The Paradox of Music Discovery, the Spotify Way
The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, a new book from the journalist Liz Pelly, the playlist is the ...
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Spotify Streams Jump by 430 Percent Following Super Bowl Halftime Show
The rapper’s overall streams on Spotify increased by nearly 175 percent, with the award-winning diss track seeing the largest ...
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Music Publishers Crack Down on Unlicensed Music Use in Spotify Podcasts
The National Music Publishers’ Association is cracking down on the use of unlicensed music in podcasts on Spotify.
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Spotify says publishers issuing takedowns against podcasts is a “press stunt” in response to the MLC’s bundling lawsuit being dismissed
Music publishers in the US have started issuing takedown notices in relation to unlicensed music in Spotify podcasts. Spotify ...
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Judge Sides with Spotify in Lawsuit Over Songwriter Royalties
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the music industry over bundling tactics that allowed for decreased royalty rates from Spotify.
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Some podcasts might be disappearing from Spotify following a music publisher purge
The news comes just days after Spotify triumphed in a lawsuit over its audiobook bundling model. The post Some podcasts might ...
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Spotify slams the NMPA’s takedown action over alleged unlicensed songs in podcasts: ‘This is a press stunt.’
The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) announced that it had launched a takedown initiative against Spotify over ...
Music Publishers Ask Spotify to Take Down Podcasts Featuring Unlicensed Songs
Music publishers are asking Spotify SPOT-0.46%decrease; red down pointing triangle to remove thousands of unlicensed songs ...
Music Publishers Begin ‘Extensive' Spotify Podcast Takedowns Over Licensing Violations
Just hours after Spotify announced its first-ever annual net profit, the National Music Publishers' Association has launched ...
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NMPA hits Spotify with ‘extensive’ takedown action over alleged unlicensed songs in podcasts
The publishers’ group says Spotify has known ‘for years’ about widespread violations of music copyrights on the podcasts it ...
Spotify wins major court case, over controversial 'bundling' that lowered artist payments
Spotify has just won in a US court case regarding claims that an attempt to add extra value to their customers was simply a ...
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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 bundle has been thrown out by the court, with the judge saying there is “n ...