Spotify In The News

From Spotify, Universal numbers to new management at Apple Music… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

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

Adrian Sarosi joins Luminate as Vice President, General Manager of International

Based in London, Sarosi will oversee the company’s international expansion strategy

Spotify Q1 2025 earnings call: Daniel Ek talks growth, pricing, superfan products, and a future where the platform could reach 1bn subscribers

Six things we learned from SPOT's Q1 earnings call...

NMPA says Spotify’s Q1 growth due to ‘undercutting of songwriters’ via audiobook bundling

The NMPA says Spotify’s global subscriber and revenue growth is "being subsidized by US songwriters”

Deezer’s revenue increased to $141m in Q1 as streaming service forecasts swing to positive EBITDA this year

Despite a drop in total subscribers, CEO Alexis Lanternier says the company is confident of 'reaching profitability this year'

Universal acquires recorded music rights to catalog of Turkish superstar Sezen Aksu

Sezen Aksu has sold over 40m physical albums worldwide

Ole Obermann and Rachel Newman named Co-Heads, Apple Music

Obermann officially joins Apple from ByteDance

Subscription growth, super-premium, and short-form video’s ‘inadequate monetization’: 7 takeaways from Universal Music Group’s Q1 2025 earnings call

Sir Lucian Grainge, Michael Nash, and Boyd Muir dug deep into the company's strategy and numbers on their Q1 call