Spotify has reached a new partnership with copyright agency Merlin, and new songs will not be available for free

On April 21, according to TechCrunch, Spotify reached an agreement with Merlin, the world's largest independent music rights agency, not to provide playback services to Spotify free users for a period of time after Merlin's artists release new albums.

Original title: Spotify and Merlin reach a new cooperation, and new songs will not be available for free.

On April 21, according to TechCrunch news, Spotify has reached an agreement with Merlin, the world's largest independent music rights agency, to not provide playback services to free Spotify users for a period of time before Merlin's artists release new albums.

In early April, it emerged that Spotify and Universal Music Group had signed a similar licensing agreement. Spotify said this is to attract more paying users and increase the revenue of Spotify and record companies or artists.

It is understood that Merlin represents more than 20,000 independent labels and individuals, and is involved in 12% of the global music record market. After this cooperation, independent brands under Merlin will also be able to participate in Spotify's latest flexible distribution strategy and gain more marketing and promotion opportunities.

According to official Spotify data, its digital music service already has more than 100 million active users in 60 countries.

Editor: Nancy