Report: Spotify punishing artists that take Apple Music exclusives by limiting promotion (Update: Spotify denies)

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Report: Spotify punishing artists that take Apple Music exclusives by limiting promotion (Update: Spotify denies)

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<p class="p2"><strong>Update: </strong>A Spotify spokesperson tells us Bloomberg’s report regarding search results being buried is “unequivocally false”.</p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1">Following reports that Universal Music <span class="s2">is preventing artists</span> from agreeing to exclusive streaming deals with Apple Music and others, new reports claim Spotify is now limiting promotion of artists that take deals with rivals.</span></p>
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