and others

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BBC 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq and Music Ally’s Stuart Dredge to launch ‘The Price of Music’ industry podcast

The Price of Music is a new weekly podcast about 'the money behind the music industry'

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US Supreme Court decision on Apple App Store likely means more conflict with app developers

A decision by the US Supreme Court has thrown a spanner into the business model behind Apple’s App Store

Analysis

Observations on Universal Music Group’s 2024 restructuring program

The 'why', the 'where', and the 'how many' of the music biz's biggest story of the moment under the microscope

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Daniel Ek says he’s ‘probably the least powerful person in Spotify,’ and 3 other things we learned from his recent Norges Bank interview

Ek also commented on what AI will mean for Spotify subscribers during his interview on the In Good Company podcast hosted by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) CEO Nicolai Tangen

Interviews

‘I was speaking up in high-pressure environments, in meetings, trying to make an impact.’

Our latest feature in partnership with the brilliant Did Ya Know? podcast sees Adrian Sykes talk to Travis Beckford, co-founder of THE FUTURE IS

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DistroDirect expands global reach with key hires in India, US, UK and Latin America

"Developing key relationships in local markets drives better outcomes for artists," CEO Andy Irvine says