Nakulokhu futhi, abaseSweden beSpotify bamemezele inani lababhalisile ipulatifomu ehamba phambili emakethe yomculo yokusakaza enayo, bememezela nge-blog yabo ukuthi sekukhona ababhalisile abakhokhelwayo abayizigidi ezingama-60 inkundla leyo enabo. Imbangi yayo enkulu, i-Apple Music, yamemezela ngoJuni odlule isibalo sababhalisile, bonke bakhokha, ababhalisile abaningi ababalelwa kubasebenzisi abayizigidi ezingama-27.
Ukufika kwe-Apple Music emakethe kuhlomulise iSpotify kuphela, kusukela selokhu yafika emakethe ikhule kuphela, futhi njengamanje inababhalisile abangaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kunesevisi yomculo yokusakaza yakwa-Apple. NgoMashi owedlule, iSpotify yamemezela ukuthi isifinyelele ababhalisile abayizigidi ezingama-50, okuyi isinikeza izinga lokukhula kwezigidi eziyi-10 njalo ezinyangeni ezine cishe.
Ngokubheka ukuthi i-Apple Music iyatholakala emazweni angaphezu kwayi-100 nokuthi i-Spotify itholakala kuphela kuma-60, kufanele sazi ukufaneleka kweSpotify, ubuhle obutholwe ngokunikela ngezicelo zazo zonke izinto eziphilayo manje ezikhona emhlabeni. . Njengamanje iSpotify inikela ngezinsizakalo zayo zokusakaza umculo ku- sebebonke abasebenzisi abayizigidi eziyi-140 phakathi kwababhalisile nabasebenzisi bamahhala abalalela izikhangiso eziphakathi kwezingoma.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule sikwazise ngezivumelwano iSpotify efinyelele kuzo ne-Universal, Sony kanye neWarner, izivumelwano ezazivumela ukuthi yehlise inani lamaroyal okhokhela ukurekhoda izinkampani inqobo nje uma ikhawulela ukutholakala kwama-albhamu amasha kubasebenzisi kuphela isikhathi esithile, isivumelwano inkampani yaseSweden efuna ukushiya ngaso izinombolo ezibomvu lapho ibilokhu isebenza khona selokhu yafika emakethe cishe eminyakeni eyishumi edlule.