Albums from top comedians like John Mulaney removed from Spotify in royalty dispute

Big name stand-ups such as John Mulaney, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, and Jim Gaffigan, and others have been removed from streaming giant Spotify’s platform after a breakdown in royalty negotiations.

The dispute stems from attempts by performers to be paid copyright royalties for their material when played on digital streaming services such as Spotify. The negotiations, led by global rights administrator, Spoken Giants, are seeking to establish royalty payments for spoken-word media in a manner more similar to the way songwriters are paid for their material.

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