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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
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, 79 have surpassed two billion, and nine have surpassed three billion. "Blinding Lights" by the Weeknd is the only song that has surpassed the four ...
Julie McNamara, one of Spotify’s top podcast content execs, is leaving the company, Variety has confirmed. McNamara, who joined the company in 2021, most recently served as VP and global head of ...
Spotify’s $1 billion bet on podcasting has had mixed results, but recent moves to make the division profitable appear to have been the final straw for the person responsible for its once-vaunted ...
Spotify shares, which initially fell on the quarter results, reversed course to rise 8% in premarket trading on Tuesday. "We are going to add back some marketing spend over the year," CEO Daniel ...
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.
Apple has rejected Spotify's new version of its iOS app with in-app pricing information for users in the European Union, the audio streaming firm said on Thursday. The Swedish company submitted a ...
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 ...