Spotify: 7 things you need to know about the company’s financial health and its Q2 results

Free users, premium users, churn, Tencent, Daniel Ek, direct licensing – it’s all here…
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Spotify doesn’t cost $9.99 a month everywhere… and that makes a lot of sense.

Why Spotify’s reduced subscriptions in emerging markets makes for a smart business move
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How the global music copyright business grew by $1.5bn in 2016 (and why that’s amazing news today)

Spotify’s Director Of Economics, Will Page, explains how the music industry’s size is accelerating
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Latest Industry: Google, David Bowie, Cliff Richards, Walmart, Spotify, YouTube, Wu-Tang Clan, More…

EU fines Google $5 billion for Android violations. European Union regulators have hit Google with €4.3 billion ($5 billion) in fines.  The European Commission says the company abused Android market dominance in three areas – bundling search engine and …

How to be a Responsible Music Fan in the Age of Spotify

How to be a Responsible Music Fan in the Age of Spotify   With massive user bases and tiny payout rates, streaming services offer a […]

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Spotify is worth more than $33bn, as stock price hits another all-time high

Market value of Pandora has also soared over the past three months
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The real story of Drake, Spotify, Apple Music and the record-breaking streams of Scorpion

Spotify had a bigger worldwide number in week one – but Apple was king of the US
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