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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Doubles Down on Apple Critiques, Calls App Store...
Just two weeks after Spotify CEO Daniel Ek ripped Apple for “bullying” app owners in a Nov. 30 tweet thread, the executive doubled down on his comments during an interview that aired Thursday (Dec....
View ArticleSpotify Went Hard for Podcasts — But Layoffs (and a Big Departure) Signal a...
Six months ago, in an email to staff, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said that the company would “be a bit more prudent” in its hiring over the next few quarters. That came a week after Spotify’s June 8, 2022,...
View ArticleDaniel Ek Promises New Focus on Efficiency in Spotify’s ‘Next Era’
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek stressed his company’s focus “on tightening our spend and becoming more efficient” in the company’s fourth quarter earnings call on Tuesday (Jan. 31) — the first such call since...
View ArticleDaniel Ek on Spotify’s Next Step: It’s a Chance for Artists to ‘Build...
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has been envisioning this day — the launch of several new features and key changes, presented at the company’s Stream On event in Los Angeles on Wednesday (March 8) — for quite...
View ArticleSpotify Chief Daniel Ek Is Lobbying Washington Against ‘Apple’s Stranglehold’...
Spotify founder/CEO Daniel Ek is meeting with members of the United States Congress and the Biden administration this week in Washington, D.C., to urge them to pass legislation that would rein in the...
View ArticleSpotify’s Daniel Ek Praises AI’s Potential to Boost Music Creation – and the...
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said Tuesday (April 25) that, contrary to the widespread backlash artificial intelligence (AI) tools have faced, he’s optimistic the technology could actually be a good thing for...
View ArticleSpotify Founder Daniel Ek’s Medical Technology Company Raises $65 Million
Neko Health, a medical technology company co-founded by Daniel Ek, said on Wednesday (July 5) it has raised 60 million euros ($65 million) from a group of outside investors led by European tech...
View ArticleDaniel Ek Sells $100M in Spotify Stock Following Earnings Report
Spotify co-founder/CEO Daniel Ek sold just over $100 million worth of his stock holdings in the company, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission on Thursday (July 27)....
View ArticleMusic’s Top Money Makers: The Highest-Paid Executives and Stockholders at...
For some music companies, 2022 was the payoff for weathering the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. When business returned that year — sometimes in record-setting fashion — these companies...
View ArticleSpotify’s Decision to Lay Off 17% of Its Workforce Examined in 6 Graphs
Spotify’s announcement this week that it was laying off 17% of its global workforce surprised a music business enjoying a renaissance. After all, Spotify ignited the subscription-streaming boom that...
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