Last week at the International Music Summit in Ibiza, it was announced that Spotify and Dubset have reached an agreement that would allow Spotify to stream music mixes and dj sets for the dance music community.
Stephen White, Dubset CEO, said: “This is a major milestone for DJs and music fans all over the world. Our technology platform makes it possible for us to identify and pay rights holders in DJ mixes, making this enormously popular music genre available on the world’s most popular streaming service for the very first time. We couldn’t be more thrilled to be working with the team at Spotify to deliver this content to music fans all over the world.”
According to Stefan Blom, chief strategy officer and chief content officer at Spotify, “Our number one job at Spotify is to deliver great music to fans whenever and wherever they want to listen to it. This deal with Dubset enables us to serve fans of dance music with the mixes they crave while ensuring that artists, labels and publishers get paid fairly. It’s a great day for music fans all over the world.”
Lastly, Pat Shah, head of original content licensing at Spotify said: “DJs have long been recognized as the greatest curators of music in the world. We look forward to working with Dubset and the biggest and best DJs in the world to continue to lead the industry by providing our consumers with the best content available in the market.”
Spotify is now definitely moving in on Soundcloud’s main market: dj mixes. As Spotify is already the largest streaming provider, this should help solidify their position as #1
