News Spotify vs. Songwriters: Publishers remain confident that streaming platforms WILL be forced to increase royalties in the US NMPA plays down impact of Court of Appeals decision, noting: "We believe these things are easily done by the CRB."
News Songwriters dealt blow in Spotify royalty rate battle as streaming platforms are granted ‘procedural victory’ in US Appeals Court But that doesn't mean new rates have been rejected or amended (yet, anyway)
News Spotify’s busy with podcasts – but it hasn’t given up on launching hardware Company is hiring for a Head of Hardware Commercial Development
News Universal’s stake in Spotify is worth over $1.6bn… but it’s got no plans to sell up Vivendi's CEO and CFO state that they have "no intention" of selling UMG's shareholding in streaming giant
Analysis News Spotify thinks the Top 40 is over (and other key takeaways from its Q2 results) What we learned about Premium subs around the world, that Universal deal and SPOT's advertising woes
News Spotify subscriber count grew by 8m in Q2 – but advertising revenues fell 21% year-on-year Ad-supported revenues fall 21% year-on-year in COVID-hit quarter
Analysis Taylor Swift’s Folklore just made history on Spotify… and blew away the launch of her last album, Lover Folklore streamed over 50m times more on Spotify worldwide in its first three days than Lover
News Remember when Spotify called Universal ‘music’s most innovative company’? It's the claim all of Universal's rivals simply love
News Spotify and Universal Music Group ink multi-year global licensing deal "With this agreement, UMG and Spotify are more aligned than ever in our commitment to ensuring the entire music ecosystem thrives and reaches new audiences around the globe."
News Spotify launches video podcasts globally 'It’s a way to enrich the audio experience - for fans and creators alike.'
News Spotify reveals first podcast title from exclusive partnership with Barack and Michelle Obama The Michelle Obama Podcast will debut exclusively on Spotify on July 29, 2020
News Confirmed: Spotify launches in Russia (and 12 other countries); service now reaches 92 markets globally "Today’s launch opens the door for nearly 250 million fans to start discovering new music from around the world on Spotify."
News Exclusive: Spotify is launching in Russia next week MBW's sources suggest platform will partner with local telco MTS
News Amuse joins Merlin to ‘secure the most artist-friendly terms’ from Spotify, TikTok and more "Membership in Merlin gives Amuse access to major global DSPs, as opposed to pursuing multiple license deals," explains Amuse boss Diego Farias
News Spotify and Harry Fox Agency accused of ‘joint conspiracy’ to infringe copyrights in Eminem publisher lawsuit Eight Mile Style, an independent publisher of Eminem songs has filed a new lawsuit