Spotify has debunked claims that it is about to limit its free, ad-supported access to just three months.

A report on Digital Music News today claimed that the three-month proposal was being pushed by Universal and Sony as a way of weaning consumers off free.

However, speaking to Music Week, Spotify has called the story “totally false”, adding “[Our] model is working”.

The freemium model, which offers an ad-funded tier in the hope of up-selling users to paid for subscriptions, ...