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Spotify Strikes Profit Chord With AI and Price Hikes 
Streaming // October 24, 2023

In February, Spotify dropped the beat with its artificial intelligence (AI) DJ — a personalized guide so in tune with the Spotify user and their music preferences that it can effortlessly orchestrate their playlist.  “The beauty of these experiences is our ability to deliver the...

Spotify Chief Pressures EU in Person to Move on Apple Antitrust Case
Apple // September 07, 2022

The founder of Spotify made a visit to Brussels to pressure the European Commission to accelerate a case against Apple’s reported “anti-competitive conduct,” the Financial Times wrote Wednesday (Sept. 7). Daniel Ek, the Swedish billionaire who owns Spotify, said he spoke with competition commissioner Margrethe...

Samsung Pair-Up Lifts Spotify’s Stock
Partnerships / Acquisitions // August 10, 2018

Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek announced that the company is teaming up with Samsung to provide an end-to-end integration across all devices. “The partnership we are announcing with Samsung today is a truly cross-platform listening experience,” Ek said, according to the Financial Times. The announcement sent...

Spotify To Begin Trading On April 3
IPO // March 16, 2018

It’s official: Spotify will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 3. According to CNN, the company’s executives will take an interesting approach to the day. They won’t ring the bell at NYSE that morning, do any interviews or even throw...

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Spotify Seeks New CFO as Company ‘Enters a New Phase’

December 07, 2023
Spotify has announced that it is seeking a new chief financial officer as the company “enters a new phase.” CFO Paul Vogel will leave Spotify on March 31, and the company is now conducting an external search for his successor, Spotify said in a Thursday (Dec. 7) press release. In the meantime, Spotify Vice President of […]

Spotify Chief Pressures EU in Person to Move on Apple Antitrust Case

September 07, 2022
The founder of Spotify made a visit to Brussels to pressure the European Commission to accelerate a case against Apple’s reported “anti-competitive conduct,” the Financial Times wrote Wednesday (Sept. 7)....

Samsung Pair-Up Lifts Spotify’s Stock

August 10, 2018
Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek announced that the company is teaming up with Samsung to provide an end-to-end integration across all devices. “The partnership we are announcing with Samsung today...

Spotify To Begin Trading On April 3

March 16, 2018
It’s official: Spotify will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 3. According to CNN, the company’s executives will take an interesting approach to the day....