• Spotify Hits 30 Million Paid Subscribers According To CEO Daniel Ek

    Damn Daniel that's a lot of subscribers. 30 million is an operational word for Spotify at the moment. On Friday they just agreed to a $30 million settlement with NMPA over unpaid royalties and today Spotify CEO Daniel Ek announced on Twitter that the streaming service had eclipsed the 30 million paid subscribers mark.

  • Spotify, NMPA Announce $30 Million Settlement Over Unpaid Royalties

    The have also agreed on a plan to try and make sure this doesn't happen again going forward. Spotify has been facing a rash of lawsuits lately over royalty payments from mechanical licenses, but it just settled a major suit with the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) on the behalf of its constituents to the tune of $30 million over unpaid royalties.

  • WhoSampled Unveils Spotify iPhone App Integration

    WhoSampled has not been a mainstream music app during its eight year existence, but with its latest integration it could be heading down that path. The website and app that allows users to unearth various different samples that your favorite artists used in their tracks and from there see how else the song was sampled who else your favorite artist sampled on other songs. It just announced a new integration with Spotify on its iPhone app.

  • Pusha T, Tinashe, Diplo Want You To Go "Behind The Lyrics" With Genius & Spotify

    Despite a few lawsuits, Spotify is continuing to expand its empire. Today, Jan. 12, it has announced a new partnership with crowd-sourcing lyrics company Genius that will take user "behind the lyrics." To help inaugurate these new playlists, Spotify has enlisted the help of a few artists well versed in making big tunes, Diplo, Pusha T and Tinashe to take listeners deeper into the meaning of these songs as the artists intended them.

  • Spotify Hit With Another Lawsuit, This Time For $200 Million

    Just two weeks after being sued by artists over alleged unpaid royalties, Spotify is being slapped with another suit over similar alleged damages. The plaintiff, a group of recording artists, led by Melissa Ferrick, are seeking $200 million in damages from the streaming giant. The plaintiffs are being represented by Los Angeles law firm Gradstein & Marzano.

  • Apple Music Reaches 10 Million Subscribers in 7 Months, Still Trails Spotify

    Critics and supporters of Apple Music were unsure how many users would actually stay on board with the service after the three-month trial expired for early adopters, but now the company is reporting an impressive 10 million subscribers paying for the music streaming service just seven months into its existence. Of course, it still trails Spotify.

  • Capital Cities to Peform at 'The Music Run,' L.A.'s Ultimate 5k Running and Music Festival

    Fitness and music often go hand-in-hand and in 2016, the two will combine for an epic collaboration that will reach dozens of cities across the globe. The Ultimate 5K Running and Music Festival will hit 40 cities in over 18 countries over the course of the year. The Music Run is powered by 24 Hour Fitness and will kick off its national debut at the LA Fairplex in Pomona on Saturday, January 9

  • Live Nation Exec Will Not Join SFX, Spotify, TMWRK Terminate Agreements With Company

    The bad news just keeps on coming for SFX Entertainment. The heaving dance music behemoth thought they had found their man in head of electronic music at Live Nation James Barton to join the executive team in what would have been a coup for SFX, but that deal has reportedly fallen through. In addition to the nullified deal, Spotify's deal with Beatport has been terminated and SFX's contract with TMWRK, the management group for artists like Jack Ü, Diplo and Dillon Francis, has been terminated as well.
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