Daniel Ek In The News

From Universal’s massive Q2 to Spotify outpacing Netflix: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter

Spotify subscriptions grew to 165m in Q2, up by 7m on the previous quarter

Spotify published its financial results for Q2 2021 today (July 28)

Indie labels loathe Spotify’s Discovery Mode – but DIY giants are loving it

Believe and TuneCore have been testing Spotify's Discovery Mode tool

Loss-making Spotify commits to paying out yet more money to a new type of ‘Creator’

The Spotify Greenroom Creator Fund will pay creators on its Clubhouse rival app Greenroom

Daniel Ek to launch new Arsenal bid worth over $2.8bn (report)

Ek's first bid of around $2.5bn was rejected

House Judiciary Committee questions Spotify about its discovery mode tool

Spotify launched the promotion tool in November 2020

From Universal Music Group’s $40bn-plus valuation to Tommy Boy’s sale: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past five days in the global music business

Lyor Cohen: YouTube Music is ‘the fastest growing subscription service out there’

Cohen spoke at AIM's Future Independents conference today (June 3)