Universal Music Group and Spotify join forces to seal a massive deal that could forever change the future of the music business.

Universal Music Group (UMG) , the world's biggest music label, and Swedish streaming giant Spotify have reached a new multi-year agreement for recorded music and music publishing, they said on Sunday.

Spotify and Universal Music Group have struck a new multi-year agreement focused on driving subscriber growth and advancing music monetization.

The deal establishes a direct license between Spotify and Universal Music across the streaming subscription service’s current product portfolio in the U.S. and beyond, the companies said.

The new publishing agreement establishes a direct license between Spotify and Universal Music Publishing Group.

Spotify and Universal announced a new deal that sources say improves the payment structure for the streamer's controversial music-audiobooks 'bundle.'

Universal Music has signed a big new deal with Spotify, and it’s precisely what Lucian Grainge “envisioned” when he coined the buzzword “streaming 2.0”, apparently. More importantly, it seems to addre

Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, and streaming behemoth Spotify on Sunday announced a multi-year direct deal that will affect both recording and publishing royalty rates.

Universal Music Group and Spotify announced multi-year deals to advance streaming innovation, benefit artists, songwriters, and consumers.

Spotify and Universal Music Group have announced a new, multi-year direct licensing pact that will cover the United States and several other companies, according to a Sunday release. "When we first presented our vision for the next stage in the evolution of music subscription several months ago -- Steaming 2.