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
News Daniel Ek pockets another $27.6m from selling Spotify shares – cashing out over $750m since 2023 The Spotify CEO has so far sold $751.6 million worth of Spotify shares since mid-2023
News Spotify expands video creator monetization program to nine new markets The Spotify Partner Program is expanding to eligible creators in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Interviews 22,100 artists generated over $50k on Spotify last year. The company argues that ‘way more artists are generating meaningful money now than in any previous era of the music industry’. MBW interviews Charlie Hellman, Spotify's Global Head of Music Vertical
Analysis The best argument why Spotify (and other music streaming platforms) need to increase their prices in 2025. Why the oft-ignored metric of ARPCH gives the music industry a fresh perspective – and fresh insights – on streaming's pricing model
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