The new publishing agreement establishes a direct license between Spotify and Universal Music Publishing Group.

That's good for Spotify's bottom line, because it means even less money is going to musicians; many music production companies pay a small flat ... business expert told me that music companies ...

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.

And while lots of musicians take issue with deals big music labels strike with the likes of Spotify ... paid more by their employers or gig arrangers, I'm willing to accept that it's kind of on me ...

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Swedish music streaming service Spotify has paid over $23 billion in royalties to rights holders, including over $5 billion in 2020, which is up from $3.3 billion in 2017. Rights holders are ...

Spotify has drawn criticism from artists over how much they get paid by the platform, and Youth Music says it had to consider that carefully when agreeing to the deal. But it's been welcomed by ...