{"id":24250,"date":"2015-03-25T19:47:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T23:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/?p=24250"},"modified":"2015-04-17T13:35:50","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T17:35:50","slug":"spotify-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2015\/03\/25\/spotify-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre>by\u00a0ERIN SINGLETON<\/pre>\n<div id=\"attachment_24400\" style=\"width: 402px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Spotify Logo\" href=\"http:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/solutions\/case-studies\/spotify\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24400\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24400 \" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spotify-logo-primary-horizontal-light-background-rgb-300x117.jpg\" alt=\"Spotify Logo\" width=\"392\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spotify-logo-primary-horizontal-light-background-rgb-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spotify-logo-primary-horizontal-light-background-rgb-1024x398.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spotify-logo-primary-horizontal-light-background-rgb-500x194.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Spotify Logo\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5995060\/how-spotify-got-itself-a-new-logo\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify Logo<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>HEADQUARTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Spotify AB<br \/>\nBirger Jarlsgatan 61, 10tr<br \/>\n113 56 Stockholm<br \/>\nSweden<br \/>\n556786-5729<br \/>\n(Research &amp; Development)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Spotify Ltd.<br \/>\n4th Floor<br \/>\n25 Argyll Street<br \/>\nLondon W1F 7TU<br \/>\nUnited Kingdom<br \/>\n(Main headquarters)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">http:\/\/www.spotify.com\/<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>KEY EXECUTIVES <a title=\"[1]\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/category\/biographies\/\" target=\"_blank\">[1]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-24250 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2015\/03\/25\/spotify-4\/daniel_ek_closeup\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/daniel_ek_closeup-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/daniel_ek_closeup-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/daniel_ek_closeup-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/daniel_ek_closeup.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-24449'>\n\t\t\t\tDaniel Ek: CEO &amp; Co-Founder\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2015\/03\/25\/spotify-4\/spotify-2-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spotify-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spotify-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spotify-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spotify-2.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-24451'>\n\t\t\t\tMartin Lorentzon: Director of the Board &amp; Co-Founder\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2015\/03\/25\/spotify-4\/spot_0093\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spot_0093-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spot_0093-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spot_0093-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spot_0093.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-24458'>\n\t\t\t\tKen Parks: Chief Content Officer &amp; Managing Director USA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-24250 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2015\/03\/25\/spotify-4\/spot_0385\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spot_0385-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-24459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spot_0385-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spot_0385-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spot_0385.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-24459'>\n\t\t\t\tJeff Levick: Chief Business Officer\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2015\/03\/25\/spotify-4\/spot_0028\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spot_0028-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-24460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spot_0028-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spot_0028-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/spot_0028.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-24460'>\n\t\t\t\tGustav S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m: Chief Product Officer\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2015\/03\/25\/spotify-4\/angela_watts-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/angela_watts-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-24461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/angela_watts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/angela_watts-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/angela_watts.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-24461'>\n\t\t\t\tAngela Watts: VP, Global Communications\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-24250 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2015\/03\/25\/spotify-4\/steve_savoca\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/steve_savoca-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-24457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/steve_savoca-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/steve_savoca-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/steve_savoca.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-24457'>\n\t\t\t\tSteve Savoca-Head of Content\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2015\/03\/25\/spotify-4\/oskar-stal\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/oskar-stal-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-24455\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-24455'>\n\t\t\t\tOskar St\u00e5l: Chief Technology Officer\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2015\/03\/25\/spotify-4\/peter-sterky\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/peter-sterky-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-24453\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-24453'>\n\t\t\t\tPeter Sterky: Chief Financial Officer\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ABOUT\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24625\" style=\"width: 326px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/Spotify-Overview.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24625\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24625 \" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/Spotify-Overview-300x169.png\" alt=\"Spotify-Overview\" width=\"316\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/Spotify-Overview-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/Spotify-Overview-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/Spotify-Overview-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/Spotify-Overview.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Spotify Interface\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2014\/apr\/02\/spotify-redesign-itunes-youtube-david-byrne\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify Interfaces<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u00a0<a title=\"Spotify\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spotify.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> is a digital music streaming service that allows users to create personal playlists and radio stations, browse Spotify-curated playlists, and share music with friends. Users can do this through their mobile devices, tablets, or desktop computers. The service currently has more than 30 million songs registered within its system through licenses with major labels and recording artists <a title=\"Spotify Information\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spotifyartists.com\/spotify-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">[2]<\/a>. Developed in 2006 by entrepreneurs <a title=\"Daniel Ek\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/2013\/01\/09\/daniel-ek\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Ek <\/a>and <a title=\"Martin Lorentzon\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/2013\/01\/09\/martin-lorentzon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Lorentzon<\/a> in Stockholm, Sweden, Spotify was created as a response to the illegal downloading of music going on by consumers through piracy sites like Napster <a title=\"Illegal downloading of music\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/stevenbertoni\/2012\/01\/04\/spotifys-daniel-ek-the-most-important-man-in-music\/\">[3]<\/a>. In 2008 the service was launched in Scandinavia, France, the U.K. and Spain; in 2011, it made its way to the U.S <a title=\"Markets\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/stevenbertoni\/2012\/01\/04\/spotifys-daniel-ek-the-most-important-man-in-music\/4\/\" target=\"_blank\">[3]<\/a>. There are currently over 60 million users (15 million of which are paying users,) 1.5 billion playlists, and 20,000 songs added per day <a title=\"Spotify Information\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/information\/\" target=\"_blank\">[2]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>MARKET EXPANSION<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24833\" style=\"width: 316px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/World-Map-58-markets-.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24833\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-24833\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/World-Map-58-markets--300x182.png\" alt=\"World-Map-58-markets-\" width=\"306\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Spotify Explained\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spotifyartists.com\/spotify-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify markets worldwide<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Spotify is currently available in 58 markets worldwide, including Brazil, Germany, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Taiwan, Italy, and more <a title=\"Markets\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/information\/\" target=\"_blank\">[2]<\/a>. In 2013, Spotify expanded to 8 new locations\u00a0in its steps towards penetrating Latin America and Asia markets, launching in Mexico, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore <a title=\"Latin and Asian expansion\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/2013-04-16\/business\/chi-spotify-expanding-into-asia-latin-america-20130416_1_spotify-and-pandora-streaming-and-on-demand-music-beats-electronics-llc\" target=\"_blank\">[4]<\/a>. Spotify introduced Canada&#8217;s launch in 2014<a title=\"Canadian launch\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/2014\/09\/30\/spotify-is-live-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0[5]<\/a>. Plans to enter Japan are still in the works, and previous plans to enter Russia have been halted due to its unstable economic conditions <a title=\"Russian unstable conditions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/spotify-cancels-russian-launch-2015-2\" target=\"_blank\">[6]<\/a>. As Spotify has continued to expand its availability across the globe, its number of users has greatly increased every year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<strong>FINANCIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24652\" style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/Internet-Radio-space.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24652\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-24652\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/Internet-Radio-space-300x214.png\" alt=\"Internet-Radio-space\" width=\"330\" height=\"239\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Market Shares\" href=\"http:\/\/marketrealist.com\/2015\/04\/spotify-receives-new-funding-valuation-8-4-billion\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_content=graph-1&amp;utm_campaign=spotify-receives-new-funding-valuation-8-4-billion#45351\" target=\"_blank\">A comparison of market shares in the Internet radio space<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite industry rumors, Spotify still remains a privately funded company and is not going public anytime soon<a title=\"Industry rumors\" href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/spotify-seeks-hire-u-filings-143814499.html\" target=\"_blank\">[7]<\/a><a title=\"Not going public\" href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/spotify-isn-t-going-public-anytime-soon-183333765.html\" target=\"_blank\">[8].<\/a> Spotify is currently close to completing a new round of funding from <a title=\"Goldman Sachs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goldmansachs.com\" target=\"_blank\">Goldman Sachs<\/a> and an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds, raising $400 million and putting its value at $8.4 billion <a title=\"New funding\" href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/spotify-nears-funding-valuation-8-150016544.html;_ylt=AwrC1Ck56i5Vrl4AMkuTmYlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByMDgyYjJiBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--\" target=\"_blank\">[9]<\/a>. After the deal, Spotify will be worth double the value of its closest competitor, <a title=\"Pandora Music\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pandora.com\" target=\"_blank\">Pandora Music<\/a> ($3.85 billion), despite having higher net losses than Pandora and less market share (6% versus 31%, respectively)\u00a0<a title=\"Spotify vs Pandora\" href=\"http:\/\/marketrealist.com\/2015\/04\/spotify-valued-double-pandora\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_content=read-next&amp;utm_campaign=spotify-receives-new-funding-valuation-8-4-billion\" target=\"_blank\">[10]<\/a>. The deal will also put Spotify at the top ranks of the highest valued privately funded technology companies, along with <a title=\"Square\" href=\"https:\/\/squareup.com\" target=\"_blank\">Square,<\/a> <a title=\"Dropbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\" target=\"_blank\">Dropbox,<\/a> and <a title=\"Airbnb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\" target=\"_blank\">Airbnb<\/a> <a title=\"Billion Dollar Startup Club\" href=\"http:\/\/graphics.wsj.com\/billion-dollar-club\/\" target=\"_blank\">[11]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>BUSINESS MODEL<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24672\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/Annual-Payout-2bn-total-1.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24672\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24672\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/Annual-Payout-2bn-total-1-300x174.png\" alt=\"Annual-Payout-2bn-total-1\" width=\"315\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Spotify Explained\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spotifyartists.com\/spotify-explained\/\">Royalty Pay Out<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are two tiers for Spotify users: \u2018freemium,\u2019 a free, ad-supported streaming format, and \u2018premium,\u2019 an ad-free streaming subscription for $9.99\/month.\u00a0The premium subscription comes with other perks, including unlimited song skips, offline mode ability, and on-demand mobile access <a title=\"Spotify tiers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/news\/125771-spotify-free-vs-spotify-premium-what-s-the-difference\" target=\"_blank\">[12]<\/a>. Additionally, there is a student tier for $4.99\/month and a family plan for $5.99\/month. Spotify philosophizes that the freemium option will drive users to eventually pay for the better experience <a title=\"Spotify Explained\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spotifyartists.com\/spotify-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">[2]<\/a>. Through these payment options, Spotify has paid $2 billion USD to the music industry, $1 billion of which coming from 2014 alone <a title=\"Spotify Explained\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spotifyartists.com\/spotify-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">[2]<\/a>. 70% of revenues earned are paid out to rights holders in the industry, while Spotify holds onto the remaining 30% <a title=\"Spotify Explained\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spotifyartists.com\/spotify-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">[2]<\/a>. Spotify does not pay \u2018per stream,\u2019 but rather through royalty statements that are dependent on the country the artist is being streamed, the number of paid users, the country\u2019s currency value, and the artist\u2019s royalty rate. As a result, \u2018per stream\u2019 payouts are typically between $0.006 and $0.0084\u00a0<a title=\"Spotify Explained\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spotifyartists.com\/spotify-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">[2]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ARTIST BACKLASH<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24666\" style=\"width: 231px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/do-no-reuse-taylor-swift-the-beat-bb36-sarah-barlow-billboard-650.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24666\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24666\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/do-no-reuse-taylor-swift-the-beat-bb36-sarah-barlow-billboard-650-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"do-no-reuse-taylor-swift-the-beat-bb36-sarah-barlow-billboard-650\" width=\"221\" height=\"149\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift pulled her catalogue off Spotify this fall 2014. <a title=\"Taylor Swift\" href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/pop-shop\/6296366\/taylor-swift-on-new-album-1989\" target=\"_blank\">Image courtesy of Billboard<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>With the trending drop of physical sales and digital downloads, there has been heavy debate circulating the music industry involving streaming companies\u2019 payouts. More specifically, there has been criticism from recording artists and songwriters who feel that their \u2018art\u2019 is being undervalued and deserves fairer compensation from streaming services. Just this past fall, <a title=\"Taylor Swift\" href=\"http:\/\/taylorswift.com\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift<\/a> pulled her entire catalog off of Spotify in defense of songwriters, saying that she is &#8220;not willing to contribute [her] life&#8217;s work to an experiment that [she doesn&#8217;t] feel fairly compensates the writers, producers, artists, and creators of this music&#8221;\u00a0<a title=\"Taylor Swift Leaves Spotify\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/news\/taylor-swift-scott-borchetta-spotify-20141108\" target=\"_blank\">[13]<\/a>. Other artists who have called out against the streaming service include <a title=\"Jason Aldean\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jasonaldean.com\/jasonaldean\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Aldean,<\/a> <a title=\"Radiohead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.radiohead.com\" target=\"_blank\">Radiohead\u2019s<\/a> Thom Yorke, <a title=\"Talking Heads\" href=\"http:\/\/www.talking-heads.nl\" target=\"_blank\">Talking Heads\u2019<\/a> David Byrne, and others <a title=\"Artists against Spotify\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/news\/spotify-founder-to-taylor-swift-our-interests-are-totally-aligned-with-yours-20141112\" target=\"_blank\">[14]<\/a>. In response, Ek argues that record labels are to blame since they are the owners of the music and thus the ones distributing it to their artists under their own respective terms <a title=\"Artists against Spotify\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/news\/spotify-founder-to-taylor-swift-our-interests-are-totally-aligned-with-yours-20141112\" target=\"_blank\">[14]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24812\" style=\"width: 237px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/Untitled-1-625x370.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24812\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24812\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/Untitled-1-625x370-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled-1-625x370\" width=\"227\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/Untitled-1-625x370-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/Untitled-1-625x370-500x296.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/Untitled-1-625x370.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Tidal Logo\" href=\"http:\/\/thatsenuff.com\/2015\/04\/06\/is-tidal-the-new-hotness-or-all-hype-editorial\/untitled-1-5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tidal Logo<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The biggest artist-led backlash against Spotify is the creation of competitive streaming service <a title=\"Tidal\" href=\"http:\/\/tidal.com\/us\" target=\"_blank\">Tidal<\/a>, an artist-owned global music and entertainment platform ran by <a title=\"Jay Z\" href=\"http:\/\/rocnation.com\/artists\/jay-z\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jay Z<\/a>, <a title=\"Beyonce\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beyonce.com\" target=\"_blank\">Beyonc\u00e9<\/a>, <a title=\"Deadmau5\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deadmau5.com\" target=\"_blank\">Deadmau5<\/a>, <a title=\"Madonna\" href=\"http:\/\/www.madonna.com\" target=\"_blank\">Madonna<\/a>, and other music superstars <a title=\"Creation of Tidal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/culture\/music\/music-news\/11505567\/Stars-lead-backlash-against-Spotify-with-their-own-music-streaming-site-Tidal.html\" target=\"_blank\">[15]<\/a>. To counter artist tensions, Spotify recently rolled out a new feature called Tweet the Beat, which allows users to\u00a0express their gratitude towards their favorite artists through an interface pop-up asking them\u00a0to thank the artist via a pre-written tweet <a title=\"Tweet the Beat\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/music\/spotify-rolls-back-tweet-the-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\">[16]<\/a>. <a title=\"Rihanna\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rihannanow.com\" target=\"_blank\">Rihanna<\/a> is the only artist users have been asked to thank. This experimental feature has been negatively received by Spotify users, who view it as a spam <a title=\"Tweet the Beat\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/music\/spotify-rolls-back-tweet-the-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\">[15].<\/a> A Spotify spokesperson says that, \u201c[They\u2019re] always testing new things on our different platforms and to various user groups,\u201d most likely to stick out amongst the competition <a title=\"Tweet the Beat\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/music\/spotify-rolls-back-tweet-the-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\">[15]<\/a>. However, Tweet the Beat has been rolled back as a result of such critical opinions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>RECENT NEWS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These past few years have been busy ones for Spotify as the company proactively works towards staying ahead of the concentrated streaming market. In January of 2015, Spotify introduced Touch Preview, a \u201cbetter way to preview any song, album, artist, or playlist\u201d <a title=\"Touch Preview\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/2015\/01\/22\/introducing-touch-preview-a-better-way-to-preview-any-song-album-artist-or-playlist\/\" target=\"_blank\">[17]<\/a>.\u00a0This feature allows users to gain a \u201csneak peak\u201d to a song or playlist by holding down a finger to the screen to preview the song instantaneously. If the user likes what they hear, they can save the song with one simple swipe.<\/p>\n<p>In February of 2015, Spotify introduced an update for desktop users, presenting fully integrated lyrics, powered by <a title=\"Musixmatch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musixmatch.com\" target=\"_blank\">Musixmatch<\/a>, as well as an explore option to search popular lyrics from Spotify\u2019s top songs\u00a0<a title=\"Desktop update\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/2015\/02\/26\/introducing-our-latest-update-for-spotify-on-desktop\/\" target=\"_blank\">[18]<\/a>. The desktop update also included easier access to Friend Feed, which allows users to discover what their friends are currently listening to, as well as a revamping of daily viral charts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BI7KH14PAwQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24826\" style=\"width: 256px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/522704573_212434474.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24826\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-24826\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/files\/2015\/03\/522704573_212434474-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"JAPAN-ENTERTAINMENT-US-IT-INTERNET-GAMES-SONY\" width=\"246\" height=\"157\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Spotify and Sony\" href=\"http:\/\/o.canada.com\/technology\/personal-tech\/sony-closing-music-unlimited-forges-partnership-with-spotify\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify and Sony form partnership<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In March of 2015, Spotify&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"Playstation Music\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spotify.com\/us\/playstation\/\">PlayStation Music<\/a> was launched in partnership with Sony Network Entertainment International LLC, making it \u201ceasier than ever for gamers to enjoy their favorite tracks whilst playing their favorite games\u201d <a title=\"Spotify Playstation\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/2015\/03\/30\/soundtrack-your-game-with-spotify-on-playstationmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\">[19]<\/a>. Users are able to create their own on-demand soundtracks to their games without interruption to the gaming experience. Just this April 2015, Spotify launched Spotify for Brands, a platform that reveals audience statistics and insights to benefit brands in their endeavor to connect with the younger generations\u00a0<a title=\"Spotify for Brands\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/2015\/04\/16\/spotify-launches-playlist-targeting-for-brands\/\" target=\"_blank\">[20]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>OVERVIEW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Since its 2006 development and 2008 initial launch, Spotify has demonstrated\u00a0significant exponential growth over the past 7 years with no sign of slowing down anytime soon. Leading the pack in the digital streaming market, the service is tirelessly\u00a0working towards providing unique innovations and opportunities for its consumers that one can only expect to continue in the many years to come.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>SOURCES<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Spotify Biographies\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/category\/biographies\/\" target=\"_blank\">[1]\u00a0Spotify\u00a0Biographies<\/a>,<em> Spotify Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Spotify Explained\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spotifyartists.com\/spotify-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">[2] Spotify Artists,<\/a> <em>Spotify Explained.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Forbes, Spotify\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/stevenbertoni\/2012\/01\/04\/spotifys-daniel-ek-the-most-important-man-in-music\/\" target=\"_blank\">[3] Forbes,<\/a> <em>Spotify&#8217;s Daniel Ek: The Most Important Man In Music<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Spotify Expansion\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/2013-04-16\/business\/chi-spotify-expanding-into-asia-latin-america-20130416_1_spotify-and-pandora-streaming-and-on-demand-music-beats-electronics-llc\" target=\"_blank\">[4] Chicago Tribune,<\/a> <em>Spotify Expanding into Asia, Latin America<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Spotify, Canada\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/2014\/09\/30\/spotify-is-live-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\">[5] Spotify Press,<\/a> <em>Spotify is Live in Canada!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Spotify Cancels Russia Launch\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/spotify-cancels-russian-launch-2015-2\" target=\"_blank\">[6] Business Insider,<\/a> <em>Spotify has cancelled its launch in Russia<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"IPO Rumors\" href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/spotify-seeks-hire-u-filings-143814499.html\" target=\"_blank\">[7] Yahoo! Finance,<\/a> <em>Spotify seeks to hire U.S. filings expert as bankers eye IPO<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Spotify not going public\" href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/spotify-isn-t-going-public-anytime-soon-183333765.html\" target=\"_blank\">[8] Yahoo! Finance,<\/a> <em>Spotify isn&#8217;t going public anytime soon<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Spotify Valued at $8.4 billion\" href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/spotify-nears-funding-valuation-8-150016544.html;_ylt=AwrC1Ck56i5Vrl4AMkuTmYlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByMDgyYjJiBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--\" target=\"_blank\">[9] Yahoo! Finance, <\/a><em>Spotify Nears New Funding at Valuation of $8.4 Billion<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Pandora vs Spotify\" href=\"http:\/\/marketrealist.com\/2015\/04\/spotify-valued-double-pandora\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_content=read-next&amp;utm_campaign=spotify-receives-new-funding-valuation-8-4-billion\" target=\"_blank\">[10] Market Realist,<\/a> <em>Why Is Spotify&#8217;s Valuation More than Double Pandora&#8217;s?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Billion Dollar Club\" href=\"http:\/\/graphics.wsj.com\/billion-dollar-club\/\" target=\"_blank\">[11] Wall Street Journal,<\/a> <em>The Billion Dollar Startup Club<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Free vs Premium\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/news\/125771-spotify-free-vs-spotify-premium-what-s-the-difference\" target=\"_blank\">[12] Pocket-Lint,<\/a> Spotify free vs Spotify premium: What&#8217;s the difference?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Taylor Swift removal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/news\/taylor-swift-scott-borchetta-spotify-20141108\" target=\"_blank\">[13] Rolling Stone,<\/a> <em>Taylor Swift&#8217;s Label Head Explains Spotify Removal<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Daniel Ek Fires Back\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/news\/spotify-founder-to-taylor-swift-our-interests-are-totally-aligned-with-yours-20141112\" target=\"_blank\">[14] Rolling Stone,<\/a><em> Spotify Founder Fires Back at Taylor Swift<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Tidal Creation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/culture\/music\/music-news\/11505567\/Stars-lead-backlash-against-Spotify-with-their-own-music-streaming-site-Tidal.html\" target=\"_blank\">[15] The Telegraph,<\/a> <em>Stars lead backlist against Spotify with their own music streaming site Tidal<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Tweet the Beat\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/music\/spotify-rolls-back-tweet-the-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\">[16] Digital Trends,<\/a> <em>Spotify Rolls Back &#8216;Tweet the Beat&#8217; for Rihanna After Back Lash<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Touch Preview\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/2015\/01\/22\/introducing-touch-preview-a-better-way-to-preview-any-song-album-artist-or-playlist\/\" target=\"_blank\">[17] Spotify Press,<\/a> <em>Introducing Touch Preview: a better way to preview any song, album, artist, or playlist<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Desktop update\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/2015\/02\/26\/introducing-our-latest-update-for-spotify-on-desktop\/\" target=\"_blank\">[18] Spotify Press,<\/a> <em>Introducing our latest update for Spotify on desktop<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Spotify Playstation Music\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/2015\/03\/30\/soundtrack-your-game-with-spotify-on-playstationmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\">[19] Spotify Press,<\/a> <em>Soundtrack your game with Spotify on PlayStation Music<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a title=\"Targeting for brands\" href=\"https:\/\/press.spotify.com\/us\/2015\/04\/16\/spotify-launches-playlist-targeting-for-brands\/\" target=\"_blank\">[20] Spotify Press,\u00a0<\/a><em>Spotify launches playlist targeting for brands<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by\u00a0ERIN SINGLETON HEADQUARTERS Spotify AB Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 10tr 113 56 Stockholm Sweden 556786-5729 (Research &amp; 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