News Troy Carter pledges to ‘protect the voice of artists’ at Spotify Former Lady Gaga manager moving to streaming service
Analysis Spotify’s average subscriber paid 5% less last year – but premium conversion grew 7% The average subscriber was paying $0.28 less a month - but 31.5% of users subscribed
News Spotify drops Musixmatch lyrics feature as it confirms ‘improvements’ Questions raised over Musixmatch partnership
Analysis Spotify must watch its spending if it wants sympathy from the music biz The average Spotify employee is paid $107k a year. Is that lean enough for labels?
News Spotify’s big bet to increase ad revenues: selling playlists to brands Kia, McDonald's and Target have all snapped up deals in beta
News Dubset signs deal with Spotify to upload user-generated mixes Deal comes two months after rights-clearing company signed Apple Music agreement
News Spotify quashes Apple Music’s family plan advantage with $14.99 offer Up to six people can enjoy premium on a single account for $2.50 a month each
News Spotify revenues topped $2bn last year as losses hit $194m Payouts to the music business grew 85% to $1.8bn
News Spotify’s own playlists are paying out $1m a day to the music business A billion streams a week taking place on the likes of Today's Top Hits
News Drake is Spotify’s most popular artist in history… and right now Drake is 10 million streams ahead of Bieber thanks to Views
News Spotify hires Francis Keeling to head up global licensing Widely respected exec left Universal after 14 years last month
News Spotify isn’t the only major music streaming service planning an IPO China Music Corp. said to be headed for IPO later this year
Analysis It pays out more than Spotify and is growing fast. Neighbouring rights: the music biz’s unsung hero. How labels and artists are raking it in from TV, radio, public performance and online radio
News Four out of the Top 5 albums in the UK aren’t on Spotify But Skepta's Konnichiwa reigns at No.1 - and IS on Spotify
News These are the shows Spotify hopes can pull you away from Netflix Music at centre of 12 new programming launches on service