Spotify denies recent accusation that it changed its terms for artists

This week, Spotify publicly addressed misinformation circulating about its terms of use.

The response was prompted by videos from creators, such as artist @chantmagick , which accused Spotify of modifying its terms and conditions to permit the transfer of rights to artists’ music to third parties, including partners, affiliates, and tech providers.

Spotify issued a public statement this week, clarifying that these claims are false and reassuring users that these updated terms do not affect the distribution rights of artists, podcasters, creators, and authors regarding their music, shows, and audiobooks.

Instead, these terms apply to listeners. The terms allow Spotify to “display features such as user-created custom playlist covers, user comments on podcasts, and user-created playlis