Spotify Premium users will get some albums two weeks before free users

Spotify has agreed to a new licensing agreement with Universal Music Group, the companies announced today. As part of the deal, Spotify has agreed to allow new albums from Universal artists to be restricted to its premium service for up to two weeks moving forward, confirming our report from last month. Spotify will also pay slightly less to UMG per stream, according to sources close to the situation.In a statement, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek admitted that Spotify understands that its policy of relea