Grooveshark, which was founded in 2006 and now has around 30 million users, confirmed the deal in a press release following a legal settlement between the two parties.
The settlement is the latest in a series of lawsuits brought against the streaming service by EMI for breach of contract and unauthorised use of its back catalogue.
Although no details have emerged about this new settlement, Grooveshark’s chief executive Sam Tarantino said in the statement: ‘We're excited with this development.
‘Grooveshark is taking the same steps YouTube did in its early evolution from a start-up to becoming a core part of a content creator's social distribution and marketing mix.’
Grooveshark currently provides on-demand advert-free track playback of more than 15 million songs on its website, through mobile apps and via streaming embeds.
Last month, Grooveshark was removed from Google autocomplete, meaning it no longer appears automatically when users look for music websites through the search engine.
The company is also involved in a legal wrangle with Universal Music Group over improper use of its copyright-protected catalogue.
For more on streaming, read Helienne Lindvall’s article for M magazine which explores the digital landscape to discover how 2013 could be a watershed year for the industry.
The settlement is the latest in a series of lawsuits brought against the streaming service by EMI for breach of contract and unauthorised use of its back catalogue.
Although no details have emerged about this new settlement, Grooveshark’s chief executive Sam Tarantino said in the statement: ‘We're excited with this development.
‘Grooveshark is taking the same steps YouTube did in its early evolution from a start-up to becoming a core part of a content creator's social distribution and marketing mix.’
Grooveshark currently provides on-demand advert-free track playback of more than 15 million songs on its website, through mobile apps and via streaming embeds.
Last month, Grooveshark was removed from Google autocomplete, meaning it no longer appears automatically when users look for music websites through the search engine.
The company is also involved in a legal wrangle with Universal Music Group over improper use of its copyright-protected catalogue.
For more on streaming, read Helienne Lindvall’s article for M magazine which explores the digital landscape to discover how 2013 could be a watershed year for the industry.
