{"id":187590,"date":"2025-09-18T09:10:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/09\/18\/spotify-strikes-deals-with-sony-for-records-and-publishing-improving-songwriter-royalties-2\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:10:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:10:43","slug":"spotify-strikes-deals-with-sony-for-records-and-publishing-improving-songwriter-royalties-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/09\/18\/spotify-strikes-deals-with-sony-for-records-and-publishing-improving-songwriter-royalties-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify Strikes Deals With Sony for Records and Publishing, Improving Songwriter\u00a0Royalties"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tSpotify has announced a new multi-year global partnership with Sony Music, the third and final major to sign new deals with Spotify this year. The deals encompass both the recorded music and publishing sides of Sony\u2019s business, and according to Spotify, its \u201cnew direct licensing arrangement in the U.S.\u201d will result in higher royalties for songwriters.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s a notable part of the pacts, given Spotify came under fire from music publishers last spring<\/a> when it started paying a reduced royalty rate to songwriters and publishers in the U.S., resulting in what the National Music Publishers\u2019 Association (NMPA) says was a loss of $230 million in royalties<\/a> in the first year.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThis is because Spotify found that by adding audiobooks into its premium subscriptions, it could reclassify those popular subscriptions as \u201cbundles,\u201d a type of plan that qualifies for a discounted rate on U.S. mechanical royalties given that multiple products are offered under one price tag. The move caught publishers off guard and reignited longstanding tensions between publishers and Spotify about what royalties songwriters should earn.<\/p>\n

\n\tSony follows Universal Music Group<\/a>, Warner Music Group<\/a> and Kobalt<\/a> in making these direct deals to, in part, improve remuneration for songwriters post-bundling. It\u2019s unclear if these deals bring these companies\u2019 royalty rates back to the level they were before bundling or not. <\/p>\n

\n\tIn a press release about the deals, limited information is given about the nature of this expanded partnership. According to a press release about the deals, \u201cthe companies will work together to keep improving the listening experience while creating more opportunities for artists and songwriters to reach audiences everywhere. These initiatives will launch new product offerings including enhanced audio and visual formats that enable deeper connections with fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tRecently, Spotify has been focused on expanding its offerings. The Stockholm-based company has announced it will now allow for direct messaging<\/a>, a new DJ feature<\/a> for playlists and high-fidelity listening<\/a> \u2014 all as part of premium. Late last year, it also rolled out music videos<\/a> for 97 countries, excluding users in the U.S. and Canada. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOur partnership with Sony is built on a shared drive to shape the future of music. Together, we\u2019re accelerating the pace of innovation to create powerful new opportunities and increasing revenue for artists and songwriters,\u201d says Daniel Ek<\/strong>, Spotify\u2019s founder and CEO. \u201cThese agreements aren\u2019t just a milestone; they\u2019re a catalyst for building a more dynamic and prosperous music ecosystem for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRob Stringer<\/strong>, chairman of Sony Music Group, says: \u201cSony Music Group and Spotify have long been mutually committed to advancing music streaming and growing the marketplace for all. This is further reflected in our new agreements where we\u2019re working to develop futuristic approaches that ensure our artists and songwriters remain appropriately compensated for their work, and audiences are getting a high-quality experience that\u2019s ever evolving.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThese deals with Sony Music Group are built to better support artists and songwriters by unlocking new formats and forging deeper connections with fans,\u201d says Alex Norstr\u00f6m<\/strong>, co-president and chief business officer at Spotify. \u201cThis alignment creates space for new opportunities and long-term growth for everyone involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Spotify has announced a new multi-year global partnership with Sony Music, the third and final major to sign new deals with Spotify this year. The deals encompass both the recorded music and publishing sides of Sony\u2019s business, and according to Spotify, its \u201cnew direct licensing arrangement in the U.S.\u201d will result in higher royalties for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-187590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187590\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}