3 things you might have missed about The MLC’s revived bundling fight with Spotify
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From the MLC’s ‘bundling’ lawsuit revival to Spotify deleting 75m+ ‘spammy’ tracks… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit ...
MLC can file amended complaint in ‘bundling’ lawsuit against Spotify, court says
The Mechanical Licensing Collective has secured a crucial procedural ruling in its legal battle with Spotify over streaming royalty payments.On ...
US senators call for FTC probe into Spotify’s bundling practices
Two US senators have called on the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate Spotify over allegations that its streaming “bundling” ...
NMPA says Spotify’s Q1 growth due to ‘undercutting of songwriters’ via audiobook bundling
The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) says Spotify‘s financial gains in the first quarter of 2025 come at the expense ...
The MLC asks court to reconsider dismissal of Spotify ‘bundling’ lawsuit
The MLC has asked the court to reconsider the dismissal of the organization’s ‘bundling’ lawsuit against Spotify.The original complaint, filed ...
Universal Music Group Pushes Back on Spotify’s Bundling
Since early 2024, Spotify has been ramming nearly every subscriber into a cut-rate ‘bundled’ package involving music and audiobooks — ...
Spotify asks US Federal court to dismiss bundling lawsuit filed by the MLC
Spotify has asked a US federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) over ...
Spotify’s audiobook bundling move will swipe 1% of Reservoir’s FY 2025 annual revenue, estimates company
Spotify’s decision to classify its Premium subscription tiers as a bundle (i.e., music streaming plus audiobooks) has upset many in ...
The MLC fires back at Spotify’s proposed motion to dismiss bundling lawsuit
On June 19, Spotify asked a US federal court to dismiss The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)’s lawsuit over the streaming ...
