All posts tagged: spotify

Spotify’s evasion is remarkable

SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 7th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Spotify is happy to talk about how its platform reaches millions of people every day. But when SvD reveals it has been used for money laundering — the company declines an interview. It was Spotify’s Capital Markets Day 2022, and CEO Daniel Ek opened to […]

Dylan has millions of reasons to thank Spotify

SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 9th, 2020. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Artists often complain about the payouts from Spotify – but this week Bob Dylan had reason to thank them instead. Spotify has boosted the value of his song catalogue, which has been sold for around $300 million. During the early 2000s, the music industry looked rather […]