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Following reports today I want to correct the record with attached statement
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If aliens were to visit us right now, what’s one thing we’ve chosen to do as a society (that feels relatively simple or obvious) that would be super hard to explain? 🤔
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Apple continues to disadvantage competitors, and the impact is huge - on consumers, app developers, and now, authors and publishers. Without policymakers taking action, nothing will change. I can’t be the only one who sees the absurdity
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Hey
@BarackObama
, I heard you were interested in a role at Spotify. Have you seen this one?
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After sitting with our legal team to parse through the fine print of Apple's DMA announcement (that took a while), which is, at best vague and misleading, I wanted to share my thoughts.
While Apple has behaved badly for years, what they did yesterday represents a new low, even…
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Podcasters - what if I told you could offer your pod to any listener around the world, in their own local language but still keep it in your own voice? That’s the pilot we’re launching
@Spotify
!
It’s called Voice Translation and using AI, translates podcasts episodes into…
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To all the people who can get work done while listening to music with lyrics…
I have one simple but important question:
How?
Teach me your ways.
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A few years ago I started a new habit of making sure I wake up each morning with at least 30 minutes without a screen. It’s just me and my thoughts. This may be one of the most powerful life hacks and so simple.
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Jag har bett Spotifyanställda arbeta hemifrån de närmaste två veckorna pga den höjda risken för COVID-19. Vi har alla en skyldighet att fördröja spridningen av viruset och därmed det förväntade trycket på vårt sjukvårdssystem. Jag hoppas andra företag i Sverige följer efter.
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I have my guiding motto on a wall in my house. It’s a quote from George Bernard Shaw that says: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
I am…
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I love seeing the creative ways people use Spotify. Does anyone have an unusual use case you think others should try?
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I’ve always been vocal about my strong belief in Spotify and what we are building. So I am putting that belief into action this week by investing $50M in $SPOT. I believe our best days are ahead...
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I'm really glad when my team at Spotify proves me wrong, like they did with "Discover Weekly."
People often think founders have everything planned out from the start, but that's at least not true for me. A lot of times, I rely on feedback from our team, customers, and partners.…
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Latin music making history! 60% of today’s Spotify Global chart is currently Latin songs … and three songs are música Mexicana 🎸🇲🇽 Shout out to the artists making it happen!
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Happy to announce or Q1'2021 results. Thank you to all of our partners and employees around the world.
More info here:
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@JulianKlymochko
If that were true, my own playlist would just be 'Daniel's 30-second Jam' on repeat! 😉 But seriously, that's not quite how our royalty system works.
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I can't think of anyone I admire who isn't fuelled by self-doubt. It's an essential ingredient. It's the grit in the oyster. It's the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.
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Welcome to Spotify
@TrevorNoah
! Excited for people to hear your new Spotify original podcast coming soon!
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I recently had a discussion with a group that brought up Howard Schultz. I consider Howard one of the greatest leaders I have encountered and it reminded me of a valuable leadership lesson he taught me.
In 2015, Apple Music was about to launch in the US. Apple had been a partner…
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It's been 6 years since we became a public company. It’s pretty wild to think that by most metrics, Spotify is now 3x or more on where we were that day. I am reminded of Bill Gates’ quote, “Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do…
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Spotify paid out a record-breaking $9 billion to the music industry in 2023. But I got a lot of questions on if this only benefits the big artists. The answer: nearly half, $4.5bn was generated by independent artists. This is a major shift for the industry, showing the changing…
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If you drive a Tesla - you’ll probably notice a pretty major update to Spotify today. Here’s a look at what you can expect.🏎️
Let me know what you think!
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One of my favorite definitions of “music” is via artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, who said: “Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.”
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By inventing a new tax system to replace the old, Apple mocks the spirit of the law and the lawmakers who wrote it. I sincerely hope the EU recognizes this for exactly what it is and stands firm, and doesn’t let their work over the years all be for nothing. The world is watching.
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When I was five years old, my mom gifted me a guitar. When I was six, I got a computer. Spotify is very much a product of those two lifelong passions.
It got me thinking about the power of gifts at a young age, and how they could influence our future down a specific path. Who…
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Congratulations to
@Taylorswift13
on being Spotify Wrapped’s most-streamed artist of 2023, from me and my little Swifties! 🪩💎✨
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Some big news today. “Wake Me Up” by Avicii is the first song by a Swedish artist to break 2B streams on Spotify.
It’s so amazing to see Avicii’s influence and remarkable work continuing to bring joy to so many around the world.
Kudos to
@AshPournouri
for believing before…
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This is absurd... How would this scale with every creator on every platform on the internet? And what about if a platform thought the right fee was 0% or 10% instead of Apple's 30%?
Note, it takes a few days longer for subscriptions to go active on iPhone vs web, as all subscriptions currently have to be approved by Apple
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I 💯 agree with
@elonmusk
that even with a 99% chance of failure, some things are worth doing anyway in the event we are right; it's essential for human progress.
What are some of the hard things we are avoiding doing at the moment?
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I've been an Arsenal fan since 1991 (Anders Limpar). Yet, the despair (normally it's a roller coaster) this season has been something else. First real game I felt at peace.
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I think it’s important to say that Apple's design ethos and products have my admiration. But this is just hostile. It's not the Apple that once pushed the boundaries of technology and design. This is a company resting, not breaking any new ground, and turning its back on the…
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@emvutweets
@TurnerNovak
@Spotify
I sent this to our team! Thank you for thinking of us and for such a thoughtful application. 🙏
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I go on walks daily, that’s when I do some of my best thinking 💭 As an entrepreneur, it’s important for me to continue to make time for my thoughts. What are some things you do to carve out time for yourself or do your best thinking?
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Ok, thinking about becoming more active on Twitter... What do people tweet about? And what do you want me to tweet about? 🤔 Spotify, entrepreneurship, something else ... or maybe my obsession with putting banana on my pizza slices? 🍕
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We’ve been testing out a new feature called "Your Offline Mix" - a playlist designed for those times when you might not be online ✈️
What do you think?
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I have come to realize that much in the world tend to be correlated to how we see time - I.e what we prioritize and our horizon. Many things that appear illogical can make perfect sense if you understand how someone thinks about time.
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Today is a big day. Fairness is the key to competition. With the
@EU_Commission
Statement of Objections, we are one step closer to creating a level playing field, which is so important for the entire ecosystem of European developers.
Our preliminary conclusion:
@Apple
is in breach of EU competition law.
@AppleMusic
compete with other music streaming services. But
@Apple
charges high commission fees on rivals in the App store & forbids them to inform of alternative subscription options. Consumers losing out.
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For almost five years – 1,782 days – we have been asking the European Commission to take action against Apple. You can imagine my excitement when the DMA was created and passed into law because it was such a progressive step against Apple’s App Store monopoly.
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Spotify AI DJ is one of my all-time favorites that we have done. I especially enjoyed the April Fool's prank and rediscovering my favorites. How are you all liking AI-DJ? Any favorites?
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Sadly this is a classic move of an old, dominant company that believes the rules don’t apply to them. Instead of adapting and innovating, they're twisting the situation, making it seem like the regulators are at fault. Or even worse, pretending this has to do with security when…
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So cool to hear from Latin American creators about how video podcasting is helping them connect more deeply with their audiences 🤝 I’m excited to see more and more creators use them. Much more to come!
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This is a video of the team at the moment of pushing audiobooks live 🚀. A colossal thank you to this hands-on team and so many more not in the video - proving that, it really does take a village. 📚
(P.S. Yes, we really have a red button for releases! 🔴🤣)
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Today, we launched our newest feature daylist, a playlist that evolves with you throughout the day. What did I learn from mine? Well, for starters, my best days start with early morning hip hop and apparently I manifest tropical vibes as the sun goes down. Who knew? 🤣What’s your…
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Feels great to have the cat out of the bag. Transparency breeds trust.
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Spotify itself faces an untenable situation. With our EU Apple install base in the 100 million range, this new tax on downloads and updates could skyrocket our customer acquisition costs, potentially increasing them tenfold. This as we have to pay on every install or update to…
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Found this gem from 2011… oh the days when we could fit in the entire product and engineering team into one room…😂
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But of course, I was skeptical of Apple’s intentions to comply after years of watching them get away with such extreme abuse with all the ways they skirt regulations around the world. Who wouldn’t be? But the law is the law, right? Not if you are Apple…
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One of my team members reminded me that in June of 2016, Spotify reached 100 million users. Now we have more than twice as many paying users (>200m) and around 6.5% of world population uses Spotify 🌎🤯.
… and growth last few quarters have picked up, exciting times!
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Since its 2014 low, the music industry has grown by 44%, driven primarily by streaming revenues which increased 500% over this same period. In 2020 alone, Spotify paid $5B+ and makes up about 20% of global recorded music industry revenue, more than any other streaming service. ⬇️
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I just realized the other day that I’ve worked for about 25 years now….
Perhaps obvious, but the most important work I’ve done has been to work on myself. The perhaps less obvious, the most important skill I keep needing to work on - is to connect to others. As an introvert,…
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There’s been a lot of conversation about information regarding COVID-19 on Spotify. We’ve heard the criticism and we’re implementing changes to help combat misinformation.
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In Apple's 'new' world, the fees could be astronomical. Picture this: A popular free app with tens or hundreds of millions EU users, now faces a tax on every download and update annually. Imagine the impact on popular apps like WhatsApp, Duolingo, X, and Pinterest, all free to…
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I try to prime my mind for positive thinking in the mornings. It helps me prepare for whatever the day brings (usually a lot of problems to solve). So here's something for you... be ready for cuteness overload 🥰.
mama panda reunited with her cub after its trip to the vet
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Randomly saw this post from 2016. Crazy to think this was 8 years ago and we’re now reached 200m subs // 600m users. 🥹🎉
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The
@EU_Commission
finally ruled against Apple today. A lot of you have been asking for my take on what this means and what will – and won’t – change. I made a video with my thoughts including why this is a good first step, but also why there’s still more to be done.
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We just launched a new beta test - AI playlists. It’s a feature that uses AI chat prompts to help you curate personalized playlists. It’s still a work in progress but I’m excited for you to give it a try. We’re starting with Premium users in the UK and AU, so let me know what you…
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Their reaction to the DMA is a masterclass in distortion. They present a 'simple' choice: Stick with their current terms or switch to a convoluted new model that looks attractive on the surface but has potentially even higher fees. Reality check: Apple's alternative is no…
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So where does that leave us? Under the new terms, we cannot afford these fees if we want to be a profitable company, so our only option is to stick with the status quo. The very thing we’ve been fighting against for five years.
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More than 15 years ago, Spotify launched our first product on desktop (mobile came later). We’ve tweaked it since and are excited to relaunch a new look today that better mirrors the mobile experience. Let me know what you think!
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Struggling to do more than 7 hours. Anyone who has gone from 6 hours to 8-9 hours? Would love to hear how it has changed your perspective.
I read “Why we sleep?” a year ago and since have been taking sleep more seriously.
I now try to be in bed 8.5-9hrs a day. Before I did 7.5-8hrs.
Some people find that really surprising and think 6 hours in bed is normal. I was shocked they only do 6.
What’s normal?
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If you're from Sweden, at least once (a day) during the winter you've asked yourself, "Why do I live here?" 🥶
But then, you remember Swedish summer is coming and there's nothing like it… And today is one of those days!
#LovelyDay
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Without the presence of many major apps, alternative app stores will lack appeal, rendering the EU's efforts to foster digital market competition futile. Apple's message is clear: disrupt their toll-booth operation, and they'll ensure you regret it. This isn't just about fees;…
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Just rolled out music videos in beta across a few markets. If you check it out - let me know what you think.
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No surprise that we Swedes love setting good mood music during Midsommar! 🇸🇪🕺There are almost 300k playlists on Spotify with Midsommar in the title. Can you guess the song that is included on almost all of those? 🌸🌼
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Studying Picasso teaches you a lot about creativity. Masterpieces can appear like simple acts of brilliance. But behind them is usually a system of constant repetition, experimentation, exploration, failure (and brilliance).
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Audio has no barriers. We’re bringing Spotify to 80+ new markets in the coming weeks & adding 36 languages to our platform.
#SpotifyStreamOn
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We announced an all new Spotify experience – the biggest change to the platform since 2013.
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One of the most requested features on Spotify? Lyrics. And as of today, we are making lyrics available on
@spotify
worldwide. More below. BTW, Moth To A Flame lyrics are amazing.
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I made a call to Spotify’s co-founder
@MartinLorentzon
from the streets of New York on a hot summer’s day in 2008. I was pretty run down and a big curve ball had just hit me that I thought would be the end of Spotify before we even started. When I told him the bad news, his…
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"The urgent will crush the important." —
@tferriss
, on the new
@hubermanlab
podcast
I don't think most of us dedicate enough time to thinking. It's hard to think when you're in meetings all day.
Reminds me of
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A lot of entrepreneurs don't talk about that building your company is an emotional roller coaster. For me the key is perseverance in good and bad. Many of the things you read about were seeds planted many moons ago. It's a slow feedback loop.
I can't think of anyone I admire who isn't fuelled by self-doubt. It's an essential ingredient. It's the grit in the oyster. It's the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.
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I believe in the idea that you end up being a reflection of the people you spend time with (some say avg of 5).
This is why at Spotify (and in life), I try to surround myself with people who I can constantly learn from.
What criteria do you have for your inner circle?
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Audiobooks in Premium are now live in the US 🎧📚 🚀
Sharing a few of my favorites to celebrate. What are yours?
Book I’ve read the most times:
Pippi Longstocking 😂
Book that had big impact on me:
Many. But, long ago - The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Who would…
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If you ever wondered whether or not I’m reading your Wrapped posts, now you know 😂
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Talk about AI is everywhere right now. Just out of interest - I looked at how it’s trending on Spotify - and the growth is pretty insane 🤯 The number of daily podcast episodes created about AI is up nearly 400% since the start of the year and almost 500% in the last 30 days.
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While I’m not required to disclose these purchases because of our foreign company status, I thought it was important for shareholders to know.
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