Napster, the brand synonymous with the music piracy boom of the early 2000s, has a new copyright challenge. Together with audio giant Sonos, Napster faces a lawsuit demanding over $3.4 million in alleged unpaid copyright royalties. Filed by SoundExchange, the complaint centers on missed payments related to the “Sonos Radio” service, which until 2023 was powered by Napster’s music catalog.
I canceled Spotify and moved to Napster a few years ago because supposedly Napster pays artists better, but their apps were such shit. And there would be random songs missing from an album, or an album would only have a single song. A lot of newer stuff was unavailable, as were small artists. I ended up cancelling with Napster.