Spotify, Podcast and National Music Publishers Association

Music Publishers Ask Spotify to Take Down Podcasts Featuring Unlicensed Songs
Music publishers are asking Spotify to remove thousands of unlicensed songs from podcasts on its platform, a massive takedown request spanning work by megastars from Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar to Michael Jackson and Prince.
Music Publishers Begin ‘Extensive' Spotify Podcast Takedowns Over Licensing Violations
Just hours after Spotify announced its first-ever annual net profit, the National Music Publishers' Association has launched an ongoing takedown initiative against the streaming giant for the unlicensed use of music in podcasts on its platform.
NMPA podcasts takedown dents Spotify’s big profits moment
The results saw Spotify end 2024 with 675 million monthly active users and 263 million premium subscribers, up 12% and 11% respectively year-on-year. That means that Spotify added 73 million net new users and 27 million net new subscribers over the course of 2024.
NMPA hits Spotify with ‘extensive’ takedown action over alleged unlicensed songs in podcasts
The publishers’ group says Spotify has known ‘for years’ about widespread violations of music copyrights on the podcasts it hosts.
NMPA Issues 2,500 Podcast Takedown Actions Against Spotify, Claiming Infringement of Songs
The NMPA will issue takedown notices to Spotify for 2,500 podcast episodes that allegedly contain "unlicensed musical works" from member publishers.
Some podcasts might be disappearing from Spotify following a music publisher purge
The news comes just days after Spotify triumphed in a lawsuit over its audiobook bundling model. The post Some podcasts might be disappearing from Spotify following a music publisher purge appeared first on The Manual.
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