Spotify : Music For Everyone

SPOTIFY : MUSIC FOR EVERYONE

Spotifyis a Swedish audiostreamingplatform that providesDRM-protected music andpodcastsfromrecord labelsand media companies. As afreemiumservice, basic features are free with advertisements or automatic music videos, while additional features, such as improved streaming quality, are offered via paid subscriptions.

Unlike physical ordownloadsales, which pay artists a fixed price per song or album sold, Spotify paysroyaltiesbased on the number of artists' streams as a proportion of total songs streamed. It distributes approximately 70% of total revenueto rights holders, who then pay artists based on their individual agreements.Spotify has faced criticismfrom artists and producers includingTaylor SwiftandThom Yorke, who have argued that it does not fairly compensate musicians. In 2017, as part of its efforts to renegotiate license deals for an interest ingoing public, Spotify announced that artists would be able to make albums temporarily exclusive to paid subscriptions if they are part ofUniversal Music Groupor theMerlin Network.

ACCOUNTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

• Spotify Free

• Spotify Premium & Spotify for family

In March 2014, Spotify introduced a new, discounted Premium subscription tier for students. Students in the United States enrolled in a university can pay half-price for a Premium subscription.In April 2017, the Students offer was expanded to 33 more countries.

Spotify introduced its Family subscription in October 2014, connecting up to five family members for a shared Premium subscription. Spotify Family was upgraded in May 2016, letting up to six people share a subscription and reducing the price.

In November 2018, Spotify announced it is opening up Spotify Connect to all of the users using its Free service, however these changes still required products supporting Spotify Connect to support the latest SDK.

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