Taylor Swift : ce qu'il faut savoir

Taylor Swift en United Kingdom fait l'actualité ce jeudi. Selon The Hollywood Reporter, Universal Music Group confirmed Wednesday that it would be selling half of its 3 percent stake in Spotify — a deal worth as much as $1.4 billion based on the streaming service’s valuation as of April 29 — and thanks in part to Taylor Swift, all of UMG’s roster of artists stand to be cashing in too.

Les faits

• Universal Music Group confirmed Wednesday that it would be selling half of its 3 percent stake in Spotify — a deal worth as much as $1.4 billion based on the streaming service’s valuation as of April 29 — and thanks in part to Taylor Swift, all of UMG’s roster of artists stand to be cashing in too.
• Taylor Swift's UMG deal could get the company's artists a big payout from UMG's sale of Spotify shares announced on Wednesday (April 29).
• But none of that was accidental, as UMG artist Taylor Swift sings in “Mastermind.” In March 2018, UMG pledged to give artists a share in any future Spotify divestment, following similar commitments from Warner Music Group and Sony Music Group.
• Later that year, at the request of Taylor Swift, UMG agreed to distribute any proceeds to its artists on a non-recoupable basis, matching a policy previously adopted by Sony Music.
• “They have generously agreed to this, at what they believe will be much better terms than paid out previously by other major labels,” Swift wrote in 2018, giving her thanks to UMG CEO Lucian Grainge.

L'essentiel

Billboard indique que Taylor Swift's UMG deal could get the company's artists a big payout from UMG's sale of Spotify shares announced on Wednesday (April 29). D'après Billboard, But none of that was accidental, as UMG artist Taylor Swift sings in “Mastermind.” In March 2018, UMG pledged to give artists a share in any future Spotify divestment, following similar commitments from Warner Music Group and Sony Music Group. Comme le souligne Music Business Worldwide, Later that year, at the request of Taylor Swift, UMG agreed to distribute any proceeds to its artists on a non-recoupable basis, matching a policy previously adopted by Sony Music. Selon Music Business Worldwide, UMG will sell half of its equity stake in Spotify and use the proceeds to help fund an expanded share buyback program totaling EUR €1 billion (USD $1.17bn)….

Les chiffres

“They have generously agreed to this, at what they believe will be much better terms than paid out previously by other major labels,” Swift wrote in 2018, giving her thanks to UMG CEO Lucian Grainge. (The Hollywood Reporter) “I see this as a sign that we are headed towards positive change for creators,” Swift wrote of the stock terms back in 2018 after signing with UMG, “a goal I’m never going to stop trying to help achieve, in whatever ways I can.” (The Hollywood Reporter) Comme le souligne Music Business Worldwide, Universal Music Group will sell half of its equity stake in Spotify and use the proceeds to help fund an expanded share buyback program totaling EUR €1 billion (USD $1.17 billion), the company confirmed on Wednesday (April 29) alongside its Q1 2026 results. Selon The Hollywood Reporter, how Swift has anything to do with this windfall is a bit complicated, and goes all the way back to the major record labels’ original licensing agreements with Spotify from the late 2000s, which got the companies stock in the then-fledgling streaming service.

Ce qu'ils disent

“The important steps we are announcing today to increase our share buyback authorization and monetize a portion of our equity stake in Spotify will lead to enhanced shareholder value while maintaining the flexibility the Company requires to drive further success,” said Matt Ellis, UMG‘s CFO. (Music Business Worldwide)

Le contexte

Selon The Hollywood Reporter, Years ago, as part of her negotiation process to sign with UMG, Swift demanded that the company pay out artists — regardless of debts they may have to the company — if UMG ever sold off its Spotify stock. The Hollywood Reporter indique que Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Says Fans Can Take Things to an “Extreme Place” When Trying to Decipher Who Her Songs Are About. D'après The Hollywood Reporter, Taylor Swift Says Fans Can Take Things to an “Extreme Place” When Trying to Decipher Who Her Songs Are About. Comme le souligne The Hollywood Reporter, Meanwhile, Swift famously removed her music from Spotify in protest of low payouts compared to album sales, with her music returning in 2017.

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À retenir

• How Swift has anything to do with this windfall is a bit complicated, and goes all the way back to the major record labels’ original licensing agreements with Spotify from the late 2000s, which got the companies stock in the then-fledgling streaming service.
• At the time of her signing with UMG in November of 2018, Swift said that non-recoupable term on the Spotify stock sales “meant more to me than any other deal point.”
• Universal Music Group chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge said on Tuesday (April 29) in an earnings call that the company’s board had approved the sale of half of UMG’s equity stake in Spotify, and that a portion of the proceeds will go to UMG artists.
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