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 ...
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Spotify introduces new changes to its advertising model – could they impact artist payouts?
Spotify has announced new changes for its advertising model, with new tools for creating ads and measuring their reach.The changes ...
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 than ...
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 ...
12m artists uploaded music to Spotify last year. Less than 0.6% generated $10,000 or more in royalties
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of ...
No, Spotify hasn’t gone down… unless you were pirating it
Over the past few days, the online world has been rife with reports that Spotify is down – but it ...
Robert Kyncl talks Spotify deal, Warner Music’s distribution strategy at Morgan Stanley event
Yesterday (March 8), Robert Kyncl gave one of his most energized interviews yet…even if the timing was a little odd.Kyncl ...
Daniel Ek bags another $29m from Spotify share sale, cashing out close to $700m since 2023
Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek sold another USD $29.2 million worth of company shares on Wednesday (March 5), continuing ...
Snoop Dogg says he’s ditching Spotify for Web3 platform Tune.FM
Hip-hop mogul Snoop Dogg has officially partnered with blockchain-based music streaming service Tune.FM, potentially marking his shift away from traditional ...
