Spotify to restrict some music to paying subscribers only

50m users who currently listen for free will not be able to access the latest releases from some top flight artists

Spotify is to make some music available only to paying customers in a major change to its service.

Until now, all music on the service has been available to both free and paid users but Spotify has now agreed with multiple major record labels to restrict some of the biggest new releases to members of its premium tier only, according to the Financial Times.