New Spotify and UMG deal could create pricier ‘superfan’ subscription
UMG chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge called the agreement “precisely the kind of partnership development” the company ...
Spotify Wins Lawsuit Over Bundling Controversy That Lowered Payments to Songwriters
Spotify won a lawsuit filed against the company last year after Spotify began to pay songwriters less after bundling music with audiobooks.
Spotify Wins Lawsuit Over Bundling Royalties
Spotify defeated a lawsuit from the Mechanical Licensing Collective accusing it of unfairly cutting royalty rates via its ...
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Spotify and UMG sign major deal for superfan tiers, but users are skeptical – "Can’t wait to see the price increases!"
Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) just slid into a major multi-year collab, and it’s about to shake up the music ...
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Judge throws out MLC’s audiobooks bundle lawsuit, says Spotify can keep cutting songwriter royalties through its “cynical trick”
The MLC’s lawsuit targeting Spotify’s “cynical trick” to reduce royalties to songwriters through its US-subscriber audiobooks ...
Spotify Paid Out $10 Billion to the Music Industry in 2024 — $1 Billion More Than Last Year — and $60 Billion Total
Spotify paid out $10 billion to the music industry in 2024 — some $1 billion more than last year, the previous record — ...
Spotify Might Introduce More Expensive ‘Superfan’ Features That Include Early Access To New Music And More
As The Verge reports, the deal suggests Spotify is considering a new “super-premium” tear geared towards “superfans.” ...
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Universal Music’s new Spotify deal could be a knock-out blow for streaming platform’s audiobook bundling trick
Universal Music has signed a big new deal with Spotify, and it’s precisely what Lucian Grainge “envisioned” when he coined ...