Spotify defeats US licensing group's lawsuit over royalties
Spotify convinced a New York federal judge on Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit that accused the streaming service of underpaying songwriting royalties for tens of millions of songs.
Spotify Beats MLC Audiobook Lawsuit After Judge Calls Federal Royalty Rules ‘Unambiguous’
Spotify won a ruling dismissing the Mechanical Licensing Collective's lawsuit alleging the streamer illegally cut royalty rates by adding audiobooks.
Spotify Wins Dismissal of Suit Over Reduced Royalty Payments
Spotify Technology SA won dismissal of a lawsuit alleging it made a change to its premium service that cheated songwriters out of royalties.
Spotify Wins Lawsuit Over Bundling Royalties
Spotify defeated a lawsuit from the Mechanical Licensing Collective accusing it of unfairly cutting royalty rates via its audiobooks-music 'bundle.'
Spotify makes huge strategy change that will impact its business
Spotify sealed an exclusive three-year deal with Alex Cooper and her "Call Her Daddy," paying over $60 million for one of the platform's most popular podcasts at the
Spotify says that streaming has made the world ‘value music’
In the blog, humbly titled “Getting the world to value music,” Kaefer describes the pre-streaming era of music as an exclusive club that made it difficult for new artists to enter the industry. “Now, you can record something today and have it on Spotify tomorrow,” said Kaefer. “Everyone’s invited.”
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Spotify paid $10 billion to music industry
(CNN)– Spotify says it paid $10 billion to the music industry last year. That is a billion more than the streaming service paid out the previous year. It brings the grand total up to $60 billion since Spotify started in 2006. One caveat is artists do not necessarily see all of that money.
Spotify General Counsel Eve Konstan Announces Exit
Spotify's general counsel Eve Konstan will exit the streaming company on Friday (Jan. 31), she announced in a LinkedIn post.
Spotify wants to take on YouTube in podcasts. Here's how the platforms stack up.
Spotify is looking to land more video creators. Its head of content partnerships shared how the platform is taking on podcast rivals.
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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 streaming game.
Joe Rogan and ‘Crime Junkie’ Both Top 500 Million All-Time Streams on Spotify, Leading Inaugural Podcaster Milestone Awards (EXCLUSIVE)
Joe Rogan and 'Crime Junkie' both have more than 500 million all-time streams on Spotify, topping its inaugural Creator Milestone Awards.
Spotify’s educational courses could be coming to US
Spotify is expanding its streaming service to now include educational courses in addition to music, podcasts, and audiobooks. The company on Tuesday