Spotify Seeks to Fine-Tune Music Rights as It Gears Up for IPO 

Spotify is now operating on short-term extensions of its old contracts with all three major record companies, having been on a month-to-month basis with at least one of the labels for nearly a year. It is negotiating new deals that would make its finances more attractive to investors.

Source: Spotify Seeks to Fine-Tune Music Rights as It Gears Up for IPO – WSJ