Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Daniel Ek

Spotify Isn't Afraid To Charge More Even If Its Rivals Hold Back: Daniel Ek Says, 'Not Just A Music Service Anymore'

On Tuesday, Spotify Technology's (NYSE:SPOT) top leaders defended the company's pricing strategy after a blowout third quarter, saying value and engagement—not competitor pricing—drive how much users pay.

Benzinga

Top 3 Tech And Telecom Stocks That Could Blast Off In October

The most oversold stocks in the communication services sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.

Benzinga

Spotify users boycott streaming platform over ICE recruitment ads

Spotify has been running a series of recruitment ads for ICE and said that the ads referring to “dangerous illegals” do not violate their advertising policy. This has prompted more and more subscribers to (further) boycott the streaming giant.

Euronews

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

As Spotify Pulls the Co-CEO Card, Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold SPOT Stock?

Spotify stock trades at a premium right now but has the potential to move higher given its steady growth estimates.

Barchart

Spotify's top leadership changes hands as Ek exits CEO role

Spotify founder shifts to executive chairman as leadership duo takes over.

Android Central

The rise of the bro co-CEO

Three companies—Spotify, Oracle, and Comcast—just named co-CEOs. They are all men, part of a decades-long trend.

Fortune

Spotify Leadership Shake-Up Not So 'Disruptive' As Ek Moves To Executive Chair Role: Analyst

Reshaping its leadership structure for the first time in nearly two decades, Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE:SPOT) said founder and CEO Daniel Ek will transition to executive chairman next year, while co-presidents Gustav Söderström and Alex Norström will assume co-CEO roles on Jan. 1.

Benzinga

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Daniel Ek steps down as Spotify CEO: Are artist protests responsible for the leadership shake-up?

Daniel Ek stepping down as CEO of the company he founded comes during much backlash aimed at Spotify, ranging from issues regarding artist payment and Ek’s investments in weapons.

Euronews

Is Now the Perfect Time to Buy Spotify Stock? SPOT Slides After CEO Announces He Will Step Down in 2026

Spotify stock dips after CEO exit news. Analysts weigh upside, risks, and whether now is the right time to buy SPOT shares.

International Business Times UK

Spotify founder Daniel Ek once said he was the ‘least powerful person’ at the company. Here’s how he built it into a $145 billion music empire

Ek, who cofounded the company in 2006, is stepping down as CEO.

Fortune

Spotify founder Daniel Ek steps down as CEO, sending shares lower

Spotify said in a press release that the move “formalises" how Spotify has been operating since 2023, with the new co-CEOs largely leading strategic development and operational execution.

Euronews

Spotify Co-Founder Daniel Ek To Step Down, Co-CEOs Named

Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) stock slipped on Tuesday after the company announced a management transition.

Benzinga

Spotify founder Daniel Ek to step aside as chief executive

Gustav Soderstrom and Alex Norstrom will become co-chief executives from next year.

Evening Standard

Criticisms against Spotify keep mounting. Luckily there are alternatives

Spotify has been subject to various lingering critiques. These range from criticism of its payment model, to the presence of “fake artists”, the Joe Rogan boycott saga, and controversies around AI-made music.

The Conversation

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

MusicRadar

“The creative endeavours of musicians is ultimately funding lethal, dystopian technologies. Enough is more than enough. Another way is possible”: Massive Attack exit Spotify in protest at Daniel Ek’s military AI investments

They’re the first major label act to quit platform

Louder

Massive Attack to remove their music from Spotify in protest against CEO’s AI military investments

The trip-hop pioneers are also joining the No Music For Genocide campaign, blocking their songs from all streaming services in Israel

BANG Premier

Massive Attack remove music from Spotify in protest

Massive Attack have pulled their music from Spotify as artists boycott the streaming platform over the founder's links to military investments.

Euronews

Massive Attack pull their music from Spotify and platforms in Israel

The band has asked their label, UMG, to remove their music not just from Spotify but all streaming platforms in Israel.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Massive Attack remove music from Spotify to protest against CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in AI military

The band cited a ‘moral and ethical burden’ placed on artists by revenue from their work ultimately funding lethal technologies

What Hi-Fi?

An excruciating timeline of our eight-year wait for Spotify (HiFi) Lossless

With Spotify's Lossless tier eight years in the making, let’s take a trip through the hi-res streaming journey so far...

MusicRadar

King Gizzard annex Bandcamp's top 27 album spots after bold ‘name your price’ move

Aussie psych rockers exited Spotify this summer

Louder

The 27 current best-selling albums on Bandcamp are all by the same band

It's a good time to be a member of King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard

Louder

Godspeed You! Black Emperor have removed their entire discography from all major streaming services, with Bandcamp now the only site where you can hear their music in a digital format

Influential post-rock trailblazers Godspeed You! Black Emperor become the latest band to pull their music from Spotify, and they're not stopping there

Benzinga

Spotify Rallies As Price Increases, Apple App Win Fuel Investor Optimism

Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) gained on Monday after the company announced a price hike for its premium subscription in various regions.

The Guardian - AU

Spotify used to seem like a necessary evil for musicians. Now it just seems evil

I am removing my music from Spotify because I don’t want my songs – some written with survivors of conflict – to enrich people who fund weapons

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.