Netflix’s corporate biopic of Daniel Ek is just a story [Chris Castle]
It’s a nice story, but it’s just that. Netflix’s new biopic of Spotidy founder and CEO Daniel Ek is just a story and not a very well told pr acted. Continue reading
Spotify spends millions on naming rights while songwriters struggle [Chris Castle]
Spotify recently buys naming rights to Barcelona FC’s super stadium for approximately 225 million euros, while songwriters and artists are still receiving pennies in royalties, write Chris Castle. A guest. Continue reading
Spotify Is Reinterpreting The Meaning Of Corporate Royalty [Op-Ed]
In a recent move, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek caused the streaming platform to grant him and his co-founder supervoting stock, giving them the ability to block the votes of the. Continue reading
The Curious Timing Of Corporate Bio Book ‘Spotify Untold’
Currently only available in Swedish, Spotify Untold recounts the "hero's journey" of Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. Chris Castle explores the curious timing of the book's release and its correlated US. Continue reading
Spotify For Artists Will Charge For Some Services, says CEO Daniel Ek
Spotify will charge for some Spotify For Artists products and services, CEO Daniel Ek stated during last week's earnings call. While "unlikely" that the it will charge for data, this mark's. Continue reading
Music’s $20M A Month Man: Spotify’s Daniel Ek Shows Tim Westergren How It’s Done
The industry gave a collective gasp of horror when founder Tim Westergren was pulling down $1,000,000 by selling of Pandora stock while simultaneously fighting artists with royalty loopholes. Chris Castle. Continue reading
6 Major Takeaways From Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s Fast Company Profile
Fast Company has published the first in depth interview with Daniel Ek in three years and the first behind the scenes look at the world's biggest streaming service since it. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
Commentators inside the music industry this week weighed in on how messenger bots can be employed in digital music marketing, what smart speakers mean for the music industry, and Spotify's. Continue reading
Spotify Adds “Sponsored Sessions,” Video “Takeover” Ads [VIDEO]
Spotify’s marketing platform, Spotify For Brands, has added two video ad units, Sponsored Sessions and Video Takeover, designed to attract more ad dollars to support the company's free music platform. Launch. Continue reading
Spotify Expands Free Service To Mobile with New Features, Nabs Led Zeppelin Exclusive
The rumor mill got it right this time. Spotify has expanded its free music service to mobile devices in all countries. In an innovation that I've not seen on other. Continue reading
