Daniel Ek
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What Hath Spotify Wrought? Music for Rent — And There’s No Going Back
As founder Daniel Ek steps down from the Swedish streaming giant, the digital revolution enters a new era
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Spotify’s Daniel Ek Ditches CEO Title for ‘More Hands On’ Executive Chairman Role
Ek will focus primarily on issues shaping Spotify’s future, with the two new co-CEOs reporting directly to him
- Executive Shuffle
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Here Are the Artists Who Have Ditched Spotify Over Its CEO’s Military Tech Ties
Massive Attack, King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard, Xiu Xiu, and more are among the acts who have pulled their music over Daniel Ek’s work with the German defense company, Helsing
- Protest Music
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Spotify CEO Defends Handling of Joe Rogan Situation, Downplays Artists' Catalog Removal
“I think the important part here is that we don’t change our policies based on one creator," Daniel Ek says
- Music
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Spotify Dreams of Artists Making a Living. It Probably Won't Come True
Spotify's own data suggests it won't achieve its core mission — a million creators earning a living from its platform — for the better part of a century. And that's being generous
- RS Pro
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Why Is Daniel Ek Repeating YouTube’s Arguments From Four Years Ago?
The Spotify boss suggests the future growth of his company will rely on the migration of free radio listeners — and he thinks record labels should back the strategy
- RS Pro
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Who Really Owns Spotify?
According to a flurry of new SEC filings, financial giants now claim big chunks of the streaming service
- RS Pro
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Five Times Spotify Has U-turned on Its Content Strategy
While it's common for tech companies to test out new ideas in public, the streaming giant has done so more than most
- RS Pro
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Why Spotify and the Global Music Business Are Banking Their Future on India
“Not only will Spotify bring Indian artists to the world, we’ll also bring the world’s music to fans across India,” said Daniel Ek
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Five Things Spotify Needs to Fix in 2019
The company finished 2018 with its first ever quarterly operating profit but still faces a few stark challenges
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