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Spotify was founded in 2006 in Stockholm, Sweden, by Daniel Ek, former CTO of Stardoll, and Martin Lorentzon, co-founder of Tradedoubler. According to Ek, the company's title was initially misheard from a name shouted by Lorentzon. Later they conceived a portmanteau of "spot" and "identify". Early international launches
UPDATED: Spotify was hit with a cease-and-desist letter from the National Music Publishers Assn. over its use of lyrics in its recently launched video function and podcasts, and its remix feature ...
Spotify's most-streamed song for the longest period of time was "Shape of You" (2017) by the English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. Currently, 631 songs have surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, 81 have surpassed two billion, and nine have surpassed three billion. "Blinding Lights" by the Weeknd is the only song that has surpassed the four ...
List of most-streamed artists on Spotify. American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artist in Spotify's history. Canadian rapper Drake is the most-streamed male artist in Spotify's history. South Korean boy band BTS is the most-streamed group in Spotify's history, as well as the most-followed group on the platform.
Spotify shares have surged about 80% over the past year and are up more than 15% year to date. The stock is still off about 40% from its record high of $364.59 a share in February 2021.
When Spotify announced its largest-ever round of layoffs in December, CEO Daniel Ek hailed a new age of efficiency at the streaming giant. But four months on, it seems he and his executives weren ...
Entrepreneur. Known for. Co-founder of Tradedoubler and Spotify. Board member of. Spotify. Sven Hans Martin Lorentzon ( pronounced [ˈmǎʈːɪn ˈlôːrɛnˌsɔn]; born 1 April 1969) is a Swedish entrepreneur and co-founder of Tradedoubler and Spotify. [1] From 2013 to 2018 he was on the board of Telia Company. Since April 2019, he has been an ...
Spotify will raise prices in the United States, its largest territory, later this year, according to the report. The new basic tier is the first of what will be several new pricing options from ...