Spotify In The News

Fan engagement and social media platform FENIX360 plans to list on NASDAQ in $610m SPAC merger

Singapore-based FENIX360 to combine with blank check company DUET

Here’s exactly how Spotify’s new 1,000 annual streams royalty policy works…

Spotify is introducing a significant update to the way it calculates recorded royalties next year

Apple Music could pay artists more for streams of songs produced in Spatial Audio (report)

Spatial Audio is fast becoming a mainstream proposition

From Spotify’s 1,500+ layoffs and CFO exit to Enrique Iglesias’ nine-figure deal… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place

‘Young Africans are finding their voices. More artists want to be African Giants that are Made in Lagos.’

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Lanre Masha, Director, West Africa at the Orchard

On Tuesday, Paul Vogel, CFO of Spotify, cashed $9.3m in shares – 24 hours after his company confirmed 1,500 layoffs. Tonight, Daniel Ek has announced Vogel is out.

News comes three days after Spotify announced worldwide layoffs affecting 17% of its workforce

Michelle Jubelirer on Ice Spice, The Beatles, and reinventing Capitol Music Group: ‘I don’t think any label group has been able to turn things around as quickly as my team and I have done in less than two years.’

Jubelirer tells MBW all about her first two years in charge at CMG – and how she's overcome the challenge of quelling, and then re-energizing, one of the most iconic label brands in existence

‘Latin artists have been paving the way for deals that offer more control, transparency, and better economics.’

Alejandra Olea, Believe's MD, Americas is interview in MBW's World Leaders series following huge success with Iñigo Quintero