Spotify, Major Songwriters Preparing a Massive Out-of-Court Settlement 

The settlement, expected to be announced as soon as this week, will revolve around mechanical licenses, a specific type of music copyright at the center of an onslaught of lawsuits.  Collectively, those lawsuits could reach damages in the hundreds of millions of dollars, with Spotify already slapped with multiple class actions with estimated damages of roughly $200 million.

Source: Exclusive: Spotify, Major Songwriters Preparing a Massive Out-of-Court Settlement – Digital Music News