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MLC Fires Back Against Spotify Dismissal Push in Unpaid-Royalties Lawsuit, Doubles Down on Anti-Bundling Arguments

September 19, 2024

At August’s end, Spotify moved to dismiss the “nonsensical” unpaid-royalties lawsuit filed against it by the Mechanical Licensing Collective. Now, the MLC is urging the court to reject that motion and allow t... Read More...

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Spotify Joins Meta in Open Letter to EU Decrying ‘Inconsistent Regulatory Decision Making’

Ashley King

September 19, 2024

A group of companies led by Meta and including Spotify have issued an open letter to the European Union concerning “fragmented and inconsistent” decision-making on artificial intelligence and data privacy. M... Read More...

Spotify Officially Kicks Off Its ‘Countdown to’ Vodcast Album Release Series with Jelly Roll, MGK

Ashley King

September 16, 2024

Spotify kicks off its ‘Countdown To’ Vodcast album release series with Jelly Roll and MGK in its debut episode. Jelly Roll and Machine Gun Kelly feature in the debut episode of Spotify’s new vodcast series “... Read More...

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Spotify Trials Parental Controls in Denmark, New Zealand, and Sweden

Ashley King

September 16, 2024

Spotify trials parental controls with accounts for kids on family plans in Denmark, New Zealand, and Sweden. Spotify announced on Friday the introduction of in-app parental controls for listeners under the a... Read More...

Spotify Says It Paid 1% of a $10 Million Streaming Fraud Scheme — So Where Did the Other 99% Come From? Questions Abound Amid Radio Silence from Competitors

Dylan Smith

September 13, 2024

Yesterday, another interesting piece of the $10 million+ royalties scheme puzzle fell into place, as Spotify claimed to have promptly halted the operation on its own platform. But which services allowed the A... Read More...

Netflix Co-CEO Dumps Over $6 Million in Spotify Stock As SPOT Continues to Ride High

Dylan Smith

September 13, 2024

Another day, another multimillion-dollar stock dump: Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is cashing in on Spotify stock (NYSE: SPOT) as it continues to ride high at north of $330 per share. The Netflix co-head and ... Read More...

The $10 Million+ Streaming Fraud Plot Thickens — Spotify Says It Paid Out Less Than 1% of the Royalties

Dylan Smith

September 12, 2024

The plot is thickening in the alleged $10 million+ royalties fraud scheme that came to light earlier this month – Spotify, today’s most popular music streaming platform, claims it paid out less than 1% of the... Read More...

Is Spotify Becoming a Wall Street Darling? Multiple Analysts — Including UBS, Wells Fargo, and Zacks — Are Touting SPOT Amid Continued Profitability Push

Dylan Smith

September 11, 2024

Is Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) Wall Street’s next darling? Multiple analysts are rallying around SPOT as the company continues to zero in on operational efficiency and profitability. To this point in September, the... Read More...

Federal Judge Pauses Spotify’s Push for Kobalt Damages as Eminem Litigation Fallout Continues

Dylan Smith

September 6, 2024

With Spotify having scored a victory in a marathon royalties battle against Eminem publisher Eight Mile Style, the presiding judge has temporarily denied the streaming giant’s motion for a massive damages pay... Read More...

Spotify Daylist Goes Global — ‘One of the Most Popular Features’

Ashley King

September 5, 2024

Spotify Daylist is rolling out globally thanks to its popularity in the English-speaking world. Spotify says 70% of Daylist users tune in week after week—making it one of the most popular Spotify features dri... Read More...

Mechanical Per-Stream Payouts Ranked (US): Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, More

Paul Resnikoff

September 4, 2024

A ranking of per-stream mechanical licensing royalty payments by DSP platform, including the 'big four' streamers Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music. Data from SoundCloud and Tidal are coming next.

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MLC Fires Back Against Spotify Dismissal Push in Unpaid-Royalties Lawsuit, Doubles Down on Anti-Bundling Arguments

Spotify Officially Kicks Off Its ‘Countdown to’ Vodcast Album Release Series with Jelly Roll, MGK

Spotify Trials Parental Controls in Denmark, New Zealand, and Sweden

Spotify Says It Paid 1% of a $10 Million Streaming Fraud Scheme — So Where Did the Other 99% Come From? Questions Abound Amid Radio Silence from Competitors

Netflix Co-CEO Dumps Over $6 Million in Spotify Stock As SPOT Continues to Ride High

More Rumblings of a Major Spotify Video Buildout — Creators Reportedly Receive Seven-Figure Non-Exclusive Offers to Upload Content

The $10 Million+ Streaming Fraud Plot Thickens — Spotify Says It Paid Out Less Than 1% of the Royalties

Is Spotify Becoming a Wall Street Darling? Multiple Analysts — Including UBS, Wells Fargo, and Zacks — Are Touting SPOT Amid Continued Profitability Push

Federal Judge Pauses Spotify’s Push for Kobalt Damages as Eminem Litigation Fallout Continues

Spotify Daylist Goes Global — ‘One of the Most Popular Features’

Mechanical Per-Stream Payouts Ranked (US): Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, More