Laurent Hubert Laurent Hubert is CEO of Kobalt Music, one of the world’s largest music publishers. Variety welcomes responsible comment — contact music@variety.com.
As the CEO of Kobalt, the largest organization focused solely on songwriters, I felt that I had to speak out and share the plight of the songwriter vs.
Spotify. In the century-plus history of the music business, few companies have generated an impact as profound on our industry as Spotify.
After years of contraction caused by dwindling sales and piracy, Spotify’s value proposition and alignment with consumer demand were vital in bringing our industry back from the brink.
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