Spotify has entered into a direct licensing deal with Kobalt, the companies announced on Wednesday, the latest of several music publishing deals the streaming service has secured in 2025.

Spotify and Kobalt were light on details in their brief announcement, only confirming the deal is a multi-year agreement and that it would “deliver greater flexibility, efficiency, value, and protections to songwriters in the U.S.

“As the largest independent music publisher dedicated to fighting for the rights of songwriters, this deal reaffirms our unwavering commitment to ensuring our songwriters are paid fairly for their work, and underscores the importance of progressive licensing models that reflect the real-world use of music across digital platforms,” Kobalt CEO Laurent Hubert said in a statement. “This partnership is a step in the right direction, and we look forward to continuing to work with Spotify to increase the value of songwriter royalties.”

The deal with Kobalt follows Spotify’s previously announced deals with Universal Music Group and its UMPG subsidiary back in January, and a subsequent deal with Warner Music Group and Warner Chappell back in February.

The licensing deals are of note given that the music publishers and Spotify have been at odds since last year over a controversial audiobook bundling strategy from Spotify that’s lead to lower songwriter royalties. The National Music Publishers Association said at its annual meeting back in June that publishers lost $230 million last year because of the bundles. Spotify said in its Loud and Clear report back in March that it’s paid $4.5 billion to songwriters and publishers in the past two years.

“We’ve always believed that better partnerships lead to better outcomes,” Spotify’s co-president and chief business officer Alex Norström said in a statement. “This agreement with Kobalt boosts our support of songwriters through a licensing model that unlocks new growth and will expand the way music is made and shared today.”