Probably license agreements with the labels... but that's pure speculation. Spotify seems to have solved that problem by throwing tons of cash at them. You can

Probably license agreements with the labels... but that's pure speculation. Spotify seems to have solved that problem by throwing tons of cash at them. You can see here[1] that Spotify has made agreements with specific labels for international rights. What a thing... only licensed to stream a song in some select set of countries... absurd in 2020/2021 and being an internet based service - but that's record labels for you. [1] https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21203324/spotify-warner-agree-expanded-global-licensing-deal https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21203324/spotify-warner-ag...