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In the middle of its legal battle, Spotify quietly launches in India
June 07, 2025
Indiaresidents clamoring forSpotifyto be available in the country, rejoice — earlier today, the popular music streaming servicequietly launchedin India. The strange thing about the launch is that it happened as Spotify is contending with a legal challenge from Warner Music Group.
India residents can buy a Spotify membership in one-day, one-week, one-month, three-month, six-month, or one-year increments. Here are the prices:
If you’re a student, you can get a one-year membership for 59 rupees (~$0.83) a month. If students want to just try it for 30 days without committing to Spotify, they can pay 66 rupees (~$0.93) for 30 days. Everyone else gets a 30-day free trial, after which they pay 119 rupees (~$1.68) each month.
Also, the only way to pay for a subscription is with Visa or Mastercard. Prepaid plans also have Paytm and UPI payment options, in addition to Visa and Mastercard.
As nice as it is for India residents to officially get Spotify, the launch comes at a curious time for the music streaming service. Yesterday,Warner sued Spotifyto stop the latter’s use of the former’s catalog. The issue is Spotify tried to gain the rights to Warner’s catalog through an amendment to India’s Copyright Act of 1957. The amendment lets broadcasters obtain licenses without consent from the copyright owner, but it’s unknown whether Spotify can be classified as a broadcaster.
Until a decision is made on the matter, Bombay’s high courtallowed Spotify’s India launch to proceed. However, Spotify launched in Indiawithout Warner’s catalog. Warner/Chappell is Warner’s publishing arm and hosts artists like Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar, Fat Joe, and many others.
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