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NMPA Calls Out Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s Stock Sales Amid Bundling Dispute: ‘Songwriters and Publishers Need the Freedom to Negotiate Rates in a Free Market’
Who said the Spotify bundling criticism was letting up? The NMPA is calling out CEO Daniel Ek for allegedly selling more ...
Music Business Worldwide2d
Daniel Ek has made $724m so far from selling Spotify shares with latest $28.5m cash-out
Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek sold another significant chunk of company shares this week, bringing his total cash-outs ...
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The Art of the Middleman: How Spotify’s CEO Became Richer Than Any Musician
The company's ability to leverage user data to curate individualised experiences exemplifies the potential of technology to ...
Music Business Worldwide16d
Daniel Ek bags another $29m from Spotify share sale, cashing out close to $700m since 2023
Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek sold another USD $29.2 million worth of company shares on Wednesday (March 5), continuing a pattern of stock sales just weeks after the streaming platform’s share ...
Spotify may be earning more than ever but it's paying out a record $10 billion to rights holders too
Spotify just revealed its Annual Music Report and the streaming giant just had its best year ever, paying out $10 billion to ...
Business Insider2y
Spotify is laying off around 6% of its workforce — about 600 employees — as tech job cuts continue to mount
CEO Daniel Ek said in a blog post that the company had made a "difficult but necessary decision" to cut some roles. Ek said he took full responsibility for the layoffs. "Over the next several ...
Yahoo Finance24d
Spotify CEO Wants EU To Penalize Apple For Defying Regulations
Spotify Technology’s (NYSE:SPOT) CEO, Daniel Ek, escalated a four-year battle with Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) for allegedly flouting the European Union’s Big Tech rules. Ek snubbed the iPhone ...
Spotify signs Bill Simmons, its $250 million man, to a new deal
Bill Simmons will continue his namesake show covering sports and pop culture on Spotify and serve as the company’s head of ...
The Financial Times8d
Spotify cranks up the profit dial
That speaks to the speed at which chief executive Daniel Ek has cranked up revenue — which jumped 18 per cent last year to ...
Spotify paid record $10 billion to artists last year
STORY: Spotify says it paid a record $10 billion in royalties to artists in 2024.The streaming giant said that was the ...
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Daniel Ek
Daniel Ek is a co-founder of Spotify. The Swedish entrepreneur is an Arsenal fan and has been connected to a takeover of the North London club. INCREASES come as many already struggle through the ...