News Available only in the US for the time being, the new subscription tier is Spotify's latest attempt at converting free users to subscribers News The fine stems from an ongoing investigation launched in 2019 following a complaint from Spotify Analysis News The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days… Analysis That's around 24 times what TikTok paid music rightsholders last year (which in itself isn't a fair comparison) News Ek sold his shares at a time when Spotify's stock price is at its highest level since late 2021 Analysis News Spotify would be experimenting with a variety of payment models, were it not for the Apple Store’s so-called “app tax,” Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said. Analysis Why a careful balancing act is required by the majors as their own priorities become entangled in Spotify and Apple's fight News A decision by the US Supreme Court has thrown a spanner into the business model behind Apple’s App Store