Daniel Ek In The News

Merck Mercuriadis on Lamont Dozier: ‘He was as important as any songwriter that has ever lived.’

Hipgnosis founder pays tribute to all-time great songwriter – while making a point about the rewards great composers get from the music industry

Major music companies lost billions in value last week after a report led people to believe streaming subscriptions are ‘shrinking’ in the UK. MBW doesn’t think that idea smells quite right – and we’re not alone.

Why we don't think the UK subscription market actually 'shrunk' in Q1

After signalling audiobooks push at its Investor Day, Spotify closes acquisition of Findaway

SPOT entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the company in November.

Spotify to acquire AI voice platform Sonantic

Firm built the AI voice model for actor Val Kilmer used in Top Gun: Maverick

From Spotify’s 1bn user target to TuneCore’s pricing overhaul: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter

Music’s biggest companies are waiting for a Spotify price rise. For now, Spotify isn’t budging.

Daniel Ek is wondering if Netflix "didn't get ahead of itself" with its streaming price rises...

‘Music creation has changed, fan behavior has changed, and therefore, artists’ needs for digital music distribution have changed too.’

The following MBW op/ed comes from Andreea Gleeson, Chief Executive Officer of DIY distribution company TuneCore

Spotify says it can hit 1bn users globally by 2030. But its MAU growth is slowing in Latin America.

MBW analysis shows that Spotify's LatAm MAU growth was smaller in 2021 than it was in 2020