Spotify Considers Allowing Some Artists to Withhold Music From Free Service 

In private talks, Spotify has told music executives that it is considering allowing some artists to start releasing albums only to its 20 million-plus subscribers, who pay $10 a month, while withholding the music temporarily from the company’s 80 million free users. Spotify, initially, will try the new approach as a test, according to a person familiar with the matter. It wants to investigate how such a “windowed” approach might affect usage and subscription sign-ups. It also hasn’t decided which artist will get to withhold music from the free service first, this person said, adding that the company isn’t ready to announce a permanent policy change yet.

Source: Spotify Considers Allowing Some Artists to Withhold Music From Free Service – WSJ