News Brazilian authorities make arrest in uploading of 400 fake tracks to Spotify that were streamed 28m times The accused has also been charged with stealing from composers via promotional WhatsApp groups
News Daniel Ek has made $724m so far from selling Spotify shares with latest $28.5m cash-out As of Thursday, Ek ranked 384th on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a net worth of $7.95 billion
Analysis News US music trade revenue growth slumped last year… but don’t blame Spotify. Spotify confirms to MBW that its recorded music royalty payouts in the US last year grew by double-digits
News Chris Whiteley appointed Managing Director of Northern Europe at Spotify Whiteley served at Netflix for nearly a decade, including most recently as Managing Director, Business Development in the UK
News 12m artists uploaded music to Spotify last year. Less than 0.6% generated $10,000 or more in royalties. Spotify has published the latest edition of its annual Loud & Clear music economics report
Analysis Robert Kyncl talks Spotify deal, Warner Music’s distribution strategy at Morgan Stanley event Warner Music Group CEO opens up on strategy, interviewed by Ben Swinburne
News No, Spotify hasn’t gone down – unless you were pirating the Premium service Many listeners who were using a 'crack' to listen to Spotify Premium for free have been locked out of the service
News Daniel Ek bags another $29m from Spotify share sale, cashing out close to $700m since 2023 The Spotify CEO has sold $695.3 million of company stock since July 2023, regulatory filings show
News Snoop Dogg says he’s ditching Spotify for Web3 platform Tune.FM The rapper recently criticized Spotify, claiming he received less than $45,000 for over one billion streams on the platform
News Michael Rapino confirms Live Nation ticketing talks with Spotify, Apple and Amazon for superfan tiers "We've been working with all three of them, trying to find a model that may work for us and them," said Live Nation boss on Q4 earnings call
News Daniel Ek has now cashed out $666M in Spotify stock, with his latest transaction banking $31.5M Latest transaction comes just days after Spotify's stock hit a new all-time high
News Spotify Singles franchise hits 10bn streams Over 750 artists from 45 countries have created more than 1,000 unique recordings under the Spotify Singles program
News Lady Gaga tops 123m monthly listeners on Spotify, breaking record for largest monthly audience achieved by a female artist on the platform With 123.7 million monthly listeners, Lady Gaga now sits behind only Bruno Mars and The Weeknd in Spotify’s overall rankings
News Spotify to launch ‘Music Pro’ service with superfan perks like early-access tickets and AI remix tool… for up to $5.99 more per month (report) Spotify's long-touted $18 per month superfan tier could be launched this year
Music Business Jobs SPOTIFY Spotify – Associate Manager West Coast Label Partnerships (US) Must have 2+ years' experience supporting partner management, project management and global marketing campaignsJob type: Marketing/Digital MarketingLocation: Los AngelesApplications for this position have now closed.