Analysis News The number of Latin music listeners on Spotify worldwide soared 986% from 2014 to 2023 Spotify reports steady double-digit growth in demand for Latin music over the past decade
News Spotify and Deezer slam French government’s plans to introduce a ‘music streaming tax’ in the market Both Sweden-headquartered Spotify and France-headquartered Deezer have come out against the tax, likely to be 1.75% of streaming revenues
News TikTok expands partnerships with Spotify and Amazon Music to link app directly to streaming services in 19 new markets TikTok's Add to Music App feature lets users save songs they discover via TikTok on streaming services including Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Music
News Spotify is chasing annual profitability. SoundCloud’s already there. Company's revenues projected to be up 9% YoY in 2023
News Spotify won’t be pulling its service from Uruguay after all Uruguay's government has clarified that rightsholders, and not Spotify, will be responsible for ensuring "equitable remuneration" for artists.
Analysis Here’s exactly how Spotify’s new 1,000 annual streams royalty policy works… Spotify is introducing a significant update to the way it calculates recorded royalties next year
Analysis News From Spotify’s 1,500+ layoffs and CFO exit to Enrique Iglesias’ nine-figure deal… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place
News On Tuesday, Paul Vogel, CFO of Spotify, cashed $9.3m in shares – 24 hours after his company confirmed 1,500 layoffs. Tonight, Daniel Ek has announced Vogel is out. News comes three days after Spotify announced worldwide layoffs affecting 17% of its workforce
News Tom Connaughton exits role as Managing Director for the UK and Ireland at Spotify Exec leaves music streaming platform after nearly six years
Analysis Spotify has laid off 2,300 employees this year. That’s a shock – but also kind of inevitable. On: Promises made at Investor Days, Christmas Walks, and Daniel Ek's long-term aim for his shareholders
News Spotify to axe over 1,500 jobs in latest round of layoffs Spotify is slashing around 17% of its global workforce
News Jenny Hermanson, Spotify’s MD for the Nordic region, to exit company after 14 years SPOT's Sweden-based MD for the Nordic region, Jenny Hermanson, is leaving the company
Analysis News Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artist on Spotify in 2023, with over 26.1bn global streams Spotify has published its year-end charts alongside the launch of its 2023 Wrapped campaign
News beatBread joins Spotify, YouTube, others in IMPALA’s Friends program beatBread says it has paid advances to almost 500 artists and labels since launching in November 2020
News Universal prevails in lawsuit alleging it owed artists $750m in Spotify royalties A US District Court judge has ruled that UMG had 'wide discretion' in negotiating royalty rates with Spotify