Universal Music Group (UMG) , the world's biggest music label, and Swedish streaming giant Spotify have reached a new multi-year agreement for recorded music and music publishing, they said on Sunday.

Spotify and Universal Music Group have struck a new multi-year agreement for recorded music and music publishing “focused on growth, innovation and the advancement of artists' and songwriters' success.

The deal establishes a direct license between Spotify and Universal Music across the streaming subscription service’s current product portfolio in the U.S. and beyond, the companies said.