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Sep 30, 2025 12:02 PM CDT

Spotify Announces a Change at the Top

Co-founder Daniel Ek to step down as CEO, though he will stay involved

(Newser) - Spotify's Daniel Ek is stepping aside as CEO after nearly 20 years, though he still plans to have a say in company business, reports the Wall Street Journal . The 42-year-old billionaire will become Spotify's executive chairman, weighing in on big-picture planning and capital moves. He will be...

Spotify Staffers Walk Into
Bad News on Monday

Dec 4, 2023 5:57 AM CST

Spotify Staffers Walk Into Bad News on Monday

Company announces it's laying off 17% of its workers, the 3rd round of layoffs this year

(Newser) - Spotify is about to get smaller—17% smaller. The streaming music service announced its third round of layoffs this year in a Monday blog post from CEO Daniel Ek, who called the downsizing a "strategic reorientation," the AP reports. Ek noted that the new "leaner structure" would...

Neil Young Has a Word of
Advice for Spotify Workers

Feb 8, 2022 7:01 AM CST

Neil Young Has a Word of Advice for Spotify Workers

Singer-songwriter is now urging workers at the streaming platform to quit

(Newser) - Neil Young's beef with Spotify isn't over. After requesting all of his songs be taken off the streaming platform two weeks ago in protest of the misinformation put out by Joe Rogan's podcast—and after some other big names, including Joni Mitchell and his former CSNY bandmates...

Spotify
Swipes Back
at Taylor Swift

Nov 11, 2014 7:02 PM CST

Spotify Swipes Back at Taylor Swift

Founder defends business model, says Swift was on track to earn $6M

(Newser) - Spotify's founder wrote a lengthy defense of his business model today in the wake of Taylor Swift's decision to pull her music from the streaming site, reports MTV.com . Daniel Ek insists that he's on the side of musicians, pointing out that Spotify has paid out $2...

How Spotify's
Boss Can
Save Music

Jan 7, 2012 9:22 AM CST

How Spotify's Boss Can Save Music

Daniel Ek creating a revolutionary 'music ecosystem': Forbes

(Newser) - Ever since Napster, the music industry has been desperate for a fix—and Daniel Ek may have finally found it. The 28-year-old Swedish founder and CEO of Spotify is, according to Forbes , "the most important man in music." His service amounts to a profitable way to give people...