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Universal x TikTok and Spotify's lyrics move: Talking Trends

May 09, 2024 • Music Business Worldwide (MBW) • Season 10 • Episode 2

On this episode of Music Business Worldwide's Talking Trends, MBW founder, Tim Ingham, is once again joined by Charlie D'Atri, to discuss two key recent headlines from the world of entertainment:

(1) Universal Music Group's kiss-and-make-up announcement with TikTok over the two companies' new deal, via which UMG says it's being paid more handsome compensation than it was previously;

(2) Spotify quietly moving access to lyrics behind a 'paywall' – i.e. making lyrics a Premium-only perk.

People and companies mentioned on this Talking Trends podcast include: Spotify, Universal Music Group, TikTok, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Sir Lucian Grainge, MySpace, Musixmatch, RIAA, SiriusXM, Michael Nash, WimP, TIDAL, and more.