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 ...
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Music lawyer explains why she’s “scared” of Spotify’s upcoming premium tier
With the likes of Snoop Dogg jumping ship and leaving Spotify, it’s clear that artists are becoming increasingly frustrated with ...
Will Anybody Pay $6 Extra for Spotify’s ‘Music Pro’? A Hard Look at Spotify’s Attempt to Break the Streaming Plateau
Can Spotify’s ‘super-premium’ tier break the streaming music plateau? In this report, we pick apart the rumored offerings within ‘Music ...
DMN Pro Weekly: Get Ready for a Sony Music + Spotify Direct Publishing Deal — But After UMG, WMG, and Sony Renegotiate, Can Anyone Else Twist Spotify’s Arm?
A look at the latest music industry scuttlebutt on Spotify’s post-bundling renegotiations with major content owners – and how the ...
From Spotify’s $10bn music industry payout to Concord’s Johnny McDaid catalog acquisition… 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 our headlines ...
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 — ...
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 ...
Spotify’s Individual Subscribers Are Suddenly Declining In the US — Here’s a Look at the Latest Data
Full year-over-year data is revealing tepid US-based premium subscriber gains for Spotify, including near-zero growth and recent declines in the ...
The Weeknd Spotlights Fan-Favorite Hits At Spotify’s Billions Club Live
At Spotify Presents Billions Club Live With The Weeknd, the Canadian singer proved why he’s one of the most popular ...
After Spotify’s $100bn market cap milestone, Daniel Ek cashes out another $28m
Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek has sold another $28 million in SPOT stock, bringing his total share sales this ...
