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Ahead of their IPO, Spotify Co-Founder Steps Down as Chairman

October 14, 2016

Image by Jon Åslund (CC by 2.0) Spotify changes things up ahead of their planned IPO. Yesterday, Spotify confirmed that co-founder Martin Lorenzton will be stepping down as Chairman of the company. CEO and c... Read More...

Spotify Kills Piracy AND Paid Downloads, European Study Finds

Paul Resnikoff

October 28, 2015

Spotify is causing a noticeable drop in music piracy, according to a just-released European Commission study. But Spotify is also dramatically reducing paid downloads from iTunes and Amazon, with the net e... Read More...

Spotify Will Have ‘Close to 100 Million Users’ by Year End

Paul Resnikoff

September 29, 2015

Apple Music might have 15 million users, according to one report, but only a portion of those people will remain after their free trials expire. Spotify, on the other hand, is amassing free-access users at... Read More...

Spotify Preparing to Offer Premium-Only Content, Sources Say

Paul Resnikoff

August 8, 2015

Spotify will soon be shifting towards a premium-only, 'gated access' model, according to several sources speaking in confidence with Digital Music News over the weekend. The decision will mean that certain... Read More...

5 Ways to Fix the Streaming Music Crisis

Yves Riesel

August 7, 2015

1. Stop free use, and develop users' willingness to pay. Amongst the millions of ‘users’ that streaming services claim, the proportion of real subscribers who pay the advertised price is an absolute minority... Read More...

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Ahead of their IPO, Spotify Co-Founder Steps Down as Chairman

Spotify Kills Piracy AND Paid Downloads, European Study Finds

Spotify Will Have ‘Close to 100 Million Users’ by Year End

Spotify Preparing to Offer Premium-Only Content, Sources Say

5 Ways to Fix the Streaming Music Crisis

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