All posts tagged "Spotify"
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9WorldSongs Yarden Bibas chose to play at funeral of his wife and sons now top Spotify vira
Hundreds gathered to bid farewell to Shiri and the children and to support Yarden Bibas, who, after delivering a personal eulogy, chose...
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7MusicSnoop Dogg says he’s ditching Spotify for Web3 platform Tune.FM
Hip-hop mogul Snoop Dogg has officially partnered with blockchain-based music streaming service Tune.FM, potentially marking his shift away from traditional streaming platforms...
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19MusicMichael Rapino confirms Live Nation ticketing talks with Spotify, Apple and Amazon for superfan tiers
Spotify, Apple, and Amazon have held ticketing talks with Ticketmaster owner Live Nation around presale access for super-premium tier subscribers. Live Nation...
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25MusicSpotify Singles franchise hits 10bn streams
Spotify‘s original recorded music franchise, Spotify Singles, has surpassed 10 billion streams worldwide. The program invites artists re-record their existing songs and...
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30MusicThe MLC asks court to reconsider dismissal of Spotify ‘bundling’ lawsuit
The MLC has asked the court to reconsider the dismissal of the organization’s ‘bundling’ lawsuit against Spotify. The original complaint, filed by...
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19MusicFrom Warner’s Spotify and Amazon deals to Sir Lucian Grainge’s 2025 memo… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the...
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19MusicThe major record companies lost market share again on Spotify last year. But BMG and ‘artist-centric royalties’ make this a more complicated picture than it first appears.
It’s one of the most interesting charts in the music biz. Each year, via its annual 20-F filing with the SEC, Spotify...
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20MusicSpotify market cap value tops $124bn – as stock price hits record high after posting first full year of profit
Spotify‘s market value surged to a record $124 billion on Tuesday (February 5) after its stock reached an all-time high, fueled by...
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25MusicSpotify slams the NMPA’s takedown action over alleged unlicensed songs in podcasts: ‘This is a press stunt.’
This morning, The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) announced that it had launched a takedown initiative against Spotify over the alleged unlicensed...
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Spotify wins ‘bundling’ lawsuit, as court dismisses legal action brought by the MLC
Spotify has beaten a lawsuit brought by the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) over the streaming service’s decision to reclassify its Premium subscriptions...
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32MusicSpotify paid out $10 billion to the music industry in 2024 – a full $1bn more than in 2023
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of the global...
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26MusicIn the wake of new Spotify deal, Universal Music Group adds $3.4 billion to its market cap; Warner Music Group shares up 4.7%
Yesterday (January 26) was a busy day for the music trade media. First, MBW broke the story that Universal Music Group and...
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32MusicBruno Mars breaks own record, hitting 150M monthly Spotify listeners
Bruno Mars continues to shatter records, this time becoming the first artist to reach 150 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The feat,...
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29MusicUniversal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing deal. It remedies Spotify’s infamous US ‘audiobook bundle’ royalty discount in UMG payouts, say MBW sources
Big news from the land of MBW’s well-connected industry sources: Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing agreement. (This...
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34MusicConfirmed: 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...
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28MusicDaniel Ek sells another $29m in Spotify stock as total cash-out nears $600m
Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek cashed out a further $29.3 million in company shares on Wednesday (January 22), marking his latest...
