Spotify has implemented price increases for subscribers across Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The price hikes, first reported on by Billboard,…
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Nick Holmstén launches Belong: Former Spotify exec’s new ‘challenger bank’ aims to reward music superfans
Nick Holmstén, former Global Head of Music at Spotify, has announced his new venture: Belong, a company that aims to…
Spotify integrates with UK’s Skiddle to connect streaming listeners with live events
UK-headquartered ticketing platform Skiddle has partnered with music streaming giant Spotify to integrate digital music consumption and live event attendance.…
Daniel Ek pockets another $27.6m from selling Spotify shares – cashing out over $750m since 2023
Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek sold another $27.6 million worth of company shares on Wednesday (April 2), continuing his…
Spotify expands video creator monetization program to nine new markets
Spotify is extending access to its partner monetization program for audio and video content creators to nine more markets starting…
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’.
There are two ways to look at how much artists are earning on Spotify. On the one hand, more artists…
Brazilian authorities make arrest in uploading of 400 fake tracks to Spotify that were streamed 28m times
Authorities in Brazil have arrested and charged an individual accused of uploading more than 400 fake tracks to Spotify. The…
The best argument why Spotify needs to increase prices in 2025.
Speak to pretty much any senior figure at the world’s largest music rightsholders, and you’ll find it’s a bone of…
Daniel Ek has made $724m so far from selling Spotify shares with latest $28.5m cash-out
Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek sold another significant chunk of company shares this week, bringing his total cash-outs to…
US music revenue growth slumped in 2024. Don’t blame Spotify.
2024 will hardly go down as a banner year in the history of the US recorded music industry. New RIAA…