Spotify deals for an interest in going public, Spotify announced that artists will be able to make albums temporarily exclusive to the Premium service if they are part of Universal Music Group or Merlin Network. On 28 February 2018, Spotify filed for a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Spotify's shares began trading on 3 April 2018. Spotify operates under a freemium business model (basic services are free, while additional features are offered via paid subscriptions). Spotify generates revenues by selling premium streaming subscriptions to users and advertising placements to third parties. In December 2013, the company launched a
Slacker Uprising Slacker Uprising Slacker Uprising is a documentary about Michael Moore's tour of colleges in swing states during the 2004 election, with a goal to encourage 18- to 29-year-olds to vote, and the response it received. The film is a re-edited version of "Captain Mike Across America", which played at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007. It is one of the first feature-length films made by a known director to be released as a free and legal download online. The free download is only available to those residing in the United States and Canada. The film was also made available