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
News Here’s what Spotify, Live Nation, Sony, Warner and other music companies are paying women compared to men in the UK Sony, Warner, Spotify and Live Nation's numbers have been revealed
News Spotify launches $12.99 Duo subscription tier in the US and 54 other markets New plan is for two people living at the same home address
News Spotify launches new real-time lyrics feature in 26 markets SPOT has reportedly entered into a new agreement with lyrics provider Musixmatch
Analysis News Spotify, heading towards a $50bn market cap, is worth double what it was 3 months ago Streaming company is now worth more than Universal Music Group parent Vivendi
News Spotify makes podcast advertising interactive with new ‘In-App Offers’ feature Spotify is alpha testing In-App Offers in the US and Germany
News Watch out, YouTube: Music videos could be coming to Spotify (report) An unreleased 'video' tab was discovered on Spotify's 'Now Playing' screen
News Indie label calls Spotify countersuit ‘procedurally defective, legally deficient’ in motion to dismiss The latest twist in Jake Noch's battle with streaming giant
News Spotify inks exclusive deal to host scripted superhero podcasts from DC Entertainment DC Entertainment is the home of comic book brands like Superman and Batman
News Spotify’s legal chief claims Apple ‘intentionally designed a system rigged in their favor’ European Commission has launched an anti-trust investigation into Apple's App Store rules
News Tencent now controls 10% of Universal, 9% of Spotify… and nearly 2% of Warner Music Group Second SEC filing shows Tencent did indeed splash out $200m on Warner shares on June 3
Interviews Spotify now allows ‘tipping’. But are fan investments a better way for artists to make money from their audience? Mattias Tengblad, co-founder of Corite, joins the MBW Podcast to talk fan investment and the future
News Kobalt rejects Spotify’s ‘baseless allegations’ in Eminem publishing dispute Spotify claims that Kobalt granted licenses to the streaming platform for songs published by Eight Mile Style