The odds of an artist becoming a ‘top tier’ earner on Spotify today? Less than 1%.

How the service is current divided between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’
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BASCA calls on music publishers to share Facebook, Spotify money

#soldforasong campaign is also asking for advance payments from Facebook to be shared with writers and composers
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BASCA calls on music publishers to share Facebook, Spotify money

#soldforasong campaign is also asking for advance payments from Facebook to be shared with writers and composers
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Daniel Ek could net up to $2bn from Spotify share sales when company goes public (if he wants to)

Co-founder Martin Lorentzon could sell up to $2.8bn-worth of shares
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Spotify hires Vevo’s Tom Connaughton as Head of Artist & Label Marketing, UK

Troy Carter says exec will be “a tremendous asset” to Spotify
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The exec who took Netflix public just gave a storming defence of Spotify’s future business plan

CFO Barry McCarthy explains why Daniel Ek’s company believes it will beat its rivals “like a drum”
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Babyface launches Good Vibes Music, partners with Spotify for writer camps

Discovery Song Camp is hosted by Spotify’s Secret Genius initiative
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Spotify launches in South Africa, Israel and Vietnam, expanding its reach to 64 markets

Spotify is now available in 63 countries worldwide
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