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Mechanical Licensing Collective Spotify lawsuit dismissed

Spotify Scores Major Legal Win in MLC Bundling Lawsuit: ‘The Only Plausible Application of the Law Supports Spotify’s Position’

January 29, 2025

Looks like Spotify’s aggressive bundling strategy is here to stay: The streaming platform has resoundingly triumphed in a related lawsuit from the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC). The presiding judge ... Read More...

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Spotify Individual Premium Subscribers Continue to Flatline In the US — As the Broader US-Based Streaming Music Subscription Picture Remains Soft

Paul Resnikoff

January 29, 2025

Surprising declines in Spotify’s US-based individual Premium subscriptions first emerged in September of 2024, part of a broader slowdown in music subscription growth in the country. Now, Spotify’s all-import... Read More...

Apple Who? Spotify Claims the ‘Highest Annual Payment to the Music Industry’ After Surpassing $10 Billion In 2024, Targets ‘1 Billion Paying Listeners’ Across All Platforms

Dylan Smith

January 28, 2025

Just moments after a report indicated that Apple Music pays far better, Spotify is touting the record $10 billion it paid out to the music industry in 2024 – and eyeing a goal of one billion paid subscribers ... Read More...

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Crosses 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

Ashley King

January 28, 2025

Ahead of his Super Bowl halftime performance, and amid his beef with Drake, Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” crosses 1 billion streams on Spotify. Kendrick Lamar’s chart-topping diss track, “Not Like Us,” has ... Read More...

Call Her Daddy Video Episodes Migrate to YouTube from Spotify as SiriusXM Transition Ensues

Ashley King

January 28, 2025

Video episodes of Alex Cooper’s ‘Call Her Daddy’ are moving from Spotify and will only be available on YouTube. The video episodes of Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy, as well as video episodes of other podcasts... Read More...

Björk Says Spotify Is ‘Probably the Worst Thing That Has Happened to Musicians’

Ashley King

January 27, 2025

Björk comments on the world of streaming, calling Spotify “probably the worst thing that has happened to musicians.” Björk is working the promotion circuit for the livestream of her concert film, Cornucopia,... Read More...

Universal Music Group Bosses Finally Push Back on Spotify’s Bundling Shenanigans — Now There’s a Direct Deal with UMPG Dealing With the Royalty Loophole

Paul Resnikoff

January 26, 2025

Since early 2024, Spotify has been ramming nearly every subscriber into a cut-rate 'bundled' package involving music and audiobooks — and boasting about the huge royalty savings while fighting publishers toot... Read More...

Apple Music and Amazon Music Are Paying More Than Double Spotify’s Per-Stream Royalty Rate, Report Finds

Dylan Smith

January 24, 2025

Amazon Music and Apple Music are crushing Spotify in the per-stream royalty department for indie artists – at least according to a new report exploring on-demand platforms’ compensation specifics. Duetti di... Read More...

Spotify Mechanical Royalties Drop 30-40% In January for Multiple US-Based Publishers — What’s Going On?

Paul Resnikoff

January 23, 2025

Maybe it’s just an accounting slip — or maybe it's a serious dip. But according to preliminary Spotify royalty stats shared with Digital Music News by multiple US-based publishers, we may have a problem here.... Read More...

Daniel Ek’s Aggressive Spotify Stock Selloff Isn’t Finished — Early 2025 Cash-Outs Move One-Year Sales Total Past $433 Million

Dylan Smith

January 23, 2025

What better way to kick off 2025 than with a Spotify stock (NYSE: SPOT) windfall? CEO Daniel Ek is picking up where he left off in 2024 by moving millions more in shares. Like with the Spotify head’s mention... Read More...

Spotify’s Bundle Just Got Bigger — Evidence Points to Educational Courses Rollout in the U.S. Amid Ongoing U.K. Pilot

Dylan Smith

January 23, 2025

Spotify’s bundle just got bigger, as the platform is now doubling down on educational courses, which could be poised to arrive in the U.S. Technically, Spotify’s been testing the video-learning waters for so... Read More...

Spotify Teams Up With FanDuel For Splashy Super Bowl Pre-Game Party — Blink-182, Anderson .Paak, Megan Thee Stallion

Ashley King

January 23, 2025

FanDuel and Spotify team up for a splashy Super Bowl LIX pre-game party. Blink-182, Megan Thee Stallion, and Anderson .Paak are all confirmed on the bill. Spotify is teaming up with FanDuel for this year’s S... Read More...

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Spotify Scores Major Legal Win in MLC Bundling Lawsuit: ‘The Only Plausible Application of the Law Supports Spotify’s Position’

Spotify Individual Premium Subscribers Continue to Flatline In the US — As the Broader US-Based Streaming Music Subscription Picture Remains Soft

Apple Who? Spotify Claims the ‘Highest Annual Payment to the Music Industry’ After Surpassing $10 Billion In 2024, Targets ‘1 Billion Paying Listeners’ Across All Platforms

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Crosses 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

Call Her Daddy Video Episodes Migrate to YouTube from Spotify as SiriusXM Transition Ensues

Björk Says Spotify Is ‘Probably the Worst Thing That Has Happened to Musicians’

Universal Music Group Bosses Finally Push Back on Spotify’s Bundling Shenanigans — Now There’s a Direct Deal with UMPG Dealing With the Royalty Loophole

Apple Music and Amazon Music Are Paying More Than Double Spotify’s Per-Stream Royalty Rate, Report Finds

Spotify Mechanical Royalties Drop 30-40% In January for Multiple US-Based Publishers — What’s Going On?

Daniel Ek’s Aggressive Spotify Stock Selloff Isn’t Finished — Early 2025 Cash-Outs Move One-Year Sales Total Past $433 Million

Spotify’s Bundle Just Got Bigger — Evidence Points to Educational Courses Rollout in the U.S. Amid Ongoing U.K. Pilot

Spotify Teams Up With FanDuel For Splashy Super Bowl Pre-Game Party — Blink-182, Anderson .Paak, Megan Thee Stallion