Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing deal. It wipes out Spotify’s infamous US ‘audiobook bundle’ royalty discount, say MBW sources

Big news from the land of MBW’s well-connected industry sources: Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing agreement. We’re told the multi-year deal arrives a year earlier than many expected UMG’s next deal with Spotify to emerge. And there’s a fascinating piece of news at its center, relating to the music publishing …