News Spotify expands AI DJ feature with voice-based music requests for Premium users Premium subscribers will be able to verbally customize their listening sessions
News Early Spotify investor TCV offloads nearly $190m worth of shares TCV is part of a consortium that plans to acquire the remaining shares of digital music company Believe from public shareholders
News Daniel Ek has now cashed out $800m+ in Spotify stock, with his latest transaction banking $28.8m Ek offloaded 50,000 shares on Wednesday at $576.94 per share, according to an SEC filing
News YouTube is testing a Spotify Duo-like subscription tier in India, France, Taiwan and Hong Kong (report) The video giant is reportedly testing a new “two-person” subscription tier targeting couples, roommates, or any two individuals in a household
News Apple approves Spotify’s app update in the US after Epic Games court ruling The development follows a court ruling that found Apple violated a 2021 injunction that banned it from imposing anticompetitive pricing
Analysis 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…
Analysis 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...
News 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”
Analysis News Spotify posts record-high operating profit for Q1, as subscriber base grows by 5m to 268m paid users SPOT's latest financial results (for Q1 2025) were filed today (April 29)
News Spotify set to hike prices across Europe, Latin America, following 18% price rise in Netherlands A Spotify individual subscription in the Netherlands now costs EUR 12.99 per month
News Spotify expands concert discovery offerings with new Stager integration Founded in 2012, Stager’s platform allows event organizers to offer ticketing services, planning software, and marketing tools
News Spotify CEO Daniel Ek continues share sale streak, cashing out another $28.2M The Spotify boss has now pocketed approximately $778.3 million from stock sales since July 2023
News Spotify hikes prices by up to 22% across Benelux countries Individual subscriptions now cost €12.99 in the Netherlands and Luxembourg and €11.99 in Belgium
News Nick Holmstén launches Belong: Former Spotify exec’s new ‘challenger bank’ aims to reward music superfans "We're not just launching a company. We're sparking a paradigm shift," Holmsten stated in his announcement.
News Spotify integrates with UK’s Skiddle to connect streaming listeners with live events The partnership allows Spotify users in the UK to discover concerts, club nights and festivals directly on the app