Some Of Your Favourite Bands May Be Taken Off Spotify Due To $1.6 Billion Lawsuit

Say it ain't so.

Bad news for Spotify - the streaming service has been hit by a huge €1.6 billion lawsuit, with Wixen Music Publishing Inc suing the company for using thousands of songs, without a license and compensation.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wixen who holds an exclusive license to songs like 'Free Fallin' by Tom Petty and 'Light My Fire' the Doors, filed the lawsuit in a California federal court on Friday.

“While Spotify has become a multibillion-dollar company, songwriters and their publishers, such as Wixen, have not been able to fairly and rightfully share in Spotify’s success, as Spotify has in many cases used their music without a license and without compensation,” said the lawsuit.

This isn't the first lawsuit brought against Spotify.

Songwriters, led by David Lowery and Melissa Ferrick, took action against the streaming service last year which resulted in a proposed $43 million settlement.

In July, Spotify faced two more lawsuits - the plaintiffs argued that the company hadn't sufficiently paid mechanical licenses for song compositions.

Spotify have yet to comment on the suit. The company has been making waves in the streaming business - it has more than 60 million paying subscribers.