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Pallasch stepped down from BMG in December last year

Exec previously worked at Amazon and Rhapsody

Song tops more than 1.3bn plays on Swedish service to take Drake's crown

Patel formerly worked at Auto Trader as Advertising Director

Why now is the perfect time for Daniel Ek's business to finally give composers credit

The majors will generate $5bn from streaming this year - but who's king of the jungle?

Comeback single beats milestone set by Ed Sheeran's Shape Of You (one of them, anyway)

Deal comes after Universal and Sony

Move means streaming service is now available in 61 markets worldwide

Demand increasing as anticipation grows ahead of Spotify's floatation attempt

Exec makes bold claims as he reviews his first eight months at Google's video service

MBW's projections suggest Daniel Ek's company could hit 100m subs by the end of 2018

Exec starts new role on September 1

Daniel Ek's company races ahead of Apple Music by adding 10m subs since March

Spotify and Ed Sheeran set up huge year for the British record business