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Universal Music Group and Spotify strike massive deal to grow business
Universal Music Group and Spotify join forces to seal a massive deal that could forever change the future of the music business.
Spotify and Universal Unveil Far-Reaching Deal That Improves ‘Bundling’ Payment Structure
Spotify and Universal announced a new deal that sources say improves the payment structure for the streamer's controversial music-audiobooks 'bundle.'
Spotify, Universal Music Group Strike Multi-Year Deal
Spotify and Universal Music Group have struck a new multi-year agreement focused on driving subscriber growth and advancing music monetization.
Universal Music Group and Spotify strike new agreement
Universal Music Group (UMG) , the world's biggest music label, and Swedish streaming giant Spotify have reached a new multi-year agreement for recorded music and music publishing, they said on Sunday.
Universal Music Shares Jump After Agreement With Spotify
The deal establishes a direct license between the companies across Spotify’s current product portfolio in the U.S. and beyond.
Confirmed: Spotify and Universal have a new deal – including a direct agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group in the US
It’s official: as MBW reported earlier, Spotify and Universal Music Group have inked a new multi-year licensing agreement. Both sides of the deal have now confirmed their fresh alliance.
Spotify's Universal deal is a key step in streaming innovation
Universal Music Group (UMG.AS) and Spotify (SPOT) reached a new multiyear deal covering recorded music and publishing rights. The deal serves as a key step in Spotify's strategy for streaming innovation (Streaming 2.
Universal Music, Spotify Reach New Multiyear Distribution Deal
Universal Music Group NV and Spotify Technology SA reached a new multiyear distribution agreement that includes compensation for recorded songs and publishing rights.
Spotify, Universal Music Strike New Deal For Recorded Music & Publishing
Spotify and the Universal Music Group have struck a new deal that will expand platform monetization and change how songwriters get paid for streams.
Universal, Spotify Ink Multi-year Deal
Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, and streaming behemoth Spotify on Sunday announced a multi-year direct deal that will affect both recording and publishing royalty rates.
Spotify Wins Lawsuit Over Bundling Royalties
Spotify defeated a lawsuit from the Mechanical Licensing Collective accusing it of unfairly cutting royalty rates via its ...
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.
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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 ...
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 ...
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Spotify Wins Big Against the MLC. But Will They Win This War?
Here’s a music industry newsflash: everybody hates Spotify’s cut-rate ‘bundled’ royalty payments — except for Spotify.