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Daniel Ek
Spotify Co-Founder Daniel Ek Is Stepping Down As CEO After Sparking Artists To Boycott The Platform
September 30, 2025
by:
Derrick Rossignol
Spotify CEO’s Controversial Comment About The ‘Close To Zero’ Cost Of Making Music Has Deadmau5 Threatening To Pull His Catalog
June 27, 2024
by:
Derrick Rossignol
Spotify Was Surprised That Laying Off 1,500 People Would ‘Disrupt’ Operations As Much As It Has
April 24, 2024
by:
Derrick Rossignol
Spotify, Which Has Spent Much Of 2023 Firing Tons Of People, Announced They’re Cutting About 1,500 More Employees
December 4, 2023
by:
Derrick Rossignol
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Says The Platform Is ‘Ready’ To Increase Subscription Prices In The US
April 26, 2023
by:
Derrick Rossignol
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Believes AI Is ‘Huge For Creativity’ But Acklowledges ‘The Scary Part’
April 26, 2023
by:
Lexi Lane
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Tells Employees He Doesn’t Believe ‘Silencing’ Joe Rogan Is A Good Idea
February 7, 2022
by:
Adrian Spinelli
Spotify’s CEO Doesn’t Think It’s ‘Enough’ For Artists To Release An Album ‘Every Three To Four Years’
July 31, 2020
by:
Derrick Rossignol