Music Business News: Sweden

So… who’s actually behind Spotify’s fake artists?

One production duo in Stockholm is responsible for quite a lot of these songs

Spotify denies it’s playlisting fake artists. So why are all these fake artists on its playlists?

If Daniel Ek's company isn't adding fake artists to playlists, how come we've found 50 of them?

If Spotify’s going to become profitable, it needs to make some changes

How alterations in marketing spend, advertising revenue and international income could help fix Daniel Ek's business

Sean Parker exits Spotify board after seven years

New company filings show two exits, four additions to company's board

Spotify has spent $120m on acquisitions in little over three years

Daniel Ek has an eye for innovative tech startups...

Spotify’s average subscriber is paying $30 a year less than they were in 2013

Per-head monthly spend on service has fallen to nearly $5 per month

TEN Music Group launches streaming-led imprint TENACITY

Ali Vedadi appointed Lead A&R

Spotify revenues hit $3.3bn in 2016 – but net losses soared to $597m

Finance costs hammer Daniel Ek's company as subscriptions fly