After Cancelling IPO, Deezer Raises $109 Million In New Funding From Powerful Partners
One of Spotify's biggest rivals, Deezer looked like it was in a bit of trouble after cancelling its IPO and some unflattering questions about user counts last year. Today, the. Continue reading
Spotify Releases New Backstory Feature
In what may be an effort to stabilize its top position in the streaming world, Spotify has teamed up with Genius to offer a new feature which provides listeners with. Continue reading
Attorney For $200M Spotify and Flo & Eddie Vs. Pandora, SiriusXM Lawsuits Says “Cases Are Related” [EXCLUSIVE]
Attorney Henry Geller is part of the legal team at Gradstein & Marzano that is pursuing both the new $200 million Melissa Ferrick suit vs.Spotify and Flo and Eddie's ongoing legal. Continue reading
Listomania: The Battle For Playlist Supremacy’s Winners And Losers
New Slang Media has recently released a new report detailing which labels and artists are coming out on top in the competitive world of playlisting, and what is about their strategy that. Continue reading
Melissa Ferrick On Her Spotify Lawsuit: “I have no issue with streaming services” [EXCLUSIVE]
Independent singer, songwriter and publisher Melissa Ferrick has filed a $200 million lawsuit against Spotify, alleging use of her songs without proper licencing. In an exclusive interview with Hypebot, Ferrick shares the. Continue reading
How Spotify Pays (Or Fails To Pay) Songwriters
Here longtime copyright attorney Stephen Carlisle attempts to get to the bottom of Spotify's failure to contact or pay his client, despite the prominence of said client's music on the. Continue reading
Spotify Says 2nd Half Of 2015 Saw Fastest Subscriber Growth Ever, Despite Apple Music
It was a positive story amidst a week of bad news for Spotify. Minutes after news leaked that Apple Music had signed up an impressive 10 million paid subscribers in its. Continue reading
3 Major Music Industry Stories You Missed Over The Weekend
Fewer business stories break late on Friday afternoon or over the weekend. But that journalistic adage did not hold true this weekend as Spotify got hit by a second lawsuit,. Continue reading
2nd Class Action Suit Filed Against Spotify Seeks $200M “To vindicate rights” Of Songwriters, Publishers
Just after Christmas, musician and music industry critic David Lowery filed a lawsuit against Spotify seeking class action status and $150 million in damages for using songs without obtaining the proper. Continue reading
