In the wake of new Spotify deal, Universal Music Group adds $3.4 billion to its market cap; Warner Music Group shares up 4.7%
Yesterday (January 26) was a busy day for the music trade media.First, MBW broke the story that Universal Music Group ...
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Bruno Mars breaks own record, hitting 150M monthly Spotify listeners
Bruno Mars continues to shatter records, this time becoming the first artist to reach 150 million monthly listeners on Spotify.The ...
Universal Music Group and Spotify ink new multi-year deal that will “advance music monetisation” and “accelerate product innovation”
Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new multi-year deal to “advance the next era of streaming innovation”.The new ...
Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing deal. It remedies Spotify’s infamous US ‘audiobook bundle’ royalty discount in UMG payouts, say MBW sources
Big news from the land of MBW’s well-connected industry sources: Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing ...
Confirmed: Spotify and Universal have a new deal – including a direct agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group in the US
It’s official: as MBW reported earlier, Spotify and Universal Music Group have inked a new multi-year licensing agreement.Both sides of ...
The 95 Rock + Metal Songs With Over One Billion Spotify Streams
Here are the 95 rock and metal songs with over one billion streams on Spotify.Over 850 songs representing Spotify's BILLIONS ...
Daniel Ek sells another $29M in Spotify stock as total cash-out nears $600M
Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek cashed out a further $29.3 million in company shares on Wednesday (January 22), marking ...
DMN Pro Weekly: Fewer Than 1% of Spotify Subscription Plans Are Currently Non-Bundled and Music-Only, Late-2024 Data Shows
Spotify’s non-bundled, music-only subscriptions virtually disappeared in 2024, according to DMN Pro’s latest intel. But that’s a Spotify feature, not ...
Daniel Ek has cashed out over half-a-billion dollars in Spotify stock to date, banking another $28m this week
Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek has launched into 2025 with another significant financial move.Ek sold a further USD $27.8 ...
Spotify allegedly using ‘ghost artists’ to minimise royalty costs
Spotify is padding out listeners’ playlists using “ghost artists” to reduce its royalty costs, a new report has claimed.According to ...
