At least nine rock or metal bands removed their music from Spotify in 2025, with many of them moving off the platform in the past six months. The reasons behind these moves include everything from ...

LONDON (AP) — Spotify said Tuesday that founder Daniel Ek is stepping down as CEO to become the executive chairman, in an announcement that sent its shares sliding in Tuesday trading. The ...

Daniel Ek co-founded Spotify in 2006 and has long been the public face of the company. Things are about to change, as it was just announced that he is stepping down as CEO. Instead, Gustav Söderström ...

Spotify stock (NYSE: SPOT) is down nearly 23% since Daniel Ek confirmed plans to hand over the CEO reins – a falloff that’s prompting discussions about SPOT’s outlook heading into the new year. In the ...

Spotify’s longtime CEO Daniel Ek said Tuesday that he is stepping down from his position next year and will become executive chairman. Ek co-founded the Swedish audio company in 2006 and has served as ...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -When Daniel Ek founded Spotify in 2006, a viable music product was a "moon shot." The global music industry was struggling with years of declining sales, online music piracy was ...

Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek looked at the “positive side” of artificial intelligence on Tuesday and explained how AI could be “potentially huge for creativity.” Ek’s made the comments after ...

Gustav Söderström and Alex Norström will report to the streaming music service's founder. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor They will report to Daniel Ek and will also serve on the company’s ...

Spotify has taken another shot in its long-running fight with Apple over their competing music streaming services. Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, has said Apple has a long way to go before it's an "open ...

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek discussed streaming and sustainability in a recent interview with Music Ally published on Thursday. Ek denied criticisms that Spotify pays insufficient royalties to artists, and ...