Is Spotify Actually Bigger Than Radio? A Look at the Data

Worried European radio executives fear that Spotify may soon become the preferred way to listen to music. Over the past several months, conflicting reports have emerged about the state and future of terrestrial radio. In August, the Director of New Yor…

Spotify on course to hit 500m users and a $100bn valuation, says GP Bullhound

Joyous news for Daniel Ek… from one of his investors
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Surprise! Spotify’s Valuation Just Grew $4 Billion Overnight to $20 Billion

And you won’t believe how much this investment bank thinks Spotify will be worth in the long run. Four months ago, private trading in Spotify shares pushed the company’s valuation to $13 billion.  Then, late last month, the company was valued at …

Spotify Pays 75% More Than YouTube on Free Streams; 515% More on Paid Streams

Would a fixed CPM across streaming platforms like YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music truly solve the value gap problem? Does the YouTube value gap actually exist?  According to Google and YouTube, of course not.  Yet, multiple studies have shown the con…

Got $5,000? I’ll Give You 500,000 Spotify Plays

If you have a few thousand dollars lying around, this website will help you score hundreds of thousands of Spotify followers and plays. To break in the music industry, some artists have worked hard for years, refining their talents.  Others, like Ed Sheeran, thanked piracy for their mainstream success. But, what if I told you […]

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Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You is now Spotify’s most-streamed song of all time

Song tops more than 1.3bn plays on Swedish service to take Drake’s crown

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Spotify must now show songwriters the respect they deserve – or risk a backlash

Why now is the perfect time for Daniel Ek’s business to finally give composers credit

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