Spotify and global digital licensing collection society Amra have entered into a direct multi-territorial, multi-year licensing agreement.
According to a statement, the deal is “designed to deliver greater ?exibility and value to Amra’s songwriter and publisher clients”.
The agreement represents a broad direct licence for digital mechanical and performing rights, as well as a “genuinely collaborative effort between Amra and Spotify with considerations to enable new product features and formats”.
“This deal with Amra increases our support of publishers and songwriters with new rights,” said Alex Norström, co-president & chief business o?cer, Spotify. “It expands the benefits of streaming for writers, artists and rights-holders and unlocks additional value for fans as we deliver music around the world.”
Amra is part of Kobalt, which agreed a new licensing deal with Spotify earlier this month that included new revenue opportunities for songwriters.
This deal with Amra increases our support of publishers and songwriters with new rights
Alex Norström
Tomas Ericsson (pictured), CEO of Amra, said: “Our priority and mission at Amra is and will always be to maximise the digital value for our songwriter and publisher clients and to ensure their works are protected and valued fairly in the marketplace. This partnership with Spotify, which enables new innovation, reaffirms that commitment. We look forward to continuing to work with Spotify over the coming years.”
Amra’s global roll-out has reached all corners of the world outside of the US and includes direct digital collections for Southeast Asia, India, Australia, Brazil, and Japan.
It represents songwriters through either direct affiliation with Amra, or through its publisher representation agreements for global digital licensing administration.
PHOTO: credit Joe Burke
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