In wake of Bulgarian scam, Spotify unleashes its own anti-fraud squad

‘We are looking for a passionate leader… focused on minimizing the losses to the business and our customers brought about by fraudulent activity.’
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Now There’s a Spotify ‘Equalizer’ Algorithm That Balances Female and Male Artists

There’s more than meets the eye in Smirnoff’s new “global gender equality” campaign with Spotify. As part of its “Equalizing Music” global campaign, vodka brand Smirnoff has announced a partnership with Spotify. &#16…

“Indian youth is waiting to be enticed by knock-out digital platforms. It’s a matter of time”

Absolute Label Services Director Simon Wills returned from the BPI’s trade mission to India excited about the opportunities that are on the horizon
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Why Spotify should copy Netflix and raise its prices (and why that’s pretty much impossible)

Why inflation and promotional discounts are heaping pressure on Daniel Ek’s company to crank up their fees
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Universal: We WILL share Spotify money with artists when we sell our stock in streaming platform

“Consistent with UMG’s approach to artist compensation, artists would share in the proceeds of a [Spotify] equity sale.”
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Spotify’s RapCaviar chief, Tuma Basa, exits company a day after it filed to go public

Ex-MTV exec has grown RapCaviar to nearly 9m global subscribers
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Daniel Ek doesn’t have a salary – but he’s got a dream… that Spotify can ‘improve the world’

Daniel Ek’s wage is officially $0 per annum – but he’s doing alright
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The great big Spotify scam: Did a Bulgarian playlister swindle their way to a fortune on streaming service?

Did a canny scammer suck over $1m from Spotify’s royalty pool last year?
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Spotify accelerates plans to launch its own hardware with hiring effort

Operations Manager – Hardware Product to create something that has an impact on “the way the world experiences music”
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