Analysis News Will Spotify’s renewed love of ‘free’ make labels at all uncomfortable? Some thoughts about the power of words, and Spotify's use of them
Analysis Here’s exactly how many shares the major labels and Merlin bought in Spotify – and what those stakes are worth now Documents from 2008 reveal much about Spotify then - and now
News Merlin cashes in its entire equity stake in Spotify "We worked quickly to liquidate our interest in Spotify and have passed the proceeds to our eligible members."
News Spotify to take action on ‘hateful’ content and conduct R. Kelly is one of the first artists to be affected by new policy
Analysis Do the major labels know something about Spotify that Wall Street doesn’t? The majors have cashed in $1bn in shares despite optimism from Wall Street. Why?
News Spotify to offer audio books after striking deal for 33 1/3 series Short books about popular albums will be made available on the streaming service
News Warner has sold $400m of Spotify stock – and says it will share money with artists and label partners Steve Cooper confirms that three-quarters of shares have been cashed in
Analysis News Spotify subscriber base reaches 75m, as firm’s revenues grow 37% in Q1 Company added an average of 1.3m new subscribers per month in Jan-March
Analysis News Sony has cashed in 50% of its Spotify shares, generating around $750m Company's remaining 50% haul is worth over $800m at current stock price
Analysis News More music is played on YouTube than on Spotify, Apple Music and every other audio streaming platform combined Yet YouTube throws doubt on IFPI figure regarding total video service payout in 2017
News Spotify backs Lanco, Jorja Smith, Karol G and Rex Orange County with second wave of RISE initiative Streaming platform to highlight one of four emerging artists every two weeks
News Spotify: ‘We’re the R&D department for the entire music industry.’ Spotify's Chief Product Officer, Gustav Söderström, on the contribution of the service to the global business
News Spotify: We persuaded Universal not to go Premium-only with Shawn Mendes record "They quickly changed their minds."
Interviews Troy Carter on ‘free’ Spotify, taking on radio and the future of streaming "I'm bullish about where the overall music industry could potentially go."